The Kettle Witch

Hi there! I'm the kettle witch (or TK, if you prefer.) This blog serves as a sort of digital journal for my tarot-reading. I'm about as competent at it as I am at anything else. I'm slightly secular about my approach to it - that is, I view it as a tool for personal introspection, rather than as a divination tool. Therefore, this blog is personal to me, my readings focused mostly on my personal life and goals. If you think you know me - welcome, or no you don't, depending on who you are ❤

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42 Ancient Medicinal Plant Remedies

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Culpeper's Complete Herbal: Over 400 Herbs And Their Uses by N. Culpeper (1653)

A Garden of Herbs - E. Rohde (1921)

A Modern Herbal: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic, and Economic Properties, Cultivation, and Folklore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs, and Trees with All Their Modern Scientific Uses by M. Grieve (1931)

Culinary Herbs - M. Kains (1912)

Fray's golden recipes for the use of all ages - E. Fray (1897)

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by S. Cunningham (1985) THIS IS A RENTAL: BOOK IS STILL IN COPYRIGHT

Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss (1939) THIS IS A RENTAL: BOOK IS STILL IN COPYRIGHT

Herbal Simples - Approved for Modern Uses of Cure - W. Fernie (1897)

Occult Science in Medicine by F. Hartmann (1893)

The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism by M. Stewart (1979)

A Compendium of General Botany - M. Westermaier (1896)

Ancient Cures, Charms, and Usages of Ireland; Contributions to Irish lore by L. Wilde (1890) A complete dictionary of the whole materia medica containing an experimental history of every natural and artificial substance made use of in medicine Vol. 1 - W. Lewis (1810) A complete dictionary of the whole materia medica containing an experimental history of every natural and artificial substance made use of in medicine Vol. 2 - W. Lewis (1810) A curious herbal - containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants Vol. 1 by E. Blackwell (1737) A curious herbal - containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants Vol. 2 by E. Blackwell (1737) A family herbal or, Familiar account of the medical properties of British and foreign plants - R. Thornton (1814) A supplement to the Pharmacopia, and treatise on pharmacology in general by S. F. Gray (1836) A text-book of materia medica and therapeutics - characteristic, analytical, and comparative by A. C. Cowperthwaite (1891) American medical botany being a collection of the native medicinal plants of the United States Vol. 1 by J. Bigelow (1817) American medical botany being a collection of the native medicinal plants of the United States Vol. 2 by J. Bigelow (1817) American medical botany being a collection of the native medicinal plants of the United States Vol. 3 by J. Bigelow (1817) American medicinal leaves and herbs by A. Henkel (1911) American root drugs by A. Henkel (1907) An introduction to botany Vol. 1 - J. Lindley (1848) An introduction to botany Vol. 2 - J. Lindley (1848)

An introduction to botany Vol. 3 - J. Lindley (1848) An introduction to medical botany - T. Castle (1829) Edible Wild Plants - P. Oliver (1899) Flower-land - an introduction to botany - R. Fisher (1889)   Ginseng And Other Medicinal Plants - by A. R. Harding (1908) Herbals, their origin and evolution, a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670 by A. Arber (1912) How to grow vegetables and garden herbs - A. French (1911) Illustrations of medical botany Vol. 1 by J. Carson (1845) Illustrations of medical botany Vol. 2 by J. Carson (1845) Magic plants - being a translation of a curious tract entitled De vegetalibus magicis by J. H. Heucher (1886) Medicinal Herbs and Poisonous Plants by D. Ellis (1918) New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies - E. Anschutz (1900) Outlines Of Lessons In Botany Pt. 1 - J. Newell (1896) Outlines Of Lessons In Botany Pt. 2 - J. Newell (1896) The British Herbal by J. Hill (1756) The Medicine-Men of the Apache by J. G. Bourke (1892) The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy by C. J. S. Thompson (1897) The Occult Family Physician and Botanic Guide to Health by A. Matteson (1894)

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The Ancient Key to The Tarot - 21 Books

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Learning the Tarot by Joan Bunning (1998)

The Way Of Tarot by Alejandro Jodorowsky (2004)

Illustrated Key to the Tarot - Veil of Divination by L. W. de Laurence (1916)

The Ultimate Guide To Tarot by Liz Dean (2015) Ed note: This book is still very much in print; link is a rental

The Voynich Manuscript (Unknown)

Absolute Key to Occult Science. The Tarot of the Bohemians (1819)

The Pictorial Key To The Tarot - A. E. Waite (1910)

The Symbolism of the Tarot by P.D. Ouspensky (1913)

General Book of the Tarot by A.E. Thierens (1930)

The New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot by Chic Ciero (1996)

Tarot Spells by Renee Jenina (2000) Ed note: This book is still very much in print; link is a rental

Tarot Spreads - Get The Whole Story by James Ricklef (2004) Ed note: This book is still very much in print; not linked.

The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum (Unknown)

The Game of Life by Timothy Leary (1978)

The First Book of Luciferian Tarot by Michael Ford (2007) Ed note: This book is still very much in print; not linked.

Understanding Aleister Crowleys Thoth Tarot by Lon Milo Duquette (2002)

The Tarot by  S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1888)

Fortune-Telling by Cards by P.R.S. Foli (1900)

The Book of Thoth Book by Aleister Crowley (1944)

Introduction To The Study Of The Tarot by Paul Foster Case (1920)

Meditations On The Tarot by Valentin Tomberg (1980)

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daily 3-card draw - situation, action, outcome

I swear on all that I love, this deck was shuffled so much. The Artist and The Well just really wanted to be together, I guess.

Overall read

This pull is so funny to me. I've been dealing with artblock for some time now, so pulling these three cards, together? Hilarious joke, thank you Luna deck. It's accurate though. I've been stagnating in my creative pursuits. I've been struggling to create things I like, to bring my ideas to fruition. The meaning here is very clear - it's time to go back to basics and do some goddamn master studies.

Situation - The Artist

The Artist is a card that, alongside indicating creativity and passion, also indicates a need to be open to the inspiration and knowledge in the world around us. It asks us to step outside of our boxes, to set aside distractions, and to be truly present. Drawing it here, after many months of artistic stagnation, it draws to mind how little I've actually studied lately - all of my recent works have been within my comfort zone, I haven't pushed my own boundaries or learned anything new.

Action - The Well

The Well is another creative card. It speaks to creation, inspiration, and nurturing new ideas, and again I'm reminded how little I've pushed myself. Drawing these cards together, as an artist, the messaging seems fairly clear. Seek new challenges, nurture them and your creativity.

Outcome - II of Swords

Another card that points to setting aside distractions, to thinking about the desired outcome and moving past indecision. Do I want to be really good at painting one thing, forever, or do I want to nurture the ability to paint anything? - If I don't push my boundaries and absorb new things, as indicated by the former two cards, I'll never achieve the goal I set for myself.

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Deck interview spread

Clearly, graphic design is my passion. This is more for my own reference than prettiness, anyway. This spread is a modified version of a spread I found online, many moons ago, and found extremely useful. The questions have stayed more or less the same, at least in vibe, but the placements of the cards have been altered to suit my own flow.

The questions are as follows;

“What can I learn from you?”

“Describe yourself.”

“Describe me.”

“How can we best work together?”

“What are your strengths?”

“What are your weaknesses?”

“What is our potential together?”

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Deck Interview - Children of Litha

Overall reading: This is a fairly free-spirited deck that likes to speak to the intuition rather than (necessarily) logic, that doesn't like to be asked to look too far into the future but prefers to focus on the deeper issues in the here and now. It can offer gentle wisdom and possibly creative answers to problems, and isn't afraid to jump headfirst into the heart of an issue.

“What can I learn from you?” | VIII of Wands (reversed) - obstacles, delays, slowing down Won’t lie, this felt a bit like a personal callout at first, and I was worried that maybe this deck was just going to be uncomfortably blunt about… a lot of things.  I tend to be the hesitant type, the type to let setbacks hit them hard.In the context of the other cards though, I think perhaps it’s more about learning to manage that - when to take things slow, and when to push past those obstacles.

“Describe yourself.” | The Fool - new beginnings, free-spiritedness, innocence, leaps of faith This might sound strange, but I wasn’t at all surprised to pull this card in this position for this deck.  I kind of had a feeling, even before the deck arrived, that it was going to throw The Fool at me as a self-descriptor.  The whole deck just kind of has that energy about it, somehow.Anyway, what this says to me is that the deck is adventurous, unafraid to take a leap into the unknown with the reader, that it has a sort of youthful enthusiasm in its approach.

“Describe me.” | The Magician - willpower, intellect, gaining experience, manifestation I don’t really know what to make of this, honestly just because any way I could interpret it seems to paint altogether far too flattering a picture of me.  I expected to pull The Tower or something here, because I am (in every sense) a walking disaster.

“How can we best work together?” | The Empress - nature, maternal wisdom, creativity, abundance I like this.  I feel like with this card, the deck is telling me that overall it’s best used to provide wisdom and guidance (particularly in conjunction with the cards that come next), that it’s good at providing creative solutions or insight.

“What are your strengths?” | The Void - the unseen, fears, deeper issues, depression, emptiness Really interesting to me that when asked about its strengths, this deck responded by showing me one of its original cards.  For all the lighthearted energy of The Fool, and all the gentleness of The Empress, this is a deck that knows exactly who it is I think.  It wants to do real deep dives into heavier, potentially more personal topics where its guidance is most needed.

“What are your weaknesses?” | VII of Coins/Pentacles - laying seeds, investment, future planning I mean, same honestly, but I don’t think this deck wants to be asked to look too far ahead.  It’s more concerned with the present than the future.

“What is our potential together?” | The Moon - the unconscious, intuition, fear, unconscious/conscious duality I feel like this is sort of echoing #5 and The Void; the potential here is to dive deep, to enhance intuition and the unconscious, to tackle bigger topics.  This deck wants to be that light in the dark.