Animal Totem Tarot Leeza Robertson, art by Eugene Smith To see more, click HERE. Three of Swords It is all too easy to spin even "negative" cards in a positive way. We've grown accustomed to shunning anything that might be considered negative, but this illusion that all can and should always be sunshine and rainbows comes at a cost. If we do not honor our sorrow, we forsake an important and necessary part of the human experience. Leeza Robertson shares a message that she received from Elephant while working on this powerful deck. A message from the Elephant “There is something to be said for taking a moment and honoring what hurts. Pain itself is not the problem;

This month, November, is all about the art. And at this poignant and somewhat bittersweet time of year, we'll look at some of the more poignant and bittersweet cards. Often when writing about decks, especially for marketing purposes or packaging, we focus on more positive cards, for obvious reasons. But here, among friends and tarot lovers, we can also appreciate the loveliness in some of the less-than-happy cards. And some of the most poignant and beautiful are, in my opinion, to be found in the Legacy of the Divine Tarot. This deck has drama and power and agony in the images. And perhaps this is why when I ask a client "what brings you here today," and she puts her head in her hands

If you haven’t already read the previous blog post, take a minute and check that out for some background information. Also I should reiterate that I use the phrase "bad card" somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Most tarot readers agree that there are no "bad" cards, that all the cards have gifts and shadows. When I use the phrase "bad" card I mean a card that you (or your client) is having trouble seeing the gift or a card that indicates an undesired outcome. The exercises given by Elinor are ways we can find the gift in any card. After we completed the Burden into Blessings spread, Elinor taught her Gestalt Therapy “Be the Card” Technique. She tells us that: "This is a projective