Beginner's TarotJune 30, 2007 5:32 pm
WotY Spread Reflections - Beltane
Thursday & Knight of Pentacles
Thursday: Jupiter. Dark blue, purple. Luck, employment, business, wealth, riches, legal matters, improving magical skills, spiritual healing.
THURSDAY: Right Striving
Take care not to do anything beyond your power, but don’t leave anything undone that is within your ability. Pose goals that are connected with the highest of human responsibilities. In relation to these exercises, for example, try to develop yourself so that later–if not immediately- -you may be better able to help and advise others. Let the preceding exercises become a habit!
Knight of Pentacles
On the positive side, the Knight of Pentacles is like a bulldog. Once he bites down, you can be sure he won’t let go. He’s dogged in pursuit of his goals. A hard-worker, he has tremendous stamina and dedication. Every job is always completed down to the last detail. He’s careful and prudent, never wasteful. He knows the facts and is immune to false promises. On the negative side, this Knight is a bit stodgy and dull. He’s not known for his playful sense of humor. Work always comes first. He tends to be inflexible and obsessive about little details. Stubborn to a fault, he refuses to give in even when wrong, something he’ll never admit. He doesn’t like change or risk and will always take the gloomiest view.
In readings, a Knight of Pentacles shows that his cautious style is involved in the situation as an aspect of you, someone else or the atmosphere in general. You need to ask yourself, "Is this Knight’s energy helping or hurting?"
If his style is evident, then balance is needed. Are you working too hard? Do you refuse to listen to reason? Do you have a perfectionist in your life? Is the atmosphere around you one of gloom and doom? It may be time for a change.
If this Knight’s energy is missing, a dose of prudence may be called for. Are you spending too much? Maybe it’s time to slow down. Do you give up too soon? Dig in and refuse to quit. Is your work often careless, late or incomplete? Next time resolve to work up a sweat and get the job done. Let the Knight of Pentacles introduce you to his world of care and persistence.
Tarot, Rituals & "Spells"May 8, 2007 2:09 pm
Tarot Spells
Whilst the tarot is principally used for divination, it is also possible to use it to create spells. Whilst you can use your reading deck for this, most Witches who use this form of spell-casting prefer to use a different deck. This is mainly because spell-casting can leave marks, both physical and psychic, on the cards which may interfere with subsequent readings. To create tarot spells it is helpful if you are already familiar with the cards and have fully developed your own interpretation of their meanings.To create a spell, first break it down into a few steps, eg if you are seeking a mentor in the Craft you would want the following: the right place to look, locating a mentor, getting on well together, and establishing good channels of communication. This gives you 4 steps. The most effective spells will have between 3 and 10 steps in them. Now examine your cards and select those which you feel most closely represent each stage. Once you have chosen them place them in a row reading left to right, and light a candle of the appropriate colour in front of them. Whilst it burns visualize each step coming to pass. Now place the cards in their sequence in a place where you will see them each day, but not where others can touch them. Leave them like this for a full cycle of the Moon, 29 days, before returning them to your pack. Between spells the pack should be placed in the light of the Full Moon to clear old spells.
Beginner's TarotMay 5, 2007 6:12 pm
READ LESSON 5!!!!
I got a 96% on my lesson 4 exam 
TarotApril 18, 2007 11:18 pm
The Elemental Spread
5
4 1 2
3
1 Center/Spirit-realm of Spirit and spirituality, the Self, the Issue
2 East/Air-realm of the mind, intellect, ideas, communication
3 South/Fire-realm of energy, action, passions, vitality
4 West/Water-realm of heart, relationships, feelings, intuition
5 North/Earth-realm of the body, physical, material, work, home
There are of course many variations on this spread, and multiple ways to read it. Often, I will add commentary cards (another set of five around or more if needed.) Interesting insights can be gained by noting which elements appear in which elemental position. For example, if an Earth card, such as a Pentacle or something like the Devil (Capricorn-Earth) appears in the West/Water position, it may make things somewhat "muddy, dirty, unclear" in relationships or feelings.
Tarot 10:52 pm
When you get a new deck of tarot cards, take them from the box and, replacing any advertising cards and the little book, wrap them in a silk or cotton cloth.
Sleep with them under your pillow for 3 nights to make them yours. During the days shuffle them, examine them and familiarize yourself with their content. When you feel ready, start to use them. At this stage it is useful to have a notebook handy to help you analyze the cards.
Each evening, shuffle the deck whilst focusing on the following day. Take 3 cards and place them face down in front of you. Now turn over the first, which denotes the morning, note it in your book and write any thoughts and feelings which come to you. Repeat this with the second for the afternoon and the third for the evening. Place the 3 cards within the book until the end of the day. At this time look again at each of the cards and your notes: how did the cards relate to the events of the day? Were the notes you made appropriate? Now return the cards to the pack and repeat the exercise later in the week. If you are very keen you could do this every day, but be aware that it is easier to learn your cards if you do not overload your memory.
When you feel that you are beginning to know and understand your cards well, it is time to move on to more complex spreads, at least one of which will probably be in that little book you placed to one side in the beginning.
“Skills worth having take time to acquire.”
By Kate WestTarot 6:33 am
WotY Spread Reflections - Ostara
I just realized something pretty astounding to me.
Since yesterday, I’ve been trying to figure out the relevance in the cards I’d picked during my WotY tarot spread for the time beginning on Ostara and ending the day before Beltane. I’d picked "Wednesday" and "10 of Cups". Looking at my blogs, I realized that the day I was supposed to go in for my (successful) interview at Red Apple was a Wednesday, and the card I’d picked on that day to help me get an idea of how it was going to work out for me was the 10 of Cups.
I’m in complete awe… 
