A Major Arcana Map to Spiritual Transformation There’s more than one way for the Fool to journey through the tarot! You’re probably used to thinking of the Major Arcana as a sequence, from beginning to end. And even when you study the Majors in those patterns called tableaux, the cards are still laid out in […] The post The Alchemical Tower Tarot Tableau appeared first on Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki.| Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki
Instructions for Creating Quarter Calls In Neo-Pagan rituals, we use invocations called quarter calls to bring the energy of the four elements, aligned with the four directions, into the circle. Although traditionally part of casting the circle, or formally setting sacred space, quarter calls offer additional benefits. You can write and use your own quarter […] The post How to Invoke the Four Elements To Balance Your Energy appeared first on Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki.| Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki
Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki Teaching Manifesto: What I Offer As Your Teacher 2025 is the year of the Hermit. That is to say, the digits 2 + 0 + 2 + 5 add together to equal 9, the number of the Hermit card in the Major Arcana. The Hermit is known as […] The post Find Your Inner Teacher in the Year of the Hermit appeared first on Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki.| Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki
How to Choose and Use a Tarot Card to Represent Yourself I was talking with a friend yesterday and she mentioned she saw no point in using a significator card in the Celtic Cross tarot spread. I agreed that it was optional. But for those who want to use one, it can provide a variety […] The post Benefits of Using a Significator Card in Tarot Spreads appeared first on Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki.| Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki
Sadly, most tarot classes start students with memorizing card meanings. An intimidating introduction to the art and beauty of tarot! And establishing the idea of a “right” meaning encourages people to rely on cheat sheets or the book. At worst, it can serve as gatekeeping that turns away those whose brains don’t work a certain […] The post Don’t Memorize Tarot Card Meanings—Do This Instead appeared first on Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki.| Joy Vernon Astrology * Tarot * Reiki
Should I Stay or Should I Go? When the Tarot Advises You to Leave Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! Our topic is “Transitions.” For Tarot in Love, I interpreted this topic, provided by Tarot Blog Hop wrangler Jay Cassels of Jay’s Mystic Blog, as “relationship transitions.” One of mostContinue readingLetting Go of Love: The Tarot Answers Breakup Questions The post Letting Go of Love: The Tarot Answers Breakup Questions appeared first on Tarot in Love.| Tarot in Love
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! This post is part of the Tarot Blog Hop, in which tarot writers from around the world join together to discuss a particular topic. I wrangled this hop, providing the theme, “earned success.” I proposed that our bloggers explore the topic of what itContinue readingThe Tarot Woodshed The post The Tarot Woodshed appeared first on Tarot in Love.| Tarot in Love
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop This post is part of the Tarot Blog Hop, in which tarot writers from around the world join together to discuss a particular topic. Our theme this time is “gifts,” gifted to us by Arwen of Tarot by Arwen. All of us have psychic gifts. ButContinue readingOpen Your Gifts The post Open Your Gifts appeared first on Tarot in Love.| Tarot in Love
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! I was the wrangler for this hop and proposed a seasonal topic–astrologically, we are in the sign of Aquarius, which is associated with the Star card. So I’d like to share with you a spread I developed based on mythology associated with that card.| Denver Tarot Convention
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! Our wrangler Maureen Aisling Duffy-Boose of Tarot Witchery asked us to create a tarot card. She was inspired by the concept of the Maninni Tarot Deck. “Maninni” means “many little hands” and it is popular for tarot decks to be created by groups of artists, tarot workers, and photographers, each individual contributing one or several cards to the project. Morgan Drake Eckstein, Tarot Blog Hop Administrator and Denver Tarot Convention attendee, shares h...| Denver Tarot Convention
Tom and Joy at the old Isis Books for a DTM meetup August 24, 2006.| Denver Tarot Convention
Detail from Primavera by Sandro Botticelli.| Denver Tarot Convention
