by Shelly Corbett


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One of the reasons my house feels wonderful is the simple aftermath of a good, thorough cleaning. Even though I didn't get the stairs vaccuumed, or all the books off the stairway (most are up!) the clutter is out, my main space was vaccuumed, my dining room table was cleared off, the downstairs bathroom scrubbed -- and there's a lightness and ( Read more... )

I've created a new community: Me_and_my_tarot to run the class, which will be easier, I think, than spreading the lessons through my journal. It also removes being a friend to my journal as a restriction.

If you would like to join the class, please go to Me_and_my_tarot and request membership. (Membership will be closed, and all posts will be friends locked to members of the ( Read more... )

Thanks to those who responded positively to my comments about creating a tarot class that focuses on helping a person connect with a specific deck ( Read more... )

The 8 of Swords card is one which has haunted me for a long time. The traditional image is that of a blindfolded woman with bound hands standing within a thicket of swords. At first glance, it looks like she's a helpless prisoner. . . but in most traditionally drawn decks, the Robin Wood included, it becomes clear that the bonds are not tight. At ( Read more... )

Over the past few days my commute has been taken up with thoughts of how I would teach a "Get to Know Your Tarot Deck" class, including a booklet that each participant would gradually complete, giving her an ongoing reference tool ( Read more... )

For all you magically-inclined Jane Austen fans: The Jane Austen Tarot

According to the product blurb: This well-researched deck seamlessly links the literary works of Jane Austen-characters, conversation, themes-with Tarot symbolism-a provocative convergence flavored with profound meaning ( Read more... )

In addition to simply being a gorgeous piece of artwork, the 6 of Swords in the Gilded Tarot differs in a very important way from the 6 of Swords of the Robin Wood tarot.


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A lovely image of The Quest. . . .

( The 6 of Swords card from The Gilded Tarot )