How to Select the Significator that will be used in the Opening of the Key

by Douglas Gibb on June 8, 2011

Or not. The choice is yours. There are three main approaches to the Opening of the Key that I’ll be referring to in this tutorial series; Crowley’s approach, Regardie’s Golden Dawn and Paul Hughes-Barlow’s variation. Both Crowley and the Golden Dawn make use of a Significator, whilst Paul Hughes-Barlow does not. Israel Regardie, in his [...]

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How To Read With The Opening of the Key And Still Keep Your Sanity

by Douglas Gibb on June 1, 2011

The Opening of the Key is a Tarot spread. A great Tarot spread. There are 5 separate stages and each stage is called an ‘operation’. The first operation describes current events, whilst 2, 3 and 4 incrementally represent the future. Stage 5 is the outcome. It was designed by the Golden Dawn. It takes between [...]

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What Everyone Ought to Know About Doing Great Tarot Readings

May 28, 2011

Tarot is simple. But like all simple things, it is easily misunderstood. And once something is misunderstood, it becomes complicated. And once something becomes complicated, it becomes difficult. And once something is difficult, it becomes frustrating, serious, and filled with effort. To do truly great Tarot readings, you have to keep things simple. And when [...]

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Inspiration: This makes a lot of sense

October 3, 2010

Being realistic is the most common road to mediocrity — Will Smith I stumbled upon this video quite randomly. I don’t even know why I decided to watch it, but I’m glad I did. This video is about life. This video is about the power of “decision” and Will Smith makes a lot of sense. [...]

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Quick Tip: Interpreting the 7 of Disks

September 21, 2010

I was speaking to a friend of mine last night and he pointed out something unique to the 7 of Disks. Next time you see the 7 of Disks in a Tarot reading, try using this interpretation: “this is about someone at work you find attractive”. I know, weird interpretation right? I thought so too, [...]

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Does a well developed memory make us better at Tarot?

September 20, 2010

Yes, I think it does. In mythology, memory was worshiped as a vital part in connecting with divinity. Mnemonic — the word we use for a device that aids the memory — is related to the name Mnemosyne, the Greek Titan goddess of memory, who was said to have known everything that is past, present [...]

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What does a good Tarot reader do? They find the enemy!

September 14, 2010

Seriously, the next Tarot reading you do, find the enemy. Not sure why? Effective Tarot readings means developing a bond with your clients through your story. One great way to do this is to share a perceived common enemy with your clients. Before you make the mistake of thinking I mean that you should rant [...]

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New poll: Are you always honest with the client?

September 1, 2010

Sometimes, the client just wants to be told what they want to hear. Are you always truthful with them? Do you answer them honestly, or do you indulge them? Whenever you’ve been asked if the husband is cheating on the wife, or if the father is really stealing money from the mother, or if they [...]

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