Scion
Approaching the end of the 2nd official IDS and I'm stronger than ever with the Liber T.
Even while I was on my annual rough drafting sabbatical out in the boonies I kept my Liber T screensaver rotating... which continued to be uncannily accurate about what was going on back in the "real" world AND helped me with the writing i was doing. I really recommend this screensaver trick with your IDS deck of choice you get to where the deck beecomes the fabric of your day.
Still grinding out my pages for the larger Book thing which was inspired by (but not focussed on the Liber T, but rather Book T ) 150ish pages. And pretty readable actually. St8ill a biut of a hodgepodge and I slacked off greatly during the time I was drafting this summer's rom-com, but I'm slogging away at it.
Far as I can see, reading is the best kind of studying. In a way that's the kernel out of which all the other "formal" study springs. The one thing I'll say to those who are losing steam or "bored" with their IDS decks is to think about ways that you can break the deck open with some tangentialy related material. I never get bored with the Liber T because it draws on such a complex and rich esoteric loam. There is literally no end to the topics I can dig into if I start to feel like I'm hitting the wall. So it's a little bit like walking through a palace that's being constructed and expanded around me. I'll never run out of rooms...
I know that the "go with the flow" advice is popular, but as a fairly frequent teacher I'm in the opposite camp. Only my opinion of course, but I tend to think that if we all go with the flow, we end up in puddles. Action and attention are always the answer. There is something to be said for sticking it out and pushing yourself to find the new approach that takes you to the next level. If you can unearth the hidden surprises you may push through to something unexpected, wonderful and transformative, not just for Tarot but for Life. Mastery is a gauntlet, not a guarantee.
End of soapbox.
Just wannted to pop in and say that ithe IDS continues to be amazing for me. And I can't really imagine reading with another deck. I know I could, but why?!
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Even while I was on my annual rough drafting sabbatical out in the boonies I kept my Liber T screensaver rotating... which continued to be uncannily accurate about what was going on back in the "real" world AND helped me with the writing i was doing. I really recommend this screensaver trick with your IDS deck of choice you get to where the deck beecomes the fabric of your day.
Still grinding out my pages for the larger Book thing which was inspired by (but not focussed on the Liber T, but rather Book T ) 150ish pages. And pretty readable actually. St8ill a biut of a hodgepodge and I slacked off greatly during the time I was drafting this summer's rom-com, but I'm slogging away at it.
Far as I can see, reading is the best kind of studying. In a way that's the kernel out of which all the other "formal" study springs. The one thing I'll say to those who are losing steam or "bored" with their IDS decks is to think about ways that you can break the deck open with some tangentialy related material. I never get bored with the Liber T because it draws on such a complex and rich esoteric loam. There is literally no end to the topics I can dig into if I start to feel like I'm hitting the wall. So it's a little bit like walking through a palace that's being constructed and expanded around me. I'll never run out of rooms...
I know that the "go with the flow" advice is popular, but as a fairly frequent teacher I'm in the opposite camp. Only my opinion of course, but I tend to think that if we all go with the flow, we end up in puddles. Action and attention are always the answer. There is something to be said for sticking it out and pushing yourself to find the new approach that takes you to the next level. If you can unearth the hidden surprises you may push through to something unexpected, wonderful and transformative, not just for Tarot but for Life. Mastery is a gauntlet, not a guarantee.
End of soapbox.
Just wannted to pop in and say that ithe IDS continues to be amazing for me. And I can't really imagine reading with another deck. I know I could, but why?!
X
S