Author Archives: Val

2 of Wands – What Does It Really Mean?

The Two of Wands was one of the cards that I had the most trouble with interpretation when I first started studying Tarot. The initial meanings I learned for this card dealt with enterprise, boldness, and pride, but I just didn’t feel these things when viewing this card. He seemed, to me, a man who longed…

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A Romantic Tarot Gem

Tarot d’Armour – gotta love it.

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“God Created Man…”

God created Man. Man created Religion. I took my first Tarot classes back in the late 80s at a metaphysical shop called The Alhambra Institute in Dearborn, Michigan. These classes were taught by Alexia who spoke the above quote during one of the sessions when someone mentioned Tarot reading as being against her religion (or…

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Disco Meets The Magician

From the Renaissance to the Disco Era The Magician from the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck used with permission of U.S. Games Systems, Inc., Stamford, CT USA.  Copyright 1971.  Further reproduction prohibited.

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Misbehavin’ Decks

Well, I’m in a quandary. One of my decks has been into some Tarot mischief and I don’t know which one to punish as they’ve all claimed to be innocent with the following alibis: Housewives: At the market buying milk for the Baroque Bohemian Cats’ Baroque Bohemian Cats’: Waiting in the window for the milk…

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Gotta Love eBay

Yeah, baby! From an estate sale, deck is about 40 years old (I suspect more like 30), still sealed and NO trademark or copyright symbols on the box or the cards. SA-weeeeet! And it is mine, all MINE! Mwuahahaha! I’ve been trying to snag one of these decks for years, but always got out bid….

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And So It Began…

In the beginning, there was the Image. And the Image contained a message. But the People were confused. “What could this mean?” they asked. “We do not understand…” And along came the Tarot Translator to decode the potentials of the Image so that the People could discover the possibilities. And the People were in awe…

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