I too have struggled with numerology and the Pips. I have tried out so many systems over the past 3 decades. My experience is similar in that many of them are just so darned hard to remember them. Then 4 things seeped through my thick skull: 1) I realized with such a plethora of systems, that there ...

“Part of the problem with reading the occult Tarot is that it was relegated to a filing cabinet of correspondences and keywords such that the images themselves became dispensable. Using the modus operandi of the occultists, one could easily replace the the cards with Hebrew letters, numbers, and as...

I am all on board and look forward to discussions! I am basically a "figure it out for myself" kinda' person too. Numbers have come relatively easy for me. Elements however have always been a HUGE sticking point and stumbling block for me. There is just nothing in my mind for example to sa...

So here's my "two cents" (because I largely agree with all the previous posts that decry the use of "clarifiers"): What is so wrong with struggling with a card(s) meaning? Who ever said cards must be perfectly clear the moment they are laid? Why is spending time in reflection an...

Ohhhh I have FEELINGS about clarifying cards. I ranted a bit before elsewhere so I'm gonna throw that here. I think one of the main things about tarot for me is that I trust the cards. Like I really trust the cards, I will always assume that I've pulled the right card and if I don't get it, I need ...

Diana, I have interspersed my comments in your text because I wanted to reply to specific comments you made, and this seemed to be an easier way. I hope! My responses to you are bold, underlined and off-set by < and > I have taken up the study of Lenormand over the past 6 months or so - during a lot...

Diana, My deepest apologies. I feel so stupid. I have had 6 surgeries in the last 16 months, the latest one just a couple brief months ago - therefore LOTS of anesthesia. The long-lasting accumulation of anesthesia in my body has seriously affected my memory. I sincerely thought I had posted a revie...

Desmond, Thanks for this. I have been a student of Enrique for a number of years now. I have taken both of his online classes, as well as some live internet classes. You asked if there was sufficient interest in a practical guide to working with his book, "Tarology." In my case make that a...

I never use reversals. Three reasons among many: 1) I believe each card has its full range of meanings in the upright position: light to dark, positive to negative, high functioning to dysfunctioning, etc. The meaning is revealed through: a) the question posed b) card's position in the spread, c) it...

Merci beaucoup Diana! Sorry for the delay in reading your wonderful divination. T'is the season - which are requiring extra hours at my "day-job" and LOTS and LOTS of crowds. Poor introverted me! And, I have just returned from my other job, my passion - counseling folks via astrology and c...

Diana, You asked why Major XV is associated with the Solstice. It is a convoluted history, primarily because I believe the Golden Dawn and its adherents (Waite, etc.) convoluted the tarot when it tried to make tarot match up (correspond) to astrology. THUS the dreaded changing VIII and XI - because ...

How do you all feel about them? I'm discovering that I'm not a fan. I feel like every card heads this vast range of potential, and a renamed card is pulling the focus to one aspect of what that card can mean (and, usually, a more palatable aspect) which kind of narrows the card's potential for me. ...

Please do not worry. I am perfectly OK with it, when it is most convenient for you. Take your time, do not stress.

all my best to you,
Belenus

Or I could rephrase the question (something I hesitate to do without the querent's firm OK) to: "What is the best regular physical activity for Diana in the New Year of 2020?" Then we might find that the Tarot suggests none of those 3 options, or one of the 3 clearly. Oh, I'm happy to mak...

Or I could rephrase the question (something I hesitate to do without the querent's firm OK) to: "What is the best regular physical activity for Diana in the New Year of 2020?" Then we might find that the Tarot suggests none of those 3 options, or one of the 3 clearly. Oh, I'm happy to mak...

So I'll do this reading for you early next week. Too much going on in the next few days to find a quiet space in my mind for card reading. Here's my question. I want to take up some regular physical activity - one that is good for the mind and body, probably early on in the new year. I've narrowed ...

Let's do something simple. Simple can be poetic or prosaic, so let's leave that up to the Tarot to decide. Let's leave the darkest corners of our minds dark for the moment. They're used it by now so they'll be okay. Diana, I have taken up the study of Lenormand over the past 6 months or so - during...

But yoghurt and milkshake are desserts. You're on a dessert diet !!! 😆 Well. I have learned what brand of yoghurt NOT to buy! :shock: :lol: as to my question for a reading, besides asking what is the best yoghurt to buy ;) - do you want something complicated and deep, or since we are just getting t...

No worries but, yet again, I put a link to the post directly into your message. All you had to do was click. Belenus was referring to a PM I sent earlier saying I'd posted to ask what the reading would be about. You didn't know this of course. In which I didn't put the link because I was feeling la...

Hi Diana,

Sorry for being such a noob here. It took me forever to find the post you referred to in your PM to me. I think this is the right area, yes? So do I post my question here for you to read and reply to? Confused because the subject line is "TDM: Dec '19 Sign-up.

all the best,
B

I wish you'd make a special thread about this in the appropriate section of the board. I think this could really start an interesting discussion. There's so much to say about this pair of cards, and here it would get lost or maybe not seen by people who're looking for specific TdM stuff. So I don't...

I have found Decimal Pairs one of the most intriguing opportunities to open up new levels of understanding and appreciation. In brief, Decimal Pairs are the Majors I - X, which are paired with their equivalents XI - XX. These are achieved by adding to 10 to the base card; and easily recognized and e...

I come strongly from the Tarot de Marseille tradition, so anything and everything I offer may not apply dependent upon the deck you are using. I believe that different decks require different meanings for the same numbered Major. For example the Magician in the RWS has nothing to do whatsoever with ...

Since I am a newbie (at least to this forum, not the TdM) not sure what the time commitment expectations are. December is one of my busiest work months, so time and energy are a bit limited. However I look forward to participating as much as I can...Belenus

I think what got me to pick it up again was a mix of online groups and a book by Italo Calvino which was a story told solely through tarot cards. That book has been on my "to read" list for nearly twenty years now. I really should satisfy my curiosity one day. Diana, as a faithful ally of...