TdM Reading Circle ~ September 2016

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
baconwaffles
JylliM
Michellehihi
nisaba
pacificwaters

Partners list

AnemoneRosie & nisaba - Complete! :royal:
baconwaffles & pacificwaters - Complete! :royal:
JylliM & Michellehihi - Complete! :royal:

bonus: Luna's Crone & mrpants - Complete! :royal:


Timeline:
- Sign-up is CLOSED
- Sign-up closes and reading partners to be assigned on: 31st August
- Reading and feedback to be completed by: 30 September
Note: Please PM me and your partner if you expect to be late with your exchange, and an extension of time will be set. Otherwise, unfortunately, you'll earn a strike!


Spreads:
The suggested spread for this month is:

What, and Why, and How (see the Challenge for additional options)

1...2...3

1 - What (is happening)?
2 - Why (is it happening)?
3 - How (can I ensure the best outcome)?

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'll be working with questions. The suggested spread contains three basic questions that can be modified to suit your inquiry. For example, instead of 'what is happening?' you can ask 'what's happened?' if you need more clarity on a past event, or 'what is causing my current problem?' for insight on an issue you're having, and so on.

See if your chosen spread can be enhanced by asking more precise questions. If you've chosen the suggested spread, how can you modify the basic questions in order to gain maximum useful information from the spread? Would you change any of the question words as well, e.g. have a 'who' instead of 'how'?

Have fun experimenting! :party:


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 or questions, feel free to contact me and I will do my best to sort it out.

(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:
 

nisaba

<pops up> Oh, me! me! me! me!
 

dancing_moon

Welcome, welcome. :D
 

Michellehihi

I'm in!
 

AnemoneRosie

Yes please!
 

pacificwaters

Me too :)
 

baconwaffles

Yes, I am in.

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dancing_moon

Welcome everyone! :D
 

JylliM

Me please!
 

dancing_moon

Welcome! :D