Tag: tarot

Meditations on intro: RAH

Meditations on intro: RAH


My work with the Santa Muerte Oracle & Tarot felt like encountering the Shadow in the Nether World, very intense and sometimes heavy.
For now I feel the need to work with the Upper World, to experience the balance between both worlds.

Recently the angel RAH came in my dreams…

The oracle 69 says: 
Guardian Angel Rochel is the divine angel of restitution

Affirmation: ps 16.5
Tammuz is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup

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Santa Muerte enters the field – 02

Santa Muerte enters the field – 02


31-Celebration:

take action while constantly bearing the past in the mind, without being afraid of having to change your ideas, even drastically

For me it is important to honour the accomplishments and the knowledge of the past  (my ancestors and my own experience) without getting stuck in outdated practice.

Recently I have been reviewing my methods of cartomancy, looking at accumulated results of study.

I have learned many things from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, the underlying Golden Dawn system, but the qabbalistic doctrine felt too dogmatic and constricting for me.

Just look at 10 pentacles in the RWS system:
The qabbalistic tree imagery influences the  intrepretation of this card.

compare this with the 10 diamonds in standard (French style) playing cards:

There are no distracting  occult symbols in the standard playing cards…now I take up the challenge to see this card with a fresh outlook…it feels like refurbishing an empty room with my own stuff.

Considering the pips are numbered 1-10, the highest number is 10…this is an ending/completion of a cycle.
Diamonds were originally coins, money.

My intrepretation would be:  a maximum amount of money/finances.
On the positive side: a treasure, jackpot.
On the negative side: extreme wealth will attract thieves and other predators.

Comparing the intrepretation of this playing card with the Oracle card  31-Celebration:
The inheritance of knowledge, skills, finances, all those things that were passed down by the ancestors should be applied in a sensible way.
Finding a balance between hoarding and over-indulging, between keeping the secret knowledge and throwing pearls to swine, between rote repeating the past methods and disregarding everything.

Ping: Santa Muerte enters the field – 01 – Dreamquest

Basic cartomancy with playing cards

Basic cartomancy with playing cards


Standard playing cards are cheap, available, multi-purpose (also useful for gaming)
Some questions to consider….
CAN IT PROVIDE FOR ME WHAT I AM TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH?
A:
I will use cartomancy to enable insight in daily questions.HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PERFORM?
A:
My readings with cartomancy will take 1-60 minutes depending on whether i do yes/no with one card or using the whole deck in a Grand Tableau.

IS THE HISTORY A PRO OR CON?
The oldest known form of cartomancy are the 15th century Mamluk playing cards with oracular text written on the cards.
Nowadays there are many decks (like the Cartamundi Lenormand) with oracular texts.

Furthermore there are many diverse cartomantic traditions to choose from.
I feel restricted by dogmatic intrepretations made by other people and prefer to write my own shorthand summary meanings on the cards
IS IT IN LINE WITH MY BELIEFS?
I believe any oracle can be used to clarify existing patterns in the present. Those patterns might continue in the flexible changeable future.
I  believe the future is not set in stone, but some patterns are more changeable than others depending on our actions.
DOES IT HAVE TO BE PRETTY?
Standard playing cards use the French-suit pattern.
Some special editions themed playing cards use pictures from fantasy, history, sciencefiction etc. While there are many pretty ones, the artwork might confuse the reading.
For now I prefer the standard deck, maybe I will use a themed deck when I like the pictures.
HOW MUCH MONEY CAN I SPARE?
Using a standard deck will cost me less than one british pound, a themed deck will cost me more.
HOW MUCH TIME DO I WANT TO DEVOTE?
At this moment I have spare time to devote one hour a day for study & practice.IS IT HIGHLY REQUESTED? DO I CARE?
Basic cartomancy with playing cards are not as popular as other colourful decks like modern Tarot, but I do not care about that.

IS THERE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH?
There much information in books and on internet

HOW MUCH RESEARCH IS NEEDED?
Most of the time is being consumed by collecting and sifting information, expanding   my own vision is a never-ending story

IS THERE A COMMUNITY?
There are many communities on the web, the quality might vary.

IS IT RELIGIOUS IN NATURE?
Basic cartomancy not affiliated with any religion; it is compatible with folk-lore.

IS IT PRACTICAL?
Yes, usable as one of the many ways to activate my intuition.

DOES IT MATCH MY SKILLSET?
Basic cartomancy is much easier than other systems like modern Tarot (especially Golden Dawn and their descendants)

DOES IT FEEL RIGHT FOR ME?
It feels back to basics, getting free from traditional/dogmatic systems!

inspiration: Which Method of Divination is Right for You? — Lisa Boswell