inanna_tarot said:
I think I will need two copies, one to read and one for my altar especially alchemy, new aeon, Justice - all the typical Libra faves.
Funny you should mention altars... I've been printing out the cards we've created so far on big, A4 paper and using them for magical work and altar decoration (Lugh Samildanach from III The Creative is currently gracing my Lughnassadh altar) and I've found them to be great for this purpose. We've tried to include symbols of each God/figure in the cards (such as the
veve of each Vodou God where applicable, or runes or Ogham...) so that they can be used for magical work such as pathworking, deity assumption, etc.
II Inner Wisdom was used Friday night for an Odin Blot and pathworking; VI The Lovers has been used for personal spiritual work between myself and my other half (obviously - since we posed for the card!); I've also had the cards appearing in dreams.
This deck is becoming more than just Tarot for both myself and Nic. It's seeping into every aspect of our lives, but especially our magical and spiritual lives... And the coincidences that are occurring are scary! The other day I was planning the chapter for XIX The Sun (Mithras) and I almost had a complete spiritual breakdown because my mind started questioning my entire view of the Gods... There were just too many weird coincidences for the Gods to exist as subsections of the human psyche (as I have been wont to believe up til now)... It's hard to describe (and it would take to long to do so) everything that has happened, but it has certainly turned my theological world upside down and smashed it to the ground several times.
So, all in all, it's been a blast so far, and looks to be continuing like that...
Kiama