Category: Divination

Cooperative tarot readings

Hey all!

I’ve been tossing something around in my head for a while now. I’ve been reading tarot cards for over 10 years and have had many different and interesting experiences in it. Here’s the deal, long ago when i was full-time year long traveling, one of my traveling companions also read tarot. We started this joint tarot readings, for ourselves and others, where we both took our very much different decks, and combined them within one reading. Almost like a meeting of tarot minds. The results were very exciting 90% of the time. So i propose practicing much the same thing. with that being said I’m lookin for a fellow tarot reader to join me in this exercise. If anyone is interested hit me up on here, Facebook or my email addy: gottome@yahoo.com.

 

Abacomancy : Divination by Dust or Sand

Abacomancy, aka: Amathomancy from the greek word “amathos” for sand, has been traced as far back as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Abacomancy is divination by patterns in dust or sand. In the past people have used ashes belonging to the recently cremated as a medium. This method has other tie-ins with necromancy as spirits of the dead were often summoned to impart knowledge through the ashes.

Abacomancy can be practiced with dirt, sand of any color, ashes or dust.

  • The medium needs to be dry, and spread out on a tray or other flat surface in front of the you.
  • Then take a tool such as a wand or athame, and put the tip in the center of the sand.
  • Close your eyes and concentrate on the question or situation you are looking to do a reading on.
  • Using breathing techniques or other methods to impart gnosis and from there be able to reach a “higher consciousness”
  • As you reach a state where information can channel through your ego from your subconscious or “higher consciousness” the tool will begin to seemingly “move on it’s own”.
  • Relax and permit movement until you are done, this is an internal signal for completion and there is no correct period of time.
  • Examine the patterns and shapes created in the sand.
  • Profit

MadQueen’s First Tarot Reading on Infinity Network

This is the first tarot reading I ever did on Infinity Network.  The reading was for the group overall and it’s impact.

I used a 10 Card Tree of Life Layout.

This reading was initially one of the primary motivators for me to stay involved, other than the people within the group that I have grown to love.

I think it represents Infinity Network nicely thus far.

June 10, 2010
10- group/ plan at present, external circumstances.

Hanged Man: he is upside-down in this life, material concerns are not his. His weight suspends from the rose in the center of the cross of elements, as his center of gravity is dependent on the guidance of the spirit rather than material needs. His head, the center of intelligence, is brought down to earth, where the light of spiritual guidance that envelopes it may shine in the darkness of his own ignorance. His clothes are rainbow colored to show that his higher self shines through the whole spectrum of his affairs. The patchwork pants show that he is aware that each part of life, and each individual, is just sections of the WHOLE. Gaining understanding that life is a just a reflection, a stage on which life is acted out as a cosmic play. Self sacrifice, especially in the sense of work done for others without reward or at the expense of lower desires.

 

9- lies behind the situation, not immediately obvious- hidden motivation or worries.

Virtue: independence

Vice:  idleness

9 of Discs: Prudence- A large figure 9 is reached by 9 discs, suggesting stepping stones, across the river. The darker stones in the front suggest relative ignorance, but get lighter as they move towards their destination, showing that knowledge is gained in stages.

 

8+7 are paired as the Mind Sphere

 

8-position of mental functions, communication and learning, what is affecting the mind most at the time

8 of swords: Conflict- 8 swords cross and pierce each other, drawing drops of blood. The
background is muffled. The lower circle is that of the lower mind, when it rejects opposition it can prevent itself from being the reflection of the higher circle, or higher mind.

 

7-seat of emotion or desire:

Queen of Cups: Contemplation- She is water of water, the creative essence of self. She is represented by the eagle, the winged creature symbolic of water. The full moon mirrors the sun and is above the sea in all its depth and beauty.

 

6- heart center: influence of higher self/ purpose on circumstance:

2 of discs: Unity- The figure 2, made of rose stems, bears a white rose for purity and divinity, and a red rose for earthly nature, representing the union of the pure desire of the spirit with the personal desire of self.

 

5- shows direction the revolutionary part of self operates, traditionally associated with fear, or bad habits that need to be dropped- unrealized destructive force, but also can highlight positive aspects of the base of operation:

The Fool: symbolic picture of divine spark, the ancient child soul of man. Shown before the fall of Manifestation, playing with the symbols of the elements as if they were toys. Symbolizes the EVOLUTIONARY journey through life. Can also show the folly of proceeding on a course
of action while ignoring likely pitfalls.

 

4- Center of Stability and How you rule your own kingdom, base of operation.

King of Swords: Intuition- He holds the sword as a lightning or energy conductor. He is alert, even tense, on a throne of feathers above clouds of illusion in windy, lightning filled sky. The king shows the highest level of mental functioning and “flash” of intuition.

 

2+3 are Paired as the Sex Spheres

Female is sphere of formation Male sphere is condition before formation

 

3- sphere of feminine principal, infuses everything we believe we are& how we experience the world. Basic formation of journey:

8 of Discs: The figure of Mercury has constructed the 8 out of metal with a hammer and chisel. Sparks fly from the blows of the hammer, holes in 8 are representation of the suit of discs. The chessboard background and Mercury’s physical labor suggests mental skill being applied to physical tasks and work.

 

2-Sphere of masculine principal, outward moving force- what is aimed for on other levels and spiritual/ magic aspirations:

4 of Wands: Completion: 4 wands form a square, within which the 4 is perfectly fit, indicating completion according to design.

 

 

1- The Alpha and Omega, beginning and ending- shows root cause and gives pattern to the reading.

Queen of Swords: Reason- Red hair to indicate vibrant activity, dressed in blue to symbolize intelligence. Symbol of alchemy on her throne to show that her reasoning encompasses all levels including qualities of the soul and compassion. Her power leads to truthful analysis and faith in the evolution of self and self mastery.

 

 

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Simple Tarot Reading Layout

 

Really simple layout for tarot readings. Excellent for both beginners and adepts.

This tarot reading layout is a modified version of the classic favorite three card tarot reading.

It is the one person adaptation of The Looking Glass Layout  , an original linked  tarot layout developed by Laureth and myself in 2010.

The past and present are both single card draws, the outcome however, is a two card draw.

In the sequence the third tarot card is the cause for outcome, or the catalyst that leads to the predicted answer. This serves as a guide to what state, being it internal or external, can change the current predicted outcome of the situation.

The future is not set, it is fluid and changeable. Having the cause of outcome is a useful tool as it can be a marker as to how to bring forth or change the predicted future.