Hands on Tarot

Divination using found objects or collected trinkets is a fun way to use your intuition and also add to your knowledge of tarot.  There are many ways you can add the use of dice alongside your readings or even as a separate system.  Playing cards are inexpensive (also highly collectable), but work very well for reading the cards.   There is a cool system of reading fortunes with Dominoes as well,...

Both are excellent tools for strengthening one’s intuition and both unlock the door to hidden realms of insight, meaning and self-discovery in the unconscious. Since our unconscious can speak to us through dreams and Tarot, we can use one to strengthen our relationship with the other. Using Tarot images and dream symbols together seems to open a dialog between the conscious and subconscious mind t...

Tarot spreads are a great way to give your readings context and stay focused on the inquiry.  They help you see patterns and make connections.  Creating your own spreads helps with active self reflection and problem solving and allows you engage in your practice creatively. Decks Used: Spread Crafter's Oracle - Fables Den                                    Quest Expansion Pack - Fables Den  ...

If you are looking to begin a year long deck or tarot study, I share some of the ones I have come across and others I've used myself.  These can help you learn aspects of the tarot such as astrology and the elements or they can help you immerse yourself in a particular deck like the Wildwood Tarot.  There are a few things I get out of doing these myself such as aligning myself to the cosmos,...

Believe it or not, you can use tarot to find things like keys, wallets phones, jewellery, documents and even lost pets.  The main idea is to use your cards to find out clues about the lost item’s whereabouts and if it is possible to find it or not.   Using the elements in the suits, the zodiacs associated with the Major Arcana and even reversals you can glean a lot of information to help in your c...

Your inner child is a part of your subconscious that has been picking up messages way before it was able to fully process what was going on (mentally and emotionally). It holds emotions, memories and beliefs from the past as well as hopes and dreams for the future.  It consists of what a person learned and experienced in the earliest years of their lives (birth to age 8 or 9). While for some this...

Tarot is not only a great tool for guidance and working with your subconscious but have you ever used tarot in your spell work?  In this episode we will look at different ways you can use tarot for manifestation and creating change where you need it most.  How's that for taking your path into your own hands? Decks Used: Modern Spellcaster's Tarot                                          ...

The Magpie Deck (or Patchwork Deck) isn't a new concept but it became popular after The Alleyman Tarot came out on Kickstarter.  It is the highest backed tarot deck in Kickstarter history.  Made up of over 130 mismatched cards by many different artists.   The Alleyman themselves (Seven Dane Asmund) curated another 3(!) decks recently on Kickstarter called The Alleyway Oracles which include th...

Using the energies of the moon each month is a great way to connect with the natural world.  Much like tarot it also helps us to connect with our subconscious.  We can use both in conjunction to gain insight and clarity with our emotions, fears, shadow aspects and more.   When we track the moons movement in the sky and sync the phases within our daily lives, we can see a lot of correlation.  Decks...

Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties or defeat.  It is being able to adapt to highly stressful situations or crises and being capable of overcoming adversity.  Developing resilience is important for protection against overwhelming circumstances and allows you to bounce back after things don't go your way.  It helps you to learn from your mistakes but no dwell on them...

In this episode, we will be looking at using tarot for Shadow Work.  The 'shadow' is the side of your personality that contains all the parts of yourself that you don't want to admit to having, the parts that we're insecure about, ashamed of, or frustrated with and therefore repress.   Shadow work is the practice of loving what is, and setting the shame and judgements free. *Th...

In this episode, we will be looking at different ways we can use tarot for communicating with the ancestors.  I will be discussing some different spreads and talking about creating your own ancestor altar. Decks Used: The Pagan Otherworlds Tarot                                The Spirit Keepers Tarot (Revelation Edition)                                 Spirit Cats Oracle                          ...

Hi!!  Welcome to the Hands on Tarot Podcast In this episode, we will be going through the Major Arcana and the different archetypes we see within these 22 cards. I also share the archetypes in the Modern Goddess Oracle and give an example of how you can use different archetypes in your daily life. Decks Used: True Heart Intuitive Tarot                               Modern Goddess Oracle Practice W...

Hi!!  Welcome to the Hands on Tarot Podcast In this episode, I go through all the cards in the tarot court from Page to King and talk about their characteristics, archetypes and pop culture references. Deck Used: Rider Waite Smith Practice What You Learned: - List which court cards represent people in your own life (friends, family, even yourself) - Find your own pop culture references to the peop...

Hi!!  Welcome to the first podcast of Hands on Tarot.  There may be some kinks to work out as I go so I apologize in advance it if feels a bit choppy.  It will just get better as I go along and learn by doing.  In this episode, I am going to cover the 4 suits and their elements along with the numerology of the cards Ace through 10.  To follow along, seperate your cards into the 4 suits (swords, Wa...