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EPISODE 11 - Strength

Upright, reversal and symbolism of The Strength tarot card as seen by various artists.

EPISODE 10 - The Chariot

Upright, reversal and symbolism of The Chariot tarot card as seen by various artists.

EPISODE 9 - The Lovers

Upright, reversal and symbolism of The Lovers tarot card as seen by various artists.

EPISODE 8 - The Hierophant

Upright, reversal and symbolism of The Hierophant tarot card as seen by various artists.

EPISODE 7 - The Emperor

Upright, reversal and symbolism of The Emperor tarot card as seen by various artists.

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Hometown:: Brentwood

Relationship Status:: Married

About Me:: First a few facts about Me…

About 11 years ago my husband, 4 children and I were on a day trip to the ocean near our home in Northern California. We stopped
and visited a little store along the beach. It was in this store that I purchased my first Tarot deck.

I became “obsessed” with reading the cards. I loved the artwork and the symbols and learning the meanings of the cards. I found
that the cards helped me to discover issues that I was avoiding in my life. It showed me fears that I wasn’t acknowledging so I could
move past problems and better myself and my relationships.

Over the years I have purchased 23 Tarot decks. My favorite decks are Gilded Tarot, Hanson Roberts, Spiral Tarot, The Gendron
Tarot and The Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg. I am drawn to these decks because they are rich in design and color.

I have found that reading the Tarot cards came naturally to me because I was born with a “photographic memory”. From the time I was
a small child I have been able to remember long sequences of numbers. When reading the cards I see what I consider “motion in the
cards” of an actual event that is going to happen. This did not come to me initially when learning to read the Tarot cards it is
something that I experienced with time and practice.

I am a member of the [American Tarot Association ], ATA, and subscribe to their code of ethics as well as my own.

Website:: http://www.madame-tarot.com

Favorite Music:: Ambient

Favorite TV Shows:: Big Love, Weeds

Favorite Tarot Deck and Why: The Spiral Tarot because the Art is Incredible.

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As a lot of tarot card readers do I pull one tarot card and meditate on it early every morning. I have some personal meditations that I will be sharing at a later date. To start us off though I would like to share some wonderful meditations created for the Major Trumps by Bill Heidrick. Tarot Meditations 1975-76 by Bill Heidrick All Rights Reserved. These mediations may work best with a BOTA (Paul Foster Case) or Rider Pack (Waite) Tarot Deck. Fool Meditation 9/30/75 Adapted from "Understan… Continue

Posted on October 9, 2008 at 10:47am —

Do you Squidoo?

Check out my Squidoo Lens where you can purchase Tarot Decks and Books on the Tarot Cards!

Posted on September 2, 2007 at 9:59am —

The Minor Arcana

Often, the suits are associated with one of the four classical elements, with a common set of associations being the following: Wands with fire, Cups with water, Swords with air, and Coins with earth.[citation needed] In other sets of associations, Fire is occasionally exchanged with air for the Swords suit. Other associations are also possible:

Tarot Card Suit
Wands, Staves, Rods, Batons
Pentacles or Coins
Cups or Chalices
Swords

Playing Card Suit
Wands, St… Continue

Posted on September 1, 2007 at 10:58am —

The Major Arcana

The Major Arcana (Trumps Major, Major Trumps) of the Tarot deck consists of 22 cards. The name Major Arcana is used only in esoteric practice. Game players using Tarot decks for playing call them Trumps and usually only show a Roman or Arabic numeral on each card, plus some decoration that is identical on all of them.

In esoteric sets, each Major Arcanum depicts a scene, mostly featuring a person or several people, with many symbolic elements. In many decks, each has a number (usually i… Continue

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