Abrac
Hi okieinalaska
I first thought of it while I was reading Robert M. Place's book, The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination. He was talking about dice and their relationship to the tarot. With two dice the number of possible combinations that can be rolled are 21 and there are 21 trumps in the tarot if you don't count the Fool. With three dice there are 56 possible combinations and there are 56 pips and court cards. So, feeling a strong connection between the two I decided to give it a try. I shuffle the cards till I feel they're ready, then roll the dice. Whatever number comes up, I count off that many cards and put it in the spread. For example if I roll 12, I put the 12th card in the spread. Then I take the cards that I just took out of the deck and put them on the bottom of the stack. Then I simply repeat the process. I only use the 40 pips with illustrations on them. I like doing it this way because I get a much more focused reading with clear-cut meaning. I've been using Place's three-card spread. It's very simple. You just place three cards in a row 1, 2, 3, all right side up. There will be a natural flow, either to the right, the left, the center, or maybe no flow which will also mean something. Every reading will have it's own story to tell. I've found three cards to be plenty to get all the information I need at that particular moment. If I want or need further elucidation at some later point, I do another three-card spread for clarification. I've started keep a journal of my readings, and review it from time to time. It's amazing how hindsight can show you things you didn't see before. I haven't been using the Book of Doors cards for readings and judging from some of the posts I've read a lot of people seem to like this deck for special occasions. Imo, this deck is a great tool for learning and understanding Egyptian cosmology and the Neteru (Gods/Goddesses), which has a secondary benefit of helping a person understand the Tarot on another level. All the images are unique, interesting, and attractive artistically. I don't usually purchase any and every deck that comes along but only those I feel are genuinely unique or different, and this deck stands out from the crowd, imo. But this is probably a lot more information than you wanted so I'll shut up now.
Good luck
fools_fool
I first thought of it while I was reading Robert M. Place's book, The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination. He was talking about dice and their relationship to the tarot. With two dice the number of possible combinations that can be rolled are 21 and there are 21 trumps in the tarot if you don't count the Fool. With three dice there are 56 possible combinations and there are 56 pips and court cards. So, feeling a strong connection between the two I decided to give it a try. I shuffle the cards till I feel they're ready, then roll the dice. Whatever number comes up, I count off that many cards and put it in the spread. For example if I roll 12, I put the 12th card in the spread. Then I take the cards that I just took out of the deck and put them on the bottom of the stack. Then I simply repeat the process. I only use the 40 pips with illustrations on them. I like doing it this way because I get a much more focused reading with clear-cut meaning. I've been using Place's three-card spread. It's very simple. You just place three cards in a row 1, 2, 3, all right side up. There will be a natural flow, either to the right, the left, the center, or maybe no flow which will also mean something. Every reading will have it's own story to tell. I've found three cards to be plenty to get all the information I need at that particular moment. If I want or need further elucidation at some later point, I do another three-card spread for clarification. I've started keep a journal of my readings, and review it from time to time. It's amazing how hindsight can show you things you didn't see before. I haven't been using the Book of Doors cards for readings and judging from some of the posts I've read a lot of people seem to like this deck for special occasions. Imo, this deck is a great tool for learning and understanding Egyptian cosmology and the Neteru (Gods/Goddesses), which has a secondary benefit of helping a person understand the Tarot on another level. All the images are unique, interesting, and attractive artistically. I don't usually purchase any and every deck that comes along but only those I feel are genuinely unique or different, and this deck stands out from the crowd, imo. But this is probably a lot more information than you wanted so I'll shut up now.
Good luck
fools_fool
