I did my first three card spread today from The Akashic Tarot, I'm not going to go into what the question was, but I will say that I was pretty much blown away by the response received! The cards that I drew in order were card 12 "The Scribe", card 16 "Caught In The Ruins" and card 15 "The Muse".
I also followed up with pulling one card from the Messages From Your Animal Spirit Guides Oracle Cards and although it was one card The Boar (pig), not three, and an Oracle deck, not a Tarot deck - the meaning resonated true!
I also used the crystal Labradorite while I was drawing the cards, I really love this crystal! However, it's hard to take a decent photo of! It doesn't have one exact colour, depending on the surrounding light it can appear green, grey or even black - but then you'll see a flash of blue!
I think I purchased this crystal at a new age fair a few years ago, funnily enough, I purchased it because of its name and shape. We have two Labradors and the fact that it was in the shape of a heart was just a bonus!
Okay, I'm outta here until next time!
P.S After yesterdays post, I chose to read A Discovery Of Witches, so far, so good!
I'm one of those people who has to finish a book, yep, even if it's crap. I've finished my last book yesterday (thank god!) and now I have to decide on the next book! I do actually have a growing stack of "to-read" books, so I've narrowed it down to two titles:- A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
You know when you pick up a book and you flick the pages either from front to back or back to front? Well, I did that with A Discovery Of Witches. I landed on a random page, as you do - I had a quick read. Then I put both the books beside my computer and opened Amazon to read the reviews. The very first review contained text that was either the exact text from the book or very closely paraphrased! I did flick through the book again to try and find the page but I had no such luck! Although when I find it, I plan on writing about it and linking the future post to this post!
I was thinking of reading The Night Circus, but now I don't know if I should read A Discovery Of Witches...... I have the version that's in a trilogy box set. Argh! How do you choose what to read next?
The reviews for A Night Circus are extremely good, with many readers stating they'd read the book than once. So what's the problem? Well, Erin Morgenstern wrote this book in 2011 and hasn't written a second book. So if I really like it, there's no follow up! I know, first world problems!
I guess I could read the first in the trilogy and then if I need a break I could read The Night Circus? Why is this becoming much harder than it needs to be lol
The Halloween Tarot is one of my newer Tarot decks, which I purchased fairly recently on our trip to Berry. I really like this deck, firstly because I love Halloween! The other reasons I think I'm drawn to the is deck is because of the colours - nothing's been toned down here! This deck celebrates Halloween and it is colours galore, not a pastel in sight! This deck is Rider-Waite inspired with a novelty, cartoon style going on. I also love that there's a black kitty cat on each card!
I've only given myself one reading with this deck, and I was very happy! So today I've decided to go for a simple one card draw. I didn't have a specific question in mind.
The card I drew was the Knight Of Imps, the first thing I notice is that it's that I've pulled another card with a horse on it. . . In my last blog post, I pulled the King Of Autumn card which featured the Gypsy Vanner Horse. Without referring to the guidebook, I immediately think of travel. So what does the guidebook say?
The first paragraph says "The Knight Of Imps gallops hastily on his way to something new, wherever it may be". I should also mention that in this Halloween Tarot, the Imp cards are a replacement of the suit of Wands, the Wands are connected to the element fire which is connected to creativity, artistic ability etc.
This card makes perfect sense to me, I'm travelling towards something creative. It also ties in with my last blog post perfectly! I've also circled that cheeky black kitty cat in the bottom right corner!
Seems like I'm still on the right path! See you next time!
What's that saying? "Ask and you shall receive?". Well, today, I asked the same question to both an oracle deck and tarot deck. The first deck I used was Messages From Your Animal Spirit Guides Oracle Cards by Steven D Farmer.
I really do like these cards, there are no hard and fast reading layouts to follow. With these cards, you can ask a question and pull one card for an answer, you can create your own reading layout like a standard tarot reading, or if you want you can pull a card at random and put it on display where it can be seen and use it all day like a talisman-type card.
So what's in the box? I should first mention that the box is nice and strong and the cards fit well, leaving very little excess space around the cards preventing them from getting damaged.
The deck consists of 44 cards with there being a broad range of animals such as ladybug, emu, cat (domestic), platypus, shark etc. Each of these animal-themed cards has the name of the animal at the top, then a picture of the animal in the centre and a small meaning at the bottom. The included bound guidebook then elaborates on the small definition. Honestly, I think that with regular use, the guidebook really wouldn't be needed as the meaning of the card is comprehensive enough.
The second deck I used was the Animal Tarot Cards by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine. In my entire collection of both books and divination tools, this is the only item I own created by Doreen Virtue.
To be fair, I don't know a whole lot about the woman. I've simply never been drawn to any of her products. I did hear an interview with her once a couple of years ago, and it pretty much reinforced that she really wasn't the creator of stuff that interested me.
Now there's the issue of her turning her back on her New Age empire in favour of Christianity. Doreen has/had many followers who she has basically called Devil worshipers, all these people did was support her empire over many years in purchasing her books and cards etc, most of which were Angel centred? Go figure! Anyway, drifting off topic here!
How on earth did I end up with a Doreen Virtue tarot deck post ship jump? Well, I was watching/listening to youtube videos on TV of tarot deck reviews. I wasn't being altogether attentive as I was using my tablet at the same time. Anyway, a review of this deck came on and I was listening - not realising who the creator was, I was really liking the sound of the review. It was then I looked up and saw the name of the creator on the box lol So I bought a copy, no one was more surprised by this than I!
So, two animal-themed decks, one with 44 cards, the other with 78, one an oracle, one a tarot. What was the result?
Okay, the cards I drew were the Blue Heron (1st card in the Oracle deck) and then the King Of Autumn (Last card in the Tarot deck). Both cards in their own words both stated that I was on the right path, they also both stated that I would face judgement and disapproval from others but that I basically just needed to breathe in spite of the judgement I would be receiving.
Seriously, both of these cards said the same thing! It'll be interesting to see what comes next! Catch you next time!
They say cats choose their owners, is this saying true if the cat in question is being fed like a king? As a follow up to my last post, Spike still hadn't been home - that we're aware of. We have a sneaking suspicion, that he's been coming in at night to munch on some cat biscuits!
Anyway, this morning I decided to pay the neighbour another visit. I was stuck there for just over 2 hours! Again, in a nutshell - I requested that she not feed him. I told her that I didn't mind him visiting her for company, but he has a heart condition and he was too fat! She agreed not to feed him. We shall see how long this lasts! The reason I say this is that she told me she had stopped feeding him, then moments later told me he was hungry yesterday morning, so she gave him breakfast! UGH!
So at the moment, Spike's inside, as I brought him home with me. He's pacing from one room to another looking for a way out, with the occasional lie down where he can shoot death stares my way! Oh well! At least he's getting some exercise to burn off all that extra food!
I have a couple of newish decks of oracle cards that I hadn't as yet used, so yesterday I thought to myself "Self, why not use the cards and ask about Spike!"
So I opened (yes they were both still shrink wrapped lol) the Messenger Oracle by Ravynne Phelan first. The card that I drew was card 42 "show that you care". Two things caught my attention with this card, the first being that the day before, my wife and I watched The Neverending Story. Straightaway when I saw this card I thought of Falkor the Luckdragon, so there was an instant familiarity with the card. Secondly, given that we have two new mouths to feed, the card made me wonder if Spike was feeling unloved?
So I ripped the shrink wrap off The Akashic Tarot by Sharon Anne Klingler and Sandra Anne Taylor. I asked the same question and pulled the "1 of scrolls on track" card. Guess what this card is about? Travelling. If you look at the card, it shows a man with one foot on the train and one foot on the ground as he looks over his shoulder at the signposts. According to the guidebook, there are maps in his hands. Wow! I thought that both of these cards were fairly spot on considering what had been happening!
Given that I hadn't worked with either of these card decks previously, it's fair to say, that so far I'm quite impressed! I should also add that the illustrations on both decks of cards are just beautiful!! When you pull a card from a deck you're unfamiliar with and pretty much know the meaning without looking at the guidebook, that says an awful lot about the illustrations!
Okay, I'm outta here for now! I'll keep you updated on the Spike situation and whether the neighbour keeps feeding my cat!
