Tarot Tips (you would like to share)
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 06 Feb 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| ros |
06 Feb 2004 |
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Since we are all at different levels of our learning,
would everyone like to put down a quick tip of Tarot they use?
It will help us all & tye up loose ends for some of us.
Just a quick tip you would like to share.
Wands- career, energy
Zodiac sign- Leo, Aries, Sagittarius
Element- fire
Gender- masc.
Cups- emotions
Zodiac sign- Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio
Element- Water
Gender-fem.
Swords- intellect
Zodiac sign- Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Element- Air
Gender- masc.
Pentacles- material aspects
Zociac sign- Taurus, Capricorn, Virgo
Element- earth
Gender- fem.
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| Jewel-ry |
06 Feb 2004 |
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I have the best tip ...
Visit AT frequently!!!
J :)
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| Phoenyx* |
06 Feb 2004 |
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Use a journal to help you write down things you want to remember.
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| Imagemaker |
06 Feb 2004 |
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Stick to spreads with no more than 6 cards for quite awhile (I prefer 4).
Also, you can do the cross part of the Celtic Cross all by itself, or the staff part (4 cards in vertical line) all by itself and get plenty of information without getting overwhelmed and confused.
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| galadrial |
06 Feb 2004 |
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I've done a three card reading for myself every day for some time now, plus longer spreads a few times a year- like New Year's, my birthday, the equinoxs and solstices- or whenever I feel the need for a more in depth take on a situation. If I don't understand what the cards are trying to say I don't stress anymore. I've found that if I wait, the reading almost always becomes clear as circumstances unfold. Also, if the cards have something important to say and I don't get it right away, I've found that I will keep getting the same or similar cards until they have gotten through to me. In sum, my tip is to do readings regularly and to not stress if they are not immediately clear.
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| skytwig |
06 Feb 2004 |
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Use the Search button at the top right corner of each page to discover a WEALTH of information here at Aeclectic.
Trust your gut.
:)
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| snuffy |
06 Feb 2004 |
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**pun alert!**
don't flip out over reversals. (:D i crack myself up, hehe!)
i've found that saying to yourself (or querent) "this card means ____... only with a twist" tends to open a new door when you're stuck. when reversals need to be read, it seems that they'll make themselves known.
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| ros |
06 Feb 2004 |
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Read the cards as you see them.
There are no right or wrong ways to read Tarot.
Just do it!
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| Star Spirit |
07 Feb 2004 |
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No matter what you think, the cards are ALWAYS RIGHT :D
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| Orion |
07 Feb 2004 |
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Read as often as possible!
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| BlueLotus |
07 Feb 2004 |
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When you shuffle the deck for a one-card-reading of the day, and a card falls off, please pick it up. This is your card of the day.
Even with a 3 card reading, many a time, 1 or 2 cards are turned face up while shuffling or arranging the spread. These should be telling your something, and they usually reveal the message that you may want to take special note of throughout the day or to give you 'instant' insights into a specific inquiry ....
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| Nevada |
07 Feb 2004 |
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Accept the cards you get. Encourage your querent, as gently as you can, to accept the cards they get. Those first cards are the reading!
Also, find your center, and read from there.
Nevada
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| Logiatrix |
07 Feb 2004 |
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Be informed.
Read everything.
Learn myths, parables, and folklore.
Invest in a good thesaurus.
:)
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| 13thFaeChylde |
07 Feb 2004 |
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Always wash your hands before handling your beloved decks :)
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| ros |
07 Feb 2004 |
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Don't lie to the cards because they will lie to you!
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| Never_Mind |
07 Feb 2004 |
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There are some discussion lists at yahoo where the moderators post daily exercizes for beginners. You go to yahoo "groups" section and type "tarot". Noose a bit and you will find the lists I'm talking about. These ex. help connect the cards without any requirement for accuracy.
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| TemperanceAngel |
08 Feb 2004 |
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If you want to bring in new clients, do a reading for your hairdresser!
They will then tell all their clients, who in turn, will come and seek a reading from you :D XTAX
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| Majecot |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Read Umbrae's The Process threads!
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| CreativeFire |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Always trust your intuition! and don't get bogged down with other people's perceptions of rules or what is "right" or "wrong" in regards to Tarot. Only you know what feels "right" for your experience with Tarot, but be open to learn and grow from other people experiences, opinions and insights.
CreativeFire
PS. Had a good chuckle at TemperanceAngel's Hairdresser tip! - a good one to remember :-)
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| firemaiden |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Originally posted by Majecot
Read Umbrae's The Process threads!
LOL! that was going to be my tip -- "Listen to Umbrae"
:D :D
Time for another Process thread don't you think?
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| Diana |
08 Feb 2004 |
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1) Don't mix up superstition and Tarot - they make lousy bedfellows
2) Don't mix up Tarot and supersition - they have nothing to do with each other
3) Don't mix up Supersition and Tarot nor Tarot and Superstition
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| firemaiden |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Oh yes. Say, that reminds me of another one of my priceless tarot tips: "Listen to Diana"
:D :D
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| Emily |
08 Feb 2004 |
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If you keep a journal try to remember to write all the cards you draw down in it, especially the daily draws - even if you can't see how that card could relate to you in anyway.
Also if you get stuck with a card just go back to basics, put the books away, and just look at it. Sometimes you'll get that 'aha' feeling and you see something in the card that you've missed.
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| Phoenyx* |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Originally posted by Tauni
Be informed.
Read everything .
Learn myths, parables, and folklore.
Invest in a good thesaurus.
:)
Excellent tip, that is so true. So much of the images are from myths and such.
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| Ninelives |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Can't find thread for this, but may well have missed it, as I'm very new to the site. Or maybe the best tips are all mixed up in other forums. If I've put this stuff in the wrong place, please someone redirect me !
Anyhow, I just wanted to share a good tip I have: if you want to clarify a reading, its a good idea to lay it out again in a different deck. So: I might have done a reading using, say, my favorite Morgan Greer. Then I lay the whole thing out again in an entirely different deck, putting the two readings out side by side on the same table.
You can use up to three different decks for this. I find that any more than that gets confusing Besides, my table isn't bg enough.
Obviously, you have to use corresponding decks, ie with the same number of major & minor arcana each.
Maybe someone already suggested this, but I haven't come across it before.
Comments ?
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| TemperanceAngel |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Nine Lives about 7 threads below you, you will find a thread called Tarot Tips and then something else in brackets, can't remember....
Put your tip in there, along with everyone elses and learn some great new things at the same time :) XTAX
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| MeeWah |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Ninelives: Merging this thread with "Tarot Tips".
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| starsongs |
08 Feb 2004 |
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...add the numerical value of all the cards in the spread (major and minor arcana) and excluding the court cards. Reduce the total to its one and/or two digit number between 1 and 22 (as the Fool who has been at least once around). The Major Arcana card/s the number/s correspond to can often shed further light upon the reading. I think of it as an underlying energetic archetype... often proves to be most interesting...
great thoughts and tips so far...:-)
starsongs
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| mac22 |
08 Feb 2004 |
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Take a moment & find your calm center before you start a new spread. :cool:
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| MeeWah |
09 Feb 2004 |
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Whence reading, focus in the moment; the now.
Forget everything else.
Be open to the first thoughts &/or images, regardless if they make sense or not. The moment is not about "making sense" but about connecting; *being receptive*.
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| Aerten |
09 Feb 2004 |
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Don't consult the tarot until you've gotten advice from other people and your own rational brain.
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| Ivy Rhiannon |
10 Apr 2004 |
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Read and Learn!
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| ScarabFlight |
10 Apr 2004 |
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Have fun and 'play' with your cards. Don't take them toooooo seriously (or yourself).
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| mysticalowl |
10 Apr 2004 |
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Tip - Don't knock one card readings...it offers a wealth of knowledge and is a great way to mastering the card meanings.
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| WalesWoman |
10 Apr 2004 |
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I really like the idea of not looking at any other information, just you, a card and a journal and write down everything that you see, what comes to mind, how it makes you feel and what you think the card means, etc. until you've gone through your entire deck. Then check it with the LWB, decide which one you like better. That was my first intro to Tarot and I was surprised by how close I was, others were out in space, but I didn't care, since it was all a learning experience.
Another tip is read the Study Groups, Using Tarot Cards and DO exchange readings with others. A freind and I interpret each others spreads regularly, so it's a lot of fun, for one thing and gives us new perspectives to our readings since we have different decks, both RWS based, but it has expanded our knowledge of Tarot, ourselves and created a lovely bond as well.
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