Tarot cards: Classic or dud?

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You can expand this to mean any form of fortune telling that you like, but since I'm most familiar with tarot cards (and it's cousin, playing card fortune telling), I used that - what do you think of these things? Do you think in some circumstances it's good and some it's bad? What about pay-per-use psychics versus people you know doing it for you for free? Is it all bollocks or do some people have a gift? Is it better to know anyhow or should we stop trying to find out these things?

Ally, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tarot cards are classic, especially the online version.

I wouldn't pay anyone to read mine, though, that's just bollocks. A "good" reader is reading you, not the cards, anyway. They tell you what you want or need to hear. And the freaking cards can do that by themselves, anyway.

The reason that the actual cards work so well is that they provide a whole slew of Jungian archetypes, onto which one can can always project one's own situation, and from there, extrapolate one's own solution. They don't hold or tell the future, they just show you a way to interpret a situation that you don't particularly want to face.

The random element of the draw of the goes along with my whole belief about "randomness" and fate.

So, for the most part, if you use it wisely, classic.

masonic boom, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

dud, sorry. all that stuff is bollox

gareth, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think they can be fun if you're there to have fun and don't take the reading too seriously. If you're really searching for some sort of answer to big issues in your life you're not going to find the answer in the cards, you're better off talking to a friend instead. People who call Miss Cleo expecting life guidance are sad.

Nicole, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Paying people to read your fortune is asinine. They don't have...I can't explain it but it's no proximity to you - all that rubbish about money having you on it so you can cross their palms with it and they get the feel for you is bullshit. They don't, and you're right, they're reading you, not the cards. I can't explain.

This was all brought about by my mom doing tarot yesterday and freaking me out with a scary accurate reading of a friend of mine, down to the point where my mom said something about her life currently that I wasn't aware of and TEN MINUTES LATER she was bitching about the exact situation predicted. I was like, what the fuck?

Ally, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They work because of Jungian archetypes, and the collective unconsciousness! Why does everyone think I'm mad when I buttonhole them and start banging on urgently and drunkenly about Jung? It's all in there!

masonic boom, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

man - i just got told by the bible that I might kill my landlord - that site rocks!

Geoff, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hmm, my grandfather was an otherwise non-eccentric, golf-playing, Lincoln/Caddy driver who happened to be an ASTROLOGER in his spare time and can sit there having the 'oh, she's Scorpio and therefore T.R.O.U.B.L.E' conversation with my mum and neither of us are hippies.

Tarot is fine, for the reasons Kate mentions, but for some reason freaks out people who are OK with star signs. Crowley? Kabbala? Who knows?

suzy, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Phone psychics are telemarketers, recruited as such. They have a booklet of stock answers sitting in front of them which they thumb through and read out to whoever's calling. Said teleworkers often double on other phonelines (sex, gambling advice, whatever) cuz usually run by same companies.

AP, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I know far too much about astrology to even be useful, I used to obsess over it. I'm a Taurus on Gemini cusp with moon in Gemini and Gemini rising, which explains why I'm nothing like an archetypical Taurean. Etc etc.

Ally, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Bah! Here you are talking about tarot cards and not mentioning THE GREATEST DECK EVER, as I'm sure both Ally and Nicole will agree. Oh yes.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That is the cutest Grim Reaper ever, official. I hope he really does look like that when I meet my time, because I'd gladly gladly go with that thing. It's adorable! Jesus, I can't stop talking about how cute that thing is.

Ally, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not really convinced about this Tarot stuff, but some of the readings at that site were accurate...I'm a lazy git who isn't getting much done, and needs to get on with stuff! Hmmm...but I knew that anyway!

james e l, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

OH MY GOD, I want those, ditto Ally on the Grim Reaper. Kawa-ii!. The only trouble is, you can't buy your own. They're supposed to be selected for you.

suzy, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They probably look at you like you're mad, Kate, because you're banging on about junk just as questionable as tarot.

Josh, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

An ILM-appropriate deck? Click here!

Anyhow, I don't understand why you can't buy your own - what happens, loads of people I know have bought their own. Should I tell Stephanie to buy me a new deck, since I lost my original set?

Ally, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ooh! Controversy!

DG, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ARGH!!! ARGH!!!! Hello Kitty Tarot! Help!!!! That is the most DISTURBING thing I have ever seen in my life!

masonic boom, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think 2 or 3 different people have shown me this deck before, given my obsession with all things kitty. It is da bomb.

I wish I could find the picture of Hello Kitty as the character from the movie Hellraiser, that was awesome.

Nicole, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I love them. I was told that any type of future telling was socery and foolish besides as a kid. So now i try them all a a sort of juvinele rebellion.

anthony, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I stayed up last night playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died...

Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Okay, my mom has done 4 people in my life so far today and their readings seemed SCARILY ACCURATE. And their readings started shedding major light into my reading, which made no sense when she first did it because certain things seemed well out of whack. ARGH SHE IS FREAKING ME OUT.

Ally, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

When I have a son, I'm gonna name him "The Hierophant" because it'll sound freaky to all the other kids and they won't dare kick his ass.

Joe, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It will sound like something from a Marilyn Manson song and they will kick his ass for being a goth, sorry. I hate tarot cards. Even when they're right they're still fucking hippy.

Otis Wheeler, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

If you go to the Star Wars Tarot (link off of the Rock'n'Roll Tarot from Ally above) Luke Skywalker is The Fool. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Pete, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Och, it is appropriate for Luke Skywalker to be the Fool, if you understand the true archetypical nature of the cards. You can't just read them at face value, you have to look at their meanings. F'instance, people think Death is the worst card in the deck. It's NOT! It's actually one of the more positive cards in the deck, which often means symbolic death and rebirth. The WORST cards in the deck are The Tower and the 9 of Swords. If I see The Tower show up in my reading, I don't leave the house. Or use electrical equipment all day.

masonic boom, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think the Rider Waite is so beutiful

anthony, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The Ryder-Waite is definitely probably my favourite. I always look at other decks, but come back to the classic. Though I don't have a deck of my own any more, got lost in various moves. I mainly only use the online version now.

masonic boom, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey, I would like to hear drunken ramblings about Jung. I think he,s brilliant and funny. And he would probably talk happily yet slightly condescendingly about Tarot. AS for me, I have had to listen to too many people talk about this kind of hoaxy crap to EVER see at is anything but a dud- a -thon.

Mike Hanle y, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Rider-Waite is all I use, I like to look at other cards but hey, they have to be so popular for a reason, right? The reason being that they are damn scary, based on something I was told last night that means ANOTHER of my mom's reading-bits was true. Fuck fuck fuck, she is a demonic witch.

Ally, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think that your mum just knows you and your friends better than you think.

masonic boom, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My mom has no idea who three of the five friends are, and has only met the fourth one twice (not counting really short car rides together). The fifth one she knows a lot about, but he's not really a friend so I haven't talked about him in ages. I can have her do you, you know, and you can tell me what you think.

Ally, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

OK, you're on. Have her do me. And I do a random draw from the cybertarot, and I bet that they will both fit my situation perfectly, because the archetypes are so broad that they really can fit anyone's situation. Like horrorscopes. That is what is so GREAT about them, and why they work so well.

masonic boom, Friday, 13 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"His wife is pregnant but not by him", turning out to be true: yes, that's a broad archtype there, everyone does that.

;)

Ally, Friday, 13 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...
Okay, so I was doing them last night a bit and am now all unsettled, my family is going to just cause me issues in the next year, argh. The one thing that kind of tripped me was that I was shuffling the deck, the same card kept falling out, "Judgement". I'd keep putting it back, shuffle for another few minutes, and then that card would slip out. Over and over like 5 or 6 times so I decided it was trying to tell me something and read the card finally, and it rather creepily described my exact recent situations. I was like, wtf is this bullshit? Stupid creepy card.

My favorite card, incidentally, is in the suit of swords, the one with the guy all stabbed by a bunch of 'em. I mean, you see that and you just know it ain't good. The Tower is pretty wicked too.

Ally, Tuesday, 28 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

DUD! I don't think that some little pictures on paper will determine anything about your future, what your like, and all of that bullsh*t. If it's so precise and honest, why don't they make readings free? It's all just coincidence. I mean, if your card says "you will have good luck", thats all just bullsh*t! Everyone, regardless of who you are, is going to have some luck sometime in their life. My gosh~ so many poor people are spending money for nothing! One time, I called a physcic. He asked me when I was born. okai, i'm 13 years old. You have to be 18 to call. I stated my real brithday sep 26, 1988, and he didn't say anything about it! Why? because the bastard wants my money! He kept me on the phone for soooo long. I got grounded for a month because my parents had to pay 200.00 for the call! The guy was giving me names off hard books, and slowly telling me how to spell the titles! Cheep. I just hung up on his ass. Hahaha, well, ish all tha hype. =peace=

Susan Mcgee, Thursday, 6 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...
Thread revival... argh, why does the Tarot never tell you anything you don't know already?

Just did a reading this morning for the first time in ages. (as the Oxytocin of orgasm WHEEEEEEE!!! wears off and the "oh my god, what have I done?" guilt sets in.)

It's scary how accurate it was. Is it accurate because I *want* it to be? A conflict between love/true partnership and ambition which can only be overcome through withdrawl (the hermit) and Strength. I've had "huh?" readings which don't make sense at all. But this one was so spot-on and right. Can I actually follow its advice?

I need to stop obsessing and get my ass to rehearsal.

kate, Sunday, 23 February 2003 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Nothing wrong with using tarot in exactly the way you just did, Kate. In fact it fits perfectly in with your description of it being Jungian archetypes. By extension, I like to see tarot (when you do a reading on yourself) as a form of meditation, rather than "fortune telling". It helps you reflect on things already there that you may not have clearly seen otherwise. To me thats always been the point of tarot. In effect, you're asking yourself for answers. People don't do that often enough, and if symbols can help clarify things, then wheres the problem?

Tarot be classic, say I.

Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 23 February 2003 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Exactly. It's meditation and clarifying and helping to see patterns of behaviour in yourself that you may not be aware of. It's not spooky or "occult" at all.

kate, Sunday, 23 February 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

And it's not quasi-shify-new-age-pagan-temple-ov-psychick-uncouth neither. Honest.

I'm gonna go masturbate for peace.

kate, Sunday, 23 February 2003 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...
It is spooky, though, how sometimes repeated readings about the same subject bring up the same cards, over and over. I'm sure there's some kind of statistical analysis you can do to predict how many times the same card is likely to come up in different readings, even given total randomness, you know, like the statistics of two people sharing the same birthdays.

The Jungian bit, about projection and archetypes, and reading your own situation into whatever archetype is described, all of that makes perfect sense.

But certain cards turning up over and over on the same subject really is kind of freaky.

Super-Masonic Black Hole (kate), Monday, 9 August 2004 11:22 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

Had mine done yesterday by a friend who isn't exactly the most mystical person ever. She actually got pretty emotional half way through and at the end told me that it was the strongest reading she'd had in 3 years of doing it. I was pretty shaken afterwards. I don't know how much of it was cold read but it made a lot of sense.

the next grozart, Friday, 8 June 2007 17:55 (eighteen years ago)

FWIW, i was sceptical to start. My friend also did it on her husband before me (who had always refused to have it doen on him for whatever reason) and his was extremely accurate. It wouldn't have applied to me if she'd told me his reading.

the next grozart, Friday, 8 June 2007 17:58 (eighteen years ago)

whoa online tarot site is totally fun and neat
yeah it's not fortune telling, just tapping in to (un)consciousness, shedding light on things, etc

rrrobyn, Friday, 8 June 2007 18:10 (eighteen years ago)

why does the Tarot never tell you anything you don't know already?

Erm. Perhaps because cards are not sentient and have no knowledge of their own? As with every system of divination, all it ever offers is a set of suggestive symbols that are more or less successful at directing your attention toward something you know but may have overlooked, or to give you a sense of confirmation to what you already knew or hoped to hear.

Worst of all, is when people credit a Ouija board or Tarot cards with mysterious abilities to forecast things like imminent death, or winning the lottery, misleading one into have irrational and baseless fears or hopes.

Aimless, Saturday, 9 June 2007 00:41 (eighteen years ago)

Based on Kate's comments above, I'm pretty sure she meant that rhetorically.

Casuistry, Saturday, 9 June 2007 22:53 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

I think I have a real talent for reading these. Want me to do yours?

roxymuzak, Monday, 11 August 2008 15:04 (sixteen years ago)

Only if you use the Hello Kitty deck.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 August 2008 15:09 (sixteen years ago)

My deck does feature kitties, actually!

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/magical-forest/

roxymuzak, Monday, 11 August 2008 15:11 (sixteen years ago)

Aw.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 August 2008 15:12 (sixteen years ago)

I got into tarot almost solely based on the cuteness of these cards. I really do have a knack for it, though! Mostly thanks to some good books I have (esp. Waite's pictorial guide).

roxymuzak, Monday, 11 August 2008 21:46 (sixteen years ago)

classic

Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 11 August 2008 21:47 (sixteen years ago)

ok, so since no one wants one for themselves, i'm gonna do a three card reading for ILX.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:07 (sixteen years ago)

do one 4 me!

latebloomer, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:14 (sixteen years ago)

Card I: The Three of Cups

Representative of ILX's past, this card denotes merriment and solace. I would take this to refer to the early period of ILX which was basically one giant TITTWIS of loling and huggles. (It can also refer to the advancement of a military man, but that doesn't seem to apply here.)

Card II: The Knight of Wands

This is a very awesome card to represent ILX's relative present. It refers specifically to a dark, friendly young man, and generally to departure, flight and change of residence. This represents the switch to PaperThinWalls/ILX 2 and the subsequent emigration of many key posters (and perhaps the dark young friendly man = Louis Jagger?!).

Card III: The Queen of Swords

This card, which will tell us of ILX's future, is pretty negative. It represents specifically a female who has suffered great loss, usually a widowhood, and in general denotes embarrassment, miscarriage, absence and separation. Only time will tell, but I believe this card is predicting the atmosphere in which ILX will untimately collapse -- perhaps a female poster (or someone posted about) will suffer immense humiliation which will result in the dismantling of the site. It could also simply refer to the end of ILX -- in a way, the death of a child for the site's creators.

Overall, this reading is interesting for containing two trump cards, which denotes too many cooks spoiling the broth.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:31 (sixteen years ago)

Any specific question or problem you want addressed, lb?

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:34 (sixteen years ago)

just general life direction

latebloomer, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:35 (sixteen years ago)

Coming right up.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:36 (sixteen years ago)

Ok, latebloomer:

Card I (your past): The Four of Pentacles

The suit of pentacles refers mainly to the material world, and this particular card represents cleaving to what you own, collecting and hoarding objects. Perhaps you can think about an important collection you had as a child or adolescent and glean some insight into your life's direction.

Card II (your present): Death

This is a powerful court card that represents, above all, a period of immense and abrupt change. It would be a mistake to interpret this card as representing finality in this instance, as it is in the second position, and can only refer to a rebirth.

Card III (your future): The Five of Wands

This card is generally interpreted as representing struggles and hard-won victories, but another reading suggests that this is the card of the gambler who will not stop while he is ahead. Heed this warning, latebloomer, and rest on your laurels when your hard-won victory comes, or you might regret it!

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:47 (sixteen years ago)

I could also see interpreting Card I as representing something inherited, and Card II as representing the loss of this, but I don't know how accurate that is for you, latebloomer.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:50 (sixteen years ago)

do a reading for me

omar little, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:55 (sixteen years ago)

and me please!

ENBB, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:58 (sixteen years ago)

Gear, you're coming right up.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:43 (sixteen years ago)

If thiswasn't $100+, I would so get it.

tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:49 (sixteen years ago)

Since you didn't specify, Gear, I did yours in the same style I did latebloomer's. ENBB -- any specific problem or concentration?

Card I (your past): The Tower

This is a powerful trump card that specfically denotes unforeseen calamaties in the home -- uprooting, poverty, upheaval. Tower-related problems are often caused by "acts of God". More generally, the card refers to a rift in a pattern.

Card II (your present): The Nine of Wands

This card is essentially positive and signifies strength in opposition, a capability and willingness to protect what you have. You are meeting an onslaught with boldness, but with this comes the card's other side: hidden enemies, and delay.

Card III (your future): The Ace of Cups (reversed)

This card in the reverse is not very positive, and can denote famine, loss of money or unrequited love. I would refer to card two for the preventative against this: be tough and fight for what you have, Omar!

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:56 (sixteen years ago)

Ok, ENBB -- I'll just do yours the same.

Coming up!

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:11 (sixteen years ago)

(tokyo, those are totally cool)

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:11 (sixteen years ago)

Card I (your past): The Moon

This is a powerful trump card that basically represents mystery and the occult. In a spread like this, it denotes security being in question, but fear ultimately being forced back to where it came from, i.e. the victory of the soul over the horror of the mind.

Card II (your present): The Seven of Pentacles

The suit of pentacles is generally to do with money and material matters, and this card is no exception. It represents an investment, and for a married woman it can denote a promotion or other improved position for your husband.

Card III (your future): The Page of Pentacles

This card is generally positive, and signifies scholarship and reflection. Specifically, it refers to a young, studious man in his teens or early twenties who gives advice that may not be ideologically sound. Maybe a young relative? Either way, the card refers to the formation of philosophies.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:25 (sixteen years ago)

Oh, and the double pentacle represents mad $$$.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:25 (sixteen years ago)

(It can also refer to the advancement of a military man, but that doesn't seem to apply here.)

TOMBOT!!! Clearly.

Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 07:10 (sixteen years ago)

You know, I thought that might be a potential interpretation!

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 15:50 (sixteen years ago)

roxy can you do one for me about my near-future working situation?

rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 15:57 (sixteen years ago)

roxymuzak i will take a reading plz, same as rrrrrrrrobyn's

Rubyredd, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:05 (sixteen years ago)

Hahaha Roxy as someone who's studied the cards on and off for years now I think you're presenting the material very efficiently and accurately :)

But general readings are very difficult, when the reading isn't done in person I've noticed. It's much better to focus on one particular thing, like rrrobyn asking JUST about the

I'd like bloomer, gear, all others etc who Roxy reads for to just testify what may or may not be "otm"

Oh major lols on ILX's future = Queen of Swords which is the BITCH card. What's interesting is that it, as well as "ILX's present" can denote a lot of bickering or in-fighting (but Swords in particular represent intellectual argument or over-analysis that leads to heated debate or combat)

Vichitravirya_XI, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:34 (sixteen years ago)

>> when rrrobyn asking just about the career aspect I meant, sorry

I can totally see the military man to = Tombot too! His martial Aries energy burns up the screen whenever I'm reading nu-ILX

Vichitravirya_XI, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:41 (sixteen years ago)

I mean that in a good, fun way, of course. Haha

Vichitravirya_XI, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:41 (sixteen years ago)

That's totally why I threw the "military man" tidbit in there; hoped others would draw the same conclusion. Thanks for your input, Vich.

Rrrobyn and Rubes, yr readings are coming up!

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:55 (sixteen years ago)

Hey Rox - is the last one you did for me?

ENBB, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:03 (sixteen years ago)

hmm my past upheavals would only really be divorce (parents), moving around the country a few times, and minor financial issues. i don't really have any opposition at the moment unless i have unseen enemies. o_O

omar little, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:06 (sixteen years ago)

ENBB: yep! Gear, you definitely do have unseen enemies according to that, but they might be INSIDE YOU.

Rrrobyn, I'm doing yours right now.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:12 (sixteen years ago)

Rrobyn.

Card I (the current situation): The Star

This is a powerful trump card that signifies hope in privation. It is the card of destiny. For a woman this card means that a man has come into your life (not nec. a romantic interest) that will provide you with inspiration -- he will remain in your life as long as you live. Perhaps a man who is close to you is giving you important career guidance?

Card II (advice): The Page of Cups

This card specifically represents a young man, teens or early twenties, who is helpful, creative and loyal and gives advice freely. This card represents the development of your creative mind. Perhaps this is what you are longing for in some aspect of your career, and this is the direction you should follow.

Card III (outcome, the future): The Chariot

This card is immensely powerful and specifically indicates material success and accomplishment in artistic and spiritual ventures. The card is representative of a balanced life -- partying AND responsibility, travel AND stability, etc.

This spread is notable for having not one but TWO trump cards -- this represents big, intense changes in the works.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:26 (sixteen years ago)

ooh... yes please!

rogermexico., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:31 (sixteen years ago)

sweet!
thanks, r :)

rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:32 (sixteen years ago)

roxy, do you adjust the interpretations of individual cards if they come up 'reversed'? all i know is that there are various ways of interpreting reversals and they are all different

elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:55 (sixteen years ago)

also, if you please, i could use a brief reading re: my upcoming plans to find an apartment & move in with my boyfriend (why not?)

elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 17:56 (sixteen years ago)

^ !

Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:07 (sixteen years ago)

:D

elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:10 (sixteen years ago)

No problem, Rrrobyn, hope it worked for you. And elmo, yes, I do have a method with reversals.

And yes, I will read all this tarot! But right now I am going to lunch with my BF. I shall return. Rubes is up next for a career reading, followed by:

roger (any concentration?)
elmo - apartment/BF
JW - (??? did you want one even?!)

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 18:39 (sixteen years ago)

No I just found out about elmo's boy success here!?!

Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:25 (sixteen years ago)

it is exciting!! but also the cause of a little bit of uncertainty because i have never before (a) looked for an apartment on my own or (b) cohabited with a boyfriend

elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:28 (sixteen years ago)

Awesomeness. Hope a happy lunch has put your cards in a good mood :-)

You know, I I actually thought about concentration before posting and in some ways a general "are you on or off the path" reading is probably most relevant right now. I've recently changed jobs, industries, and cities, so there's not much MORE change likely to be coming for a while. And while I have the same questions about work and love that we all do, I'm not currently in a position of choosing between alternatives. Just doin' my job and trying to meet people in SF.

rogermexico., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:53 (sixteen years ago)

hey rox can you do a reading on me and my career path when you get a chance?

max, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:58 (sixteen years ago)

Rubyredd:

Card I (the current situation): The Fool

This trump card, #0 in the deck, does not represent foolishness but rather new beginnings, being at zero, having infinite possibilities ahead of you. It can represent leaving behind things which are no longer needed and forging into the unknown.

Card II (advice): The Two of Swords

This card signifies friendship (specifically with military personnel), but can also be read to represent conformity and the act of remaining unbiased while hearing opposing points of view. Perhaps you are weighing a few options right now and need to do some sound reasoning rather than going with your gut.

Card III (outcome, future): The Four of Swords

This card denotes temporary retreat, thoughtful exile and repose, and can often indicate tranquility in spite of solitude. Perhaps your career path is leading you to a more intellectual and less social workplace than you are used to.

This spread is notable for containing two cards from the suit of swords. These are the cards of the mind, referring mainly to intellectual matters and high, heroic ideals.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 20:31 (sixteen years ago)

Roger, I'm doing yours now.

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 20:32 (sixteen years ago)

Roger:

Card I (your current situation): The Lovers

This is a powerful court card, the card of predicaments, representing man's desire for spiritual joy and pleasure. It can signify the fulfillment of dreams, but can also herald a battle between loyalty and desire to "play the field." Of course, in addition to this, it can also represent love and attraction.

Card II (advice): The Empress

This, too, is a court card, and the first in the deck to represent the manifest world rather than the spiritual. The Empress is a mother, and she signifies fertility, harvest and bounty -- and all that go with these, like hard work. She represents motherly characteristics like understanding and care. If you are attracted to women, this card can represent the woman of your dreams. Perhaps you can apply some of the Empress's characteristics to your dealings with the new people you meet.

Card III (the future, outcome): The Queen of Cups

This is a court card specifically representative of a good, fair, intelligent and honest woman; a perfect spouse. Perhaps this card is predicting that the Empress will result in a very longterm relationship - not necessarily a romantic one, but looking at the spread, it certainly seems like it!

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 20:46 (sixteen years ago)

Zowie. Them's a lot of trumps'n'court cards - looks like something's brewing...

rogermexico., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 20:59 (sixteen years ago)

But more importantly: THANK YOU!!

rogermexico., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 21:00 (sixteen years ago)

You're welcome!

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago)

thanks roxy!!

Perhaps your career path is leading you to a more intellectual and less social workplace than you are used to.

i SO want this to be true!!! i am sick of people!!! unless they are people who want to buy books. me and bf are starting a small press, with three projects already in the works... maybe it will be more than just an expensive and time-consuming hobby??

Rubyredd, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 22:58 (sixteen years ago)

No problem, Ruby! The advice card makes a lot of sense, then. Staying unbiased and reasoned when you're in a business partnership that is also a romantic one can be tough. You can do it, though, and maybe it will result in a much more tranquil and restful working life for you.

Roger - When I called the Queen of Cups a court card, I meant trump card! Oops.

Elmo -- I did your reading while I was out for coffee a couple of hours ago and had some empty time. I'll be posting it in a few seconds.

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 02:53 (sixteen years ago)

Elmo! I feel like this was a great reading.

Card I (your current situation): The Ace of Pentacles

This card is the most favorable card in the deck, signifying perfect contentment, smarts and the ability to endure problems until they result in joy. It can also represent money in the bank and financial freedom.

Card II (advice): The Three of Wands

This card predicts that an honest and kind man (could be your BF) is going to bend over backwards to try to resolve any problems that come up. Let him -- practical help will be the solution. Collaboration and co-operation are definite indications with this card. The message seems really clear -- as Card I showed, you all have the ability to see problems through until they transmute into happiness.

Card III (outcome): The Tower

This is a powerful court card representing unforeseen calamities in the home, usually of the "act of God" variety -- tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. -- but sometimes involving theft or home invasion. These will pass within one season and everything will return to normal. With the sound advice from the other two cards, I'm sure no act of god can fuck with y'all too much!

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:05 (sixteen years ago)

me too!?! i would like a reading about career stuff perhaps? i don't know if there is a way to say 'do a reading for the fact that i want to move to the next phase of my life in many aspects not just career' so mybe career is good place to start?

tehresa, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:16 (sixteen years ago)

Sure thing, tza!

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:21 (sixteen years ago)

Max's career reading is coming right up.

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:23 (sixteen years ago)

Max:

Card I (the situation): The Knight of Cups

This card specifically represents a younger man who lives by intuition and is always in a rush. It can predict a visting friend, but in this instance probably represents you. More generally, the card can indicate sudden journeys, arrivals, and invitations.

Card II (advice): The Ten of Cups

This is a very positive card that is representative of perfect contentment of the entire heart. As an advice card, though, it indicates your hometown or native land. Perhaps a move home (or a stay, if you live in your hometown) is represented, or business dealings involving a formerly inhabited place.

Card III (outcome, the future): The Queen of Pentacles

The pentacles suit deals is particularly concerned with the material world and financial matters. This trump card signifies opulence, magnificence and financial freedom. Specifically, the card can indicate the presence of a dark female with soulful, intelligent qualities -- could be a future boss or business cohort (or maybe you will woo this woman with all your opulence).

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:37 (sixteen years ago)

wow nice!

tehresa, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:39 (sixteen years ago)

^deals, sorry

Tza, yours is coming up.

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:41 (sixteen years ago)

Tza:

Card I (the situation): The Ten of Cups

As we saw in Max's reading, this card represents contentment and repose. This jibes with what you said -- if I'm interpreting this right -- that there is no real problem, per se, just a desire to move ahead.

Card II (advice): The Knight of Cups

As an advice card, this card represents a journey over both water and land. Specifically, it indicates a young man who rushes around and lives impulsively (Max?!). Generally, it is a card of arrivals, invitations, visitors and travel. Perhaps combining travel with your work, or maybe just a vacation, is the change you've been looking for.

Card III (outcome): The Sun

This is a very intensely positive court card. The Sun indicates success, happy reunions, good health and project completion, and pleasure in the simple things of life. This is a very lucky outcome card!

(It is very bizarre that out of 78 cards, well shuffled and put thruogh al kinds of weird mystical paces, you got 2 of the same cards that Max got.)

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:53 (sixteen years ago)

im going to woo tehresa with my opulence

max, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:54 (sixteen years ago)

This is beautiful!!

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:56 (sixteen years ago)

She is a dark and soulful woman!!

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:57 (sixteen years ago)

Sorry about my typing on this thread, guys. I got a new keyboard in my life -- it sucks.

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:57 (sixteen years ago)

ooooh

tehresa, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:57 (sixteen years ago)

or maybe we should go into business together?!?

max, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:58 (sixteen years ago)

Are you both in/from the same town? Lol

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 03:59 (sixteen years ago)

this could work...

LET'S DO LUNCH. MY PEOPLE WILL CALL YOU TO DISCUSS

tehresa, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 04:00 (sixteen years ago)

they are separated by a journey over both water and land xpost

Curt1s Stephens, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 04:00 (sixteen years ago)

!!!

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 04:02 (sixteen years ago)

land: new jersey
water: hudson river

max, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 04:02 (sixteen years ago)

it's true!

tehresa, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 04:03 (sixteen years ago)

also i kayaked past the music festival max was at last weekend if that means anything.

tehresa, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 04:03 (sixteen years ago)

This is great.

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 04:05 (sixteen years ago)

Wonder if I can parlay this into a $$$making scheme.

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:00 (sixteen years ago)

thanking you, roxy! i'm scanning craigslist for apartments as we speak

elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:02 (sixteen years ago)

Aw, no problem elmo!

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:03 (sixteen years ago)

haha i love this thread

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago)

<3

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:19 (sixteen years ago)

oo..roxy do me!

sunny successor, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:20 (sixteen years ago)

i thought this would be an update about becky from roseanne who reads cards these days. ah well.

i don't believe in card reading. how could i whne some some old bitch told my parents i was stealing money for my crackhead boyfriend when i was 15. i mean REALLY.

stevienixed, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:20 (sixteen years ago)

also, i keep reading "do me" in a VERY different way. ROWR.

so uh you can DO ME in that way too. (J/K)

stevienixed, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:21 (sixteen years ago)

I would like a reading, if it isn't a bother, about my future transportation/car situation, as my car just died.

I love tarot. I wanted to get a tat of the Tower but maybe that is unwise.

Abbott, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 19:45 (sixteen years ago)

UPDATE: I had an unexpectedly compelling first date last night!

rogermexico., Wednesday, 13 August 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago)

For rrrobyn and rogermexico to get TWO Major Arcana cards in a THREE card spread (when only 21 out of 78 cards are trump, or 27%)..that is statistically significant

...and based on roxy's readings, very good news. I mean the Star & The Chariot for career is grebt, and in roger's case, I agree with roxy that it's probably a romantic scenario when the first card is Lovers

Vichitravirya_XI, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 21:21 (sixteen years ago)

[[but Lovers can also indicate an agonizing decision one must make, between two attractive options (either of the figures on the card)

There are probably 4-7 completely distinct meanings and different definitions conventionally accepted for each card...and maybe a dozen other unconventional ones, depending on who's reading! My most accurate reader in person was this half-El Salvadorean woman who utilized spreads in a completely heterodox manner, using her own "familial" definitions - and yet she rarely faltered]]

Vichitravirya_XI, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 21:29 (sixteen years ago)

Ok, I've been totally sucked in by this thread. May I get a reading re: health and wealth?

Wiggy Woo, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago)

Sunny, Abbott and Wiggy -- you are on my list. Sunny/Wiggy: any particular problem or question?

Roger, that is AWESOME news!!

Vich, that reader sounds really interesting to say the least. Give us an example of her reading style!

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 22:48 (sixteen years ago)

whoa? i totally slept on this thread. rox is putting in work

carne asada, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 22:55 (sixteen years ago)

it's really helping me learn, to be honest

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 23:00 (sixteen years ago)

roxy, nothing really in particular, just looking for a bit of insight into my what my next few years will hold good or bad, & if there is something I should be doing now to change directions if it doesn't look good on the health and wealth front.

Thanks!

Wiggy Woo, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 23:29 (sixteen years ago)

but Lovers can also indicate an agonizing decision one must make, between two attractive options (either of the figures on the card)

Lawdy lawd this may actually be kind of true :-(

Last night's date was fully expected to be perfunctory!

rogermexico., Wednesday, 13 August 2008 23:31 (sixteen years ago)

Sunny, you're coming right up.

roxymuzak, Thursday, 14 August 2008 04:20 (sixteen years ago)

this thread is the new jinglesource!

tehresa, Thursday, 14 August 2008 04:29 (sixteen years ago)

Sunny--

Card I (your past): The Chariot

This is a Major Arcana card representing propulsion and victory, the vanquishing of illness, and success in many areas of life (i.e., a balanced life). Another indication can be vengeance, but it is mostly a card with very positive connotations.

Card II (your present): The Six of Cups

This card represents nostalgia and childhood. You are enjoying happiness and positivity that are somehow rooted in your past, that spring from things that have vanished. Knowing what little I know about you, I would wager a guess that you are reliving little pieces of your childhood by raising a child yourself.

Card III (your future): The Star

This is another Major Arcana card (as Vich mentioned upthread, receiving two of these in a three-card spread is notable). It is a card of intense inspiration, and there will be contact with a person who will provide this. There will be a formation of new spiritual and intellectual ideas, and intuition will be heightened. It predicts a meeting with a person who will inspire you philosophically and, as a result, who will change your life.

This is, visually and thematically, a really beautiful spread.

roxymuzak, Thursday, 14 August 2008 04:41 (sixteen years ago)

card 1 otm!!!!!!!

tehresa, Thursday, 14 August 2008 04:43 (sixteen years ago)

Is it?!

roxymuzak, Thursday, 14 August 2008 04:43 (sixteen years ago)

Abbott --

Card I (situation): Judgement (reversed)

This is a Major Arcana card in the reverse. In this position, it indicates a loss of goods, disillusionment, weakness and a feeling of being "sentenced." Sounds like a car crapping out to me!

Card II (advice): The King of Cups

This court card specifically represents a fair, responsible merchant or lawyer who is active in his church. As an advice card, it indicates that you should beware of hypocrisy on the part of those attempting to "help" you (maybe car salesmen!).

Card III (outcome, the future): The Hermit

This is a Major Arcana card (I feel compelled to tell you what this card looks like in my deck -- it depicts a polar bear swaddled in a shawl, trudging through the snow with a walking stick. This doesn't mean you are going to be doing this, but it is lolable in this particular spread). This card signifies humble curiosity and predicts a meeting with someone (that no one you know is familiar with) who will provide you with protection and knowledge.

roxymuzak, Thursday, 14 August 2008 17:56 (sixteen years ago)

Thx! :D

Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:13 (sixteen years ago)

and Card I/its interpretation: mos defs OTM

Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:13 (sixteen years ago)

Woah! Thanks, Roxy! 1 and 2 are spot on. I hope 3 is too!

sunny successor, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:15 (sixteen years ago)

Idea of card 3 interests me.

Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:16 (sixteen years ago)

Roxy, could you hit me with a spread concentrating on the ca$$h money?

sunny successor, Thursday, 14 August 2008 19:41 (sixteen years ago)

a sexyDancer asketh the oracle ... can a man find a decent accountant to dig one out of a five-year disappering act?

sexyDancer, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:08 (sixteen years ago)

the Hermit = my wife's card

Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:09 (sixteen years ago)

sexyDancer, my dad would, and at a highly competitive rate! If you can do everything by mail, the dude is strapped for $$$ and would be happy to. He has been an accountant since 1981 and is a very smart man who is up-to-date on all tax law.

I am totally serious here.

Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:11 (sixteen years ago)

sweet I haven't filed a return in many years and need to get back on track. do you know how to contact me in "real life?"

sexyDancer, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:15 (sixteen years ago)

no I do not, but you could webmail me...it goes to the email I all the time am checking.

Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:15 (sixteen years ago)

I mean I am 95% sure daddy-o wld go for this, but if he doesn't, I hope you understand.

Abbott, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:16 (sixteen years ago)

>>
Vich, that reader sounds really interesting to say the least. Give us an example of her reading style!

-- roxymuzak, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 3:48 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link<<

Aw Roxy I can't remember all the crazy things she'd do, but she certainly wasn't using standard definitions. For example, she had all different cards she used to designate or mark the passage of time, for "when" questions. The World to her did *not* signify its standard "completion, fulfillment, progress, climax!" meanings, but rather "the Present, the current time," in regards to past, present or future

Vichitravirya_XI, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:25 (sixteen years ago)

xp: those are betting odds

sexyDancer, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:25 (sixteen years ago)

Abbott, is your dad "a fair, responsible merchant or lawyer who is active in his church"?!

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 01:46 (sixteen years ago)

Hahaha yes!

One who jumped into the housing market too late and is sitting on two self-built houses he can't sell but is still paying mortgage on. :( Dude is great at doing taxes but terrible at investing. He bought emus. Emus!

Abbott, Friday, 15 August 2008 01:49 (sixteen years ago)

He was essentially day-trading circa 2000. We'd be eating breakfast first thing in the morning, he'd be looking at E-Trade, and for a while every day started with him yelling "SHIT!"

Abbott, Friday, 15 August 2008 01:50 (sixteen years ago)

emus!! like that guy in the riches! but hopefully not gay and upholding a sham marriage only to die at his bday party (it is not in the cards).

tehresa, Friday, 15 August 2008 01:51 (sixteen years ago)

BIG HAWS to that

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 01:51 (sixteen years ago)

It was cool to be able to bring baby emus to show-and-tell, tho.

Abbott, Friday, 15 August 2008 01:52 (sixteen years ago)

sunny
sexydancer

^yr readings are in the works

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 01:53 (sixteen years ago)

and wiggy i ain't forgettin u, you're comin right up

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 05:58 (sixteen years ago)

Wiggy --

Card I (your current situation): The Six of Pentacles

This card represents generosity, and indicates that you are a kind, giving person who is looked upon favorably by your friends and associates.

Card II (advice): The Two of Cups

This card signifies love, friendship and union between males and females. It is suggesting you be sympathetic and friendly in your dealings with the opposite sex.

Card III (the future): The Ten of Cups

This is a highly favorable card indicating success and perfect contentment. For a male (I don't know your gender!), this card predicts a great marriage. The card is showing that if you take the advice of Card II, you can achieve perfect love and perfect friendship. It may also be indicating your hometown or native land.

This spread is notable for containing two cards from the suit of Cups -- this is the suit of emotional, kind-hearted (and generally fair-haired) people.

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 06:12 (sixteen years ago)

Sunny, your $$$ reading is coming right up.

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 06:16 (sixteen years ago)

Sunny, I did a different kind of reading for you this time.

Card I (the situation now): The Six of Pentacles

This signifies presents, gifts and generosity. It is generally a favorable card, but in this position can indicate that the present is not to be relied upon. Perhaps you feel you have been too generous with your cash lately.

Card II (how the situation will evolve within the next four weeks): Justice

This is a Major Arcana card that is telling you that you must reap what you sow, everything has its price, etc. It can indicate triumph and vindication for those who deserve it, and punishment for those who do not.

Card III (someone or something affecting the situation): The Tower

The Tower, also a Major Arcana card, signifies natural catastrophes. Perhaps you will experience flooding or some other disaster that will cause unexpected damage and cost you money. These problems will pass within one season.

Card IV (outcome): The Hanged Man

This (ANOTHER Major Arcana card -- you really get these a hell of a lot) is the card of spiritual growth. The Hanged Man is upside down, and therefore seeing the world from a completely fresh perspective. This will be you in the future; wizened, discerning, intuitive.

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 06:29 (sixteen years ago)

Can I ask for a reading?

Work vs. job. That would be great. Thanks!

aimurchie, Friday, 15 August 2008 06:49 (sixteen years ago)

Could I get a reading too? A money related reading?

Mordy, Friday, 15 August 2008 07:07 (sixteen years ago)

Thanks, Roxy! The greedy part of me wants swap cards one and four.

sunny successor, Friday, 15 August 2008 15:04 (sixteen years ago)

Ok, so: sexydancer, aimurchie and mordy.

You're welcome, Sunny! I like doing your cards, they're always interesting.

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:23 (sixteen years ago)

haha i was going to ask for one about my love life but i fear it won't be interesting

rrrobyn, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:29 (sixteen years ago)

haha, i love to do stuff like that. anything in particular you wanna find out?

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:33 (sixteen years ago)

"these cards are all blank!"

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:34 (sixteen years ago)

jk

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:34 (sixteen years ago)

lolol i am scared that is exactly what a love life reading would hold for me.

tehresa, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:35 (sixteen years ago)

haha blank
tho ok yes i'm wondering whether my approach/attitude is too laid-back/laissez-faire these days

rrrobyn, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:49 (sixteen years ago)

or confused

rrrobyn, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:50 (sixteen years ago)

i'll getcha

roxymuzak, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:51 (sixteen years ago)

roxy, you are a wonder!

rogermexico., Saturday, 16 August 2008 04:04 (sixteen years ago)

i appreciate that, roger! any update on your new gf ;)

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 04:29 (sixteen years ago)

sexydancer, your reading is coming right up

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 04:34 (sixteen years ago)

sexydancer:

Card I (the situation): The Five of Wands

This card relates the struggle and strenuous competition of the search for fortune and material gain, and shows that greed leads to misery. This is the card of the gambler who will not cash in while he is ahead, and who eventually loses everything he has won.

Card II (advice): The Sun

This is very optimistic Major Arcana card signifying release from imprisonment, completion of projects and pleasure in the simple life. I think this card is telling you that catching up your accounts is the best move you could be making. It is going to be a new beginning for you; a load off of your back.

Card III (outcome): The Seven of Swords

This is a positive card indicating wishes and plans. It predicts eventual country living.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 04:53 (sixteen years ago)

aimurchie:

Card I (the situation): The Hierophant

(This card was desperate to be in the spread. It fell out of the deck once while I was shuffling. I put it back in, shuffled more, and then drew it first!) This is a Major Arcana card representing captivity and servitude, orthodoxy and strict convention. It is the card of those who have spent their entire lives on the needs of others.

Card II (advice): The Queen of Cups

This Court card specifically represents a fair-haired woman with strong powers of intuition who is good with money; a family woman. A strong indication here is the power of vision and intuition; of following your gut.

Card III (outcome): The Knight of Cups

This Court card represents a young, graceful, fair-haired man; a messenger. It indicates the start of new projects and an influx of business proposals and social invitations.

This spread is notable for containing two court cards from the suit of cups! This is the suit of the heart; of passion and emotion. It is the suit representing people with fair hair and light complexions.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 05:05 (sixteen years ago)

Me next?? :)

Mordy, Saturday, 16 August 2008 05:06 (sixteen years ago)

Mordy:

Card I (the current situation): The Five of Swords

This card represents degradation and loss. Financially, it indicates an attack on your fortune. The card can also be a warning to be considerate of those less fortunate, lest they turn against you.

Card II (advice): The Page of Wands

This is a court card signifying specifically a dark, young messenger (a boy in his teens or early twenties) who will bring an unusual piece of news. The card might be recommending that you rely on family intelligence and knowledge. Is a family member offering you financial advice?

Card III (outcome): The Knight of Wands

Signifying another dark young man (perhaps a relative), though older than the Page, this is a card of motion, departure and emigration. A change of living situation is indicated. Perhaps your financial situation will precipitate a favorable move.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 05:20 (sixteen years ago)

^Obviously notable here is the proliferation of dark men (represented here by male court cards in the Wands suit). Are there people of this description in your family?

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 05:21 (sixteen years ago)

Is 'dark' a complexion thing? Or a personality thing?

Mordy, Saturday, 16 August 2008 05:22 (sixteen years ago)

Rrrobyn:

Card I (the situation): The Seven of Cups

The indication here is reflection, contemplation and imagination. This probably represents the thought you've been giving to your romantic life. There is a desire for that which is beautiful. This card can also indicate clairvoyance on the part of the querent.

Card II (advice): The Four of Swords

This card represents repose, retreat and thoughtful solitude. I believe you said you were wondering if you were being too "laid back." This is THE card of being laid back, and I'd say it's giving you a resounding "no" to your question.

Card III (outcome): The Ace of Pentacles

The most favorable card in the deck, representing quickness of the mind, perfect contentment, even ecstasy.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 05:31 (sixteen years ago)

That was an amazing reading, roxymuzak!
Thank you so much!

aimurchie, Saturday, 16 August 2008 06:01 (sixteen years ago)

Mordy -- It's a physical thing; could be dark hair or dark complexion. It isn't always accurate.

Aimurchie -- you're welcome! I'm glad you ilked it.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 06:57 (sixteen years ago)

ok i like rrrobyn's can i have one re: love life too?

tehresa, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:01 (sixteen years ago)

Sorry, roxy. I don't recognize it. :(

Mordy, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:08 (sixteen years ago)

Tza:

Card I (the current situation): The Two of Swords

This card indicates tender friendships, balance and harmony. It signifies unbiased appraisal of many points of view. It can signify a friendship with a military person or a fighter.

Card II (advice): The Seven of Wands

This card depicts a man being attacked by six opponents. He is, however, in the vantage position. It is a card of strong defense and valor leading to success. This may indicate a need to be tough and enduring. Don't give up!

Card III (outcome, the future): The Lovers

This is often a card signifying choices and predicaments, but of course in a love reading it can be interpreted to mean romance, attraction and the beauty of body and spirit. The Lovers are a Major Arcana card representing man's desire for the pleasures of the spirit.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:18 (sixteen years ago)

xpost Mordy, haw it's ok. the physical aspects don't always crop up. Although maybe you are about to get a couple of dark men in your life. Ha! Could be worse.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:20 (sixteen years ago)

hmmmm

tehresa, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:21 (sixteen years ago)

o right and the seven of wands means you need to kayak back to max and start a <3 connection

jk

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:23 (sixteen years ago)

lol!

tehresa, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:27 (sixteen years ago)

let's see what the cards say about Krackel.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:28 (sixteen years ago)

Roxy, what's the name of these 3 card spreads you're doing?

Mordy, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:31 (sixteen years ago)

card I: the seven of cups

ok this makes sense: decisions, reflection. we're talking about a mixed bag of hershey's miniatures.

card II: the four of pentacles

hoarding, collecting. this advice card is telling us to hoard all the hershey's miniatures that are not krackel, because krackels are gross

card III: death

major arcana card indicating that we will die if we eat krackels

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:32 (sixteen years ago)

Mordy --

the three-card spreads I do are the "situation, advice, outcome" spread and the "past, present, future" spread. they probably go by many different names, though.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:33 (sixteen years ago)

What deck are you using?

Mordy, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:35 (sixteen years ago)

(I'm just curious. I don't really know anything about tarot. :P)

Mordy, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:36 (sixteen years ago)

It's called Tarot of the Magical Forest, and it's based very heavily on the classic Rider-Waite deck. All the characters are in the exact same positions with all the same surroundings, it's just that they are cats and foxes and things. :P

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 07:44 (sixteen years ago)

I set up a pay site doing these for five bucks a pop! O.O

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 08:18 (sixteen years ago)

hey can i have one more focusing on love life?

latebloomer, Saturday, 16 August 2008 09:02 (sixteen years ago)

thanks, rox!

rrrobyn, Saturday, 16 August 2008 15:23 (sixteen years ago)

a ha!
on my card of The Sun, the sign of Cancer is at the base, under a very breast-like mountain ... This could only be my son, born last month...
thanks, roxy!

sexyDancer, Saturday, 16 August 2008 17:13 (sixteen years ago)

This is making me want to learn how to do Tarot readings. I have some sheet now, where you can place all the cards for your spread & it tells you what those positions mean, and then a little book where you look up each card's meaning. This makes me feel like a n00b. A n00b at Magic: the Gathering, not tarot.

Abbott, Saturday, 16 August 2008 17:27 (sixteen years ago)

My friend's birthday party was 'the occult' – big piece of bread from her baker friend shaped like a goat's head, and she did tarot readings for all of us. We all wore nametags w/our star signs. I rounded up all the other geminis and convinced them we should best everyone else at leg wrestling. Results: geminis pwn at leg wrestling (which I fucking knew we would); saggitarius is the worst. I think this is how astrology should be used: for wrestling tag teams.

Abbott, Saturday, 16 August 2008 17:29 (sixteen years ago)

I prefer the three-coin method of i ching. it is gr8, and much easier to learn.

remy bean, Saturday, 16 August 2008 17:30 (sixteen years ago)

sexyDancer --

that's AWESOME! My Sun card even has a baby on it (though in my deck, thisis represented by a mouse. lol)

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 17:57 (sixteen years ago)

Abbott, I'm a Gemini too!

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 17:57 (sixteen years ago)

I bet you wld pwn at leg-wrestling. (Srsly, I know nothing about the Zodiac but from this party.)

Abbott, Saturday, 16 August 2008 17:59 (sixteen years ago)

Oh, I have really strong legs. I don't know how to leg wrestle, but I know that I would kill at it.

I think you'll pick up tarot fast, Abbott. Talk about books that don't require a lot of concentration: get A.E. Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot, he's hilarious and weird and his card descriptions are really short.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 16 August 2008 18:04 (sixteen years ago)

woah, congrat SD! My best friend and I have discussed at length how to time our next pregnancies to ensure a cancerian child.
(BTW: The BFF is a Gemini like all my BFFs because Geminis fucking rock)

sunny successor, Sunday, 17 August 2008 02:45 (sixteen years ago)

I don't know if I'm any good at leg wrestling, but since I'm a Gemini, I think I should find out.

Mordy, Sunday, 17 August 2008 04:03 (sixteen years ago)

i'm an aquarian but my moon is in gemini! and i too rule at leg wrestlin!

rrrobyn, Sunday, 17 August 2008 05:20 (sixteen years ago)

btw the tarot deck i have is possibly the craziest deck ever - it's called 'motherpeace.' but i wld like to get the straight-up rider-waite cards esp for descriptions/interpretations obv, but i'm into getting this deck b/c the descriptions are long and 'intuitive' and i just like it
but yeah to me the whole thing with tarot cards and things like this is tapping in to intuition, what one already knows really - tho i'm still all ooohoo magic! when the cards come up and are eerily accurate esp as roxy's have been - you are good at this it's true!

rrrobyn, Sunday, 17 August 2008 05:29 (sixteen years ago)

i really like geminis. but sometimes i hate them. you know how it is... i think i would be good at leg wrestling but i am not gemini.

tehresa, Sunday, 17 August 2008 06:58 (sixteen years ago)

I am a Sag, so I better not let roxy leg wrestle me.

tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 17 August 2008 15:56 (sixteen years ago)

i've had lots of sag boyfriends. this explains a few things

roxymuzak, Sunday, 17 August 2008 17:16 (sixteen years ago)

My best friend in HS wouldn't let me date the sagittarius dude I was into. I did not understand. I do not understand.

Abbott, Sunday, 17 August 2008 17:44 (sixteen years ago)

they're all nuts, but who isn't

roxymuzak, Sunday, 17 August 2008 21:24 (sixteen years ago)

roxy can i get a reading about my love life, i wanna know if i am gonna bang anyone in the foreseeable future. thnx :)

homosexual II, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 17:21 (sixteen years ago)

ROXY

you told me in my $$$$$$ reading:

Card III (someone or something affecting the situation): The Tower

The Tower, also a Major Arcana card, signifies natural catastrophes. Perhaps you will experience flooding or some other disaster that will cause unexpected damage and cost you money. These problems will pass within one season.

last week, unbeknownst to us, a storm caused a branch to break off a tree and punch a hole in the roof of the house were trying to sell. the three or four days of storms that followed lead to rain running through the hole in the roof and subsequently through the ceiling and light fixture in the hallway soaking the new carpet we had put in early last week.

YOU ARE A TAROT PSY-CHICK!!!!

sunny successor, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:03 (sixteen years ago)

Oh man, that's really something! The cards don't lie. I should use you as a reference!

Hey, everyone who asked for reading recently, I'm on it.

roxymuzak, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:05 (sixteen years ago)

Perhaps Roxy's intuition happens to be kicking in as she's choosing the correct interpretations to type out for each reading, for as I said there are multiple defs for each card...but this is common in Tarot: the more you do it, the better developed your intuitive sense becomes

Add me to the queue: I'd like to focus on romantic prospects with a certain gentleman caller

Vichitravirya_XI, Friday, 22 August 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

Roxy! thanks so much. I hope it's true that I am kind and giving, and people say that I am so with some hope I want to believe the entire spread is OTM. I intend to be sincerely sympathetic and friendly in dealing with MEN. (I am female BTW) I printed out my reading and it now hangs on my office wall in the hopes that it will remoind me to hang in there and that somewhere there is a happy loving relationship for me...(not like the last that ended recently in divorce) :(

Wiggy Woo, Friday, 22 August 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago)

latebloomer, your <3 reading is coming right up

roxymuzak, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:18 (sixteen years ago)

thanks!

latebloomer, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:20 (sixteen years ago)

latebloomer:

Card I (the current situation) - The Nine of Pentacles

This card represents prudence, safety and foresight. The Nine of Pentacles indicates that you have been playing it ultra-safe in your love life recently.

Card II (advice) - The Four of Cups

This card often represents weariness, ennui and boredom. As an advice card, it signifies a need to change established patterns in order to find happiness.

Card III (outcome) - The Lovers

!! This is a Major Arcana card (and thusly a Big Deal) here indicating attraction, love, beauty and trials overcome.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:23 (sixteen years ago)

Mandee, yours is next.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:23 (sixteen years ago)

Mandee:

Card I (the current situation) - Strength

This is a Major Arcana card indicating power, energy, courage, preparedness, and action. A woman receiving this card in her spread is being told she has the ability to endure difficulty.

Card II (advice) - The King of Cups

I'm going to go out on a bit of a limb here and interpret this card as indicative of a particular person: A fair-haired man that is either a businessman, a lawyer or a scientist. A very responsible person (that you should attempt to date).

Card III (outcome) - The Two of Pentacles

This card signifies gaiety and recreation; lots of social events and parties coming up that you can take your new beau to. Much celebrating is indicated by this card.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 23 August 2008 22:27 (sixteen years ago)

Vich, yours is coming up.

roxymuzak, Sunday, 24 August 2008 05:00 (sixteen years ago)

Vichitravirya_XI:

Card I (the current situation) - The Tower

This Major Arcana card indicates ruin and misery, but in this situation I'd bet it's denoting something more like upheaval or change. Maybe you can provide a little more insight into what this is signifying -- it's a weird "situation" card.

Card II (advice) - The Three of Cups

This is a very positive card signifying harvest and plenty; matters resolving happily. Perhaps this is indicating that you should maintain a really positive attitude towards the person you mentioned.

Card III (outcome, the future) - The Five of Swords

The card definitely predicts "conquest," but doesn't really refer to anything romantic. It warns to be generous and considerate to those with less than you, lest they attack your fortune. It is generally a negative card. :(

roxymuzak, Sunday, 24 August 2008 05:09 (sixteen years ago)

So, here are the things I've predicted with the cards so far.

-A specific guy moving away in exactly three months (he told me the news the same day I predicted it).
-Rogermexico meeting the lady of his dreams.
-Sunny's money-draining calamity at the crib.
-I predicted that a gossip/slanderer would come into my life and some guy told my good friend that I slept with her husband the same day.

roxymuzak, Sunday, 24 August 2008 16:39 (sixteen years ago)

Two things Ive predicted with tarot:

1. Roommate getting his wife preggers enough though they lived in diff states. She called him and told him the news 2 days later

2. I told a close friend of mine who hadnt dated for years that he would meet a woman and that although i could see the representation of money I didnt think she would be wealthy. A month later the met a woman named W3ndy Cash (!!). They are now married with two kids.

These two reading were performed on the same day.

sunny successor, Monday, 25 August 2008 16:15 (sixteen years ago)

whoa!

just had a 2nd job interview for a cool job that i'll hear back from in 48 hrs... so we'll see if that is part of stellar career direction that cards indicated! or not!

rrrobyn, Monday, 25 August 2008 18:10 (sixteen years ago)

nice one rrrobyn

roxymuzak, Monday, 25 August 2008 18:16 (sixteen years ago)

Ah thx roxy. That makes sense in a strange way. Maybe we'll get drunk like the women on the 3 of cups card and it'll lead to an "empty victory"

Vichitravirya_XI, Monday, 25 August 2008 20:41 (sixteen years ago)

haha

roxymuzak, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 13:22 (sixteen years ago)

roxy can you do one for beeps?

sunny successor, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 15:17 (sixteen years ago)

Roxy, your reading for "work versus job" was spot on. I have done (and still do) a lot of caregiving for people, and I'm emotionally invested. But I am getting burned out, and needed a nudge to get me out of the mindset that "this is what I do".

So, it was really amazing that you pulled those cards. Maybe it's what I wanted to hear - but, since you don't know me at all, or the work that I do, it is pretty fucking impressive.
Also - the reading for Sunny? That's crazy!

aimurchie, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 16:18 (sixteen years ago)

Actually Roxy, A career/job type reading for me might be better since things look like they might change up big time at the end of the year

sunny successor, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 17:59 (sixteen years ago)

OKAY DUDES
I GOT THE JOB!! O_O

rrrobyn, Thursday, 28 August 2008 15:37 (sixteen years ago)

Card III (outcome, the future): The Chariot

This card is immensely powerful and specifically indicates material
success and accomplishment in artistic and spiritual ventures. The
card is representative of a balanced life -- partying AND
responsibility, travel AND stability, etc.

the job is arts & culture editor for an alt weekly!

rrrobyn, Thursday, 28 August 2008 15:39 (sixteen years ago)

*tosses confetti*

elmo argonaut, Thursday, 28 August 2008 15:40 (sixteen years ago)

*waves haha and goodbye to blargh office job*

rrrobyn, Thursday, 28 August 2008 16:17 (sixteen years ago)

WOW!!!!Congrats, RRRRR!!!!

sunny successor, Thursday, 28 August 2008 18:05 (sixteen years ago)

That is SO awesome, rrrobyn!!!

roxymuzak, Thursday, 28 August 2008 18:29 (sixteen years ago)

super awesome! thanks for congrats, guys :D

rrrobyn, Thursday, 28 August 2008 18:58 (sixteen years ago)

Two things Ive predicted with tarot:

1. Roommate getting his wife preggers enough though they lived in diff states. She called him and told him the news 2 days later

2. I told a close friend of mine who hadnt dated for years that he would meet a woman and that although i could see the representation of money I didnt think she would be wealthy. A month later the met a woman named W3ndy Cash (!!). They are now married with two kids.

These two reading were performed on the same day.

Sunny, somehow I missed this before. This is amazing.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 18:37 (sixteen years ago)

+I got your readings coming right up.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 18:37 (sixteen years ago)

im still amazed about the flood through the ceiling we had after you predicted a flood.

Bright Future (sunny successor), Thursday, 11 September 2008 18:48 (sixteen years ago)

For Beeps, I did a circular, 6-card spread.

Card I (This scares me): The Stars

In this position, the card represents abandonment and privation. The fact that it's a trump card indicates that it is a major fear.

Card II (This fascinates me): 5 of Pentacles

This card can indicate two things -- poverty and marriage. The two meanings are difficult to harmonize with one another, and with this position in the spread. Perhaps it indicates that Beeps is fascinated by her parents, or possibly by an some object that is associated with material trouble.

Card III (This is what I can do without): 7 of Swords

Well, this means quarreling and annoyance! Beeps can do without these, and who can blame her.

Card IV (This is my weak point): 8 of Swords

This can indicate a weak immune system; a tendency toward illness. It can also represent "violent chagrin"; overreaction and being emotional to a detrimental degree.

Card V (This is what I refuse): King of Wands

This card is associated with heritage and ancestry, and specifically indicates a dark, older man. My guess would be that this represents an older relative, maybe a grandfather or uncle, that Beeps has a bad reaction to, maybe for no reason or an irrational reason.

Card VI (This is what I will become accustomed to): 2 of Swords

This card can represent concord, courage and friendship, but also indicates gifts.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:03 (sixteen years ago)

xpost, I know!! That's my greatest prediction yet.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:03 (sixteen years ago)

Sunny, your career spread. Trumpin' outta control as usual!

Card I (the situation as it is now): The High Priestess

This represents secrets and mystery -- something as yet unrevealed. It is the most powerfully feminine card in the deck, and speaks of intuition and wisdom. It can indicate the ability to guide children and to give strength to the man in your life. This card is the "mother of invention." Perhaps you've intuited that something is going to or should change, and maybe this change relates to the roles in your life that are specifically feminine roles (mother, wife, daughter, etc).

Card II (advice, what you should know): Page of Swords

This card represents prying, secrets and vigilance. In conjunction with the High Priestess, it seems to represent some kind of uncovering of secret or "taboo" knowledge. And of course, specifically it can represent a fair-haired, bright young man.

Card III (outcome, the future): The Wheel of Fortune

This card obviously represents the cyclical, changing nature of life -- harvest to famine, gain to loss, etc. What is happening in your life career right now will pass to something that is its opposite; prosperity will follow famine, success will follow failure, etc. More often than not, the card indicates an elevation.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:24 (sixteen years ago)

please do my romantic life, genital grinder

gabbneb, Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:32 (sixteen years ago)

how many times have i heard THAT! coming right up gabb

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:32 (sixteen years ago)

Wow. Thanks, Roxy! Card 4 in beeps spread - DO NOT WANT

Bright Future (sunny successor), Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:51 (sixteen years ago)

Could be way worse though. It's not a trump or court card, so it's probably something minor.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 20:07 (sixteen years ago)

Oh, and that proliferation of Swords mean she's a brainiac.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 20:08 (sixteen years ago)

actually gabb i gotta do yours later

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 20:09 (sixteen years ago)

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gabbneb, Thursday, 11 September 2008 20:10 (sixteen years ago)

Gabb, here's your love reading:

Card I (the current situation): 5 of Wands

This card indicates that you've been mostly focused on financial and work issues rather than on seeking romantic involvement. It is the card of struggle for material gain.

Card II (advice, something you should know): Knight of Cups

This card signifies arrival and approach, often of a messenger of some sort. Social invitations and propositions are definitely indicated.

Card III (outcome, the future): 8 of Pentacles

While the card does represent success in new undertakings, the pentacles are mostly concerned with the material world. (Although the card does indicate one who is skilled with their hands, hubba hubba!!!)

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Friday, 12 September 2008 01:35 (sixteen years ago)

genital, i seek answers. look to the left hand path and tell me where it vomits my destiny.

Vas Djifrens, Friday, 12 September 2008 02:01 (sixteen years ago)

thanks for the insights, gg. i guess it's looking good for me and the fedex guy?

gabbneb, Friday, 12 September 2008 02:46 (sixteen years ago)

lol. looks like it, neb.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Friday, 12 September 2008 03:20 (sixteen years ago)

Hey, I need some advice from y'all. I've been charging $5 bucks on my little website to do any 3-card spread. There is this other, very involved kind of spread I can do that involves 42 cards.

It takes a while to read and interpret as it involves so many cards, so much shuffling and applies to every area of a person's entire life. I really like doing this kind of reading, though, so I want to offer it on my site. What would be fair to charge?! Would it be crazy to charge like 70 bucks for this?

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 15:40 (sixteen years ago)

Dude, no, and I think you need to go pro - http://www.keen.com/default.asp - a lot of people charge a lot more than you and are total must-look-it-up-in-the-book hacks. You could probably do good biz if you were on keen

Vichitravirya_XI, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 15:45 (sixteen years ago)

I guess I don't really know how to promote myself.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 15:45 (sixteen years ago)

You do it by phone? That makes me a little nervous!

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 15:46 (sixteen years ago)

A few crazies might call you at first but if you're good you get repeat clientele

Vichitravirya_XI, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 15:47 (sixteen years ago)

Hm. Maybe I'll try it. I'm kinda nervous about doing it over the phone though, like I wouldn't be fast enough.

genital grinder (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago)

you should practice on ilxors

Bright Future (sunny successor), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 21:28 (sixteen years ago)

You don't need to be too fast, but accurate (and thorough with details so it doesn't sound like you're reading out of a book or memorized table). Accuracy is number one. People grade you on a star-rating system and leave feedback so potential customers can see your accuracy rate. But yeah, a lot of *other* readers call, so you can't skate by if you're one of the book-reading hacks. Many people there already know the meanings of the rider-waite; they're just looking for accurate readings

Vichitravirya_XI, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 21:34 (sixteen years ago)

you should practice on ilxors

maybe this is a good idea

○◙genital grinder◙○ (roxymuzak), Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:53 (sixteen years ago)

i appreciate that, roger! any update on your new gf ;)

Sigh... nope. I've been traveling and working way too much this month. Still in touch with a few folks but slow-rolling all of them.

rogermexico., Saturday, 20 September 2008 20:35 (sixteen years ago)

Ok, Rox....

tell me about this King of Wands! Never had that card before. What is this energy I need to concentrate on more of in my life? Because the rest of it makes perfect sense. I just don't get *taht* card.

The Accountant Of Taste (Masonic Boom), Monday, 22 September 2008 21:16 (sixteen years ago)

What kind of spread did you do? I usually interpret it (depending on the position, though) as representative of a specific person; a 35+, dark-haired man. If in the spread it's not in a likely position to represent a person, then it could represent a variety of things, again depending on the spread. Country living, honesty, news. Honesty is a big thing with this card.

○◙genital grinder◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 22 September 2008 21:20 (sixteen years ago)

Oh, sorry, I posted the whole spread back on the Sex Board. I always do cross and triangle. It was right at the top of the triangle, recconciling the two opposing forces. (Two opposing forces being the ten of swords (duh) and the Empress (duh) - those two often turn up in my readings, hence why I've one pictures of them.) the final outcome is The Lovers. So I'm thinking whoever this dude is... well, if it's not a dude, then the idea of honesty. Yeah. Like I have to be more honest about what I want? I dunno! I'm so confused by this whole reading:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2802063459_4778406d66.jpg

The Accountant Of Taste (Masonic Boom), Monday, 22 September 2008 21:26 (sixteen years ago)

Hang on, DAMMIT, that is not a reading, that is just what was in my clipboard! Ooops! This was the reading:

http://www.facade.com/tarot/personal/?UID=683658&Date=9%2F22%2F2008&Name=Anonymous&Query=will+I+ever+have+sex+again&Deck=rider_waite&Reading=cross_triangle

The Accountant Of Taste (Masonic Boom), Monday, 22 September 2008 21:26 (sixteen years ago)

Man, that's a hell of a spread. I'd interpret it as possibly indicating a specific man, but more broadly indicating men in general. This is bridging the gap between desolation and the Empress (total fertility, physical world goddess card)? Wands are often phalluses, ya know.

○◙genital grinder◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 22 September 2008 21:31 (sixteen years ago)

fuck that 10 of swords!! look at that thing!

Bright Future (sunny successor), Monday, 22 September 2008 22:22 (sixteen years ago)

10 of swords isn't as bad as the 9 of swords, though.

About King of Phalluses, I disagree with the dark-haired thing, though, in this deck he looks decidedly ginger.
:-P

The Accountant Of Taste (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 23 September 2008 07:55 (sixteen years ago)

hey roxy! i recently acquired a deck (morgan greer tarot, which i love) and have been drawing a card some days in a very casual way, just to give me some idea or theme to focus on throughout the day. now the funny part is, the last four times i've done this the deck has been going all crazy 8s on me -- in order, on separate days, i've drawn the 8 of wands, the 8 of cups, strength (8th trump), and the 8 of pentacles. what's going on here?

playing the abortion card (elmo argonaut), Monday, 6 October 2008 13:46 (sixteen years ago)

The King of Wands has turned up in 3 further readings now, so I'm starting to get a bit freaked out.

COOL in ze POOL, HOTT in ze DANCING SPOT (Masonic Boom), Monday, 6 October 2008 13:48 (sixteen years ago)

Elmo:

Eights = change and motion. Eight of wands = flight, eight of cups = leaving behind something that ain't working, etc. A proliferation of eights like this is bludgeoning you with the idea that a change is needed (a move, a new job, something), and that the change will require strength (Strength!).

○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2008 19:17 (sixteen years ago)

John and I threw each others' a couple times each the other night, and all they told was evil and worsening and etc etc etc. It was weird, and then we watched MST3k.

Abbott, Monday, 6 October 2008 21:50 (sixteen years ago)

Really?

○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2008 21:52 (sixteen years ago)

OH yeah. I got queen of swords like every time, even with extra-thorough shuffles.

Abbott, Monday, 6 October 2008 21:53 (sixteen years ago)

That's not necessarily bad!

○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2008 21:54 (sixteen years ago)

You a-go tired fe see me face;
Cant get me out of the race.
Oh, man, you said Im in your place
And then you draw bad card -
A-make you draw bad card,
And then you draw bad card.

Propaganda spreading over my name;
Say you wanna bring another life to shame.
Oh, man, you just a-playing a game
And then you draw bad card (draw bad card);
A-make you draw bad card (draw bad card);
A-make you draw bad card.

I want to disturb my neighbour,
cause Im feelin so right;
I want to turn up my disco,
Blow them to full watts tonight, eh! -
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style,
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style.

cause we guarding the palace so majestic;
Guarding the palace so realistic!

Them a-go tired to see we face (oh yeah!),
Me say them cant get we out of the race;
Oh, man, its just a big disgrace.
The way you draw bad card (draw bad card);
The way you make wrong moves (make wrong moves);
The way you draw bad card (draw bad card);
A-make you draw bad card (draw bad card);
A-make you draw bad card -
In a rub-a-dub style, rub-a-dub style,
In a rub-a-dub style - /fadeout/

○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2008 21:58 (sixteen years ago)

Everything else around it was bad. I don't even remember. Something made us look up the word "itinerant" tho. It meant differently than I thought it did. So that was good.

Abbott, Monday, 6 October 2008 22:07 (sixteen years ago)

I get Queen of Swords a lot. It has many negative interpretations, but I interpret it as toughness a lot, too.

○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2008 22:08 (sixteen years ago)

The Tower came up in like three of them, too.

Abbott, Monday, 6 October 2008 22:09 (sixteen years ago)

That's interesting. My BF is like sunny, he gets trumps all the time. Mostly Tower, Devil and inverted Hierophant. Lolmetal

○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2008 22:10 (sixteen years ago)

rox -- well, i AM in the process of packing to move at the end of the month -- and i am indeed leaving behind a (living) situation that ain't working. so yeah, PROGRESS! and INDUSTRY! and TIME MARCHES ON!

playing the abortion card (elmo argonaut), Monday, 6 October 2008 23:41 (sixteen years ago)

yes!!!

○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2008 23:42 (sixteen years ago)

nine months pass...

hey tez you finally took your journey over water and land!

gucci gone bonkers (roxymuzak), Monday, 13 July 2009 04:27 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

update: it wasn't bad but it wasn't love ;_;

thinkin baout dipping my toe back into the ol OKC pool but not just yet

all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Thursday, 17 September 2009 04:13 (fifteen years ago)

one month passes...

hey guys I finally got my TAROT CARDS BACK!!!!

e\m/ily (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 October 2009 23:03 (fifteen years ago)

i need a reading, bad

latebloomer, Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:15 (fifteen years ago)

^^^live in chatz^^^

also: a reading about why ian johnson is hungry all the time

e\m/ily (roxymuzak), Sunday, 25 October 2009 05:16 (fifteen years ago)

six months pass...

these were pretty good times, when i was reading these cards. i got a new tiny deck. i miss the one with all the woodland creatures, that i had so much success with.

roxymuzak, Saturday, 1 May 2010 02:11 (fifteen years ago)

I have a deck where the cards are about 2" high.

Walter Melon (Abbott), Saturday, 1 May 2010 02:15 (fifteen years ago)

yeah, that's about how big mine are!

roxymuzak, Saturday, 1 May 2010 02:18 (fifteen years ago)

The box says "The World's TINIEST Tarot Deck."

Walter Melon (Abbott), Saturday, 1 May 2010 02:21 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

btw, roxy u were otm, but it went real sideways ;_;

all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Monday, 19 July 2010 20:17 (fourteen years ago)

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card I: the seven of cups

ok this makes sense: decisions, reflection. we're talking about a mixed bag of hershey's miniatures.

card II: the four of pentacles

hoarding, collecting. this advice card is telling us to hoard all the hershey's miniatures that are not krackel, because krackels are gross

card III: death

major arcana card indicating that we will die if we eat krackels

― roxymuzak, Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:32 AM

Maybe my all-time favorite ILX post.

could be a bad day for (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:04 (fourteen years ago)

Minus the first line of gobbledygook.

could be a bad day for (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:05 (fourteen years ago)

Perhaps your career path is leading you to a more intellectual and less social workplace than you are used to.

loooool less social for sure... instead of working in a clothing store i now work almost completely alone doing the dyeing! and i guess it is more intellectual?!?! in that i have to figure out formulas and stuff and invent colours

just1n3, Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:13 (fourteen years ago)

sorry to hear, roger.

haha, i was just thinking about those krackel days of yore the other day, abb.

justine: i love to hear that im otm, even if it's kind of a crappy way. haw.

roxymuzak, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 01:12 (fourteen years ago)

seven months pass...

i want to do lolreadings when i come home from adventuring today. if anyone wants one on any subject inquire below!

☠ (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 17:44 (fourteen years ago)

i recently got crowley's thoth deck and ive been having fun experimenting w em, total classic

The reason that the actual cards work so well is that they provide a whole slew of Jungian archetypes, onto which one can can always project one's own situation, and from there, extrapolate one's own solution.

otm

throwing darts and eating pizza behind impenetrable walls (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:21 (fourteen years ago)

bought my gf this deck http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/tarot-of-cat-people/ hehe

throwing darts and eating pizza behind impenetrable walls (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:27 (fourteen years ago)

roxy can u do a reading for me w/r/t my recent fascination w diving into the depths of my unconscious thru dream journals, tarot, meditation, reading jung, etc?

throwing darts and eating pizza behind impenetrable walls (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:30 (fourteen years ago)

Anyone here ever play any of the games that Tarot cards were originally designed for; ie Tarock/Tarotscki/Tarot/whatever?

Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:32 (fourteen years ago)

i play solitaire with the minor arcana sometimes

my first o___O;?? moment with tarot cards came with my second reading. for my first reading, i was doing the celtic cross spread and the tenth card, which represents the future condition, was the hanged man

for my second reading, the first card (present condition) was the hanged man. spoOOoOOOky!

throwing darts and eating pizza behind impenetrable walls (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:42 (fourteen years ago)

roxy I'd definitely enjoy a reading re: career path -- i'm currently weighing my options re: further education vs part-time self-employment vs questionable job opportunity w/ a start up company

thanking u mightily!

tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 19:05 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/JodoTarot.jpg

^^^currently reading through this, completely awesome, even tho I don't even own a copy of the particular deck he focuses on

garage rock is usually very land-based (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 19:24 (fourteen years ago)

that book sounds great, im gonna check er out

throwing darts and eating pizza behind impenetrable walls (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 20:16 (fourteen years ago)

yeah I love how it's studded with his trademark left-field interpretations of things, like how the tarot can be laid out like a three-dimensional mandala that spins on two axes (representing, of course, the totality of the universe in motion)

garage rock is usually very land-based (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 20:21 (fourteen years ago)

or that Death is the skeleton of the Fool

garage rock is usually very land-based (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 20:21 (fourteen years ago)

he calls Death the "Nameless Arcanum" tho

garage rock is usually very land-based (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 20:21 (fourteen years ago)

that sounds really exciting cuz as much as a love crowley, his tarot symbolism is at least 60 yrs old. jodorowsky, on the other hand, uses a much more contemporary visual language in his work (esp. the 60s psychedelic aesthetic) which i have a much more visceral and meaningful reaction to

throwing darts and eating pizza behind impenetrable walls (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 20:54 (fourteen years ago)

I love Crowley too - and the Thoth deck is a masterpiece of design - but I don't think he was interested in actually helping people the way Jodorowsky is. There's a lot of deliberate obfuscation, self-aggrandizement, and lol irony/jokes with Crowley's material in general. While there's really no one in Crowley's league when it came to synthesizing a disparate range of traditions, most of which were either very obscure or completely unknown in the West, he enjoyed playing the trickster as much as he enjoyed dispensing arcane wisdom. Dude was not really interested in helping people solve their problems, for the most part.

Jodorowsky, on the other hand, obviously puts a lot of thought into being a benevolent guide, and as such his style is very straightforward (albeit wide-ranging) and he isn't interested in confusing or confounding people. He's very upfront about where he draws his conclusions from, the range of valid interpretations available, what research he conducted, etc.

That being said, Jodo goes to great lengths to focus exclusively on the Marseilles Tarot (for reasons I won't get into here), so he's working with a symbolic and visual language that is waaay older than Crowley's, even if he does interpret them in a modern context. Jodo's principle goal is to break down the language of the tarot - how it's constructed, how the cards reflect and interact with one another, the various symbols, designs, colors, etc. that run through it - so that one can use it as a tool to understand the true nature of one's situation. it's like a mirror of the psyche, basically.

garage rock is usually very land-based (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 21:06 (fourteen years ago)

gotta get that book - sounds really interesting. love the interpretation of death as the skeleton of the fool - that's so cool!

sorry i was late on these, i totally forgot i posted it! i'm going to start doing these regularly again tho, so if anyone has any requests, i'm keeping the cards on my desk.

reading for diamonddave is coming up:

☠ (roxymuzak), Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:22 (fourteen years ago)

I'd love a reading! The big question: will I manage to escape Mississippi in the next 2-3 years?

lowfat dry milquetoast (WmC), Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:27 (fourteen years ago)

classic!!

WD-40 (acoleuthic), Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:31 (fourteen years ago)

For diamonddave I did a 3-card spread w/ a situation/advice/outcome style.

Card I (current situation):

The Tower - The card is often interpreted as denoting some kind of catastrophe, but it may also mean a natural upheaval. It can also denote a loss of faith - either in oneself or a particular faith or philosophy. Perhaps this means you are delving into occult things because you feel betrayed by other ways of thinking, or they haven't worked for you out somehow - or it could just mean that your spike in interest is a change with natural causes; a breather from the old way.

Card II (advice):

Death - (very unusual to get 2 major arcana cards in a 2 card spread!) Card denotes great rebirth, change. I'd interpret this as meaning that you should embrace this current occult/subconsciousness obsession and glean what you can from it - dive in, really experience and analyze it and let it change you.

Card III (possible outcome):

3 of Pentacles - Pentacles typically refer to dark (-complected, or -haired) people with psychic and artistic abilities. They can also mean money. This card shows a skilled person who has been commissioned by fancy people for his work. This means that if you follow what the advice card is saying to you, you will emerge as a skilled, highly spiritual artisan -- one who can easily make money off his talents.

☠ (roxymuzak), Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:35 (fourteen years ago)

maybe you'll become a pro psychic?!!

☠ (roxymuzak), Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:35 (fourteen years ago)

Elmo, for you reading I did a three card spread just like dave's.

Card I (current situation):

The Empress, reversed. If the card were right-side-up it would mean that you're are currently in a really fertile, active, productive phase of your life. A card's reversal doesn't always mean that the opposite is indicated, but in this case it does. It makes sense -- you're in a stagnant, inactive position, though that will quickly change when you pick a path.

Card II (advice):

Knight of Wands. Wands are often the cards of day to day business dealings, of earthly gain but also the spiritual problems that result from pursuing it. He represents hasty change, and a man who lives by intuition rather than reasoned, logical judgment. As an advice card, it's essentially recommending that you follow your heart.

Card III (possible outcome):

King of Wands. Interesting! This card can be interpreted as a more grown-up, contented, mature version of the Knight, someone who is typically married and is through with living rashly and has begun to live rationally. Someone who lives near a large city and leads a well-balanced life. I would say that as an outcome card, this is indicating that your following of the advice card will be a natural step in a very natural, growing-up type of life progression.

☠ (roxymuzak), Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:48 (fourteen years ago)

bought my gf this deck http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/tarot-of-cat-people/ hehe

― throwing darts and eating pizza behind impenetrable walls (diamonddave85), Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:27 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Hee, I had this when I was about 12 or so. Never believed in the stuff but thought it would be a neat party trick.

emil.y, Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:50 (fourteen years ago)

Wmc, for your question I did a one-card draw. I usually find that's best for yes/no questions.

The card was The Moon.

It's a very mysterious card that can represent our unconscious minds, dreams, the unknown. It's telling us that things follow a cycle, often sending us tumbling into the unforeseen. If your moving from Mississippi would represent to you and your family a move into the unknown, or something unexpected, then I would say that this card is saying yes to your question.

☠ (roxymuzak), Saturday, 19 March 2011 18:54 (fourteen years ago)

thanks, roxy! you're the best

tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Sunday, 20 March 2011 11:59 (fourteen years ago)

thanks!

lowfat dry milquetoast (WmC), Sunday, 20 March 2011 13:49 (fourteen years ago)

you're welcome!

☠ (roxymuzak), Sunday, 20 March 2011 14:47 (fourteen years ago)

Currently reading Crowley's Book of Lies (my first endeavor into him) ... would understanding further reading help by familiarizing myself w/ tarot cards? The edition I have graces me with a SparkNotes-esque "translation" on every adjacent page, but I still can't help but feeling like... well, what everybody else feels like reading his stuff.

yeah (kelpolaris), Sunday, 20 March 2011 19:16 (fourteen years ago)

About the Tarot deck solitaires I mentioned upthread...Pysol has quite a few, some of which are quite interesting, and they should be playable with a real deck.

Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Sunday, 20 March 2011 23:04 (fourteen years ago)

one year passes...

I got some cards to do a teen program with at the library. Question: are you supposed to shuffle them like a deck or cards . . . or are you supposed to just intersperse them? And is the person with the question supposed to shuffle and overturn them, or are you supposed to do it for them?

I did the 3-card past, present and future reading. There's so much more to these cards then I realized.

Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 02:26 (twelve years ago)

i tend to give the cards to the other person to shuffle, instructing them to be mindful of what theyd like to get out of the reading while shuffling the cards. then to return the cards to me when they 'feel' like the cards are shuffled enough

diamonddave85, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 03:48 (twelve years ago)

regarding shuffling technique, in my opinion theres no wrong way.. if im reading at a party or something and the table is covered with drinks and whatnot, i usually just tell em to shuffle like a regular deck of cards. if i have a lot of space available and a clean surface, sometimes it's fun to just spread them all around, mixing them together in a big wild pile. the upside to this is that the shuffler gets to touch most of the cards (and transfer their energies/subconscious/whatever if yr into the new agey stuff)

diamonddave85, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 03:52 (twelve years ago)

Cool! I shuffled them the way I would a deck of cards . . . but then I was afraid I had killed off all of their energy by treating them so prosaically.

We did a few exercises from the "Tarot for Teens" book. One involved sorting the Major Arcana into what they thought were positive and negative piles . . . and the kids also came up with a "middle pile." We then talked about why they thought the cards were negative or positive focusing on the imagery and colors and such. We talked about what they thought the major cards could mean and then we researched their actual meanings. Then we took all the cards and spread them out in the middle of table. Every one got to pick one card which they felt most represented them. I didn't get into the significators but I think that's what we were doing. They touched the cards a lot and moved them all around. After they picked the card they said why it was their favorite and then we researched the actual meaning.

Then we did quick 3-card readings with each of them thinking of a question . . . and I tried to read the cards as their past, present and future in terms of that question. If they wanted after the reading they could state their question and then we could talk about it more.

Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 04:12 (twelve years ago)

I am happy you're doing occult teen outreach!

Crabbits, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 14:05 (twelve years ago)

^^ agree! this is rad.

real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago)

sounds fun

giallo pudding pops (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:09 (twelve years ago)

tarot imagery is awesome, so much in there

giallo pudding pops (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:09 (twelve years ago)

Haha, thanks. It's an official teen program but it veers highly to the preteen side of things, as the actual teens are are a bit scarce at my branch. I was a little worried the parents might take issue, but no one complained.

We're also going to try palm reading at some point. I just finished one program where the kids were really rowdy and they asked what we were going to do next and I said we were going to sit quietly and reflect upon our actions and they said, "Oh, yoga!"

Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago)

looool

giallo pudding pops (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago)

five months pass...

I have been doing 3-card readings in the morning to think about through the day. this morning i pulled THREE QUEENS (cups, wands, pentacles, in that order). This has never happened to me before and I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to interpret it?

fueled by satanism, violence, and sodomy (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 17 January 2013 15:25 (twelve years ago)

When I was 7 or so my dad used to have me peruse his Rider-Waite deck and make up stories about what was happening on the cards. Wish I had some notes of what I said, as I recall him finding my stories pretty hilarious. Also wish I still had that deck, though he probably purged it during some religious crisis (my dad was possibly schizophrenic & had a troubled on and off relationship with Christianity, but definitely had his period of being into occult shit, esp as related to the Third Reich. Fun times.)

Anyway, I don't know much about tarot, but aesthetically my favorites are the two of swords & the ace of wands. Whenever I do online readings I always get tons of swords & wands, the devil & the one pentacle card with the haggard old people outside of the church in the snow. I almost never get other pentacles or cups.

emilys., Friday, 18 January 2013 01:28 (twelve years ago)

ILXORMELD. I just bought a Ryder-Waite & Crowley deck, and a beginner's guide book.

http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9781578630486_p0_v1_s260x420.JPG

It's actually not a terrible book, if you can read between the new-age purple mist.
Also Joan Bunning closely qualifies as amazing real name.

ma ck ro ma ck ro (mackro mackro), Friday, 18 January 2013 02:30 (twelve years ago)

five months pass...

hey elmo, how do you do your daily 3 card readings? i either do "situation, advice, outcome" or "past, present, future" focusing on a specific situation or feeling or problem when i use 3 card spreads, but i feel like there's a better way for daily readings. i've done a one card reading every day this year.

1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Monday, 1 July 2013 15:29 (twelve years ago)

not elmo, but my favorite 3-card reading style is a free-form style from jodorowsky's book where you essentially let the cards tell you how they're meant to be read. you treat the three card spread as a complete sentence and use the symbolism and relationships between cards to give you direction on how it's to be read. for example, off the top of my head, if the first card looks left, the second card looks forward, and the third card looks to the right, my interpretation could be a past/present/future reading.

i tend to use only the major arcana for these readings cuz they have the highest density of symbolism

diamonddave85, Monday, 1 July 2013 17:54 (twelve years ago)

it's funny, i don't know whether i consciously read them as 'past / present / future', it's usually more of a 'situation / advice / possible outcome' or even 'thesis / antithesis / synthesis' framing. i tend to look at the different cards in conversation with each other as a whole, rather than a sequence of discrete steps. A lot of the meaning i take from the reading comes from contemplation of the cards' differences, similarities, or other linkages. does a symbol show up in two of the cards? are they the same suit, or same number? what might that mean? how does one lead to the next?

i try not to attach a predictive significance to my daily reading because i find it a bit difficult to carry that around through the day. too stressful for some reason. i much prefer the daily reading as something to turn over in my mind idly throughout the day. if i'm lucky sometimes contemplation leads to insight but it doesn't happen always or even frequently, but i enjoy the process just the same.

⚓ (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 2 July 2013 03:54 (twelve years ago)

i should allow myself to be more free-form with my readings. it sounds rewarding.

1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 3 July 2013 02:11 (eleven years ago)

ten months pass...

I've been on a Jodorowsky kick lately & therefore reading a lot about the tarot. I don't believe in fortune telling but the archetypes represented by the cards are extremely powerful and useful. this short doc from the "Holy Mountain" extras is wonderful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqnVKr9hf4A

Captain Maximus, Tuesday, 20 May 2014 18:18 (eleven years ago)

five years pass...

not my jam but i do love this publishing house
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/botanica-a-tarot-deck-about-the-language-of-flowers

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 14 April 2020 17:38 (five years ago)

dud

brimstead, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 18:21 (five years ago)

I’d rather play d&d

brimstead, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 18:21 (five years ago)

one year passes...

fortune telling is of course not real, but I think reading tarot is an interesting way of accessing the subconscious. Mostly I’m impressed by the history of it and the images of the different traditions over the centuries, many of which are incredibly beautiful and powerful - the Marseilles, Etteilla, Rider-Waite-Smith, Thoth, Celtic Wheel

Dan S, Sunday, 15 August 2021 01:37 (three years ago)

fortune telling is of course not real, but I think reading tarot is an interesting way of accessing the subconscious.

What's the difference? It doesn't matter if it's real as long as it's true.

Dexter Holland's Opus (Deflatormouse), Sunday, 15 August 2021 03:24 (three years ago)

The only tarot deck I have is an imported facsimile of the Visconti-Sforza deck. Not especially funtional as the V-S is missing several cards.

I have done countless oracular readings for curious skeptics who I assured that we're just trying to access what we already inwardly know.

Dexter Holland's Opus (Deflatormouse), Sunday, 15 August 2021 03:34 (three years ago)

eleven months pass...

"we're just trying to access what we already inwardly know" - yes, that is my way of looking at it, and experiencing that with other people is surprisingly rewarding

I feel like I have been ahead of the trend, it seems like every store on Valencia Street in SF now features tarot. I went to the Morgan Library in NY last week, and the bookstore there has a whole shelf of tarot decks and books

Dan S, Saturday, 13 August 2022 23:30 (two years ago)


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