"Oh no, NOT The Happy Squirrel!"
It's no
secret that I adore tarot.
VERY awesome Secret Tarot deck by Lo Scarebo
I collect decks of tarot as tools of
divination as well as works of art.
In my possession, I have dozens of decks. Some I read from, some I do not.
A select few are reserved for my use only, and I use a very small
handful of decks for my readings for others. Through the years, I have traded decks, gifted them
to others, and even lost a few along the years.
I figure that they
are in their perfect homes now.
Not my exact collection- but you get the idea...
Since I
took up reading the cards, I have frequently been asked to read for
people. I even did some public reading events at psychic fairs. It
was many many moons ago when I
worked at those events and I wasn't too into it back then. I felt
pressured and required to read for folks who I did not jibe with.
From the groovy 1978 Secret Dakini Oracle Deck
I know
better now as I hand-select my querants and feel comfortable
declining a reading at will. I do not hold back as per why either. It
often is the girlfriend/boyfriend or wife/husband who insists that
their mate get a reading with me.
Come
on, if they wanted a reading, they would ask themselves.
So- no
thanks.
a classic Rider-Waite card
When I
was around 10 or 20 years old, I was at a party where I met another
young woman who read tarot for her work!
She was
completely aloof, overly confident and overtly stunning
to look at.
I saw
her read some seemingly ornate tarot spreads for people
without contemplation, as if she were a robot. Folks literally sat in
awe, huddled around her feet as she read the cards.
I
looked on and was simultaneously curious and repulsed by these
exchanges.
From the Aquarian Tarot
I asked her a question about for how long she was a reader and where she picked up this skill. Not answering, or even pretending she had ears, she rolled her giant eyeballs in a circle and turned her now less than pretty head away from my direction as she forcefully exhaled her cliche'd plume of clove cigarette smoke.
Okay then.
From the campy Housewives deck
At
first, I was impressed when I saw her instantaneously read the cards
for people. Personally, I spent much longer reading them and
interpreting their meanings. I wondered if I wasn't as skilled a
reader, like we all believed she was.
Silly
me.
As if
speed validates the skill of any reader.
Barbara G. Walker knows her stuff!
Check her deck out!!!
Fast
forward what seems like eons-
I do
not suffer the insecurity of reading for anyone- with use of any
divination tool or without. I derive much joy and a deep sense of
connection to my fellow souls when I read for them.
Cosmic Tarot card
When I read tarot for myself, I especially feel connected to all those who have read or created decks of tarot before me. I love the cryptic images & the obvious images.
Each card is a gift, a lesson, a symbol of truth.
Each card is a gift, a lesson, a symbol of truth.
Daughters of the Moon's version of The Fool card
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