The Empress card shows an earthy woman with glorious flowing dark hair, she is standing thoughtfully in a field of corn and her gown is patterned with different plants and leafy boughs. Around her neck she wears 12 precious stones
Reading Tea Leaves
Divination Spotlight on – Tea Leaf Reading (Tasseography)Tasseography, Tasseomancy or Tassology is the art of identifying symbols and interpreting messages found in the shapes and configurations of tea leaves. If you don’t like tea (I don’t!) you can use coffee
Mythic Tarot – The Magician
About the Magician The Magician card shows a young man with curly dark hair, dressed in dark red and white, signifying the dark and the light – who seems to be facing a crossroads. His left hand points upwards towards
How to Cleanse and Energise Your Tarot Deck
So you’ve just purchased (or have been gifted) a new deck of Tarot cards. What now? A new Tarot pack should be cleansed and energised before you start to use them. This is to ensure that they do not hold
Mythic Tarot – The Fool
About The Fool Tarot Card In the Mythic Deck, The Fool is represented by the Greek God Dionysus, wearing an ivy crown and leopard skin, which are particular symbols of this God. It is the first card of the Major Arcana
7 Steps to Start Your Tarot Journey
Are you interested in learning how to read the Tarot, but have no clue how to start? My 7 Steps to Start Your Tarot Journey is your how to guide for absolute beginners. Tarot Basics A pack of Tarot has
How To: Keep a Tarot Journal
When you’ve just started to learn tarot it can get frustrating trying to remember all the meanings of the cards – let’s face it, 78 cards are a lot of cards to recall and sometimes particular cards in your favourite
Tarot: History
The early origins of tarot cards have always been shrouded in mystery, with popular theories claiming their creation in such diverse places as India, China, ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon, ancient Tibet or even lost Atlantis. Some even blame the devil
Cartomancy: History
There are many different theories about the origin of playing cards and their use in divination. The earliest appearances of playing cards can be seen in China and India in the 900’s AD. Indian cards of the time are said