furiana
... Cactus shaped like a sheep?
punchinella said:Ummn, er, here I am come busting into this party to ask . . .
What is the "form" that everyone is working so hard to complete for each card? I'm somewhat interested in (very belatedly) doing IDS but having trouble with the link at the top of this thread (that is, the link back to the original thread) . . . it doesn't want to work for me, so I'm basically lost. I mean, I do know that the idea is to work closely with one particular deck for a length of time, and really get to know it, but how exactly are you structuring this work?
Thanks for any guidance you can give me
*punchinella bumbles out again, grumbling & scratching her ears*
Hey Allure,Allure said:Initially, I skipped the authors intros and stuff because I wanted to get to the meat of the book. Doing so, I missed the part where the author revealed that the Major Arcana (Life Songs)are presented within the framework of the seasons. The authors did this to show that "the journey is not one of striving for perfection, it is an ever-increasing sensitivity towards the cyclical nature of all things." This gives the life songs more layers and makes it more interesting to explore IMO. I flipped to the page detailing this accidentally. I don't know if it's a sign to stop doing the minors and go to the majors or reminder not to miss it when I do get to the majors. I'm just going to relax and try to see where the deck leads me next.
Sara, I enjoy your lyrical take on your cards, especially the 7/Coins. That hemmed-in feeling was very obvious to me! I'm amazed that you can get so much out of a pip card.Promise said:I had a surge of inspiration and got the Five thru Eight of Coins done. I thought I'd be able to get the last two pips done, but my mom and I started talking about stuff, and I decided to just let them sit until tomorrow.
Yep, sravana, I'm from Texas, too! Waaaaay out West, where the closest landmarks are a cactus shaped like a sheep (not kidding!) and a herd of cows. But it's nice, sometimes. Hot, but nice.
quiet0ne said:hi all,
off to a bit of a shaky start here. i'm doing my daily draws, but i can't get myself to actually "study" any particular card yet. i'm still so intimidated! i read very intuitively, and i think i'm afraid if i do too much study, i'll hamper that. or something. any suggestions..? i was thinking of picking up the "21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card," but i'm not sure if that's the book for me.
big props to all of you who are doing so well!
What was that old movie line? Build it and they will come. (Re)Activate a study group and eventually people will come, even if only to look. I'm the only (so far!) authority on a number of cards for my deck. And I've reconciled myself to the fact that that may be the case for a number of years. But eventually someone else will come along and something that I've said may be of use to them. Or they'll come along and say something that will make me go AHA! That's the piece I've been missing.Prism said:I'm having fun with my Golden, and I've been posting in the Study Group too. It was a little lonely at first, but now some others are jumping in and helping me out with some of the cards, which is great. I should definitely NOT be the final authority on anything having to do with this study!