King of Tulips – sweeeeeet! Each of us has our own ideas about what kind of character a particular court card represents – whether it’s Pages representing tentative beginnings or whether they urge us to develop a lighter and more playful approach…well, it’s up to you. And sometimes, no matter Read more…
So the moon has just gone dark which is my regular cue to pick a Court Card that will represent the incoming energies, or energies that I would do well to embrace, until the moon becomes full in June. This week I’m devoting my blog to Court Cards that feature Read more…
The first time I encountered the comparative method of looking at cards was via Valerie Sim’s deck, the Comparative Tarot. The cards in this cleverly designed deck have not one image, but four different images of the same card. It was one of the first decks that I bought and Read more…
Don’t sweep me under the carpet! Back in April, I ran a little poll asking YOU whether you’d consider using a significator in a reading. As I expected the majority of you said that you never used it in a reading, but an encouraging 20% said that you might consider Read more…
The Fey Tarot published by Lo Scarabeo is one of my favourites, even though it’s jam-packed with fairies, I confess. I find that it’s a great deck to read with, especially if you’re a RWS devotee. Today I’m presenting the King and Queen of Swords to you *sweeps a long, Read more…
Got that tiger by the tail? I’m sorry, but in my head the theme from the Flinstones started playing as I typed that blog title! And it is deeply inappropriate because the elegant Thoth Courts are about as far away from Barney and Betty Rubble as you can get! The Thoth deck, created Read more…
At the beginning of April, I ran a little competition for a Robin Wood Tarot (well, a giveaway more than a competition). To enter all you had to do was comment somewhere on this blog and become a follower. The competition closed at the end of April, but because of Read more…
Well, I don’t know about you, but the supermoon played havoc with my dreams! I slept with the curtains open so that I could see the transit of her celestial silveriness as she walked the night sky…… I took a great deal of care to select which deck I’d be Read more…
The Page of Swords AKA The Postulant of Stars Continuing my regular blog theme of having authors or artists talking about the Page of Swords in their latest or yet-to-be-published decks, nothing could be hotter off the press than this card! It’s so HOT that the image isn’t even completed Read more…
Hello and welcome to the OTHER Game of Thrones! This blog focuses exclusively on the Court Cards of the Tarot deck – hopefully making the Courts seem a little more fun and a lot less daunting! Today you may be here because you’re a regular visitor or because you’ve hopped Read more…