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Memento Mori

[selftarot]

As a Tarot reader....

1. What expectations do I hold for my self?

2. What special qualities do I possess that are unique to me?

3. Where do my strengths lie?

4. What holds me back from reaching my true potential?

5. What aspect of myself do I need to develop more fully?

6. How I can best connect to others through Tarot

7. How I can strengthen the bond I have with my Tarot cards.

8. A message from my Tarot cards/ A word of advice

[nevermind-im-inactive]

Tarot Basics

What is tarot?

Tarot is a method of divination. It is used as a tool to project and unravel our inner self, our thoughts and feelings. Each tarot card symbolises something different. When seen together in a reading, they tell a story. This story relates to our lives and can influence the way we see our future.

How do the cards work?

There are 78 cards in a tarot deck. 56 of the cards are part of the ‘Minor Arcana’ and the other 22 are part of the ‘Major Arcana’.

Each card in the Major Arcana represents a stage in the journey from ignorance to wisdom. They represent different archetypes and which archetypes are in play for each reading. The cards are part of a progression and therefore it’s important to remember where each card comes from and where it goes.

The 56 cards of the Minor Arcana deal with specifics rather than the big picture. Once again, each card represents a point in a pathway. However, unlike the Major Arcana, the Minor Arcana is spilt into 4 suits and therefore there are 4 paths.

What are the cards of the Major Arcana?

The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, The Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement and The World.

What are the cards of the Minor Arcana?

There are four suits in the Minor Arcana. They are the Wands, the Cups, the Swords and the Pentacles. Each suit has the cards 2-10 as well as an Ace, a Page, a Knave/Knight, a Queen and a King.

What do the suits represent?

The Wands represent creativity, desire and will. Their realm is physical. Their element is fire. They are active.

The Cups deal with emotions, relationships and love. Their realm is spiritual. Their element is water. They are receptive.

The Swords represent reason, logic, action and intellectual endeavours. Their realm is spiritual. Their element is air. They are active.

The Pentacles relate to worldly things: the body, finances, sensuality. Their realm is physical. Their element is earth. They are receptive.

How do I get a tarot deck?

You can be gifted one, you can buy one or you can make one. It’s up to you.

Are tarot decks oracle decks?

No. Tarot decks and oracles decks are both methods of divination but they are not the same. Neither is better than the other; you’ll just have to see what you prefer.

How do I bond with a deck?

You can sleep with it, interview it, shuffle it or just use it.

What do I do if I have more questions?

You can google them, message me, travel half way around the world to find the answer, climb onto my window ledge at 3 am etc etc. Basically, do whatever works for you to find the answer.

What do I do if I want a version of this post but on Instagram?

Never fear! I admin on a witchy Instagram account so if you go to @witchbitchditch on Instagram and scroll to 6th February 2018, you will find all the info in this post PLUS some tips and more info. :))

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Second house;

In the 1st house, we’re gifted an identity: personality traits and instincts that make us unique and tell us apart from everyone else. In the 1st house, we start to be.

The 2nd house, then, is where our newly-discovered individuality is solidified. Our sense of self is now slowly being organized and consolidated as it associates itself with the things we own. Our possessions are generally a reflection of what we are inside. We do not seek to own things we don’t like; somehow our individuality doesn’t identify with them.

The 2nd house is not only an astrological echo of our material possessions, but is also a reflection of our personal values and of our self-worth. Money, properties, resources, expenditure, values. Our individuality finds reinforcement, dignity and security in all of these things, as it they were pendants of one’s personality, reminding one of who they actually are… This house is where we’re happy to identify ourselves with our surroundings once we’re confident about who we are inside.

The sign on the cusp of the 2nd house often tells if one’s sense of security is based on material, intellectual or spiritual identification.

Sun in the 2nd house: an aristocrat lays delightfully among cushions and curtains; sunlight filters through the wide windows, falling happily on golden coins. Self-worth and creativity is linked to one’s idea of wealth. This is someone who expresses themselves through the concept of comfort and stability. Dealing with money and material possessions may be easy and natural. This Sun shines with poise and portraits himself with security; seems to be self-sufficient.

Moon in the 2nd house: a poet contemplates a natural landscape in absolute and silent admiration. Sensitive to her material surroundings, this Moon’s emotional structure is highly receptive to material beauty and comfort. The intuitive ebb and flow of the seas is transposed to one’s possessions, symbolizing changeable and instinctive conditions in one’s finances and self-confidence. Here, the Moon is focused on building a secure and stable internal home with her own feelings.

Mercury in the 2nd house: an entrepreneur carefully analyzes their company’s balance sheets; they’re silent, yet their mind is continuously making links. The intellectual structure is focused on analyzing, expressing and obtaining whatever it values. People with this placement often have a gift for giving speeches or singing beautifully through earthly comfort, always manifesting their own beliefs.

Venus in the 2nd house: a gardener tends to their plants and trees with a delicate grace; the wind blows smoothly, picking up the dazzling smell of happy flowers. Venus in this house values all material and beautiful things. Being a symbol of attraction, Venus here often represents skillful abilities with money, finances and material arrangements. Appropriate stimulation of the five senses is highly appreciated. Life imitates art.

Mars in the 2nd house: a young champion holds a pendant in their hand, surrounded by armed thieves; the champion’s ready to fight in the name of the jewel’s memory. Strength, determination and passion are linked to material and personal values. People with this placement may usually find that their sense of aggressiveness and assertiveness comes alive when others mess with their possessions of some kind. Mars in this house gives blessings on the individual’s strength to go and fulfill their desires in the material realm and also to fight for their own basic survival.

Jupiter in the 2nd house: the merchant’s house in town overflows with worldly possessions; coins pour from the doors and, through the windows, civilians can see the richness of their banquets and golden rooms. The great benefic is as generous as the legends tell. Here, Jupiter blesses the individual with unspeakable fortune and abundance of sensory delights. People with this placement often find an eternal comfort in nature and in their own spiritual and moral values. This is probably someone who finds themselves stablishing fruitful financial partnerships and businesses because of their positivity and optimism towards this area.

Saturn in the 2nd house: a beggar reveals themselves an immortal magician after a rich aristocrat refuses to aid them on their journey. A curse is placed until an important lesson is learned. Saturn in this house exposes the importance of hard-work and integrity, exposing the essential difference between moral and material wealth.  The witch from the Beauty and the Beast sets clear limits and delays regarding worldly achievements, all the while instructing the individual about building their own self-confidence and self-worth; that should be the point, in the end.

Uranus in the 2nd house: a mirror suddenly brakes, splitting a creature’s self-image into a thousand sparkling versions of themselves. Uranus electrifies one’s self-worth, producing a changeable and radical experience with one’s own self-confidence and sense of security. Disruption is often found on one’s material possessions too, so the financial status may be unstable. Uranus blesses the individual with the ability to express themselves independently through their values, destroying old, personally useless forms of security.

Neptune in the 2nd house: at the opera, a celestial voice reverberates within the walls; the spectators’ souls are slowly lifted into the warm air. Neptune’s sparkling waters enchant physical senses and material possessions, so that experiencing them may provide a sense of transcendence for this individual’s soul, which may be able to perceive the beauty and presence of universal consciousness in all things. Identification with palpable things may be extreme and illusory; placing material possessions under a dreamy appreciation. On the other hand, Neptune may dissolve physical forms, placing one’s value on intangible matters, thus making it hard for one to be able to acknowledge the importance of their physical body’s needs.

Pluto in the 2nd house: from the top of a cliff, a wanderer contemplates the ground down below, where rivers run and cities grow. So much to conquer. People with this placement often have impressive desires to take absolute control of their possessions and express their power through their personal values or material goods, maybe struggling with obsessive thoughts surrounding their sense of security. There could be intense transformations in one’s self-confidence slowly making themselves noticeably needed, until crisis is installed for better.

Please remember that life’s bigger than astrology. We’re in charge of our natal charts <3

Detail from Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’

[ivi-maud]

Book of Shadows Ideas that Aren’t Basic

A local specific myth, cryptid, or legend

An obscure historical witch or an old historical spell

A map of your neighborhood with locations that appear ghostly or have interesting energy

Your personal associations to colors, plants to supplement traditional correspondence charts

A chart detailing information of spirits you have communed with

A guide to sailor knots for knot magick

Sustainable and eco friendly lifestyle tips

Magickal practices around the world

Obscure magickal tools or tools you invented

Varying viewpoints in magickal philosophy and technique

[thecultoflexithewulf]

Spread: The Ravens Of Antimony Macro Unkindness Of Ravens

The Ravens Of Antimony Macro Unkindness Of Ravens Tarot Spread

LUST: What do you lust over, and that you want to get your hands on no matter what?

PASSION: What are you passionate about, and that starts a flame in your heart?

DEVOTION: What are you loyal, and devoted to, so much so that it has control over you, and you would do anything for it?

PREJUDICE: What is something that you have an opinion on, that is not based on reason, and is hurting you in the long run?

ANGER: What makes you angry, and makes you feed into your hate?

MISUNDERSTANDING: What is something that you truly do not understand, but you think you understand?

SKILL: What are you skilled in?

MIGHT: What is something that you have that makes you powerful?

ASCENDANCY: What will allow you to ascend past the level you are currently at?

CHAOS: What do you not have control over in your life, that will always be a random state, and that you will have to work around?

PANIC: What do you stress way too much over, that is not productive, and does not serve you?

HORROR: What fills you with fear, and haunts you on a spiritual level?

DARK: What drives you into the darkness?

CONNECTION: What are you connected to on a spiritual level?

LIGHT: What allows the light to illuminate you?

WISDOM: What is an insight, or message that you need to receive?

KNOWLEDGE: What do you know a lot about?

LOGIC: Where does your knowledge come from?

BINDING: What do you seek to have control over?

WARDING: What is something that you push away in order to keep yourself safe?

PROTECTION: What do you use to protect yourself?

INSANITY: What is harsh to your mental state?

ILLUSION: What is something that you wrongly perceived, that you do not know that you wrongly perceive?

FANTASY: What is a perception that you hide in, that you are perfectly comfortable living in?

ENERGY: What does your energy feel like?

LIFE: What is an important thing that you need to learn from life?

HEALTH: What is your physical, mental, and spiritual health like?

CORRUPTION: What pushes you to do things, that you probably shouldn’t do?

DEATH: What is something in your life that has made you change into a different state, and his made you switch around your worldview, or beliefs?

BANISHMENT: What is something that you should push out of your life, that would allow you to have a much better experience?

PAIN: What causes you pain in your life?

EXPERIENCE: What is something that you have experienced in life, that has allowed you to expand your experience?

ENLIGHTENMENT:  How will you enlighten your body, mind, and spirit?

UNKNOWN: What is something that is unknown to you?

RELEASE: What is something that you should release expectations on?

REBIRTH: How will you change based on all the experiences you have had so far?

[theearthygrimoire]

“Fork in the Road” Tarot Spread

A good spread to help you evaluate two decisions and their possible outcomes.

[a-chaos-collection-blog]

The Schrödinger’s Cat Tarot Spread

1. The Cat: The Situation   What is the situation? 2. The Poison: The Obstacle   What is the problem? 3. Limbo: Advice   What else do I need to know? 4. Alive: Best Outcome   What is the best outcome? 5. Dead: Worst Outcome   What is the worst outcome?

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[The “Spooky Action At A Distance” Tarot Spread]

[fortrio]

The Year Ahead Reading

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The Year Overall

[delphidivination]

HELLO OLD FRIEND - A DEITY SPREAD

For understanding new or existing deities that have presented themselves in your life. It invokes an understanding that the relationship flows both ways, hence the focus not only on them but you. This can equally be used for spirit communication/angel communication/etc. 

Crystals to use: 

Amethyst 

Clear Quartz

Black Tourmaline 

Lapis Lazuli 

**When contacting spirits/deities, please take the necessary precautions (cleanse the room, salt circles, ground yourself.) At ANY time where you feel like the reading is out of your control or that you are in danger, politely end the reading and cleanse your space once again. Be safe, know your limits, and don’t feel bad for politely declining a deity/spirit in which you feel like you can’t serve with where you are at this point in your life. 

[rowanthewizard]

Past Life Tarot Spread

Just in case you have a few hours free, here's a spread that will take all of them up. Have fun with your afternoon.

1: Birth

2: Parents

3: Life

4: Childhood

5: Passion

6: Friends

7: Responsibility

8: Partner

9: Work

10: Success

11: Shortcoming/Failure

12: Death

13: Children

14: Legacy

15: What I Brought To This Life

[mulberry-moons]

Tarot spread for when dis bitch (me) is empty.

[lazytarot]

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After months of preorder I finally got my first ever tarot deck 🥰 she is emotional and sweet and I can't wait to strengthen our bond

[schalgiel]

aphrodite + eros moodboards :)

[servantofthefates]

How to Close a Reading, as My Grandma Taught Me

“Interpreting the last card does not mean you are done. You have ten more things to do before the reading is through.”

1. Count the major arcana.

The more there are, the stronger the reading’s predictions will impact the querent’s life. If there are none or just one, almost none of it will matter in the long run.

2. Note the sequence of the major arcana.

If the querent is asking about someone, and the major arcana are between 0 and 16, that person is not meant to stay in their life. If the question is about a dream or an opportunity, and the cards fall between 17 and 21, it will manifest completely.

3. Count the cards from each suit.

The presence of all suits predicts a balanced outcome. More Wands means strong passion. More Swords means anxiety or manipulation. More Cups means the heart is running the show. More Pentacles means wealth is about to diminish or grow.

4. Mind the aces and the tens.

Two or more aces means the situation is only just beginning. Two or more tens means it is now coming to a good or bad ending.

5. Note the multiples between two and nine.

Twos mean clever thinking is of paramount importance. Threes speak of infidelity or the need for cooperation. Fours guarantee stability, just as sixes do harmony. Fives and sevens spell difficult challenges, but eights and nines promise that the labor is almost over.

6. Regard the ruling colors.

A dominant black predicts burdens and hindrances. Red and yellow combined ensure passion, clarity and manifestation. Blue and white together advise that the solution can be found through spirituality and intuition.

7. Count the court cards.

Nine times out of ten, court cards are people, not influences. They are doing the manipulation or they need to be manipulated.

8. Notice the suits of the courts.

Wands and Swords are friendly. So are Cups and Pentacles. Any other combination spells rivalry and obstacles.

9. Watch where the cards are facing.

“Is the woman in The World looking at The Tower? A tragedy has to occur before success can take over. Is the King of Cups facing away from his Queen? Their relationship is suffering. His love for her has begun fading.”

10. Look at the bottom of the deck.

If the outcome is good, embodying this energy will make it even better. If the outcome is bad, this is the hidden connection that needs to be severed.

[servantofthefates]

Strict Tarot Rules My Grandma Taught Me

Sweep the floor with a whisk broom before every reading. It shows respect for the old gods who will be coming in.

Answer only three questions for a querent in one seating. Revealing too much sacred information will dilute its meaning.

Always use the Celtic Cross for a personal reading. “You cannot truly appreciate the weight of the advice you are giving if you don’t fully understand the way the querent is feeling.”

Make an offering to the querent’s higher self before proceeding. “The body may want a reading, but the soul may be unwilling.” A piece of chocolate or anything sweet should be appropriate.

Ensure the querent’s hands are clean. Prepare a hot towel or a water basin. It rids their body of negative energy and keeps your cards from getting dirty.

Dim the lights before you deal the cards. “The Fates live next to Hades. They are not used to harsh lighting.”

Play soft and quiet music. It calms the mind and encourages the querent to bravely tell you what they really seek.

You shuffle, they cut. Shuffling lets the cards connect you to the source. Cutting allows the cards to feel the querent’s life force.

Honesty is better than sympathy. Exaggerating hopes and softening harsh truths do more harm than good.

Never forget to thank your cards afterwards. “The messages come from the goddesses, yes. But your cards make the effort to speak them in the way you can understand best.”

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