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The Ace of Hearts :: The Light
Like a kiss, the Ace of Hearts is a catalyst.
It's among the most blessed cards in cartomancy.
Hearts are the suit of the priest class and human desires. Hearts emphasize the turns of fate around our emotional lives.
Cartomancy as Ancestral Citation
The truth is I've always been able to read without them. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
Its a mark of the lineage. A long conversation between the dead and the living. To work the cards is to remember those who worked the cards.
Skullcap
Skullcap is a nourishing, bitter nervine. It has an affinity for anxious, stressed out folks.
5 Pillars of Tarot for Liberation
Tarot for liberation is a call to integrate and respect the role of intuition in movements for justice.
Rose Petals + Rose Hips
Is there any plant ally more beloved than the rose? Its beauty and scent have inspired love poems, fueled winter holidays, and helped countless people open their hearts to love.
Holy Basil
Capitalism makes burnout inevitable. Tulsi Kapoor nourishes our brains, and helps us navigate our culture of overwork while being kind to our body/minds and ourselves.
Getting Ready to Read Tarot: Three Things to Consider
Most of tarot advice focuses on card meanings. And, like, duh! Card meanings are important!
Yet in my 24 years of reading, and 14 years of professional practice, I have not found card meanings to be the deciding factor in a safe and accurate reading.
"What Tarot Card Represents Me?" is Only the First Question
Fascism has risen. War is here. Cost of living is through the roof and we own nothing.
Like, at this point, why the fuck are we still using tarot like an individualist consumer product?
Understanding Tarot’s Acolyte Cards
At base, the acolyte cards demystify a power struggle.
How to Read Tarot for Yourself
Reading tarot for yourself brings up issues of self-trust. This is even more stressful when we're trying to build our intuition.
The Joker and The Dogs
The Joker is a trickster, neither good nor evil. The Joker is the chaotic beauty and terror of living on earth. Of living on earth in a body.
TL;DR Tarot Card Meanings (Yes, All 78)
The Modern Phrasal approach is a novel method of learning tarot. It queers older card meanings by applying them to a wider context of human life. Each phrase is built for modern concerns, attention spans, and situations.
How to Get Started with a New Deck of Tarot Cards
So you've brought home your first deck of tarot cards. Congratulations!
Now what?
How (and Why) to Read Reversed Tarot Cards
Consider this your (short!) introduction to reading the upside-downies, or reversals, whatever. Regardless of what you call them, here's some strategies for making sense of them.
Tarot for Writers
Creativity is an intuitive process. Creativity is a spiritual process.
Working Playing Cards: Clubs & Spades
Just try to remember the spiritual aspects of endings and choices, and you’ll make peace with the Spades.
Working Playing Cards: Hearts & Diamonds
There are important differences between the suits in tarot and those in playing cards. Those differences are essential to understanding these tools.
Working Playing Cards to Get What You Want
Playing cards can be used as petitions or as an energy enhancer under a candle, but there are so many other ways to use tarot and playing cards in conjure and spellwork. Here’s a couple things you should know before getting started that can make your work more efficient and powerful
Oatstraw & Milky Oat Seed
Did you know oatstraw is a powerful healing tonic for those of us under chronic stress, living with anxiety, or healing after prolonged illness?
A Love Letter to Mugwort
To say that I fuck with mugwort is a huge understatement.
It is a mainstay in my psychic life. It is my go-to replacement for white sage. It’s foragable in my growing zone and it is super abundant, as well as being beautiful and silvery