http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:21:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The ancient history of Tarot is somewhat controversial, possibly being linked back to ancient Egypt or Israel. However, modern Tarot Cards appear to have originated in Renaissance Italy, and later popularized in France. Tarot was originally played as a multi player card game.  Jules uses Tarot cards as a tool, ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2007/11/30/9/ Adrian TarotAfrican TarotTarot of the AgesAlbano-Waite TarotAncestral Path TarotAncient Tarots of BolognaAncient Tarots of LombardyAngel Oracle Angel TarotAquarian Tarot DeckArt Nouveau TarotBarbara Walker Tarot Deck Tarot of BaseballBlank Tarot CardsBosch TarotsCagliostro Tarot DeckCary-Yale Visconti Tarocchi DeckTarot of the Cat PeopleCeltic Tarot Celtic Dragon Tarot Tarot of Ceremonial MagickChinese Tarot DeckTarot ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2006/09/30/most-popular-tarot-decks/ The 1 Card Spread   This is the easiest means of divining an answer, because there is only one card to look at. All you have to do is pick the card while thinking of your question, then intuitively pick one of the cards.   The 3 Card Spread   This is also an easy layout, ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2006/03/29/the-meaning-of-the-spreads/ In the psychic world Tarot cards are used to represent symbolically, what we all go through on our life’s journey. The mediums used are varied for predicting the future, they can be done with tarot cards, psychic visions, regular playing cards, astrology charts, dreams, palmistry, channeling, biorythm, runes, trances or ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2005/12/29/what-are-tarot-cards/ Divination, or fortune-telling, is by far the most popular and well-known use of the Tarot in the English-speaking world. This is sometimes seen as an extension of the psychological use mentioned above. Alternatively, it is sometimes seen as a less sophisticated use of tarot. It can be argued that we ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2005/10/24/divination/ The Tarot has inspired writers as well as visual artists. Italo Calvino described the Tarot as a “machine for telling stories”, writing the novel The Castle of Crossed Destinies with plots and characters constructed through the Tarot. T. S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land uses only superficial descriptions of Tarot ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2005/10/11/tarot-storytelling-and-art/ The Lovers is one card that is easy to remember. Love and sex are riveting subjects, and, as you’d expect, this card represents both. The urge for union is powerful, and, in its highest form, takes us beyond ourselves. That is why an angel is blessing the bond between the ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2005/09/30/cards-6-the-lovers/ Except in rare cases, every human grows and develops within a culture. We learn by living with others. The Hierophant represents such official learning, especially in groups. A Hierophant is someone who interprets secret knowledge. On Card 5 we see a religious figure in a formal church setting. He is ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2005/09/28/cards-5-the-hierophant/ The figure of the Emperor says much about the essential qualities of this card. We see a stern, commanding figure seated on a stone-slab throne. His back is straight, and his eyes meet ours directly. He is confident of his complete authority to rule. The Emperor represents structure, order and regulation ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2005/09/25/cards-4-the-emperor/ The Empress and the High Priestess are the two halves of the female archetype in the major arcana. The Empress represents the fertile, life-giving Mother who reigns over the bounty of nature and the rhythms of the Earth. From her comes all the pleasures and joys of the senses and ... http://freetarotreading.blogsome.com/2005/09/22/cards-3-the-empress/