OctoberGwen
taking the plunge
*deep breath*
I'd like to sign up for this, my first IDS, with the Victorian Romantic. I'm a little nervous so please be gentle with me, guys.
I chose the VR because I've had it for many months now, but about a week ago it started calling me until I dug it out and read with it. Now I've really clicked with it and I think it has enough depth for me to work with, learn from, and stay interested in it.
I've been feeling like I need to reconnect with the part of me that has been pushed aside for several years while I started a family. I finally feel able to balance my day to day responsibilities as a mom/homemaker with some spiritual study and growth and I'm certain that I reconnected to Tarot last year as a means to do this. (I joined AT almost exactly a year ago.) October is the perfect time for me to undertake something like this. It’s always a month of new beginnings for me, in a spiritual sense. I really feel that I need something semi-structured so I will stay on track.
Self Guidelines:
1. Since I have everything I need, while I complete my VR IDS I will not spend any more money on new decks or accessories with two exceptions: the two decks that I am currently committed to buying from other AT members, and the MRP Alice if it comes out during this time.
2. I will try to do a three-card draw daily (I like the mind/body/spirit) in the morning, for that day, with my VR. I will start a journal devoted to these. On days I can't do this I will shuffle my VR at least once and draw a card at the end of the day to reflect upon. I'll be posting these in the Daily Draw forum for the VR as often as I can.
3. I'm unsure yet how I want to approach my studies with this deck. More on this later. I will probably start with a card by card meditation/journalling and go from there. Any suggestions for structuring this, or incorporating other topics, are welcomed. As I delve deeper, I may do some reasearch on the Victorian era and/or some of the art used in the deck. That's for later. Also, I was going to use Kenner's Tarot Journalling but it's too general. I think I'll work with the BG and that book some time in the future. So, still pondering some ideas for "further study" with the VR.
4. By the time my IDS with the VR is finished, I would really like to have posted at least one thread in the My Readings forum. I've not yet felt confident or knowledgeable enough to do this so it will be a big step if I can get there. I think what I meant here was the Reading Exchange. I could certainly post some of my daily 3-card draws there in My Readings...does anyone really post there daily? Won't people get sick of me?
5. I'm not sure what the usual time frames are for this. Should I set one? I'm thinking a year, October to October. Initially I thought 6 months, but I like the neatness and commitment of 12. Again, suggestions welcomed on this one. I've decided on a three month commitment for now. (Thanks, zan, for the suggestion!) Like alec, I will reevaluate at the end of December.
Thank you guys. I look forward to a time of great growth, and I appreciate that I have you here to do it with.
Gwen
*deep breath*
I'd like to sign up for this, my first IDS, with the Victorian Romantic. I'm a little nervous so please be gentle with me, guys.
I chose the VR because I've had it for many months now, but about a week ago it started calling me until I dug it out and read with it. Now I've really clicked with it and I think it has enough depth for me to work with, learn from, and stay interested in it.
I've been feeling like I need to reconnect with the part of me that has been pushed aside for several years while I started a family. I finally feel able to balance my day to day responsibilities as a mom/homemaker with some spiritual study and growth and I'm certain that I reconnected to Tarot last year as a means to do this. (I joined AT almost exactly a year ago.) October is the perfect time for me to undertake something like this. It’s always a month of new beginnings for me, in a spiritual sense. I really feel that I need something semi-structured so I will stay on track.
Self Guidelines:
1. Since I have everything I need, while I complete my VR IDS I will not spend any more money on new decks or accessories with two exceptions: the two decks that I am currently committed to buying from other AT members, and the MRP Alice if it comes out during this time.
2. I will try to do a three-card draw daily (I like the mind/body/spirit) in the morning, for that day, with my VR. I will start a journal devoted to these. On days I can't do this I will shuffle my VR at least once and draw a card at the end of the day to reflect upon. I'll be posting these in the Daily Draw forum for the VR as often as I can.
3. I'm unsure yet how I want to approach my studies with this deck. More on this later. I will probably start with a card by card meditation/journalling and go from there. Any suggestions for structuring this, or incorporating other topics, are welcomed. As I delve deeper, I may do some reasearch on the Victorian era and/or some of the art used in the deck. That's for later. Also, I was going to use Kenner's Tarot Journalling but it's too general. I think I'll work with the BG and that book some time in the future. So, still pondering some ideas for "further study" with the VR.
4. By the time my IDS with the VR is finished, I would really like to have posted at least one thread in the My Readings forum. I've not yet felt confident or knowledgeable enough to do this so it will be a big step if I can get there. I think what I meant here was the Reading Exchange. I could certainly post some of my daily 3-card draws there in My Readings...does anyone really post there daily? Won't people get sick of me?
5. I'm not sure what the usual time frames are for this. Should I set one? I'm thinking a year, October to October. Initially I thought 6 months, but I like the neatness and commitment of 12. Again, suggestions welcomed on this one. I've decided on a three month commitment for now. (Thanks, zan, for the suggestion!) Like alec, I will reevaluate at the end of December.
Thank you guys. I look forward to a time of great growth, and I appreciate that I have you here to do it with.
Gwen