Whew, it’s only the beginning of the week and I’m already feeling energized. My tarot adventures began today, as I worked with a client on a tarot-related graphic design project. I then set up an appointment to talk with Wald Amberstone regarding my last Tarot School Degree coursework. That happens on Wednesday, which is World Tarot Day. I’m honored that I’ll be chatting with my mentor on this auspicious day.

Tomorrow, I get to reconnect with one of my favorite tarot personalities, Theresa Reed who is hosting a telecourse on Blogging for Tarot Readers. I’m looking forward to the juicy info she’ll share with us that will hopefully inspire and kick-start my ability to write more here and elsewhere.

Wednesday is double-dip tarot day with my Tarot Coaching session and then the annual World Tarot and Towel Tea Party with my friend Ember.

Thursday caps off the tarot fun with a special Skype audience with Jude Alexander who is offering to play her masterpiece, The Tarot Game, with people. I look forward to seeing how this game works so I can spread the fun of this game to my circle of friends.

So, no sooner than I get my World Tarot and Towel Day post up, my friend Cori (hi, cori) writes me back with this wonderful crafty idea that honors and celebrates both days:

Take a large white towel (may want to wash first, to remove the sizing).  Using either non-alcohol based inks or acrylic paint (easily gotten from a local craft store), paint a simple Tarot image on it.

Alternatively, enlarge or screen-print a copy of your favorite card (with artist permission) onto a piece of fabric. Then glue or whipstitch it onto the towel.

Lug this around all day, or use as a flag–whatever feels right to you!  :)

Thanks for the inspiration cori. I think I may have to try something similar at home on the 25th!

As you have probably noticed, I’m finally getting around to writing the “novels” about my adventures at the Readers Studio. One of the things I briefly discussed was the spread that me and Theresa Reed crafted during Barbara Moore’s talk. I decided that I wanted to post it up here on the website as a freebie and I linked it there. I’m bringing it up again today because I wanted to discuss the spread a bit more in depth here.

Go download and print it out. Then look at it as you read through the process we used to create it. Please leave your thoughts or comments if you need clarification.

World Tarot (and Towel) Day is quickly coming up on May 25th. One event celebrates tarot, while the other celebrates the works of Douglas Adams and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Seeing that I’m both a reading and a tarot junkie, I combine the two together. Like last year, I will be participating in this event to help raise awareness of tarot by hosting a WTTTP (World Tarot Towel Tea Party) at my house. We’ll be hoopy froods as we play with tarot, share spreads, and lay the cards out on our towels.

You can learn more about World Tarot Day and how to participate at the official World Tarot Day website. Just click the banner below to get to the website.

The wonderful Theresa Reed, aka the Tarot Lady, inspired this post.

Now that the Readers Studio is over and I make my transition back into the daily life here in Vancouver, WA I wanted to jot down some of the things I’ve learned over the past three days. Before I get into this post I want to thank Wald and Ruth Ann Amberstone for being awesome mentors, as well as for hosting this wonderful event. I also want to thank everyone who attended this year for making this event so special for me. I felt so loved and welcomed and apart of something larger than myself. My goal this year is to now do everything in my power to save up enough cash to get me back for next year. I dunno if I can do it but I’m going to do my darnedest to get me back to “home”.

Note: The hotel didn’t offer wifi in the rooms and I didn’t want to pay the cost of having it there. Therefore these reports are being post dated.

In the third and final installment, we find out what I did the last day; see just how deep I go with a tarot reading; and find out what happens when I stay awake all night long.

Note: The hotel didn’t offer wifi in the rooms and I didn’t want to pay the cost of having it there. Therefore these reports are being post dated.

In this installment, we learn about the second day’s activities at the Readers Studio, discover how me and a partner won a cuppy cake, and how I partied hard with other tarot enthusiasts.

Note: The hotel didn’t offer wifi in the rooms and I didn’t want to pay the cost of having it there. Therefore these reports are being post dated.

In this installment, we learn about the first day’s activities at the Readers Studio, find out what my only purchase was, and just how many adjectives I try to use to describe this event.

Note: The hotel didn’t offer wifi in the rooms and I didn’t want to pay the cost of having it there. Therefore these reports are being post dated.

That said… read on to find out how my travels to New York went.

Happy Earth Day everyone. In honor of Mama Gaia, I pulled my deck out and did a reading on how we could best honor our planet and heal her. I’m using my trusty Shadowscapes Deck, which blends nature and myth in dazzling play of symbolism and artistic beauty.

1. If you could tell us how you feel, what would you say?
The Hierophant— I am the teacher, rooted in the soil, the air, and the water. I tell stories to those who listen and provide a perch to the weary. Come to me and I will teach you about the world. I am older than anything and am feeling it in my bones.

2. What can we do to honor you?
The Sun— Enjoy my gifts and bounty. Revel in the warmth of the sun, the force that sustains us and brings us life. Dance on the soil that grounds you and keeps you connected to me. Celebrate me by treating me how you would want others to treat your self.

3. Which ways can we best help to heal the damage we’ve done?
Six of Pentacles— Bring back the balance. Use the talents of creativity and intellect to promote new growth to the parts that are dying. Take civilization to the next level by promoting a sense of interdependence and sharing of the wealth, rather than keeping it to yourself.

4. If we follow your advice, what is the likely outcome?
Queen of Pentacles— Ah, the Earth Mother card itself. The Queen of Pentacles is the living spirit of Earth. She gives voice to the things that have no voice. She is nurturing, loving and generous with her gifts. If we can bring balance back to the Earth, then we, too, can bind ourselves back down to the ground. Our eyes will awaken and we’ll really see the world we live in and the gifts of plants, trees, animals and live that we have been given. The Earth is home; and as such, we are bound by duty to care for it as we would treat the dwellings we make on her surface.

I find it both comforting and odd, that the only suits represented in this spread were the Major Arcana and the Pentacles, which connects to the element of Earth/ground and deals with “earthly matters”.

In addition to this spread, readers of my Tarot Tidbits eNewsletter received some crafty advice on how to repurpose damaged tarot decks. If you’re not on the list yet, read the issue in the archives. If you enjoyed what I said, please feel free to subscribe to it. Until next time, may the tarot provide you inspiration.