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24 Aug

Companion Blog: Garnet’s Tarot Journal

Posted by Garnet in Tarot. Leave a Comment

Hey All!
As part of my renewed interest in learning Tarot, I’ve started a separate companion blog to this one – Garnet’s Tarot Journal. This blog will chronicle my journey and thoughts on Tarot, including discussion on decks, spreads, etc! I hope if you’re into Tarot you’ll check it out and come talk Tarot with me! [...]

19 Aug

Getting back into Tarot

Posted by Garnet in Tarot. 7 Comments

I’ve really gotten back into Tarot after my purchase of my newest deck. I just finished reading Heart of Tarot, which is all about a reading technique called “Gestalt Tarot”. In a small nutshell, the “reader” is actually more of a discussion facilitator, and the querent is the one who does the reading based off [...]

24 Jun

Universal Waite Tarot, where have you been all my life?

Posted by Garnet in Tarot. 4 Comments

I’ve been wanting the original Rider-Waite deck for a while because I thought going back to the basic imagery would help re-vamp my Tarot learning. Since my Summer Solstice experience on Friday the 20th, I decided that this new start was my chance to start anew with the Waite deck. By happy accident, I bought [...]

8 Jan

Career Tarot Spread

Posted by Garnet in Divination, Employment / Work, Tarot spreads. 2 Comments

Though I’ve only recently began my current job that I am very grateful for, I’m already looking to make a dramatic change in my work that would not only lead me into a career (vs. a job), but also into a field that will make me personally and spiritually happy beyond having a better income. [...]

3 Jan

Scrying

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Fire Scrying: (a-la-Scott Cunningham?)
Charge candle with corresponding herbs/oils:
“I set to fire the inner light, so that I may see with second sight. So mote it be.”
Gaze into the flame and let the images come.
>> More scrying methods to come! If you have any favorite methods, comment here!<<

2 Jan

Rune Layouts and Possible Questions

Posted by Garnet in Divination, Runes. Leave a Comment

These rune casts are from the book “A Practical Guide to The Runes” by Lisa Peschel, a handy compact reference guide.
One Rune Layout: draw a single runestone, perhaps a daily reading

learn what is blocking you
learn the status of a person or animal
“What do I need to know in my life at this time?”
“What will today [...]

28 Dec

Conduct a Rune Reading

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Here’s a formal rune reading based off the book “A Practical Guide to The Runes” by Lisa Peschel. A great little reference!

Lay out a cloth (with the corners pointing in the cardinal directions if you know them/have the time!)
Stand to the South (again, if you have any idea) with the runes in your hand, concentrating [...]

27 Dec

Favorite Spreads from the Mystic Faerie Tarot Set

Posted by Garnet in Divination, Love / Relationships, Tarot, Tarot spreads, product review. Leave a Comment

A few months ago I bought the Mystic Faerie Tarot set. I was originally drawn to the beautiful Major Arcana art and I was also curious about all of the buzz this deck was generating.
The most surprising part of this deck was the way the suit cards are handled – each suit Ace through 10 [...]

26 Dec

Seven Triplets / Seven Sisters Spread

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Here’s a Tarot spread I found in “The 2-Hour Tarot Tutor,” which has been a refreshing teacher as I continue to work more intensely on my Tarot practice.
For this spread, you’ll make 7 piles of 3 cards each:
Pile 1 [...]