Deck for a week Group - Week 1 6-12 Aug 2011

[Elendil]

Okay, so if we are working exclusively with our decks for the week is it 'cheating' to draw cards from the deck someone else reads with in order to provide feedback/complimentary discussion? I ask because I was just about to pull Nikki's cards from my Thoth deck to see what I make of them (to offer feedback later) when I realised that perhaps this is 'breaking the rules'...

 

[NikkiB]

Okay, so if we are working exclusively with our decks for the week is it 'cheating' to draw cards from the deck someone else reads with in order to provide feedback/complimentary discussion? I ask because I was just about to pull Nikki's cards from my Thoth deck to see what I make of them (to offer feedback later) when I realised that perhaps this is 'breaking the rules'...

oh never thought of that - dont think so cause your still READING exclusively from your deck - comments on someone elses reading is not a reading your would have done.....

hmm thats my take lol!

 

[Eyebright]

Well you aren't reading for yourself so I don't think of it as cheating.

I will only read with my deck for the week for myself. If I want to look through my decks I will and if I do a reading for someone else and they want a different deck then I will use it for them. I guess you just need to decide on your own rules for how you want to do it!

 

[NikkiB]

Well you aren't reading for yourself so I don't think of it as cheating.

I will only read with my deck for the week for myself. If I want to look through my decks I will and if I do a reading for someone else and they want a different deck then I will use it for them. I guess you just need to decide on your own rules for how you want to do it!

yeah absolutely i will use my weekly deck for all readings i actually do for that week but I am happy to pull cards and comment or carry on reading the books about other decks etc (although this week i think my hands will be full with thoth reading lol!)

I guess actually there arent any real rules its just how you want to play it yourself...

 

[Tarot Fairy]

I guess your drawings (for yourself or others) need to be with the deck, but giving feedback (by checking the used cards) to others is allright.

 

[Tarot Fairy]

if I do a reading for someone else and they want a different deck then I will use it for them. I guess you just need to decide on your own rules for how you want to do it!

It's just a way to learn to work with your deck, so yes; you can do it with your own rules..

 

[jema]

Transformational Tarot

The Emperor

This was my card for today. He does not give me much on first glance. Hiding behind a tree, shielding his nudity with leaves. He is looking almost shy, his face and body tender for an Emperor. He is Adam in the Garden just about to fall from grace. There is a green snake winding it’s way around the tree into the previous card, The Empress, his Eve. I usually see this card as someone in charge, taking responsibility, acting as a guardian and father figure. I don’t see that so much here.

The tree has a male torso, like a reflection of Adam, just as Adam was created to be an image of God. It makes me think about how we are shaped after those who lead us. Who is My Emperor? What kind of leader do I want? Who was my father figure? This could get personal fast. But let me start by saying that my real father was like this Adam, hiding and soft. And the man who raised me was in some ways his opposite, he could be hard, found it difficult to show tenderness but in the end he was there, he stood up for me and took responsibility.

Message for today: I actually just came home from my dads, we had a cup of coffee, read the papers and laughed. The man who raised me warmed up with age, he got my respect and I love him. I am glad I took the time out today to share that moment with him.

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Also posted on my blog I made just for this :-D

 

[Tarot Fairy]

Just visit your blog Jema, nice to see the card and that the message already came true today!

 

[Eyebright]

Nice Jema, lovely blog. I am also going to create a blog to accompany this journey. Still thinking about what to call it though ha! When I make it though I will have everyone in the group on my blog roll

 

[NikkiB]

oh if you lot are having a blog i want one to lol!