Tarot Spreads by Barbara Moore Quotes can be a great inspiration for tarot spreads. Sometimes they lead to self-reflection. Sometimes they can have practical implications. This spread has a little of both by providing clues as to the season ahead and how to navigate those energies. Live Each Season Spread Quotes are inspiring in and of themselves. When you find one that particularly resonates with you, try making a spread with it. When I encountered the quote below, by Henry David Thoreau, I didn’t even have to think about it ...the spread revealed itself spontaneously as I read each line. Live each season as it passes Breathe the air Drink the drink Taste the

Tarot Deciphered by T. Susan Chang and M. M. Meleen This hefty tome is a research source of such value! For each card, you will discover how astrology, mythology, alchemy, the elements, and Qabalah contribute to the cards’ overall meanings. One aspect many of us aren’t as well versed in is the Qabalah. Each Major Arcana card corresponds to a path on the Tree of Life. Chang and Meleen help us understand how the paths shape the card meanings. Here is an example from the Lovers card. The Lovers’s path extends from Binah to the “heart” sephira, Tiphareth. As the “Children of the Voice,” they carry the “voice” of the supernals straight to the heart, through the

  Last time we talked about identifying how we feel about individual cards so that we can eliminate biases. One card that is almost always "not liked" is the Hierophant. Maybe Kim Huggens' exploration of and exercises for this important card will help you not just make peace with the card but really value it. V The Hierophant Often depicted as a priest or person of religious authority, the Hierophant is not al- ways a well-received card by modern Tarot readers. Sadly, some people’s bad experiences of religious authority have tainted their view of this card, so it is wise to be aware of one’s own views when studying it. If the Magician is the Word of Power that

Giving relevant and useful readings is easier to do if we are not bogged down by our own biases. This exercise, from Your Tarot, Your Way, is a good way to start identifying your own blind spots. Once you've done that, you can work on healing your relationship to that archetype so you can see it more objectively. Love, Hate, Neutral Go through your Major Arcana cards and divide them into three piles: ones you love, ones you hate, and ones you are neutral toward. Do this quickly and without a lot of analysis; just go with your first reaction. Keeping the piles separate, shuffle each one, and randomly draw one card. So now you have one card from each pile. Get out your