TdM Reading Circle ~ December 2014/January 2015

dancing_moon

Dear TdM lovers,

The hectic holiday season is almost there, that's why the upcoming exchange will take place over two months instead of one, and so please check out the dates carefully! As usual, we have a suggested spread and a challenge (see below). :D

Sign-up list
Wendywu
porcupines
Pam O
journeyinghome
nisaba
3ill.yazi
celestial
pacificwaters
seedcake
Sherryl
punchinella
alanemeriel

Partners list

Wendywu & punchinella - Completed! :royal:
porcupines & 3ill.yazi - Completed! :royal:
Pam O & nisaba - Completed! :royal:
journeyinghome & celestial - Completed! :royal:
pacificwaters & seedcake - Completed! :royal:
Sherryl & alanemeriel

Timeline:
- Sign-up is CLOSED
- Sign-up closes and reading partners to be assigned on: 14th December 2014
- Reading to be completed by: 11th January 2015
- Feedback to be be completed by: 31st January 2015
Please note that if you do not complete your readings by 11th January 2015, you will, unfortunately, earn a strike, even if you complete your overall exchange before 31st January. Please calculate your time accordingly!
(As usual, please PM me and your partner beforehand if there are any delays, and you can't possibly finish your exchange by the designated date)

Spreads:
The suggested spread for this month, for those who would like to use it:

As the Wheel Turns by faerylvr

As we begin the new year by the standard calendar it is a time for reflection and movement. It reminded me of a wheel, moving forward yet bringing with it the road we have already traveled. I know this looks like a lot of cards, but really as the card begin to talk with you, it turns out to maybe be not enough. Have fun as you reflect on where you have been, where you are, where you are going, and what it is that holds it all together.

Emotional..Physical...Spiritual

…..1…………….4……………..7…..
…..2…………….5……………..8…..
…..3…………….6……………..9…..


….10…………..11………….....12


Row 1: What you worked on last year: Emotional, Physical, Spiritual

Row 2: Where you are as the New Year begins: Emotional, Physical, Spiritual

Row 3: What you need to work on this year: Emotional, Physical, Spiritual

Underlying Row: The constant for each thread (that which holds what you worked on, where you are, and what you still need to work on together): Emotional, Physical, Spiritual

A great collection of other New Year spreads can be found at the bottom of this post.

You are also free to choose your own spreads, with a minimum of three cards. I'm leaving the links to the spreads from the last exchanges in here for reference - if you want to do the same spread please see with your reading partner which one you both like: Fibonacci spread (Posts 8 and 9), Compass spread, Tirage en Croix, Dynamic Hexagramme spread, Comte de Mellet spread, Chronata's spread

CHALLENGE!

Note: Challenge is an additional task for those who'd like to try something new and experiment with alternative reading methods. It is in no way compulsory and can be done by only one of the partners in an exchange (or neither!), according to their wishes and agreement.

These two months, I'm going to ask you to find additional patterns within the spread you'll be using and/or to try rearranging the spread's positions to look for new relationships. For example, the suggested spread can obviously be read horizontally (according to the time frame) as well as vertically (according to the sphere of one's life). Are there any other connections? Can the cards be also read diagonally and what sense does it make (if any)? Which card is in the center, and is it a logical card to be placed there, or should the whole spread be rearranged in a different manner?

Have fun experimenting! :D

Feedback:
Please make your feedback as detailed as possible so your reading partner can benefit from it. It is NOT about how you would read the cards your partner drew for you within your personal system of reading the Tarot de Marseille, but about how your partner read the cards for you within his/her system. So please let your partner know how well you could relate to the reading, if there are things you didn't understand ("How did you arrive at this interpretation?" etc), what was accurate and what wasn't.. Constructive criticism on things that didn't hit the mark are welcome, too! All in a friendly and respectful learning way of course!

Decks:
The TdM Exchange is a friendly and fun place to share and develop our reading skills with Tarot de Marseille decks, other historic decks with non-scenic pips and Tarot de Marseille inspired modern decks. If you aren't sure if you have a deck that is suited, just ask. If you decide to read with a deck that your sitter does not have, please post pictures of the cards you drew so everybody can follow.

Pips reading methods:
There are a lot of different reading methods of the Tarot de Marseille and especially the pips. These are all equally welcome and all ok. If you don't know where to start, check the forum index (especially the thread on "Reading Methods" - and don't be shy or scared by the non-scenic pips, just jump on right in!) In order to make this a fruitful learning experience for the reader, the sitter and everybody following the exchange, please take the time to explain what method you are using for the pips. Links to threads here on the forum explaining the method or single cards are most welcome.

Please share the process of your reading, not only the results. And please take the time and effort (as most people do anyway) to write more than a line on each card. Tell your partner what your interpretation is based on, what you saw, what brought you to the conclusions. The more detail, the more everybody will learn!

No-show/Problems:
If anybody has a problem completing their reading or feedback, please please please get in touch with your reading partner and myself. It's not nice to be left hanging in an exchange - and whoever is NOT completing an exchange he or she signed up for (and especially fails to communicate about it) will not be allowed to sign up again until it is completed - and in worst case even risks a three months ban from all reading exchanges.

If there should be any problems, feel free to contact me and I will try to sort it out, with the help of a moderator if necessary.

(Of course the Reading Exchange Posting Guidelines apply for this exchange as well - and there are some good tips for feedback etc in that post!)

Wishing everyone a happy exchange! :party:
 

Wendywu

I'm in please :)
 

porcupines

You really do come up with the most amazing spread ideas dancing moon!! I am super excited for this!! :) :)
 

Pam O

Thanks for the PM! :)

I am interested.
... I'm still a TdM Newbie, so this would be my biggest TdM spread ever!
:bugeyed:
 

journeyinghome

This looks good! Count me in please :)
 

nisaba

<smile> Sign me up.
 

3ill.yazi

Holy Criminy that's one helluva spread.

Sign me up, though fair warning I may ask my partner if I can do a simpler spread. #noob
 

celestial

Gosh, I'd love to have this info to make 2015 great, so I'll give it my best shot!