Tarot, Six of Pentacles

Six of Pentacles
Tarot of the Magical Forest

In this card the Fox, who represents the element of Earth, has 6 pentacles displayed above him. These pentacles represent success, physical goods, possessions and money. He is holding a small scale in one hand and with the other he is dropping a few coins into the outstretched hand of one of the two people in front of him. They are also foxes, they have cloaks covering their heads and they are holding out their hands as if begging.

The fox is weighing his choices carefully when it comes to his decisions about his possessions. But he is not hoarding it all. As he makes his decision he is handing coins to one. We don't know how many coins he will give away or if he will give any to the other one begging. He appears to have made a decision.

Tarot, The Chariot VII

VII The Chariot
Mystic Dreamer and Magical Forest Tarot

This chariot driver needs to take control. There are powerful forces at work here and they are not necessarily all working toward the same goal. Careful mastery without being overbearing will result in getting to the goal destination.
When I first saw this card I wondered if I was supposed to take control of the situation or if I was being a control freak. Definitely the former. Time to get to work.

I got it!

I decided over the weekend to give myself a late birthday present in the form of a Tarot deck that I have been coveting for a while now. Tarot of the Magical Forest has captivated me since I first saw it. It arrived today and is even better than the images online.

Thanks to Liz at Lizzie's Logic, who introduced me to this wonderful deck.
(And to Isis Books and Gifts for delivering it in one day. This is a shameless plug for Isis, my attempt to support brick and mortar metaphysical stores...they are also online.)

help me out with this reading....

I did a reading for myself last night and I am confused by it. It was a 12 card spread.

3 cards for the past and one for the outcome. 3 cards for the present and one for the outcome and 3 cards for the future and one for the outcome. The questions were about job/career path.

The cards for the past made perfect sense and reflected my attitude and actions toward my first career path. The cards for the present also made sense and reflected my feeling of overload and reinforced that I need to make some decisions and not just keep on keeping on.

The future cards made no sense to me. The cards were The Sun, Strength and 4 of Swords.
That's all fine and indicated to me that happiness or success is tied to understanding my strengths and weaknesses and solving problems without necessarily confronting everything head on. Short version, lots of interesting stuff here.

The outcome is 10 of Swords.....?????
This I do not get at all. The cards are positive, but the outcome is negative? I know there are a lot of possible meaning for the 10 of Swords, but the most positive spin I can put on it is being stuck in a sense of the over dramatic, it goes downhill from there.
Any thoughts on this? What am I missing?

The Tarot come to life...

I found this on Owl's Wings' blog and found it interesting. Her blog says that some readers have found 20 Tarot cards in the images. I didn't really count carefully but I saw quite a few.
Enjoy!

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Gilded Tarot

I got the chance to look through a deck of The Gilded Tarot this week....I found a metaphysical bookstore that I didn't know about!
This tarot deck is now officially on my shopping list. The image on the computer do not do justice to the intense and vibrant images of the deck. I think that is probably true of a lot of tarot decks. I found this deck very compelling.

cynthia's favorite decks...

The Well Worn Path is an oracle deck centered around witchcraft and Wicca. It is useful for meditation and divination and unlike some oracle decks, it does tell a story that follows a seeker.
I love this back on the cards, it's another card by itself.
The Well Worn Path, Wheel of the Year.

The Druidcraft Tarot is a Rider-Waite clone with images especially appealing to earth centered pagans. This ace of swords brings to mind stories of Arthur and Merlin.

miso's favorite tarot deck...

This is a very interesting and beautiful deck. Miso says that this deck, Forest Folklore, was chosen for reminding her of an area that she first saw as a child. I think that being able to connect to a location that made an impression on us when we were young can be very powerful.

there I go again...

I was cruising around Aeclectic Tarot looking for the images for posts and of course I found lots of decks that I liked. But I resisted getting hooked on one.
I have Magical Forest on my wish list. I want to check out the Gilded Tarot and I think that getting the Halloween deck in time to offer it for readings next fall would be fun. Then I found this deck.
Archeon Tarot.
The reviews are complimentary of the artwork but a little mixed on the usefulness of the cards. I was quite taken with this deck. I may have to put it on my wish list as just a collector's item and see if I find it useful for readings. But the artwork is stunning and makes me want to see it firsthand.

Vampires

Hex sent me a link to her Vampire deck. I like this Chariot...

dragonesque's tarot decks

Here are the tarot decks of Dragonesque.
This is the Tarot of Dreams. Without having actually seen the decks, this one reminds me of the Gilded Tarot with very vibrant, intense images...


Here is the Mythic Tarot, which reminds me a little of two of my decks; Mystic Dreamer and Sacred Circle...

hex's tarot decks

Here are some of Hex's tarot decks. I couldn't find the Vampire one. Actually I found about a dozen vampire decks, I don't know which one it is.
Here is the Gilded Tarot, which has some stunning images...


The DaVinci deck...


The Halloween deck. I agree, this one is adorable. I might have to get this one...

sobeit999's tarot decks

Here are the round cards of the two decks that sobeit999 talked about in a comment.

This is from the Daughters of the Moon deck...


These are from the Motherpeace deck...


Neither of these is a Rider Waite clone. They are both very interesting. I would like to see a reading done with these.


Angela, you mentioned that you have a deck with no illustrations for the minor arcana.
I really recommend that you try a Rider Waite clone with illustrations that appeal to you. Personally, I can't get anything from a picture of 9 swords. At least nothing different from 8 or 7 or 6 Swords. The pictures tell a story that you interpret for information.

I sometimes have trouble with decks that are not Rider Waite clones, even Sacred Circle, which is now one of my favorites, was difficult for a while because it wanders from that format a little.
But, in my opinion, the most important thing are illustrations that fire your imagination.

Try Aeclectic Tarot for illustrations of hundreds of decks and some very good descriptions and reviews that might help you select a better deck.

the shifting sands of Tarot

My first Tarot deck was the Medieval Tarot by Scapini. I thought something medieval seemed appropriate, knowing absolutely nothing about Tarot. This deck and I did not get along at all. I found its somewhat dark images disturbing. It is sitting in a drawer and has been untouched for years.

Then I found out that you are 'supposed' to learn with the Rider Waite deck. So I got one. Unfortunately my intuition took one look at this deck and said 'ZZZzzzzzz'

So I decided to find a deck that appealed to me and found this delightful deck, Tarot of a Moon Garden. Unfortunately, it is pretty crowded for someone to learn with, but I enjoy it and go back to it on occasion. The busyness of the cards doesn't bother me now.

Still looking for a deck to learn with, I found Sacred Circle Tarot. I love this deck, but again it was confusing for a beginner as it does not follow the Rider Waite format exactly, so it can get confusing. I primarily use this deck for meditation which it seems to be perfectly suited for. Each card is a doorway to a landscape that you can just step through in meditation.


So I stumbled along, learning slowly until this deck was printed. Mystic Dreamer Tarot. This one appealed to me in every way. The images attract me, my intuitive voice chatters away happily. This is my main deck and I love it and carry it with me most of the time.



But I have been introduced to the Magical Forest Tarot on Lizzie's Logic blog and I find myself more and more attracted to it. The messages seem to come across loud and clear and the images, while simplistic, really have a lot to say. I don't own this deck yet, but I think I will sometime in the future.

Does your personal experience with Tarot evolve? Have you progressed through decks as your abilities have increased? Do you change decks depending on the reading or your mood? Do you stick with one deck all the time no matter what?