QYAC Deck of Many Things

There are so many interesting and/or quirky indie decks out there. But if, like me, you live in the UK, trying to get a hold of many of them can be a costly exercise. 

Being independently produced, they tend to be pricey to begin with. Add shipping and it’s often a deal-breaker. 

So imagine my delight when Imogen from Sapling Tarot showed a UK-made oracle in one of her recent videos. 

The QYAC Deck of Many Things 

- an LGBTQIA+ oracle deck. 

Seventy-eight cards designed by 49 artists belonging to the Queer Youth Art Collective, based out of Greenwich, London.

https://queeryouthartcollective.bigcartel.com/product/deck-of-many-things 

It’s colourful, it’s fun, and it’s got some cool titles. The booklet that comes with it notes the artist for each card, along with their socials. There are also “Up" and “Down" meanings should you want them. 

And the price, at time of writing, is only £20 + £4 postage. 

You’re welcome.

Heads up! Blog recommendation

I have just discovered a wonderful blog: The Uncrossed Path

If you're into capital-F capital-T Fortune Telling, this blog is for you!

Here's a couple of my favourite observations so far (I'm working my way back through their posts), to give you a feel -

"... [G]eneral readings can be useful, but only up to a point. They provide a landscape, not a verdict. You’ll see where the ground might shift, where something may knock at your door - but you won’t get far if you don’t know what you’re actually looking for... If someone sits in front of a fortuneteller expecting Delphic proclamations without knowing what they want, or without the courage to ask, well, good luck with that."

"Social media 'experts'... constantly reassure us not to fear the Death card: 'Don’t worry, it means change is coming…' And that’s when I die a little inside. Yes, my dears, it means change is coming—if by 'change' you mean the transition from living to no longer living... What might come after is a separate matter entirely..."

This, and their post about card meanings and common sense, reminds me of one of my favourite quotes from Andy Boroveshengra - "The cards are never something else before they are themselves."

One (new to me) way of approaching numerology with the Tarot de Marseille

In his latest blog post, "Returning to the Tarot de Marseille", Jack Chanek mentioned an approach he's tried for assigning a general theme to each of the numbers in the pip cards. A kind of “implicit numerology” based on the trumps. He didn't mention an original source for this method, if such a source could actually be identified, but noted that Caitlín Matthews and Alejandro Jodorowsky both discussed it.

If you set aside the Fool and the World cards, you're left with two sets of ten cards: 1 to 10, and 11 to 20. You can pair these cards up, 1 with 11, 2 with 12..., and the resulting pairs can provide a thematic framework with which to consider the pip cards – 1 + 11 are reflected in the Aces, 2 + 12 are reflected in the Twos, and so on.

1 Magician + 11 Strength

2 Popess + 12 Hanged Man

3 Empress + 13 Death

4 Emperor + 14 Temperance

5 Pope + 15 Devil  (lol)

6 Lovers + 16 House of God

7 Chariot + 17 Star  (“Hitch your wagon to a star”)

8 Justice + 18 Moon

9 Hermit + 19 Sun

10 Wheel of Fortune + 20 Judgement

As you can see, these pairings seem to make some logical sense. I have my own ideas about their relationships and how those could be applied to the numbers, but I won’t state them here. I'd like to leave you clear to make your own connections. Jack did list a few ways these could be perceived – see his post if you're curious.

Have fun.

#WitchesForTransRights

I've deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts*, so this is the only place I can share stuff now.

And I really want to share this video. 💜

Activist Witch - You're Not Witches, You're Abusers. #WitchesForTransRights

 

 

(*I may try something like Mastodon at some point, but for now I'm good.)

Print/Save and keep close

A mojo/talisman for you. ❤️

Be safe, be well, be happy.

The Ace of Diamonds from Portable Fortitude Cards, by Corina Dross (2018)

 

#ElbowsUp

We must all take a (maple) leaf out of Canada's book.

Shut up Donnie and stay in your lane

Gaza needs hospitals.
Not hotels.

Check-In and Social Media Update (YouTube)

tldw;
I've deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts, and I'm not going to be online at all in February.

A comfortable fit

I asked my Nine Coins Oracle if it liked the new bag I got for it...

I'll take that as a Yes. 😊

Significators!

I did my first reading for someone else today since [checks notes...] November of last year! It flowed. Nice to know we (Spirit Team and me) haven’t lost our touch. 😁

It felt great to have a reason to read again, but I’m going to continue to keep a low profile. I prefer to scroll through sites* that offer free readings and be drawn to particular requests. 

Today’s experience did remind me, though, of something I’d like to share -

It reconfirmed the value of a change I’ve made to my reading process over the past year or so. I now select a card as a significator for the focus of the reading, be that a person or an area of enquiry. The card serves as a magickal proxy, much like a poppet, and helps to draw in the energy of situation. 

For years I balked at the idea of taking a card “out of play” to serve as a significator. Plus I didn’t really see the point. Now I appreciate the ‘sympathetic magick’ aspect and I’m finding it does make a difference. Besides, for cards meant to represent a person, I usually take one from another deck, most often my playing cards, so there’s no loss from the reading deck anyway.

If you don’t do this already, try it and see if it does anything for you.

*Not Facebook anymore. I haven’t deleted my account (yet); I’ve simply stopped participating in social media generally. (That’s another thing I can recommend.)