Eclectic Tarot Forum

For a beginner with the RWS deck, I would recommend the Anthony Louis book Tarot Plain and Simple (and its companion, Tarot Beyond the Basics ) because he is one of the more lucid writers on the subject of tarot. For a Thoth beginner (although The Book of Thoth is really the "One Book to Rule T...

Interesting combination today. The Emperor (Aries) reversed as "background" card, implying an abdication of authority, not so much losing control as giving up on trying to enforce it. The 2 of Wands (Mars in Aries) as "action" card, which is all about exercising control. It looks...

Today the background card is the Magician reversed. I have to make a fairly long drive this morning and I'm wondering whether my skills will be challenged. So I specifically asked how that would go. I got the 5 of Disks (Mercury in Taurus, "Worry") as the action card, which may only be sho...

https://s1.postimg.org/7lpebw0icb/2017_10_20_blueprint_Thoth_princess_of_wands.jpg Wands wands wands! Today is a day filled with energy! It's our 28th wedding anniversary, a very happy day. Yesterday was a very active day, and today it seems will be another one! The Princess and the Ace get along s...

My background card for today is the Princess of Wands, and my action card is the Universe. Nice cards. Looks like a good day to get motivated and maybe "grab the low-hanging fruit" without too much effort.

My background card for today is the 6 of Wands, while the foreground card is the 5 of Wands. I don't think that Five is going to have the oomph to upset the complacency of the Six, so I'm not expecting any kind of strife. If the old meaning of "striving" rather than conflict applies, well ...

My background card for today is the 2 of Pentacles reversed and the action card is the Knight of Wands. I have a couple of stalled projects that I need to get behind and push today, so the cards are perfect.

My background or blueprint card for today is the 4 of Swords reversed, and my foreground or action card is the 7 of Swords. The Golden Dawn title for the former is "Rest from Strife" and the Thoth title for the latter is "Lord of Futility." Looks like a day of low (or nil) accomp...

In the Book of Thoth , Aleister Crowley says to count 11 for the Aces, but in the Golden Dawn's Liber T it says to count 5. For those who use the OotK, which do you prefer and why? I tend to like smaller counts because - depending on the evenness of the cut - the four elemental subpacks may not have...

Well, look at this! After my rant about the 3 of Swords yesterday, now the tarot is rubbing my nose in it. My "blueprint" card for today is the Queen of Swords (my wife's Significator), and my "action" card is the 3 of Swords. Maybe she will piss me off today, or vice versa. Trea...