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✨witch ~⠀{cancer ☉ cancer ☽ sag ↑} tarot 🃏 crystals 🔮 astrology 💫

[swordandthread]

[arahir]

really wanna live in a peaceful seaside ghibli town with ambiguous european architecture and bakeries and maybe a field right outside of town where i can have picnics with the love of my life tbh

[moonparrot]

Levels of learning astrology

A1: you already know there’re much more than your star sign. And you even drew your chart. But still it seems like a witch language that can only be interpreted by professional psychics in the third generation.

A2: you know that there’re 12 signs and 10 planets, know the basic characteristics of your sun, moon and asc signs. Try to prove everybody that Moon/Asc sign is MUCH more important than your Sun. Associate yourself with the sign of the planet you like the most.

B1: OK, you find out there’re also houses and aspects you might still get confused with but you know the difference and characteristics of all signs and planets. “We (your own sign) are the most misunderstood of all”. Make your opinion about signs based on people around you. “People overrate (sign of your ex)”.

B2: you know all the differences between every placement (signs, planets, houses, aspects). You know that each house has a ruler. Lilith, NN&SN are all make sense to you now. You know that you should interpret chart by combining sign and house and aspects but still bad in it. You start to understand that astrology is not connected with magic and it’s combination of mathematical calculations and psychology. The only thing that astrological and astronomical signs have in common are names and that’s it.

C1: you’re pretty fluent and know how to interpret charts correctly but still make mistakes duo to lack of practice. You know how to use prognostic charts. Easily triggered when people say astrology is fake or by people of first two levels that pretend to be “professional” astrologers and give their “professional” advice. Give readings as presents. Remember dates of birth but forget names. Do not go to the hairdresser without finding the best date for it. Literally, don’t do anything important without checking out transits. If you made through all these levels you definitely consider astrology as one of your main hobbies.

C2: astrology is more than hobby to you, it’s your life. You’ve been working in this field for many years and you’re pretty experienced. And when I say many years I actually mean it so at least 10 without counting the years of studying. You’re also extremely good at psychology. To get this level you should have a diploma in astrology and it would be better if you have a degree in psychology. You can write your own book and/or teach others professionally for money.

Tag your level

[3blush]

[gabieplease]

I’m tryna channel this energy

[the-witch-finder]

Manifestor out in Tennessee. We have to hide around here because this place is so anti-anything that isn't biblical I'd get burned at the stake for showing someone my supplies. I'm that one recluse on the edge of town near the woods legends are poping up about...

Tennessee witches here

^^^^ Any other witches out in TN Please reblog!

[the-witch-finder]

Hey, I was wondering if there are any witches in southeast Missouri, in the surrounding states (Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas) near the MO border? I've seen the posts about St Louis and Kansas City but I'm 2 hours south of STL in a somewhat rural area, and like 9 hours away from the KC area but I'd love some witchy friends near me. TIA and blessed be!

^^^^^Witches in SE Missouri please reblog!

[luminatress]

Planet Correspondences

Below are a list of the sun, the moon, and the planets along with their ruling signs, their traits, and what items you can use to manifest their energies. Sun: (Leo) Associated with: confidence, friendship, vitality, success, success, creativity, self-expression, energy, pride, leadership, growth, health, optimism (Colors: yellow, orange, gold / Crystals: amber, tiger’s eye, sunstone, citrine, goldstone, yellow aventurine / Days: Sunday / Others Associations: the heart, sunflowers, lions, phoenix, the father, gold, warmth and heat) Moon: (Cancer) Associated with: physical health, astral travel, clairvoyance, emotional well-being, protection, sleep, safety, self-love and self-care, family affairs, fertility, motherhood, dreams(Colors: white, silver, cream, blue / Crystals: selenite, opal, clear quartz, moonstone, pearl / Days: Monday / Other Associations: the mother, the stomach, the breasts, rain, owl, cat, spirits, crab, bodies of water) Mercury: (Virgo, Gemini) memory, thinking, intelligence, knowledge, good luck, traveling, business and work affairs, divination, remembering dreams and past events (Colors: green, brown, yellow, indigo, grey, purple / Crystals: jasper, chalcedony, agate, aventurine, amethyst, hematite, blue goldstone / Days: Wednesday / Other Associations: the mind, vehicles, books, the twins, money, travel) Venus: (Taurus, Libra) harmony, love, peace, lust, physical beauty, femininity, good luck, fertility, justice, legal and social affairs, luxury, self-care, the arts, cooperation, relationships (Colors: pink, green, white, red / Crystals: jade, rose quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, aventurine, emerald / Days: Friday / Other Associations: dove, the neck and throat, swan, make-up, perfume, fruit, the heart, money) Mars: (Aries, Scorpio) war or fights, lust, destruction, masculinity, strength, energy, conflict, enemies, surgery, wounds and pain, triumph and victory, sexuality, assertion (Colors: red, black / Crystals: bloodstone, red jasper, garnet, ruby, carnelian, pyrite / Days: Tuesday / Other Associations: weapons, metal, blood, fire, the head and face, wolf, horse Jupiter: (Sagittarius, Pisces) religion, spirituality, spirit guides and mentors, peace, higher knowledge, abundance, compromising with enemies, authority, career, affairs abundance, blessings, health (Colors: yellow, brown, blue, purple, orange / Crystals: amethyst, sandstone, malachite, clear quartz, lapis lazuli, carnelian / Days: Thursday / Other Associations: eagle, the liver, religious/spiritual places, gods/goddesses) Saturn: (Capricorn) discipline, karma, business and career affairs, public reputation, debt and financial affairs, maturity, obstacles and limitations, power, authority, intellect, sadness, pain (Colors: black, grey / Crystals: onyx, jet, black obsidian, green aventurine, apache tears / Days: Saturday / Other Associations: the skin and bones, cypress tree, landscapes, stone, money, goat) Uranus: (Aquarius) change, awakenings, social progress, humanitarian affairs, technology, eccentricity, caution and awareness, friendships, science, abrupt or sudden news/events, rebellion, unpredictability (Colors: blue, purple, green / Crystals: clear quartz, labradorite, amethyst, diamond, blue topaz, blue goldstone / Days: Thursday / Other Associations: thunderstorms, electricity, politics, the nervous system, ice, dragonflies) Neptune: (Pisces) dreams, psychic abilities, premonitions, religion, spirituality, astrology, divination, imagination, hidden things, clarity, illusions, mental health, artistic expression and creativity, serving/healing self and others (Colors: blue, purple, white / Crystals: larimar, blue goldstone, amethyst, lapis lazuli, aquamarine, coral / Days: Thursday / Other Associations: bodies of water, lotus, jasmine, fashion, music, art, religious/spiritual items, rain, water, metaphysics, prisons, hospitals, fish, sea animals) Pluto: (Scorpio) transformation, destruction, psychology, rebirth, death, inheritances, spirituality, paranormal realms, obsession, astral travel or projection, occult practices, sexuality, the subconscious mind, extreme change, fate, mediumship, secrets (Colors: black, red, white / Crystals: black obsidian, snowflake obsidian, red jasper, howlite, jet, onyx, clear quartz / Days: Tuesday / Other Associations: snake, scorpion, earthquakes, pomegranate, basil)

[luminatress]

New Moon in Sagittarius

Date: December 7th, 2018

Rulers: Jupiter, Fire, Mutable

Affects: truth surfacing and lies exposed, honesty, reckless decisions, inspiration, opportunities involving travel and spirituality, seeking the facts about life, feeling the need to move ahead, restlessness, excitement, intense desire to be raw and open, highlighted focus on liver, sciatic nerve, hips, thighs, and legs, spiritual or religious revelations, sudden epiphanies for the future, renewed faith

What It’s Good For: manifestation of your desires, traveling or exploring, learning about different languages, cultures, religions, or spiritual practices, learning to be honest with yourself and others, reflecting on your personal beliefs, intuitive practices, meditation, gaining faith in life and in any higher power you believe in, trusting that the future looks bright, making plans to expand your studies, letting go of old or toxic belief systems, taking a vacation, allowing yourself to be open-minded and free

Crystals: lapis lazuli, labradorite, obsidian, sodalite, clear quartz, azurite, amethyst

Herbs: basil, nutmeg, sage, cinnamon

Incense / Oils: sage, cedarwood, cassia, juniper

Colors: blue, indigo, violet, royal purple, lilac

[the-witch-finder]

Mentor?

Im looking for an experienced mentor who can teach me through messaging thank you -@friendlyneighborhoodmagicalgirl

[theashcraftcoven-blog]

Witchy Tip #7

Whenever you feel drained, close your eyes. Hold two pointed crystals (preferably amethyst or clear quartz), on the left hand pointing inwards and on the right hand pointing outwards to create an energy circuit. Let the energy flow.

[phoenyxoftheashes]

Witchy tip for baby witches from a veteran witch

Don’t worry about the specifics.

You don’t have to worry yourself about what type of witch you are. You don’t have to figure that out right away (or even at all). Just do the magic that feels right to you

You don’t have to worry about casting spells perfectly. Improvise. Be creative. Let the magic flow naturally from you. And if you feel you didn’t succeed the first time, just try again. There’s no pressure to get it all right the first time you try

You don’t have to worry about what gods to follow (if any). Just converse with deities with a relationship that feels natural to you. Just like you would any relationship

You don’t have to stick to one formula or path. Explore your options. Try sigils. Try herbs. Try incense. Try jars (witches love jars). Try candles. Just please make sure you don’t burn down your house. That’s all I ask

You don’t ever stop learning. Keep studying. Keep growing in your path. And keep on bein a bitchin’ witch

[constellations-and-energy]

me, a witch, trying to write down all of the information I’ve gathered in my likes over the years into my grimoire that I’ve been putting off  before Tumblr itself implodes into nothingness: 

[braatphomet]

depression symptoms that need to be brought to attention, supported and not demonized:

not showering/bathing for days or even weeks. (this has nothing to do with laziness - a main symptom of depression is being unable to be motivated)

not engaging in any social actvities

staying up and sleeping in till late 

not being able to eat

neglecting self care as a whole 

spending entire weeks at home, in the same pajamas, in the same bed

disregarding help/support (nothing against you. we’re just really fucking down.)

don’t shame us. we’re having a hard time managing being depressed in general.

[phaxes]

via weheartit

[magicandtea]

Emoji spell for money to make its way into your pockets 😉😉

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likes charge, reblogs cast✨

[skittleswastaken]

Moon Cycles in October

October 2nd- Last Quarter in Cancer

What you can do:

Reflect on your past and release your negative energy. Work with family, emotions (negative or positive, Moon), home life

October 9th- New Moon in Libra

What you can do:

Grounding magic, start new beginnings. Work with friends, balancing, love and beauty (Venus).

October 16th- First Quarter in Capricorn

What you can do:

Work on goals and dreams.  Work with businesses, money, work life, health (Saturn)

October 24th- Full Moon in Aries (might change I’m not sure when the moon is actually all the way full so it may be a different sign)

What you can do:

Work on dreams and clearing negativity. Work with passion (Mars), leadership, ego, emotions (negative).

October 31st- Last Quarter in Leo

What you can do:

Reflect on your past and release your negative energy. Work with loyalty, ego (Sun), yourself.

[rider-waitedeactiveted00000-blog]

I just ordered a tarot deck, and I was wondering if you had any beginner tips for me? I'm super excited to start learning and doing readings!:)

Hello!!! First off you should check out my resource tag, it’s got some decent stuff in it.

Second, introduce yourself to the tarot community! We’re all super nice and love helping newbies join our cult family :) I’m paging tarot-sybarite, innerselfnotes, and arcanemysteries who all have excellent resources for newbies. 

[tarot-sybarite]

*CRASHES THROUGH WALL* Did someone say they needed to beginner info to learn tarot?!

A while back I went online to gather the best—IMHO—free resources I could about tarot for use by them as wants to learn.  Below are the fruits of my labor. 

Quick Methods of Learning Tarot

Learn Tarot in 7 Easy Steps (PDF)

Learn the Tarot in Two Hours - Part One and Part Two, by Ben Lucas (YouTube)

The Symbolist: A Simplified Guide to Tarot Symbols and Terms, by Corrine Kenner

A quick and dirty chart to tarot cards and their common meanings

Minor Arcana Quick Reference Chart - thetarot.co.uk

Learning Tarot

What Every Newbie Tarot Reader Should Know by Mary K. Greer

Easy Tarot Lessons with Dusty White (YouTube) - Part One 

How to Read Tarot by Bonnie Cehovet - PDF from AclecticTarot.com

Tarot for Beginners, or Now That I Have a Deck, What Do I Do With It?  by Olympias (TarotByOlympias.com) - PDF from her website

Learning the tarot (PDF - 19 lessons) by Joan Bunning.  The complete course is also online for free here.

Tarot Worksheets for Download and Study (PDFs)

Trainee Tarot Course by The Four Queens (Youtube)

Tarot Oracle’s Complete Tarot Course by the Tarot Oracle.  Part One is here,  and there are 15 hours in total (YouTube)

the Aeclectic Tarot Forum’s Cards masterthread (multiple links to articles on all 78 cards)

The Socratic Method of Tarot Reading by Jeanne Fiorini (YouTube)

How to Shuffle Tarot Cards by Kate Madison (YouTube)

Learning Tarot - Reversals

The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals by Mary K. Greer, via MyTeaCup.com (PDF)

Reversals, and What to Do if All of the Cards Are Reversed, by Christiana Gaudet (YouTube)

Learning Tarot - Court Cards

Why You Can’t Read the Court Cards, by Marcus Katz. Unpublished material from Tarosophy: Tarot to Engage Life, Not Escape It by Marcus Katz.  PDF.

Understanding the Tarot Court by Mary K. Greer and Tom Little, via ChinaTarot.com (PDF)

Court Cards at a Glance - Site and Printable Chart via TarotCourtCards.com

Learning Tarot - the Thoth Deck

Tarot: Mirror of the Soul.  A Handbook for the Aleister Crowley Tarot by Gerd Ziegler (PDF)

TarotTown: Thoth for Beginners - a Worksheet that breaks down a few of the complicated aspects of the Thoth tarot deck. (PDF)

Doing Readings

the Aeclectic Tarot Forum’s All About Reading masterthread (formulating questions, reading techniques, and more) 

Gaining Confidence in Your Tarot Readings by Teresa Michelsen/TarotMoon Press

How to Read For Others - the Tarot Sybarite

Overcoming Reader’s Block from TarotMoon Press

When the Cards Just Make No Damn Sense - the Tarot Sybarite

To Rephrase or Not to Rephrase from TarotMoon Press

Working With Vague of Complex Questions from TarotMoon Press

Interpreting Large Readings from TarotMoon Press

Asking Questions (For Those Seeking Readings)

How to Phrase Tarot Questions - The Free Reading Network

How to Phrase a Question for a Tarot Reading - PlanetWaves.net

Seven Ways to Ask a Good Question in a Tarot Reading  - TarotCanHelp.com

Effective Tarot Questions - The Tarot Reader Blog

What NOT to Ask the Tarot- BiddyTarot

The 37 Best Tarot Questions - Alec Satin

Public Domain Tarot Books (PDFs) via EsotericOnline.net:

Pictorial Key to the Tarot, by A. E. Waite

A French Method of Cartomancy, by A. E. Waite

An Introduction to the Study of the Tarot, by Paul Foster Case

Oracle of the Tarot, by Paul Foster Case.  Keyed to the Knapp-Hall Tarot

The Wisdom of Tarot by Elizabeth Haich

What is the Tarot? by Ouspenpsky

Book T, by MacGregor Mathers  Intro the the Golden Dawn system of tarot interpretation.  Very dense reading, not keyed to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, and not for beginners

Tarot of the Bohemians, by Papus.  References the Tarot de Marseilles and the Oswald-Wirth Tarot.

A History of the Tarot, by Dame Gabby

The Continental Tarots by Christine Payne-Towler

A Self-Guided Tour of the Tarot by Cameo Victor

The Continental Tarot, by Christine Payne-Towler

The Qabalistic Tarot by Robert Wang

Sex Magic, Tantra, and Tarot: The Way of the Secret Lover by Hyatt and DuQuette

Printable Tarot Decks (Public Domain Art)

Rider-Waite-Smith Deck (High-Resolution Images) viafantasycards,wordpress.com

Color-Your-Own Rider-Waite-Smith Deck via tarotinstitute.com.  Coloring your own deck is a simple and effective way to fix the image in your mind and internalize its many meanings.

Color-Your-Own Marseilles Deck via tarot-cards-reading.net

The Tarot de Marseilles is one of the oldest known tarot decks, and is the basis for the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. Click here to download a full-color Marseille Tarot Deck

VintagePrintable has a tarot deck from Venice circa the 1500s for print.

You can also print the Bodet cards from 1739 by clicking here.

DarkTarot.com has another printable traditional deck available for personal use. Please note the copyright.

Once you’ve decided which deck(s) you want to print, save the printable tarot cards to your computer. Avoid printing directly from the browser as you might end up with some weird and unwanted results (trust me on this).

Print out the tarot cards on your chosen paper. Make sure that you print them in the standard tarot deck size. If you’re not sure that the size is right, do a test print of one card so you don’t destroy the entire paper. If you printed the images on regular paper and want a good backing, then you need to use spray adhesive to glue the paper to the actual cards.

Carefully trim the edges of the cards - some people like rounded edges, so make sure you have enough place for the borders. 

Once the cards are printed, let them dry and then seal them with a varnish spray. After that, run them through a laminator. These days laminators are pretty affordable, and if you find yourself creating lots of tarot decks, you might want to invest in one.  You can also take the files to office supply stores (such as Office Depot in the USA) for printing and laminating.

Tarot Spreads:

Creating Tarot Spreads (PDF)

Divination Spreads (PDF)

Three Card Spreads (PDF)

Three Card Yes-Or-No Spread (PDF)

Popular Spreads with Interpretive Charts from MyTeaCup.com (PDF)

KMilliron’s Free Tarot Spreads eBook (PDF) - a poster over at AclecticTarot’s forums collected all of his spreads into a PDF for sharing via MediaFire

41 Quick Tarot Spreads For Reading Any Situation - JeanneMayell.com

Original Tarot Spreads - TarotMoon Press 

AeclecticTarot Forums’ Tarot Spread Index

gardenofthequeen’s tarot spread tag

hellboundwitch’s tarot spread tag

TarotSybarites tarot spread tag

Tarot Journaling

http://austinpagan.com/ebooks/Tarot%20Exercises.pdf

Creating Your Own Tarot and Oracle Card Journal by owlmoon (YouTube)

Tarot & Astrology

Tarot and Astrology by Hajo Banzhaf. 

Simple Astrology Spread (PDF)

Tarot & Numerology

Secrets of Tarot Numerology by Gary Meister: Lesson One, Lesson Two, Lesson Three, Lesson Four, Lesson Five, Lesson Six, Lesson Seven, Lesson Eight, Lesson Nine, Lesson Ten, Lesson Eleven, Lesson Twelve

Issues in Tarot

Ethics When Reading For Others by Dixie Vogel (YouTube)

Ethical Tarot Reading by BiddyTarot

Setting Boundaries and Developing a Code of Ethics from TarotMoon Press

What A Tarot Reading CANNOT Do For You by Mita Bhan

Third Party Readings by BiddyTarot

Why I Don’t Do Tarot Readings For Third Parties by tarotcanhelp.com

Your Tarot Reading Made the Client Mad!  What Now?! by Dixie Vogel (YouTube)

The Peril of Practice - Unhappy Clients from TarotMoon Press

Are There Any Clients That You Would Refuse to Do A Tarot Reading For? via TarotWisdomReadings.com

Going “Pro”

Becoming a “Professional”: How To Know When You’re Ready to Charge For Your Tarot Readings by Biddy Tarot.  See also her article How Much Are Your Tarot Readings Worth?

Becoming A Professional Tarot Reader - What You Need to Know by DailyTarotGirl

Suggestions for Becoming a Professional Tarot Reader by Mary K. Greer

Charging Fees for Readings by Madhavi Ghare

Why I Do Not—And Will Not—Do Free Readings by idanceitarotiart

Mary K. Greer: Tools for Recording Your Readings

Getting Experience: Join the Free Tarot Network where you perform free Tarot readings via email, with the support of a Tarot mentor.  See also biddytarot’s Seeking Feedback from Your Online Clients

The following is NOT free, and some of the information on the Internet is dated, but the bulk of information contained within is outstanding: Christine Jette’s book Professional Tarot.  Highly, highly recommended.

Organizations That Support/Promote Tarot

Tarosophy Tarot Association - “We teach methods of Tarot to divine your life, and make your way better through it – understanding more along the way.”  This organization runs TaroCon US, TarotCon Australia, and TarotCon UK.

American Tarot Association - “The American Tarot Association is a professional and social organization for Tarot enthusiasts, students, scholars, and readers. We promote the study and appreciation of Tarot by supporting a variety of educational programs.”

Tarot Association of the British Isles - “TABI is a not-for-profit association run by unpaid volunteers with a passion for Tarot and the esoteric. We were formed in 2001 to provide support, information and resources for Tarot enthusiasts of all levels.”

Tarot Guild of Australia - “The TGA represents a community of Tarot enthusiasts, readers and teachers from across Australia and worldwide.”

Tarot Publishers

Tarot Media Company - “…our goal [is] promoting the work of Tarot authors, artists, and scholars to make their creations available to the Tarot public and to support them in their goal of right livelihood.”

US Games Systems - Publisher of classic and contemporary tarot decks, Rider-Waite, Crowley Thoth, divination and oracle decks

Lo Scarabeo - Born in 1987 in Torino, Italy, Lo Scarabeo is now a leading international company in the mind, body and spiritual health publishing, with a main focus in Tarot publishing. Lo Scarabeo is one of the most important Tarot publishers in the world.

The Game Crafter - “the world’s first web-to-print game publishing company and offers a print on demand game publishing service…The Game Crafter gives designers an easy-to-use system to make a board game, card game, or custom playing cards. TGC offers templates, instructions, videos, and proofing tools to help designers create a quality product”.

Shopping For Decks

TarotGarden

ShopTarot

If you’re browsing decks on AeclecticTarot, you can usually click a link on the deck’s page and be taken to a web site to order.  Those affiliate links usually help the site, too.

Tarot Card Games

Wikipedia’s article on tarot card games

Simplified Rules for The Game of Tarot, via Mary K. Greer’s blog.  For a copy of the rules of French tarot, see here. 

Rules for Games Played with Tarot Cards via Pagat.com.  There are literally hundreds of rules variations out there, here’s a handful of them.

Emperors, the fortunetelling betting game played with Tarot cards by copperbadge

Theoricus Poker by Frater B.T. - a fun way to learn correspondences from astrology, etc., with the different tarot cards.

Arcanus Major - A Tarot Roleplaying Game

Tarot History

Take a look at this graphic for some quick facts about tarot

Thomas L. MacDonald’s detailed, excellent series on the history of tarot cards.  MacDonald is an editor over at Games magazine.

For a shorter overview of the history, you can look at tarot author Mary K. Greer’s blog post What Every Newbie Tarot Reader Should Know About the History and Myths of Tarot and the TarotL History and Information Sheet.

History of Women’s Tarot - Tarot as a keystone of the Women’s Spirituality movement branches off in a different direction from the mainstream in the mid-1970’s.

Make sure you do some reading about Pamela Colman Smith. Smith is the artist who designed the artwork for the Rider-Waite-Smith deck (the world’s most popular tarot deck, and the one most people think of when they hear the word “tarot”) in 1909.  

Smith based her RWS deck design on the Tarot de Marseille.

Smith’s creation of individual scenes on the cards of the minor arcana was a huge leap forward in tarot deck design, and contributed mightily to the enduring popularity of the RWS deck.

You can see examples of her non-tarot artwork here and here.  Don’t forget her book Susan and the Mermaid!

One thing to keep in mind about Pamela Colman Smith is that she made a deliberate decision to reduce or eliminate the Christian imagery found in the early tarot decks.  For example….

The Hanged Man image comes from the medieval Italian practice of hanging traitors upside down (Fun Fact: at the end of WWII, Mussolini was hanged upside down to mark him as a traitor; and please be warned that link is GRAPHIC and TOTALLY NSFW).  That practice was inspired by the death of Judas Iscariot in the Bible, where Iscariot is described as falling “headlong” (Acts 1:18). In the earliest tarocchi decks, the Hanged Man is depicted with bags of money, or with coins falling out of his pocket, a reference to the infamous thirty pieces of silver Iscariot was paid for betraying Jesus Christ.

The World card can be seen in many churches and ancient Christian manuscripts, usually showing Christ ascending into heaven surrounded by symbols of the Four Evangelists.

Smith’s High Priestess replaced La Papessa (the Papess, a female ‘Pope’ figure) in the deck.  Lots of folks assumed that this image was inspired by the legend of Pope Joan, but evidence suggests that the image is a female allegorical figure for the Roman Catholic Church (which claims the title ‘The Bride of Christ’)

General Cartomancy

Origins of Playing Card Divination - Mary K. Greer’s Tarot Blog. An illustrated presentation of theories and research on the origin of playing cards.

The New World Witchery Guide to Cartomancy by Corey Hutcheson (PDF)

Secondhand Souls: Cartomancy - Guide to learning cartomancy. Includes a brief history, discusses cards, and gives spreads.

Playing Card Meanings - Serena’s Guide to Divination

Sarena’s Tarot: Using Regular Playing Cards - A guide to using regular playing cards for divination.

A Manual of Cartomancy, Fortune-Telling, and Occult Divination by Grand Orient, published 1909 (PDF) via the Wayback Machine

A French Method of Fortune-Telling by Cards, by A.E. Waite, published 1912, via Hermetics.org

Fortune-Telling By Cards by Prof. P.R.S. Foli, first published 1915 . PDF via labirintoermetico.com

Cartomancy: History and Legend of a Prophetic Artvia associazioneletarot.it (PDF) 

Arcana Arcanorum: The Playing-Card Oracle - A personal system of playing card divination is presented with card meanings and layouts.

Other

A Glossary of Tarot Symbols from TarotMoon Press

the Difference between Oracle and Tarot Cards by hellboundwitch

World Tarot Day

World LeNormand Day

Tarotpedia, the Online Encyclopedia of Tarot

Tarot Reflections Archives - Back Issues of the newsletter of the American Tarot Association

Tips For Reading at Psychic Fairs by Teresa Michelsen

Reading at Charity Events by the Tarot Sybarite

Have fun, and good luck!