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by Merrick
13 Jul 2020, 19:48
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Charlie Brown
Topic: ?s for dodalisque - TdM July 2020
Replies: 8
Views: 1602

Re: ?s for dodalisque - TdM July 2020

Will my son be more amenable to eating the foods we prepare him this month?
by Merrick
05 Jul 2020, 21:05
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Charlie Brown
Topic: July '20 TdM Sign-Up
Replies: 9
Views: 1615

Re: July '20 TdM Sign-Up

I’m in! I want to get more readings in with my new François Gassman tarot from Yves.
by Merrick
01 Jul 2020, 16:54
Forum: The Business of Tarot
Topic: Best Tarot Review Sites
Replies: 8
Views: 1737

Re: Best Tarot Review Sites

As a buyer, Benebell Wen is one of the reviewers I explicitly trust. Also Tom Benjamin on YouTube. I second those recommendations. Just off the top of my head,I would also like to suggest: Nobody Here YouTube The Hermit’s Cave YouTube Tarot Oculus YouTube Yes, I love all three of those channels as ...
by Merrick
01 Jul 2020, 13:36
Forum: The Business of Tarot
Topic: Best Tarot Review Sites
Replies: 8
Views: 1737

Re: Best Tarot Review Sites

As a buyer, Benebell Wen is one of the reviewers I explicitly trust. Also Tom Benjamin on YouTube.
by Merrick
30 Jun 2020, 05:49
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: Enso spread: dodalisque reads for Merrick
Replies: 7
Views: 1372

Re: Enso spread: dodalisque reads for Merrick

As always I do enjoy your readings! And you have offered some truly sage advice about fortune telling and the act of fortune telling (both the doing and the performing) that I will take to heart. However, and I don’t fault you in any way as I was quite vague with my question, I was not referring to ...
by Merrick
24 Jun 2020, 13:42
Forum: Cards and Spreads
Topic: "Generic" TdM spreads
Replies: 10
Views: 1539

Re: "Generic" TdM spreads

Does anyone know any TdM specific spreads that are "public domain" i.e. the Celtic Cross? I know someone who wants to add them to an lwb for a TdM deck but obviously doesn't want to use any that belong to anyone. Any help would be great! The French Cross is ubiquitous among TdM readers, a...
by Merrick
21 Jun 2020, 23:42
Forum: Preliminary Planning Threads
Topic: New CoT Crown & Star Oracle, What do you think?
Replies: 18
Views: 4329

Re: New CoT Crown & Star Oracle, What do you think?

reall wrote: 21 Jun 2020, 22:15
Merrick wrote: 21 Jun 2020, 14:27 I like this idea a lot! Sadly I have no graphic artistic talent otherwise I would be contributing.
you can contribute idea & public domain art or take photos & I can do Photoshop according to your instructions?;)
I’ll keep that in mind!
by Merrick
21 Jun 2020, 14:27
Forum: Preliminary Planning Threads
Topic: New CoT Crown & Star Oracle, What do you think?
Replies: 18
Views: 4329

Re: New CoT Crown & Star Oracle, What do you think?

I like this idea a lot! Sadly I have no graphic artistic talent otherwise I would be contributing.
by Merrick
19 Jun 2020, 06:02
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: Enso Circle: Merrick reads for dodalisque
Replies: 4
Views: 1187

Re: Enso Circle: Merrick reads for dodalisque

A Moby Dick tarot, how exciting! “To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.” Hopefully the experience won’t be as all consuming as Captain Ahab’s desire for revenge! For this spread I’m using my Tarot Sheet Revival Dodal. Whe...
by Merrick
18 Jun 2020, 21:03
Forum: The Business of Tarot
Topic: Worse News From Ciro Marchetti June 18, 2020
Replies: 21
Views: 6100

Re: Worse News From Ciro Marchetti June 18, 2020

I hope he has reported the group and everyone sharing copyrighted content. I’m sure Facebook wouldn’t take kindly to such behavior.
by Merrick
15 Jun 2020, 07:17
Forum: Preliminary Planning Threads
Topic: some examples of different indie oracle decks
Replies: 7
Views: 4226

Re: some examples of different indie oracle decks

After my last post I ended up stumbling across this oracle called Falnama, based on a Turkish/Iranian form of bibliomancy where the answers to queries were divined in a combination of a powerful image and a corresponding poem or verse. Benebell Wen reviewed it here: https://benebellwen.com/2019/02/0...
by Merrick
14 Jun 2020, 16:39
Forum: Sacred Days of Midsummer 2020: Hosted by Nemia
Topic: Rachel's Sacred Days of Midsummer: Budapest Tarot
Replies: 12
Views: 1919

Re: Rachel's Sacred Days of Midsummer: Budapest Tarot

I’m excited to see more readings with the Budapest tarot. It’s one of my favorites and I rarely see it used! Cheers!
by Merrick
14 Jun 2020, 16:37
Forum: Preliminary Planning Threads
Topic: some examples of different indie oracle decks
Replies: 7
Views: 4226

Re: some examples of different indie oracle decks

For example, for the butterfly, the author puts the keyword "travel". For me, the meaning of the butterfly is "transformation". So I would simply see more as the keyword "butterfly" on the card and the author's interpretation in a LWB (or here on a card). Hence the dif...
by Merrick
13 Jun 2020, 19:31
Forum: Tarot de Marseille
Topic: NEW HISTORICAL TAROT DECKS TO COMES APRIL 2020
Replies: 11
Views: 4084

Re: NEW HISTORICAL TAROT DECKS TO COMES APRIL 2020

Happy birthday Yves! I was excited for the Besançon but after reviewing both on your website I absolutely fell in love with the Gassmann, which is without a doubt one of the most beautiful and interesting TdMs I’ve ever come across. So I placed an order and am also eagerly awaiting delivery! Thanks ...
by Merrick
12 Jun 2020, 14:04
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: Enso spread: dodalisque reads for Merrick
Replies: 7
Views: 1372

Re: Enso spread: dodalisque reads for Merrick

How do I focus less on myself so I can better help others?
by Merrick
11 Jun 2020, 23:18
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: TdM Sign Up: The Enso Circle
Replies: 4
Views: 1155

Re: TdM Sign Up: The Enso Circle

Charlie Brown and RachelCat will read for each other.

dodalisque and Merrick will read for each other.

I look forward to seeing everyone’s readings! Feel free to start your threads.

Thanks!
by Merrick
09 Jun 2020, 05:32
Forum: Esoteric Traditions & Divination Practices
Topic: I-Ching anyone?
Replies: 36
Views: 10740

Re: I-Ching anyone?

Not many people in the tarot community seem to know about Geomancy, though ideas and shapes from it occur in the Thoth deck, but that system of divination seems to me, visually at least, to resemble a very simplified western version of the I Ching hexagrams. I practice geomancy and while I’m newer ...
by Merrick
01 Jun 2020, 16:52
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: TdM Sign Up: The Enso Circle
Replies: 4
Views: 1155

TdM Sign Up: The Enso Circle

Happy June everyone! This month we’re going to read with a spread by Camelia Elias, which she based on the Zen enso circle. The spread itself is very simple: You lay down four triumphs in a 2x2 square, with the first card in the upper left position and the other three laid out clockwise from there. ...
by Merrick
27 May 2020, 05:41
Forum: Tarot de Marseille
Topic: The dreaded reversals question
Replies: 34
Views: 10642

Re: The dreaded reversals question

The main trouble I have with reversals is how I would get the cards reversed in the first place. Contrived operations aside, Paul Marteau, of TdM fame, advised against shuffling and recommended instead placing the cards on the table, face down, and making circular movements with one's hands placed ...
by Merrick
26 May 2020, 06:47
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: Tirage-en-ligne: Merrick reads for dodalisque
Replies: 6
Views: 1628

Re: Tirage-en-ligne: Merrick reads for dodalisque

Thank you for such generous feedback. I will be honest and tell you I could not determine if that was a query from your life or from a novel. You mentioned how your relationship with this woman was almost Shakespearean, and that’s how it felt reading your summation. I decided I’d rather take it comp...
by Merrick
26 May 2020, 02:40
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: TdM: CB reads for Merrick
Replies: 3
Views: 1003

Re: TdM: CB reads for Merrick

20200525_141225~01.jpg I used the 4-2-1-3-5 option—a central, thematic card and two elaborating pairs. Unfortunately, the cards leave me unsure that going pro is going to be the right choice for you. While it's possible, I don't think that you're going to like what you would have to do. In the cent...
by Merrick
26 May 2020, 02:36
Forum: One Reading, Two Decks : Hosted by kare
Topic: Merrick reads for Charlie Brown: 1 reading, 2 decks
Replies: 6
Views: 2171

Re: Merrick reads for Charlie Brown: 1 reading, 2 decks

Yes! I love when two readings dovetail like that. And had I known it was a music project you were working on, I would have pointed out that Le Bataleur holding his baton looks like a conductor. I’m glad this was of help to you!
by Merrick
24 May 2020, 06:09
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: Tirage-en-ligne: Merrick reads for dodalisque
Replies: 6
Views: 1628

Re: Tirage-en-ligne: Merrick reads for dodalisque

I would like to see you read with your new Millenium TdM, especially if you can work in a handful of Minors to supplement the Major 5 card line in some way. But just see where the reading leads you. A basic 5 card answer would be fine. I have lived in Canada for many years but my parents, who are n...
by Merrick
23 May 2020, 20:01
Forum: Tarot de Marseille Group: Hosted by Merrick
Topic: Tirage-en-ligne: Merrick reads for dodalisque
Replies: 6
Views: 1628

Re: Tirage-en-ligne: Merrick reads for dodalisque

I would like to see you read with your new Millenium TdM, especially if you can work in a handful of Minors to supplement the Major 5 card line in some way. But just see where the reading leads you. A basic 5 card answer would be fine. I have lived in Canada for many years but my parents, who are n...

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