Deck of the week group sign up thread - week 43 - 26th may - 2nd june 2012 - Page 5

NikkiB · 31-05-2012

Hi guys

Just got done from work so will update the thread participant list tomorrow sorry its late (again!!) xxx

**Alamaris** · 31-05-2012

I've been quiet about my "study" this week because I've been so busy -- with the study.

The book has been humming along especially quickly now that I've tightened my outline and cut a lot of extraneous information. The original plan was that the book would run into the hundreds of pages, and while I have no doubt (being a prodigious writer who types very quickly) that I would be able to finish a tome like that in a month or two, I don't have the luxury of taking that time off. So, smaller companion book, but no less informative. Some of the card descriptions have been an absolute delight, terribly fun to write, while a few have been just mind-numbingly difficult. Treading that fine line between meeting the expectations of experts and being simple and clear enough for amateurs is rather hard! Tomorrow I'll be working on simplifying the weird court system I've come up with for this thing, which is going to require...a LOT of tea.

The marvellous thing is -- well, how it almost feels like I didn't make this deck. I keep finding deeper and deeper nuances in the cards that I didn't intentionally place in them. Or maybe I did, and I'm just rediscovering them, since the creation of the deck was an insane whirlwind of activity amidst other life chaos. I tend to get somewhat jealous of people who can pick up a deck and have it be their boon companion, to constantly be finding new and deeper meanings in the cards, and it's weird to have found those nuances now, in places I didn't consciously plan for them to be. What a magnificent engine the brain is!

I think I might have to come back and study this one another week, so I can actually do readings with it, instead of sitting my arse down in front of the keyboard for a week!

vee · 31-05-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mi-Shell

Yes, that is my observation exactly and several others have also said so in the study forum.I feel it is not really a coherent deck but parts of 2 or 3 decks.....
Maybe it is because she painted them over 10 years and as an artist myself I can say, that what I did 10 years ago looks quite different from what I do today.

I myself am right now strugggggling with the "archangles" and am debating, iffff I should post my musings in my blog. It is too personal for the study threads and I may get an earfull about my views/ thoughts there.....

I'd love to hear your thoughts! I can understand wanting to avoid the study groups since you had some issues there before.

But if you post it on your blog, I shall read it!

**merissa_88** · 31-05-2012

I've been having a pretty good week with the Norse Tarot and Rune Cards. I haven't had time to post my daily draws and the first few readings had me confused.

I'm finally beginning to have a rapport with the Norse, which is funny because the week is almost over. It's such a beautiful deck and I can tell I really love it. Usually, if I don't click with a deck fairly quickly it gets traded away.

moonlightpoison · 31-05-2012

Hi im new here, but was drawn to this study group thread. I would love to do some work with the classic Raider Waite, since I haven't worked with it at all yet teehee, and was just wondering how this works?

AJ · 31-05-2012

cool username moonlightpoison

We are pretty simple here, the only sort of consistent thing is use a different deck each week. that isn't law though...some decks wish to be cuddled for a second week. In short, it is just a way to use all the different decks you might have. Some of the participants here have a dozen or less, others have hundreds.

There is a specific rider waite study forum, don't ask me where it is

If you were wishing to do an in-depth study of or with your deck.

Welcome to AT, I do hope you will join us, the fun is in the journey.

edited to add: I just looked at your profile, you have plenty of decks

Nikki usually starts the new week's thread on a Friday and I think we are pretty evenly divided about starting the new deck on Saturday or Sunday. I start on Sunday.
Many of us blog with out deck, just click on the usernames to visit the various webpages.

**Alamaris** · 31-05-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonlightpoison

Hi im new here, but was drawn to this study group thread. I would love to do some work with the classic Raider Waite, since I haven't worked with it at all yet teehee, and was just wondering how this works?

At the end of each week (Friday-ish, it isn't set in stone), we pick a new deck to work with, and read and study with only that deck (and sometimes an oracle) for the next week. Sometimes more, if we feel we haven't finished with it. Some of us have been here for a few weeks, and some of us for upwards of thirty weeks! Newcomers are always welcome.

AJ · 31-05-2012

Alamaris, we cross posted. your blog link isn't working in your profile.
I know I should know, but can you give a link to your deck that you are writing the book for?
That sentence would make my English teacher faint. Wouldn't surprise her though...

**Alamaris** · 31-05-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJ

Alamaris, we cross posted. your blog link isn't working in your profile.
I know I should know, but can you give a link to your deck that you are writing the book for?
That sentence would make my English teacher faint. Wouldn't surprise her though...

Yes, we had excellent timing!

I've been having issues editing my profile lately (not sure if anyone else has been, if the "favorite decks" box is empty it won't seem to work?) but I believe it's been updated properly now. It leads to my Tumblr for the time being, which has very little tarot-related gubbins on it currently, mostly because I haven't decided whether to start up a seperate blog for pagany and taroty things. But there's info there under the math tarot tag. Only visit if you're not upset by blathering and a lot of caps-lock excitement!

There's also the creation thread, somewhere...ah! Here.

Diagram that sentence, I dare you.

***Chiska*** · 31-05-2012

Golden Dawn (Wang) is going well - I like the simplicity of the artwork, though the white space on the pips gets a bit much for the lower numbers! But once you get past the glare of all that white, the colors are nice. It isn't as sexy as the Golden Dawn Magical Tarot (all those flashing colors! Oh my!!), but it is still a well thought out deck and it does the job.

NikkiB Citizen Join Date: 08 Oct 2010 Location: UK Posts: 4,282	Hi guys Just got done from work so will update the thread participant list tomorrow sorry its late (again!!) xxx __________________ You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. ~ Sri Ram

31-05-2012	Ask a Professional Tarot Reader Top #41

AJ Citizen Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 9,505	cool username moonlightpoison We are pretty simple here, the only sort of consistent thing is use a different deck each week. that isn't law though...some decks wish to be cuddled for a second week. In short, it is just a way to use all the different decks you might have. Some of the participants here have a dozen or less, others have hundreds. There is a specific rider waite study forum, don't ask me where it is If you were wishing to do an in-depth study of or with your deck. Welcome to AT, I do hope you will join us, the fun is in the journey. edited to add: I just looked at your profile, you have plenty of decks Nikki usually starts the new week's thread on a Friday and I think we are pretty evenly divided about starting the new deck on Saturday or Sunday. I start on Sunday. Many of us blog with out deck, just click on the usernames to visit the various webpages. Last edited by AJ; 31-05-2012 at 12:30.

31-05-2012	Ask a Professional Tarot Reader Top #46

Alamaris Citizen Join Date: 01 May 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 865	I've been quiet about my "study" this week because I've been so busy -- with the study. The book has been humming along especially quickly now that I've tightened my outline and cut a lot of extraneous information. The original plan was that the book would run into the hundreds of pages, and while I have no doubt (being a prodigious writer who types very quickly) that I would be able to finish a tome like that in a month or two, I don't have the luxury of taking that time off. So, smaller companion book, but no less informative. Some of the card descriptions have been an absolute delight, terribly fun to write, while a few have been just mind-numbingly difficult. Treading that fine line between meeting the expectations of experts and being simple and clear enough for amateurs is rather hard! Tomorrow I'll be working on simplifying the weird court system I've come up with for this thing, which is going to require...a LOT of tea. The marvellous thing is -- well, how it almost feels like I didn't make this deck. I keep finding deeper and deeper nuances in the cards that I didn't intentionally place in them. Or maybe I did, and I'm just rediscovering them, since the creation of the deck was an insane whirlwind of activity amidst other life chaos. I tend to get somewhat jealous of people who can pick up a deck and have it be their boon companion, to constantly be finding new and deeper meanings in the cards, and it's weird to have found those nuances now, in places I didn't consciously plan for them to be. What a magnificent engine the brain is! I think I might have to come back and study this one another week, so I can actually do readings with it, instead of sitting my arse down in front of the keyboard for a week!

31-05-2012	Ask a Professional Tarot Reader Top #42

merissa_88 Citizen Join Date: 18 May 2009 Location: Florida, U.S.A. Posts: 1,214	I've been having a pretty good week with the Norse Tarot and Rune Cards. I haven't had time to post my daily draws and the first few readings had me confused. I'm finally beginning to have a rapport with the Norse, which is funny because the week is almost over. It's such a beautiful deck and I can tell I really love it. Usually, if I don't click with a deck fairly quickly it gets traded away.

31-05-2012	Ask a Professional Tarot Reader Top #44

moonlightpoison Resident Join Date: 30 May 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4	Hi im new here, but was drawn to this study group thread. I would love to do some work with the classic Raider Waite, since I haven't worked with it at all yet teehee, and was just wondering how this works?

31-05-2012	Ask a Professional Tarot Reader Top #45

*Chiska* Embrace your inner squirrel. Moderator Join Date: 27 May 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 10,486	Golden Dawn (Wang) is going well - I like the simplicity of the artwork, though the white space on the pips gets a bit much for the lower numbers! But once you get past the glare of all that white, the colors are nice. It isn't as sexy as the Golden Dawn Magical Tarot (all those flashing colors! Oh my!!), but it is still a well thought out deck and it does the job.

31-05-2012	Ask a Professional Tarot Reader Top #50

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