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TBH Master List Imbolc 2019 (Odd Associations)

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Welcome to the first Tarot Blog Hop of the 2019 season. Master list (for those who have encountered gaps in the hop-circle) is after the introduction. Intro--An idea that occurred to me as I was loading the dishwasher--the prompt for this edition of the Tarot Blog Hop The theme for this edition of the Tarot Blog Hop is “Odd Associations." As readers and users of the symbolism of the Tarot and oracle decks, we create a string of associations with the emblems and mythology of divination. For instance, with the cards of the Tarot, a reader can associate them with events, people, feelings, places, etc. Those who dive into the esoteric systems will sometimes also have dates and locations, zodiac symbols, kabbalahistic ideas, etc. associated with the cards. Basically, divination systems are like a giant filing cabinet that we toss imagery into, so that later we can use the symbols as a hint of what is going on. Sometimes, okay often, individual readers will stumble upon new sy...
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Why figuring out dates and times is so difficult in Tarot readings

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Previous / MasterList / Next Welcome to the Summer Solistice (Lithna) edition of the Tarot Blog Hop. Part of our prompt for this Tarot Blog Hop was the following question: Does anyone really know what time it is? To which I have to say--of course, Golden Dawn has very specific instructions on how to tell time in Tarot readings. Each and every card has a time period assigned to it, and there are positions in the official Order spreads for those pesky time cards to show up and tell us exactly when things are going to happen. Of course, you have to know how to fill out the chart. . .  I mean--how hard could it be to fill out a chart? Each one of those blank sections in the chart is a Tarot card, arranged around the calendar year. The thirty-six decans cards go in the outer ring (each one assigned to ten degrees of the zodiac--about a ten day period), then the four aces, the court cards, the trumps--all of it goes into the chart. And you know what you get when you fil...
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A writer by any other name (Pen-names and numerology)

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Welcome to the Summer (Lammas) edition of the Tarot Blog Hop. Navigation links for the Hop: Previous blog / MasterList / Next blog The subject for this Tarot Blog Hop is whether or not changing one's name, changes one's vibration enough to change one's destiny. Let's just say that I have been a guinea pig for this theme--given that I am now known more by one of my pen-names (professionally and socially).  Why I had to use a pen-name as a writer When I first become interested in becoming a writer, I studied the careers of the writers who inspired me. Many of them used pen-names--my favorite being Robert Heinlein, who used three besides his own name (Anson MacDonald, Caleb Saunders, and Lyle Monroe). Heinlein used his pseudonyms for branding purposes, to sell stories of lesser merit (at a discount, of course), and to allow himself to sell more material without seemingly flooding the market. Therefore, in my universe, a writer is allowed to use as many pen-names as...
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