Kosjitov
Discussion Oct 1-8
(I'll be copying this verbatim to my journal this morning)
Experimenting. For some this word conjures the idea of a scientist in a lab, mixing various chemicals in test tubes and beakers and other amalgamated jars, barrels, boxes. What comes through such imagery is an attempt to discover something new, to push science to further heights. Experimenting with tarot should be no different - pushing yourself and your knowledge of tarot to different new horizons. It means changing how you use or view the tarot deck as a tool to accomplish a new type of goal.
For me this month, it's about my nightlife. Not partying and making friends but returning to the subliminal messages that my sleeping mind puts forth: dreams.
Amitisti had put forth in a thread (located here) a new concept for me regarding "sealing" a deck. Essentially the purpose was to sandwich the deck between two cards at the top and bottom with some sort of purpose to the reader. While its original intent was akin to cleansing the cards I found myself intrigued and opted to warp its purpose to my own ends.
At the tail end of September, I began sealing my decks on and off after I finished reading with them. It struck me to use the process of sealing as, at worst, a subliminal trigger to indicate to my brain that I wanted to dream. Perhaps it would listen to pictures when words don't seem to work. I then proceeded to put my Art Nouveau next to my bed with the High Priestess on top and the Chariot on the bottom. Needless to say, my dreaming life has been significantly more active since. To put my results in perspective, you could count the number of times I dreamed (and remembered it!) in the last four months on one finger. In the last 9 days that this experiment has been going on, I've had 5 dreams, ~50% success rate.
Sealing decks is not directly a divination related process, nor was it intended to do more than keep a deck safe and cleansed, but I believe it has helped unfetter my subconscious like a key. The tarot deck itself has become a multipurpose tool to me making it more useful than it's original role as a daytime agent of the universe. ~Kosji
(I'll be copying this verbatim to my journal this morning)
Experimenting. For some this word conjures the idea of a scientist in a lab, mixing various chemicals in test tubes and beakers and other amalgamated jars, barrels, boxes. What comes through such imagery is an attempt to discover something new, to push science to further heights. Experimenting with tarot should be no different - pushing yourself and your knowledge of tarot to different new horizons. It means changing how you use or view the tarot deck as a tool to accomplish a new type of goal.
For me this month, it's about my nightlife. Not partying and making friends but returning to the subliminal messages that my sleeping mind puts forth: dreams.
Amitisti had put forth in a thread (located here) a new concept for me regarding "sealing" a deck. Essentially the purpose was to sandwich the deck between two cards at the top and bottom with some sort of purpose to the reader. While its original intent was akin to cleansing the cards I found myself intrigued and opted to warp its purpose to my own ends.
At the tail end of September, I began sealing my decks on and off after I finished reading with them. It struck me to use the process of sealing as, at worst, a subliminal trigger to indicate to my brain that I wanted to dream. Perhaps it would listen to pictures when words don't seem to work. I then proceeded to put my Art Nouveau next to my bed with the High Priestess on top and the Chariot on the bottom. Needless to say, my dreaming life has been significantly more active since. To put my results in perspective, you could count the number of times I dreamed (and remembered it!) in the last four months on one finger. In the last 9 days that this experiment has been going on, I've had 5 dreams, ~50% success rate.
Sealing decks is not directly a divination related process, nor was it intended to do more than keep a deck safe and cleansed, but I believe it has helped unfetter my subconscious like a key. The tarot deck itself has become a multipurpose tool to me making it more useful than it's original role as a daytime agent of the universe. ~Kosji