Of The Sun card from The Fey Tarot, Riccardo Minetti writes: “…the Sun is an Arcana that by nature is without any kind of ambiguity. It has no shadows, no veils, no half-measures. The sun represents all truths, all certainties…the joy of fullness and of security, when no doubt troubles the soul.” When this card comes up in a reading or I have to write about it for a book, sometimes I don’t have much to say because it seems so simple and clear. For the Mystic Dreamer Tarot, I wrote: “The Sun brings a simple message of joy.” So what better way to commemorate the simple joys heralded by The Sun with a complex exploration of it via a spread? I know, right? Have at it

Riccardo Minetti is the chief editor at Lo Scarabeo. I’m not sure how long he’s been with them, but for as long as I can remember, so at least ten years. At Lo Scarabeo, Ric does a little bit of everything, including concepting, designing, and directing new decks. He is an author. He mediates between deck designers, artists, and Lo Scarabeo. He edits and designs covers. Some of the projects he has personally authored or designed include: Etruscan Tarot Fey Tarot Tarot of the Journey to the Orient (majors only) Gothic Tarot of Vampires Manga Tarot In addition to his professional duties, Ric also is a true lover of tarot. A connoisseur of complexity and fearless pursuer

Each month I will ask a question of Riccardo Minnetti. Who is Riccardo? Let me tell you: Riccardo Minetti is the chief editor at Lo Scarabeo. At Lo Scarabeo, Ric does a little bit of everything, including concepting, designing, and directing new decks. He is an author. He mediates between deck designers, artists, and Lo Scarabeo. He edits and designs covers. Some of the projects he has personally authored or designed include: Etruscan Tarot Fey Tarot Tarot of the Journey to the Orient (majors only) Gothic Tarot of Vampires Manga Tarot In addition to his professional duties, Ric also is a true lover of tarot. A connoisseur of complexity and fearless pursuer of questions,

Being a Capricorn (as well as the ever-unpopular Emperor/Hierophant lover), I do like things that are measurable and knowable. Fortunately, as I get older, I am definitely loosening up and appreciating other ways of knowing and being in the world. However, I will probably always have a Cappy core and there is one part of the Readers Studio that really resonates with that part of me. One of the key features of the Readers Studio is that by the end of the weekend, you should have learned enough to see a pointed improvement in your readings. The way that we "measure" this is through our foundation readings. At the beginning of the weekend, everyone pairs up and does a short reading for