For quite a few years it has been the trend amongst tarot readers, authors, and teachers (myself included) to encourage readers to help their querents (person asking the question) rephrase certain types of questions. What kinds of questions did we like to rephrase? 1. Yes/No questions 2. Questions involving a third party without their consent 3. Predictions about the future 4. “What” or “When” questions These questions are often considered less than helpful because they assume a pre-determined future and because they do not empower the querent. Questions that are favored are ones that: 1. Help the querent identify what they want 2. Give the querent guidance

I think I’m really going to enjoy this whole blogging experience (I hope you are, too!). So many times an idea floats through my mind and then, whoosh, there it goes. It is never anything more than an idea. But this blog forces me to capture these ideas. Once captured and shared, they can start manifesting and affecting (positively, I hope) the world. One idea that’s been dancing around my brain lately is this: How would the court cards interpret other cards? The beauty of this idea is that it has many layers of goodness. You get to see a card through your eyes (as usual) and from the point of view of someone else (the court card), thereby expanding your understanding of the card.

As promised, I’m going to share some ideas about extrapolating the painting over journal pages technique to tarot readings. These are just ideas and I’ve not really worked with them enough to know which ones (if any) will prove useful. But that’s the great thing about a public forum, isn’t? We can share ideas and lots of people can play with them—and hopefully share their results and insights. I’ll keep you posted on my progress and hope you’ll do the same. For our experiment, let’s say you’ve done a five-card reading and are dissatisfied with the outcome. We’ll assume a belief that the “outcome” cards in a tarot reading are true if all things remain as they are.

Like many people I keep a journal. I may be inconsistent, but throughout my life there has always been a journal either being actively used or gathering dust. Tarot books almost always expound the benefits of keeping a tarot journal. But I really don’t know what percentage of tarotists actually do this. Because I do and because I think it’s a great magical tool, particularly for tarotists, I’d love to know if you do or don’t and why. Feel free to leave a comment to that effect. Until about 8 months ago, all my journaling has been exclusively written. In February, I took a class on visual (or art) journaling. Visual journaling and tarot are a great marriage and I cannot