by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge
This is the second article in the series titled ‘Cycles of Life’ where I look into the concept of Cycles as I see them in the Major Arcana.
Cycles are an inherent part of life – everything in it moves in a circular fashion.
One of my favorite quotes from Children of Dune summarizes it perfectly: “The beginning and the end are one. […] A phase has closed. Out of that closing grows the beginning of its opposite. […] Everything returns later in its changed form.” 🙂
Today, lets look at a pair of cards from the Major Arcana that describes this kind of cycle – The Wheel of Fortune and Judgement.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge |
The journey of The Fool in the Major Arcana is full of meanings, on the practical, mental and, most importantly on the spiritual level of life. One of the main concepts that the Major Arcana tries to convey is the concept of Cycles.
Cycles are a very important part of life itself. And what better tools to show us how, and on what levels these cycles come into play in our lives!
I have chosen 3 pairs of cards that talk of different kinds of cycles. I shall be looking at the first pair today, and the second and third pair in the following two weeks.
So, lets begin with our first pair of cards that talk about cycles.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Readings |
When we do a reading, it is very important to make sure that we are in a right frame of mind. Being confused, while being natural for the client, is not desirable for the reader. However, it is not logical to assume that as a reader you may not have other things on your mind. It is however required that as a reader you are in a frame of mind where you are focused towards the reading process.
That is why many readers follow a variety of rituals and meditations before a reading – these provide you with a lot of focus and help you concentrate on the task at hand. However, after a reading is completed, closing the reading is also equally important.
Let us look at the ways that one can open and close a reading to ensure a smooth and focused reading process.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Interesting
Hello everyone,
With the Christmas and New Year Holidays just round the corner, I would like to take this opportunity to give you a quick heads-up that I would not be posting any articles for the next couple of weeks… you should expect my next blog post from the third week of January onwards.
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Meanwhile,
Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year!
Enjoy!
Madhavi Ghare
by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
Your Tarot card deck is something you cherish. It is precious. And for you, it means the world. Whether you are a reader with one or two Tarot card decks, or whether you are a collector of Tarot decks, storing these decks and caring for your cards is something that occupies every Tarot reader’s mind.
So what is the best way to store a Tarot card deck? And how does one care for the 78 best buddies of your life? Lets have a look.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Deck Review |
The Tarot of The New Vision is a very stunning, and different take on the imagery of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. See, with the RWS images, you are seeing something – but the Tarot of the New Vision images show you what is on the other side of that image.
Makes for a pretty interesting learning and reading experience, if you ask me. The deck features artwork by Raul and Gianluca Cestaro. If you buy the book and deck kit, then you will also get a fully illustrated book that was written by Giordano Berti, Tiberio Gonard, Raul and Gianluca Cestaro. So lets have a look at this wonderful deck created by Lo Scarabeo.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Readings |
It is all fine and dandy when you want to read Tarot cards for someone else. But when you want to do a Tarot card reading for yourself, suddenly, there are a whole bunch of reactions: you are scared, you find that you are drawing a blank, somehow you feel as if you just can’t do it. Trust me, I’ve been there too! However, with a bit of work and some practice it is possible to read Tarot cards for yourself.
Read on to learn about a few simple techniques that can help you to do just that.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge |
The positions of the Strength and Justice Cards in a Tarot deck has long been a source of controversy and discussion among all Tarotists. Traditionally, the Justice card was numbered 8th in the Major Arcana, while the Strength card was numbered the 11th. However, when A. E. Waite published the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot card deck, he changed all that. He put Strength as the 8th card and Justice as the 11th card in the Major Arcana sequence. Naturally, he was quite criticized for this. Following that, when Aleister Crowley published the Thoth Tarot deck, he put the Strength and Justice cards back in their former positions.
Lets look at this placement from both the angles, and understand their respective significance.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Readings |
One of the controversial topics for Tarot card readers is: Charging fees for Tarot readings. There are various schools of thought on the topic – some say that you shouldn’t charge for such a gift, while some say that you ought to charge. So what school of thought is right? And why? Also, if you do decide to charge for your readings, how should you go about deciding your fees? Such are the questions that any Tarot card reader faces when she starts to read the cards for other people.
Lets have a look at each of these ideas and perspectives and weigh its pros and cons. Hopefully, that should help you make the decision that is right for you.
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