My friend Dmitry Korolev loves to share his knowledge of cartomancy. In this post - Beware the Diamond interest! - adventures in the Russian card meanings - he tells of some of the colourful phrases associated with playing cards that have come into everyday use in Russia as a result of their fondness for cartomancy.
If the above piques your interest, you should check out his Level 1 workshop on Russian Cartomancy starting in the new year. You can sign up over on the World Divination Association website.
Shine a light.
Sharing your wisdom and experience will have a positive impact on someone just beginning or considering a new venture.
*It is a very "kawaii" deck, but Cassandra's flip-through revealed a certain something. I'll need to work with it for a while to figure out just what that something is, but it was certainly very easy to read in this instance. In any case, it's really cheap, so why not? 😊 Just be prepared for a few less than perfectly cut cards.
Kawaii Tarot - Diana Lopez, published by Sterling Ethos
I had never seen or heard of Vincent Pitisci until Beverly of Tarot Connections shared this video today. Curious, I decided to watch it. Boy, am I glad I did.
I like this guy!
I like his approach to Tarot. I like how he puts his ideas across. I love his sense of humour!
We're not in complete agreement on every aspect of divination, but he comes across as being very open to the diversity within the profession.
It's a fairly long video - 1 hr 13 min - and it starts off a bit slow, but once he hits his stride it's well worth your time.
In another change to the scheduled programming, I'm trying out an adorable majors only deck I bought recently - Tarot Mondo Lirondo*. I wanted to go all-Tarot with it, so I've pulled one card for the theme and 3 cards for the message.
Warning: Cartoon nudity. 🙈
Happiness is yours.
You have the skill and the knowledge, you just need to direct it.
Bottom card - Death. I love the new growth sprouting from the planted corpse.
Notice how all the "message" cards are looking to the left, to the past? You were taught a valuable lesson there. Time to put it to new use.
*Tarot Mondo Lirondo - Iván Saiz Gutiérrez, self-published 2011. Available from Museo del Tarot.
Have you dreamed of having a Greenwood Tarot in your collection, but fainted away at the prices asked for them online? Apparently, there are counterfeits out there as well that still sell for mega-bucks. 😕
Well, in a few months you'll have a chance to get a genuine, authorised, certificated, limited edition copy from Mark Ryan himself. Be sure to go to the video on YouTube and sign up to the mailing list.
Happy New Year! 👍
PS. For those of you aware of Chesca's part in this, here's what we've been told so far -
"Mark will be doing a short vid explaining how her royalties will be set aside for her, or her estate."
So we'll just have to wait and see.
