TdM Reading Circle ~ September 2015

dancing_moon

Dear TdM lovers,

Welcome to the next round of our Circle. :D As usual, we have a suggested spread and a challenge (see below).

Note: If you'd like to be notified about future TdM Circle installments, please post in the PM notifications thread.

Sign-up list
AnemoneRosie
cmarie
elektrius
FLizarraga
fractalgranny
JackofWands
madhatter00o
Madrigal
mrpants
nisaba
Phenix
zhadee


Partners list

AnemoneRosie & zhadee - Complete! :royal:
cmarie & nisaba - Complete! :royal:
elektrius & Madrigal - Complete! :royal:
FLizarraga & JackofWands - Complete! :royal:
fractalgranny & madhatter00o - Complete! :royal:
mrpants & Phenix

Timeline:
- Sign-up is CLOSED
- Sign-up closes and reading partners to be assigned on: 5th September
- Reading and feedback to be completed by: 30th September


Spreads:
The suggested spread: What Matters Spread by Glass Owl

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

1-3-2

1. What lies behind you
2. What lies before you
3. What lies within you


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.

This month, we're going to look for 'trumps'. That's right, just like in classic card games. :) In some spreads, certain positions can be given more weight than others: for example, in the suggested spread, position 3 clearly 'trumps' the other two, since, according to R.W.Emerson, 'what lies within us' is by far the most important.

If you're using the suggested spread, look at the central card. Is it more significant than the other two, or does it 'trump' them only by the power of its position? How does it change the other cards' significance?

If you're using a different spread, look for a card that you think has the most weight in the spread. Why do you think it does? In what ways does its leading position influence the other cards?

Have fun experimenting! :party:


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 another 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:
 

JackofWands

Sign me up, please!
 

FLizarraga

Why oh why am I here....? Oh, well. Just sign me in. :)
 

madhatter00o

I've been studying the TdM for a bit now, and I think it's time to move to the practical side of things. Please sign me up.

To my eventual partner, I apologize in advance if I'm terrible at this; I'm still learning. XP
 

AnemoneRosie

I want to be involved with this, but my deck is in the mail and won't arrive for two weeks. I'm worried that if something goes wrong I'll miss the deadline and I'll end up with a strike against me.
I really *want* to sign up, but I'll leave it to your discretion unless I post saying "I got it!" I just doubt that I'll be able to do that before the sign up closes.
 

nisaba

I have no such worries - I'll sign up now, thanks.
 

Phenix

I'm in. Just got Flornoy's Noblet (finally), that Fool is a hoot! :cool4:
 

dancing_moon

Welcome everyone! :D

Why oh why am I here....? Oh, well. Just sign me in. :)

There's something about those decks... :D

I've been studying the TdM for a bit now, and I think it's time to move to the practical side of things. Please sign me up.

To my eventual partner, I apologize in advance if I'm terrible at this; I'm still learning. XP

We're all still learning, nothing to worry about. :cool:

I want to be involved with this, but my deck is in the mail and won't arrive for two weeks. I'm worried that if something goes wrong I'll miss the deadline and I'll end up with a strike against me.
I really *want* to sign up, but I'll leave it to your discretion unless I post saying "I got it!" I just doubt that I'll be able to do that before the sign up closes.

I've signed you up for now, and then we'll see. :)

I'm in. Just got Flornoy's Noblet (finally), that Fool is a hoot! :cool4:

That's a wonderful addition to your collection. :thumbsup: Happy collaboration!
 

pacificwaters

There are a lot of "ifs" to my traveling schedule in September. Don't wanna risk keeping my partner hanging.

Therefore will sit out for September.

Everybody, enjoy :thumbsup: