The End Game – Wrapping Up A Reading

The End Game – Wrapping Up A Reading

The cards have been shuffled, the questions asked, the spread laid out, and the cards interpreted. The interpretation has been discussed with the Seeker, and they have asked any further questions that they might have. Is the reading now over? In some cases yes, in some cases no. If the Seeker is satisfied with the reading, and they are taking away some clues as to what their next step might be, then the reading has accomplished its purpose.

However, if the reader or the Seeker would like to get a better idea about how to handle the next step, to get an idea of what energies to draw in, then the cards need to be turned to one more time. This time, the focus is on determining what energy the Seeker can call on to help them resolve their issue/situation.

One way to do this is to take a look at the card that comprise the reading. Look at the suits, and how they are represented. How many cards are there from each of the suits? Are the suits balanced? Is there a missing suit? If the suits are balanced, then the needed help may well come from the Major Arcana. If the suits are unbalanced, then look at the predominate suit. Using the principles of elemental dignities, choose the suit that will bring balance to the predominate suit in the reading. From this suit, have the Seeker choose one or more cards to help them resolve their issue/situation.

The following is a quick take on elemental dignities from Paul Hughes-Barlow’s site – supertarot.co.uk.

1. Fire and Air are friendly and active
2. Water and Earth are friendly and passive
3. Fire and Water are enemies; they weaken each other
4. Air and Earth are enemies; they weaken each other
5. Fire and Earth strengthen each other but are neutral
6. Water and Air strengthen each other but are neutral

Looking at these definitions, if the predominate suit in an unbalanced spread is Fire (Wands), then the best suit to turn to for resolution would be Air (Swords). If it was Water (Cups), then the best suit to turn to for resolution would be Earth (Pentacles – even though I personally think “mudpies” when I put Water and Earth together!). Air may strengthen Water, but the action is neutral, where Earth is passive but friendly. If the predominate suit was Air (Swords), then the best suit to turn to for resolution would be Fire (Wands). If the predominate suit was Earth (Pentacles), then the best sui to turn to for resolution would be Water (Cups).

Separate all of the cards from the chosen suit out of the deck, and go over them with the Seeker. Ask them which card, or cards, they would feel most comfortable working with. Ask them what they are taking away from their reading – what stands out most for them, and what they want to take action on. Using the card(s) they have chosen, help your client to define one or more steps that they can take to resolve their issue/situation.

Another way to do this is to go over what the client is taking away from the reading, and help them to define what it is that they wish to resolve. Once this is defned, have them go through the entire deck, face up, and choose whatever card(s) they feel will help to empower them in resolving their issue/situation.

Either technique could be considered added value for the reading. If you wish, you could scan your client’s chosen card(s) for them to take home as a focus, or you could have short written description of each of the cards, the energy that they carry, and how they can be used. Gift your client with a written description of each of the card(s) they have chosen. This works well, as the written descriptions would apply to all decks. (Note: Unless the deck chosen has reversed the attributes for Wands and Swords, which a few decks do.)

The act of drawing the extra cards helps to empower your clients, as well as helping to build a bond with them. You will also have fewer clients trying to get you, the reader, to make their decisions for them. Decisions that they very seldom are willing to act on anyway!

Wrap up your readings with style!

Note: It has been brought to my attention that using elemental dignities in this way may not bring the best choice of suits to balance a reading. There are pros and cons to both sides of this issue. I will say that this method has worked for me, and that, from my perspective, I will stand by it. If this blog does nothing more than start you thinking about ways to reconcile your readings, then it will have done its job. Take away what you will, and leave the rest behind.

© April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

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Happy Birthday, Tarot Elements!

Happy Birthday, Tarot Elements! This is the first anniversary of Catherine Chapman’s excellent site, Tarot Elements (tarotelements.com). I decided to do a reading to celebrate the occasion, using the Joanna Powell Colbert’s “Gaian Tarot” (gaiantarot.com).

I am using a three card Past/Present/Future spread, with the following cards drawn:

Past: Child of Fire (Page of Wands)
Present: Guardian of Earth (Queen of Coins)
Future: Two of Water (Two of Cups)

One of the definitions that Joanna suggests for the Child of Fire is that of student. This would be the case with Catherine, in a way, as she was both student and partner with Paul Hughes-Barlow in interpreting the reading that lead to their collaboration on their book “Beyond the Celtic Cross”, which was the impetus for setting this wonderful site up. It was time for something magnificent to happen in Catherine’s life, and it took the form of this site. Catherine has created a solid foundation for future work with her fiery energy, will and determination!

What an appropriate card for the present! This Queen nurtures and protects the seeds of wisdom that will grow from this site, and the financial stability that it will bring. My sense is that real time results are more important in the present than pie in the sky ideas. There is a plan to the way in which the site has been set up that will act as a solid base for future growth.

The future has a caring, compassionate feeling to it. Everything will be taken into account – Catherine’s needs, the site visitor’s needs, the need to share and teach, There is a deep heart connection between Catherine and the work that she is doing.

I look forward to watching Catherine, and Tarot Elements, grow into their own!

Happy Birthday, Tarot Elements!


(c) April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

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We Are Here – Love Never Dies

We Are Here –
Love Never Dies

Author: Jane Smith Bernhardt
Burnham Press
2009
ISBN #978-0-615-34131-6

Jane Smith Bernhardt is a professional portrait artist, author and performer. In her work, her focus is on using creativity as a vehicle for human transformation. She is a graduate of the Guild For Spiritual Guidance, and has spent years in training in spiritual guidance, meditation and energy healing.

Within a very short time period Bernhardt lost her father, her children’s father, and her step-mother. Prior to her father’s death, they had spent a great deal of time one spiritual studies, including the works of Dr. Raymond Moody (“Life After Life”), Yogananda, Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh. Jane’s first thought on her father’s passing was that he went in his sleep, in a peaceful manner.

On the plane from where she lived on the east coast to her father’s home in California, Jane began to receive communications from her father. He assured her that he was in a good place, and that he was happy. His concern was that he never intended to leave his wife, Angelika (Jane’s step-mother) alone. He asked Jane to be there for Angelika.

Jane’s relationship with her step-mother has, at best, been an awkward one. Yet, she knows that she and her sisters need to be there for her. And she, Jane, will be the one to pass on communications from her father, Angelika’s husband of forty years. Angelika looks forward to the communications, and this forges a bond between her and Jane.

The book is written in the manner of a journal, with her father’s communications, Angelika’s responses, and Jane’s thoughts. One of her first thoughts was that she would only receive the one communication, the one she got while on the plane. Her father assured her that he would be able to continue communicating, which was the case.

A sample of the communications from Jane’s father right after he crossed over:

“Don’t worry about anything, Jane. I mean that. It’s harder to speak to you now. I’m kind of further along with this thing. It’s so beautiful … I really get caught up in it. I’m learning such wonderful things. It’s pur flight, and I’m becoming part of it … so wors are harder now. But I’m sending energy to Angelika, and they assure me that she won’t be alone. You know, we’re still together … that’s the amazing part.”

“Angelika, honey, you’ll be here soon. Don’t worry about it. It’ll be fine. I know that. And now you won’t be alone either. You’re never alone! That’s what I was starting to feel before I left … it was all so peaceful. The shifting is really pretty easy. You just let go. And they take care of the rest. I mean it. It’s just the way I hoped that it would be … only better.”

“Jane: I have assurance here that you’ll really be taken care of. All you need to do is focus on this work … and what great work it is! I’ll help too.”The communication continues on this way for some time. The Jane’s children’s father suffers an aneurysm, and is hospitalized in a coma. The messages that she receives from him are about his concern for his botched relationships with her and two of their three children – one of which is Jane’s from her first marriage. (He and Jane were married for eighteen years. After their divorce he remarried and started a second family.) He is in a coma for four weeks, after which he is conscious, and able to talk to his children. He mends his relationships, and then suffers another sever brain hemorrhage, which is fatal.

Right after her children’s father crosses over, Jane receives word that Angelika has peacefully crossed over.

Jane goes on with her work. While the messages from her father spoke of confirming the afterlife, hope, and angelic guides, the messages from her children’s father had been about the importance of forgiveness. At the end of the book, Jane states that the lasting lesson for her in all of this was that spiritual help is available to any of us at any time. There is a host of unseen spiritual helpers surrounding us, waiting to be called on.

The messages in this book are meant for all of us – it crosses the boundaries of culture, nationality and race, and binds us together as children of Spirit. It is a book of encouragement and reassurance, that there is an afterlife, that we can communicate with our loved ones, that thee is a reason for this life, and that we do have choice.

From her foreword: “Imagine that all things are possible in Love.”

© April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

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Reversed Tarot Cards

Note: This is a guest post by Tarot reader Cher Green. Enjoy!

Reversed Tarot Cards
By Cher Green

To achieve a full reading, it is important to include the meanings of reversed cards that appear. It is just as important to ensure the possible appearance of these reversed cards. These additional meanings will bring more depth and knowledge to your reading.

To ensure their appearance, simply do so during the shuffling process. One way is to divide the cards into three stacks and to reverse one. This will also allow for previously reversed cards to become upright for the reading in progress.

Before beginning, you should be clear as to how you will interpret the reversed tarot card. There are a number of ways to do so.

One is to interpret the card as a delay to the upright meaning. In this process, if the upright interpretation of the Three of Cups is a celebration or coming together of friends, then the reversed meaning could be a delay in the intended party.

Another is the opposite of the upright meaning. With the Three of Cups, the reversed might mean an argument among friends, a possible third interference.

A blocked energy is another method. The reversed meaning would become the ability to enjoy others company but not allowing oneself to do so.

There are many other ways, but the important factor is to decide upon your method and to continue using the same method.

Do you use reversed meanings in your readings? What method do you use?

Cher Green is a fiction writer and tarot reader. You can find her at Tarot Guidance, where readings are available, and at Footsteps of a Writer.

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Tarot Shadow Work

Tarot and Working With Your Shadows

We normally think of the Tarot as having upright and reversed meanings. Then there are those of us who do not use reversed meanings, but view the card we are interpreting in relation to the cards around it. When you really stop to think about it, there are 360 degrees of meaning – from the strongest positive to the strongest negative. Any of these meanings could represent a shadow within us – an issue, or a feeling that we fear, and that we do not want to acknowledge, much less address.

“To confront a person with his own shadow is to show him his own light.” Carl G. Jung.

A loose definition of shadow is that it is made up of all the things that we refuse to acknowledge, attempt to hide or forget. Whatever we do not want to face, whatever fears we have the power to act as shadows. These are exactly the things that are going to come out in a Tarot reading – whether we ask about them specifically or not.

The reasons that our shadows come out in a reading is that this is what is standing in the way of our success in life, our happiness, and our sense of inner peace and self-confidence. If we do not work to accept our shadows and integrate them, our outer world will continue to mirror our inner conflict.

The first step to doing this is to bring our shadows into our consciousness – which is exactly what a Tarot reading does. The next step is to look at the archetype involved, and see what qualities it represents, because these are the qualities that we are blocking, or not recognizing, in our own life.

We can learn just as much, if not more, from our shadow archetypes as we can from those archetypes that represent skills and abilities that are inherent within us. How do we begin the work on our shadows, after we have brought them to our consciousness? At the end of a reading, the archetype that represents what the Seeker needs to know, or needs to take from the reading, also represents the shadow that the Seeker is facing at the moment. Or, a reading can be specifically focused on shadows that need to be worked with. The archetype can be defined from the specific reading, drawn as a random car, or specifically chosen by the Seeker, with the cards face up.

The Seeker then works with the card that they have chosen (or that has appeared in their reading). Taking the card into meditation, journeying with it, journaling about it, working with affirmations – these are all way in which as Seekers we can work with our shadows.

Let’s take a look at one card, and see what its shadow might be. Let’s take a very positive card – The Star. We generally define the positive side of the Star as hope, and regaining our self-confidence. The energy of the Star carries with it the need to be authentic, to be one’s self, to answer only to one’s self.

As a shadow, we are looking at lack of self-worth, no sense of hope, the inability to recognize the resources that we have at our own command. The inner self and the outer reality of the Seeker are not in alignment. Understanding and accepting this energy, and integrating it into their persona, is the task that this Seeker face.

Work on shadows can be done as an individual, with a reader, or within a group of readers. The Seeker may be able to integrate the energy on their own, once they understand it. Or they may wish to call on another specific archetype to help them. In the case of drawing the Star as a shadow, I might call on the High Priestess or the Empress as helpful archetypal energy.

If you begin this work, and become unsettled by it, then either set it aside, or seek professional help (Tarot or otherwise). If you are working with someone that you can see is becoming unsettled, and you do not feel that you can help them, them make the suggestion to them that they seek out other professional help.

There is much to be gained by working with our shadows, but we need to recognize the power they can have in our lives, and deal with it accordingly.

(c) April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

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Shadowscapes Tarot

Shadowscapes Tarot

Author: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law & Barbara Moore
Artist: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
Llewellyn Worldwide
2010
ISBN #978-0-7387-1579-7

The minute that I opened the package, I was stunned! The box that the “Shadowscapes Tarot” deck and companion book come in is awesome! Okay – it is a regular box – opens at the top – but the color and imagery are … absolutely amazing! The imagery very much reminds me of the work of one of my favorite artists – Lisa Hunt. There is depth and flow here, along with a very “otherworldly” feeling. The colors used go from pale to deep lavender, with the name of the deck in deep lavender, using a gorgeous script font.
The imagery is that of the Queen of Swords, a female figure holding her hands out in front of her, butterfly’s fluttering around her head, her pale lavender gown flowing, with deep purple flowers at her feet. I could meditate on the cover alone forever, it is that striking!

A bit of background is called for on the artist. Stephanie is a professional artist whose fantasy illustrations regularly appear in magazines such as “Realms of Fantasy”, “Cricket”, and “Cicada”. With a degree in computer science, she spent three years as a software programmer. She left this world after three years and began painting the worlds of dreams and the fae full time.

Her artwork is inspired by mythology, legend and folklore. Influenced by the art of the Impressionists, Pre-Raphaelites, Surrealists and Mother Nature herself. Through her artwork, Law takes us into the world of fantasy, where we can allow ourselves to access that sense of wonder that opens us up to the sacred in life.

Stephanie is also the author and illustrator of “Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds with Watercolor” and “Dreamscapes: Myth & Magic”. Her work can be seen at www.shadowscapes.com.

This project was put together in an interesting manner. Stephanie did the artwork, as well as commentary on the cards, and divinatory meanings. Barbara provided the commentary on Tarot itself, how it is used, and created/presented the spreads in the companion book.

This is a full 78 card deck, following traditional style and titles. Strength is VIII and Justice XI. The suits are Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles, with the Court Cards entitled King, Queen, Knight and Page.

The 253 page companion book has a blue/lavender cover, Picturing the Page of Pentacles. A female figure sits atop a pile of rocks, her right hand on the rocks, her left hand holding up a globe. In front of the pile of rocks is the symbol for the suit of Pentacles. An owl sitting on a tree limb appears in the lower let hand side of the picture.

The Introduction, by Barbara Moore, covers getting to know your deck, developing meanings for the cards, understanding numbers as the work within the suits, the elemental and life area associations for the suits, developing questions, understanding positions within a spread, using reversals, and the process of performing a reading, She also discusses ritual in connection with the Tarot, cleansing the cards, and keeping a Tarot journal.

At the end of the book, Barbara presents the following spreads: the One Card spread, the Three Card spread, the traditional Celtic Cross spread, a five card “Is Love In The Stars?” spread, a seven card “Will It Last?” spread, a four card “Balancing Act” spread, the seven card “A Journey” spread, a four card “Message From The Universe” spread, and a six card “Dream Come True” spread.

The cards are each presented with a full page black and white image. On the facing page (for the Major Arcana) is the card number and title, surrounded by delicate floating leaves. This is followed by Stephanie’s written commentary on the card, and the meanings that she has developed for the card as it appears in a reading.

The Minor Arcana (Pips and Court Cards) are presented with a full page black and white scan of the card, followed by commentary on the card and card meanings. It should be noted that as Stephanie does not read with reversals, she has not included reversed meanings. From the book:

The Chariot

She is Winged Victory, the goddess Nike, or Maeve. She comes sweeping from the skies, confident and sure of herself. She as summoned the unicorns of the sea out from the foamy depths. They serve her willingly, bowing as is ever in their nature to such purity of intent. The ocean swells themselves are tamed beneath the enchanted wheels of her chariot. The glittering waves crash and roar with the strength of the sea, but as she guides her unicorns across the glistening track, the waves fall still before her and into a quiescent and shining mirror path.

This stillness in what is eternal motion stirs awareness in the denizens of the deep. From underneath, the spirits of the ocean whisper to the sea god, and in a swirl of aquatic color, they dance to the surface to greet one whose willpower and mastery is os undeniable as to be capable of overcoming even the wild, natural fury of the seas.

Meaning: Triumph over obstacles, achieving victory, focusing intent and will, establishing an identity, self-confidence, maintaining discipline, assuming the reins of power and authority, and driving with the unwavering certainty in a cause. Control must be exercised in a constantly changing environment that can and will present challenges – in the landscape of a world that is constantly shifting with people and emotions and circumstances all around. Like the tenuous border where sea meets sky, a constant tension of push and pull of air against liquid is maintained, and to ride to victory, one must be able to achieve the confidence and knowledge to walk upon that fragile surface.The cards themselves are 2 ¾” by 4 5/8”, of good quality card stock. The backs are done in a lavender and gray/white, with imagery in the center, and are reversible. The card faces have a thin silver border. The Major Arcana show the card number, in Roman numerals, and the card title at the bottom of the card. The Pips show the card number and suit at the bottom of the card, while the Court Cards show the card title and suit at the bottom of the card.

The Pages are all standing, with the Pages of Wands and Swords facing left, and the Page of Cups facing right, and he Page of Pentacles looking straight out from the card. The Knights are all riding mythical creatures, with the Knights of Wands and Cups facing left, the Knights of Swords and Pentacles facing right. The Queens are standing, with the Queens of Wands, Cups and Swords facing right, the Queen of Pentacles looking straight out from the card. The Kings are all standing, with the Kings of Wands, Cups and Swords facing left, and the King of Pentacles looking straight out from he card.

Done in watercolor, the colors are all pastels, predominately lavender, yellow, blue, and a muted orange/red. The style is fantasy (again – much like artist Lisa Hunt’s work. There is a continual feeling of flowing throughout the cards.

One of my favorite cards is the Fool. A female figure stands atop a pinnacle, rising up at the edge of the world, her arms outspread. A fox sits at her feet, unable to comprehend the leap of faith (and literal leap) that the Fool is about to take.

Many of the cards show animal imagery – fox appears in the Fool, owl appears in the High Priestess, birds in the Lovers, Strength, the Hermit, Judgment, and the World, horses and sea creatures in the Chariot, lion in Strength, butterflies in Justice, dragon and phoenix in Temperance, fish in the Star, and many more, including foxes, lions, cats, unicorns and more.

This is a gentle, magical deck. It is not a deck to learn with, but with an understanding of the card meanings this deck is very easy to read with, and could be offered as a reading choice to clients of all ages and backgrounds. It is well worth is to visit Stephanie’s site (www.shadowscapes.com), as, aside from scans of the cards she offers four resin figurines based on figures from the deck (The Fool, The Empress, the Emperor, and the World), Limited Edition Lithographs, Limited Edition Glicees, original paintings, drawings, sketches and more.

© April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

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Legacy of the Divine Tarot – Interactive Site

For those of you that are as intrigued with Ciro Marchetti’s “Legacy of the Divine” Tarot as I am, a visit to his interactive site is well worth your while. It is a membership site, with a small monthly fee of $8.00 per month. This will take you through the Gateway and into the site, where you will enter the world of the “Legacy of the Divine Tarot”, a world that is based on the underlying Legacy story and background.

Here you can interact with the cards, with soothing music in the background. Stunning animation, written explanations of the cards and their symbolic meaning, reading rooms, and much, much more!

You can sign in as a guest to get a feel for the site, with the ability to navigate to various sections: the Hall of the Arcanas, the Wall of Knowledge, the Reading Room, the Library, the Graphics Room, and Daily Card Calculators.

The Wall of Knowledge contains short Tarot factoids submitted by people from the Taro community. The Library contains articles from Connie “Garnet” Schaeffer (Chakra Testing and Balancing With The Major Arcana), Robert M. Place (Pamela Coleman Smith. Her relationship with Bram Stoker, A.E. Waite, and her role in designing the Waite Smith Tarot), Janet Boyer (Eight of Cups – Abandoning Success), Christiana Gaudet (Holy Trinity of the Third Eye), Barbara Moore (In Defense of the Hierophant), and my article on Tarot and Ritual.

Take a drive by, and take a look at the incredible offering Ciro has made to the Tarot public! http://legacyofthedivinetarot.com.

New Contest!

I find myself with an extra copy of Catherine Chapman and Paul Hughes-Barlow’s “Beyond The Celtic Cross”. This book is too good – it cannot just sit around, it needs a new home! Enter the idea to hold a contest!

This contest is open to everyone – US and overseas. What I need from you are headlines – yes, headlines! Blog headlines, to be precise. Pick a Tarot related topic, and make up a headline. Make up as many headlines as you want!

Submit them to me at: bonniecehovet@gmail.com.

I will be accepting submissions until April 30th. I will choose the winning headline, and contact the person who submitted it for shipping information.

Hope to hear from many of you!

Blessings,
Bonnie


(c) April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

Excuse Me, Your Life Is NOW

Excuse Me,
Your Life Is NOW
Mastering the Law of Attraction

Author: Doreen Banaszak
Hampton Roads
2007
ISBN #978-1-57174-543-9

“Excuse Me, Your Life Is NOW” is a sequel to Lyn Grabhorn’s “Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting”. We may know that we create our own reality, but many of us do not know how to do this. We bumble through life – some things work, some don’t, and we are never quite sure why in either case.

This book is based on the Four Steps of the Law of Deliberate Creation: (1) Know what you DON’T want, (2) Know what you DO want, (3) Get into the feeling place of what you DO want, and (4) Allow what you DO want to come into your experience.

There is also an assumption made that we each work with a creation partner – a spiritual partner that takes care of all of the details. It doesn’t matter if we think of this partner as our Higher Self, God, Universe or some other entity – we need to believe that this energy is our creation partner, and that we never walk alone on this path called life.

Along with our creation partner, we create the life that we want through a process that is propelled and maintained by feeling (as opposed to thought). One thought that I had here is that if we can go with our feelings, we bypass the logical thought process, and the little “negative voices” that reside there. Definite bonus! Banaszak goes on to say that unless we can feel what it is that we want, we don’t vibrate our energy in alignment with our desires, and we are unable to use all of the power that we have within us to attract what we want.

Banaszak states that the Law of Attraction (like attracts like) and the Law of Deliberate Creation work hand in hand. One thing that this book pointed out that I found interesting is that often our list of what we want is a negative list, focused on what we don’t want. The examples given are: (1) I want to be thin, (2) I want to be rich and (3) I want to be pain free. Rewritten to reflect a more positive mindset, these would be: (1) I want to learn to eat well, (2) I want to learn how to earn money doing work I love, and (3) I want to learn about alternative ways to be healthy.

Throughout the book Banaszak has included personal accounts (hers, and those of other people) to demonstrate how to define your don’t wants, define your wants, move into a place of emotional feeling and a place of allowing what you do want to come into you experience.

At the end of the book she has included a template for developing a creations script, along with how to use techniques such as affirmations, visualization, meditation and gratitude. She has also included a list of resources for conscious creators.

This is definitely not a book that your read and put down – it is a book that you work with to create the life that you want. It is appropriate for all ages, and all backgrounds. If you want a better life – this book will help you get there!

© April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

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Rejuvinating Reviews

Feeling like I need to renovate/rejuvenate my process for doing reviews. IMHO, they have become much too staid. Perhaps a less “by the book” approach? (No pun intended!) I am comfortable that I am covering the material, it is how it is presented that I am concerned about. I will have to think about this. Perhaps a more conversational tone? Extremely difficult for this Cappie!

Help me out here! What are you looking for in a deck review? In a book review? In a software review? How would you like to see it presented? Just the facts m’am? A little personal input? Comparison with like material? Something else? You can comment here on my site, or you can e-mail me at: bonniecehovet@gmail.com. Any and all insight much appreciated!

On to things that are more fun! These are things that have crossed my path that I found interesting, and that you may also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPdh9O0w6uk Paul Hughes-Barlow Tarot Workshop London April 25th

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ujpexVQi8&feature=related Paul Hughes-Barlow What do reversed Tarot cads mean?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7n-uXe8peI Alyssa Montalbano Tarot Journal “How To” Video

http://www.tarotelements.com Catherine Chapman’s Tarot site and blog.

http://www.taroteon.com Douglas Gibbs Tarot site and blog.

http://www.supertarot.co.uk Paul Hughes-Barlow Tarot site.

© April 2010 Bonnie Cehovet

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