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Words to live by in 2021
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Words to live by in 2021

As the year draws to a close and sinks towards the horizon, we turn our hopeful faces towards the rising year of 2021. It’s a time for new beginnings and plans and, for the first time in almost a year, our hopes for the future!

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By Alison Cross, 2 weeks2 weeks ago
Technique Thoughts on Court Cards

Lifetime Court Card Guardians

We have worked out what the Year Card will be for 2021 and who our personal guardians will be for 2021 too, but we can also use the same technique to work out our lifelong court card companion. Curious to find out who walks by your side every day of your life?

Let’s find out!

First of all, let’s go over the technique for this:

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By Alison Cross, 4 weeks4 weeks ago
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Total Tarot| New Magazine

You may already be familiar with The Esotoracle (UK-based) and The Cartomancer (US-based) magazines but there is a new Tarot mag kid in town, Total Tarot. What sets Total Tarot apart from the other two marvellous magazines is that it Read more…

By Alison Cross, 1 month1 month ago
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Sharing Images on Instagram?

The other day I spotted that a new Tarot deck was in the making from those fine folks at Three Trees Tarot and I gleefully reposted their lovely image of the cards being painted, on Instagram. Unfortunately, when the image Read more…

By Alison Cross, 1 month1 month ago
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Knights Pentacles Technique

Our Court Card for 2021

You may already be familiar with the technique of working out which Major Arcana card will apply to the incoming year, but if not, I’ll give you a quick resumé on how to calculate it: Take all the digits in Read more…

By Alison Cross, 1 month1 month ago
Thoughts on Court Cards

Your Personal 2021 Court Card Guardian

Just a bit of Tarot Court Card light-heartedness to start us thinking about what we want for ourselves in 2021. I’ve done this for the past five years or so and it’s just a bit of fun, not rooted in Read more…

By Alison Cross, 1 month1 month ago
Tarot DNA

A E Waite | Happy Birthday!

On this day, 163 years ago, in Brooklyn Arthur Edward Waite entered the world. For the first time? Who knows! His father died when he was very young, so his mother returned to her homeland, England, taking the young Arthur Read more…

By Alison Cross, 4 months4 months ago
Live Events Thoughts on Court Cards

You’re invited to The Big Bang

The World Divination Association (WDA) have done it again and have prepared a weekend-long workshop for YOU at the beginning of December to prepare you for 2021 – and let’s face it, after 2020, we need all the help we Read more…

By Alison Cross, 4 months4 months ago
world divination association 5 and 6 december live event weekend
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Sovereignty | Wisdom of the Cailleach

Sovereignty, the second Old Woman from Jane Brideson’s Wisdom of the Cailleach cards.

By Alison Cross, 4 months4 months ago
Reading

Wisdom of the Cailleach Oracle| First Reading

I hoped that my first reading with Jane Brideson’s Wisdom of the Cailleach Oracle would yield something important for me. I connected with the cards as soon as I held them. I really wanted to have a profound relationship with Read more…

By Alison Cross, 4 months4 months ago

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If you have been struggling to understand the Tarot’s Court Cards, then you have come to the right place!

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Who are the ig divination accounts that you absolu Who are the ig divination accounts that you absolutely LOVE interacting with?

Could be #tarot, could be #runes, could be #playingcards, could be a unique oracle ... 

Give me ANY THREE that you are so glad that you found here on ig! 

This is going to be a monthly thing so that we can all join in and find new accounts that are TOP NOTCH! 

Here are 3 from me:

@playingcarddivination 
@serge_pirotte 
@stevenbrightuk 

But I've got loads and loads more to share! So, I've shown you mine, so show me yours *grin*

#tarot #tarotreadersofig #divination #divinationtools #divinationcommunity #witchesofig #pagansofig #fortunetelling #fortunetellers #divinersofinstagram
For the #crimefiction and #crimefacts fans, this i For the #crimefiction and #crimefacts fans, this is a good read. Certainly unsettling enough at the beginnings to give me a proper nightmare! Science and skill helping to solve real life crimes 

#tbrpile #forensicbotany #drmarkspencer #solvingcrime #newbooks #hardiegrant #quadrille
Hey, do you read playing cards in the #russiancart Hey, do you read playing cards in the #russiancartomancy style? I'm just learning with @theknaveofswords over at the #worlddivinationassociation!

So, Russian style - the Queen of Spades - possibly a dark-haired woman, or a rival of some sort - is on a dangerous road towards the marriage bed.

Well, given that we are all in lockdown, I'd like to see her try lol!

Reading as a Marseille.  All black suits, all spades - a lot of stabbing and jabbing. ⚔ Ah heck.

The Queen of Swords is in retreat and utter darkness falls. *decides to check the fuse box later*

Anybody got any more uplifting insights about these 3 cards?! Please comment if you interpret differently! 😉
Welsh ladies in traditional dress. Photo from Nati Welsh ladies in traditional dress. Photo from National Portrait Gallery.

Whaddya think? Is our traditional image of a witch based on a bigoted trope of the Welsh?! 

#witchesofinstagram #witchesofig #blackandwhitephotography #hatday #wales #welsh #witch
Stop scrolling - just for a second, because this 3 Stop scrolling - just for a second, because this 3-card reading is just for YOU.

Temperance, The Tower, The Star

Things have been held in stasis - back and forth, back and forth, with no growth, no change. 

However change is coming and whoooooey, IS IT COMING like a ton of bricks.

Something disruptive is coming - a bolt from the blue - to turn you upside down and make you see things differently.

No longer will your emotions cycle back and forth, now it will be time for those emotions to be discharged and poured out.

Would love to hear your comments about this! Get in touch!

All Majors - this could be VERY SIGNIFICANT!

#tarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #taroteveryday #tarotreaders #divinationcommunity #divination #playingmarseille #3cardreading
Ha! I made this because IT'S TRUE! New deck arri Ha! I made this because IT'S TRUE! 

New deck arrives and I am madly excited.  20 minutes later, I'm backing another one - I need my fix of Tarot deck anticipation! 
Kickstarter Tarot decks, the crystal meth of deck collecting <3 

#tarotreadersofig #newtarot #kickstartertarot #newtarotdeck #tarotcollector
'No one saves us but ourselves' Is that just vapi 'No one saves us but ourselves' 
Is that just vapid bollocks or is it useful? 

While I do not believe that we are responsible for everything that happens to us, we ARE responsible for what we do with that experience. 
It's how you frame events in your life that counts, not the events themselves - no matter how terrible those events have been.

This is how we save ourselves.  It's not about lying to yourself about what has happened, but finding a way to carry the experience in a way that you can make peace with what has happened and keep on walking.

I though I'd share the quote.  We're in difficult times at the moment and am hoping this reaches you like a big squashy hug from me.

#buddhaquote #selfcare #saveyourself #gautamabuddha
Hey friend! Stop scrolling cos these cards are for Hey friend! Stop scrolling cos these cards are for YOU!

XV THE DEVIL, X THE WHEEL, VIIII THE HERMIT.

Right now you might feel hopeless, entrapped. Chained to something or someone who keeps you from being free.

Change is coming!

Time will throw light on what has gone before.

BUT don't be complacent. The numbers wind back - lessons may be repeated. And the Wheel spins in place.

Real change is HARD, but possible. Educate yourself in The Hermit's lamplight and burst through your self-limiting beliefs.

#tarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #taroteveryday #tarotreaders #divinationcommunity #divination #taroteverywhere #playingmarseille #selfcare #winterselfcare #changeiscoming
Today was all about happiness. But that King is ey Today was all about happiness. But that King is eyeing up my reputation? Hopefully not to punch it full of holes with that sword!

9 hearts, king of spades, 8 diamonds

How would you interpret these cards? Tell me in the comments because I need all the information I can get lol!

#tarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #divinationcommunity #divination #taroteveryday #tarotreaders #divinationtools #playingmarseille #cartomancy
Mmmmmm luxury #hotchocolate after a long, brisk wa Mmmmmm luxury #hotchocolate after a long, brisk walk on the beach at Scalpsie! Nero unimpressed by seals.

#butelife #afterthewalk #luxuryhotchocolate
"I have been reading your book to Ann Christie in "I have been reading your book to Ann Christie in the evenings & altho she is very interested she could not understand your book and I am not sure I did in the end."

Can you imagine Aleister Crowley's FACE when he read these words penned by Frieda, Lady Harris? 

The waspish wit that flew back and forward between them speaks of a close friendship and the frustrations between artist and author.

I chose to write my Letter To The Past to Frieda and it can be read amongst a plethora of other writings from contemporary Tarot people to those whom they admired in our tribe's past.

Save the post and read when you've got a coffee to hand and some time to pass! 

Link in bio :) 

#tarot #tarotreadersofig #letterstothepast #tarotauthors #tarotartists #tarothistory #tarotartproject #aleistercrowley #ladyfriedaharris
Hey you there, scrolling down your feed! This is f Hey you there, scrolling down your feed! This is for YOU! 

10 HEARTS, 3 HEARTS XVII STAR

This is a great day and you have much to be thankful for. Time to let old shit go. You'll feel lighter and more hopeful for the future.

#tarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #taroteveryday #tarotreaders #3cards #playingmarseille #cartomancy #tarotcards
Happy birthday, Mr B - let today be filled with He Happy birthday, Mr B - let today be filled with Heroes, Rebels, Kooks and Space Oddities of every stripe! Let's Dance! 

#davidbowie #bowiebirthday #bowie2021
Wtfreading for today. Yes, I would rather focus on Wtfreading for today. Yes, I would rather focus on the bright and sparkly thing, but sometimes you just have to do the right thing and the bright and sparkly thing is not (at the moment) the right thing.

#tarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #taroteveryday #tarotreaders #tarotvibes #divinationcommunity #divination #taroteveryday #playingmarseille #marseilletarot  #cartomancy #fortuneteller #fortunetelling
What's my ' wtf is going on?' Trio. 4 hearts, 10 What's my ' wtf is going on?' Trio.

4 hearts, 10 clubs and 5 spades

The cocooning at home is getting to be overwhelming and hard to balance, resulting in an anxious stomach.

@serge_pirotte what would you say about these cards? I get a bit wobbly without courts and majors!

#tarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #taroteveryday #tarotreaders #divinationcommunity #divination #cartomancy #tarotcards #playingmarseille
The Page of Stones is a quiet and gentle-natured p The Page of Stones is a quiet and gentle-natured person who might be easy to overlook. The Page prefers to just get on with the jobin hand without drama or drawing attention to herself. 

The Page of Stones asks you to look after your own body and treat it with the love and respect that it deserves.  Maybe even start something new that supports your health.  Start looking at your finances - resolve to understand your existing savings plans (guilty as charged on that one lol!)

This is the time to begin The Work, without drama or fanfare, whatever your chosen work may be.

#tarot #tarotreadersofig #wildwoodtarot #thewildwood #pageofstones #tarotcourtcards #January2021 #divination #tarottribe  #pagansofinsta #witchesofinstagram #naturetarot #yearinthewildwood 
#wildwoodtarotworkbook
Today's wtf is going on reading perfectly illustra Today's wtf is going on reading perfectly illustrates me sitting st my desk and talking with the world about the damage counterfeiting is doing to our tarot/oracle industry. Tonight at 6pm uk time 7pm Berlin time with @merkur_in_hamburg in #WDA on facebook. 

If you are a creative whose work has suffered because of people copying your deck and want me to refer to how it has affected you this evening,  please contact me.

#tarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #taroteveryday #tarotreaders #divinationcommunity #divination #cartomancy #tarotcards #tarotart #tarotpiracy
I'm chatting with Kirsten about piracy in the worl I'm chatting with Kirsten about piracy in the world of Tarot and some ways to help spot it and counteract it. 

I may wear a tricorn and look like a pirate myself. But a nice fictional pirate, not a real-life thieving git.

#tarot #tarotreadersofig #piracy #copyrighttheft #dontbuyfakes #supporttarot
My wtf is happening spread. King of hearts gives My wtf is happening spread.

King of hearts gives a good impression of being future orientated, but his attention is on The Glory Days when things were better. In the past we think that everything was better, right? Well, in the past things were failing. Turn that face to the future and Bring. It. On.

#playingmarseille #tarotreadersofinstagram #taroteveryday #divinationcommunity #tarotlife #tarotista #readingmarseille #tarotreadersofig #cartomancy #fortuneteller
Totally concur - read whatever tf you like and sto Totally concur - read whatever tf you like and stop reading stuff that sends you to sleep after every three paragraphs.

Unless you are a student, then you need to read it all despite the sending to sleep thing .... 

#booksoninsta #booksoftwitter #readingisfun #readforpleasure
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