Tarot Lexicon

May 29, 2009

I thought it would be a great idea to create a Tarot Keyword Library. This would be a place where people could add their own thoughts, impressions and ideas on what each of the 78 cards mean; an exchange centre, a rotating lexicon of keywords. I’ll start by adding a brief outline of how I [...]

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Tarot Picture Cards

May 29, 2009

The Trump or Picture cards number 22 in total. Try to avoid privileging these cards over the Pip or Court cards. In the game of life, their importance fluctuates. The Fool New beginnings, potential, opportunities and so on. Due to the very nature of this cards energy, it’s best to pair it with some other [...]

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The Four Elements

May 27, 2009

Thales, the Ionian philosopher born around 624BCE in Miletus, was one of the first people to ponder the fundamental substance or Element that makes up everything. Before that time, as far as recorded history knows, people generally thought of things occurring through the Will of the gods. I’m not convinced by this. I suspect that ever since humans [...]

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Tarot Card Confusion

May 26, 2009

These last few days have seen me searching the Internet for other like minded Tarot blogs and websites. In the short time that I’ve spent on these sites I noticed that the most common mistakes centre on five cards; the Fool and the Magician; the Hierophant; The Emperor and the Hermit. Either the writers don’t [...]

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Standing at the Crossroads

May 26, 2009

Before the birth of this Tarot blog, I had a clear intention and a clear direction of what I was going to write. But now I find myself in a catch-22 as to where to take Tarot Eon. All the paths open to me are uncertainties, and this leaves me with a feeling of uneasiness. [...]

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The Three of Wands

May 26, 2009

“They love, and hate, and cannot do without him.” The perception of the Greeks on Alcibiades. Today I picked the Three of Wands to use in the Free Association exercise. I’ll record exactly what transpired during the exercise, even if it doesn’t make immediate sense. My first impressions of this card were Strong Bold People [...]

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The Devil

May 26, 2009

Today I’m going to look at the Devil. I’ll record exactly what transpired during the exercise, even if it doesn’t make immediate sense. Part One: Free Association. Happiness Laughter People owe me and I don’t care who I hurt A lack of creation; a writer’s block This card stops things from getting done Creationism versus [...]

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Free Association

May 26, 2009

A technique that I sometimes use when I want to explore an individual card is known as free association. I would advise if you want to try these exercises for yourself, that you start a Tarot journal and record all of your experiences within. The basic idea behind free association is to take a random [...]

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