DECK OF THE MONTH: DECEMBER

merissa_88 said:

Hi Lil Red! The scans of that deck look beautiful. Will look forward to hearing how it reads for you.

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The cards are very beautiful, but when I first got them I had no idea how to read it. It didn't made sense since I only watched the Disney films instead of reading the book. It was only yesterday when I finished reading Alice Adventures in Wonderland that the cards finally made sense. I'm currently reading the Looking Glass and so far I have an appreciation for Alice Tarot.

I believe I have an understanding of it and the companion book is a very big help as well.

Lil Red said:

It was only yesterday when I finished reading Alice Adventures in Wonderland that the cards finally made sense. I'm currently reading the Looking Glass and so far I have an appreciation for Alice Tarot.

I believe I have an understanding of it and the companion book is a very big help as well.

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That's great! There are some decks (like the Arthurian) that only made sense to me if I thought of the cards as illustrations for the book. Later, I saw the connections to tarot - but not immediately.

I wonder if it is a deck that will want to be used for certain types of questions?

Quantum Tarot

Thanks Mi-Shell, for letting me know about Nisaba's review. It's a great review and a lovely story about how she discovered physics. Originally, I bought this deck because I thought it was the "Hubble Telescope" tarot with a different name. But it is actually about science - and that means I need the booklet as well as the "internets" and a podcast called "The Titanium Physicists' Podcast" to sort of understand it.

Still it is an absolutely amazing deck. I've started drawing two cards a day: one for which element I need to balance my body and another for which type of empathy (spiritual, mental, physical, emotional, or a combo) do I need to pay attention to. The pictures really speak to my intuition even though I don't know which scientific concept they illustrate until I open the booklet.

I still have not done a reading with more than 5 cards yet. I'm tempted to use this deck for one of the long spreads that people share on the forum this time of year.

Honestly, Merissa, I am getting very interested by this deck!
- BUT, how to find a copy of the one you have, with the book.....
On the other hand, via "Coursra" I am starting an on line course about Buddhist meditation in mid January and I am planning to then continue using the Roots of Asia for that 12 week period. I also have several books on Buddhism to read.

So my Winter study is pretty well locked up.
After that, I suspect, I will need a break from all things Far East.....

But I will start looking for that deck!
By the way, right now I am finishing 2 courses on Coursera:
Epidemiology of Mayor Depression -
And "What a Plant knows" about biology, the Plant's sensory systems and genetics.....
I have to write an exam on that one on Friday...

Alice Tarot is pretty fun and the companion is definitely worth buying. The only thing I get stuck are the readings. Hhm. Maybe I should just reflect on the symbols, before I jump into doing readings. Also, I need to buy a journal, so I can write down my thoughts.

I just got a brilliant idea. How about doing readings while using the Alice Adventures in Wonderland to do Bibliomancy. That will be an interesting idea.

Alice meet Alice

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday!

Yes, ThanXXX merissa!
Happy Solstice and happy new Solar Year!

An early Happy New Year to everyone!

January's thread is here.

Happy New Year Eve everybody!

Happy new calendar year!
I also want to give you all a heart felt "good bye hug" - for now.
I am going to be working with Oracle cards for the coming months and have joined the monthly Oracle card study group.
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?p=4165283#post4165283

I hope to re-join later in the year when my explorations of Buddhism and so my foray into the Roots of Asia Tarot continue.
Take care, work hard and have fun!
M.