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So... is there anybody out there using Donald Tyson's system/ideas in his book 'Portable Magic'?
This is = using a Tarot deck to lay out/define a ritual magical circle, and then using
the card imagery for visualisation in the ritual.
(And magic - for anyone reading who's wondering what I mean by this - is the practice of visualisation,
and meaningful words and actions for the purpose of aiding/influencing an outcome. Much like if one would sit/kneel down, make the sign of the cross, and pray for something good - or for someone to recover quickly from an illness. Or just praying as a regular form of discourse with The Deity/meditative practice).
If so - I'd love to hear from you (assuming you are happy to share):
- Your experiences and any other ideas of the use of the Tarot in this realm/way.
Presently I use The Tarot of the Cat People (Kuykendall) as my 'magical' deck for this exercise and I'm most excited about how energising and well... just "magical" it feels to use them in this way.
I chose Cat People because the images are clear cut and simple compared to some other decks
(whilst at the same time, still being a deck that I love and am strongly connected to via it's particular beautiful/colourful artwork). Simpler means easier to use for visualisation as there's less details of the total images to remember. Lol.
Anybody there? (hopefully).
This is = using a Tarot deck to lay out/define a ritual magical circle, and then using
the card imagery for visualisation in the ritual.
(And magic - for anyone reading who's wondering what I mean by this - is the practice of visualisation,
and meaningful words and actions for the purpose of aiding/influencing an outcome. Much like if one would sit/kneel down, make the sign of the cross, and pray for something good - or for someone to recover quickly from an illness. Or just praying as a regular form of discourse with The Deity/meditative practice).
If so - I'd love to hear from you (assuming you are happy to share):
- Your experiences and any other ideas of the use of the Tarot in this realm/way.
Presently I use The Tarot of the Cat People (Kuykendall) as my 'magical' deck for this exercise and I'm most excited about how energising and well... just "magical" it feels to use them in this way.
I chose Cat People because the images are clear cut and simple compared to some other decks
(whilst at the same time, still being a deck that I love and am strongly connected to via it's particular beautiful/colourful artwork). Simpler means easier to use for visualisation as there's less details of the total images to remember. Lol.
Anybody there? (hopefully).