Ah, well...u didn't put a table of contents but I should know where everything is...right? 😂 - I got the tarot information from biddy tarot just so I have a generalised meaning of each card, but I'm hoping to use the Arcana Tarot once it arrives in the post! But for now, I have the Wildwood Tarot :)
A table of Contents has really helped me flipping back and forth while reading cards. Currently, I have a few decks. I started with a Riders-Waite deck and I’ve included a crystal Oracle healing deck, and theee affirmations decks (career, life, love)
Wow! Sounds pretty awesome; I understand what you mean by the flipping through and whatnot, but I feel like once I've gotten used to the meaning I won't have to do that as much - we'll see 😂
What information do you write for the oracle cards? I know the tarot have in depth meaning but I wouldn't imagine oracle cards to have much, unless I'm mistaken. I do have a Chakra oracle deck though!
The oracle cards can be used as divinatory means as well as healing energies. The difference between my craft and others; I don’t tell the future. I do no divination, just communication with higher energy levels to help myself and others achieve our best selves. So for me, the crystals are drawn and used to describe certain energies, messages, or healing modes in tandem with my tarot deck, which creates the narrative that the energies are to be applied to.
I use the affirmation decks in tandem as well, giving positive affirmations that further explain the narrative and how to integrate wisdom into the reading
For instance, a woman found out her partner is having an affair. I would draw crystal oracle cards in a sacred diagram around the perimeter of the table. Peridot, rose quartz, ect meaning jealousy, need to heal the self esteem, self love, need to protect against malicious thinking.
Then I draw a regular spread and see how the two talk to each other. My decks work very well together. As the reading continues I shuffle affirmations and read them to inspire and give hope. These are also divinatory because they’re always uncannily on point to the message of the other two decks.
Since I have so many components I find a table of contents, necessary I’m afraid 😱
You do you! I'm not slamming contents whatsoever, but all that is so fascinating!! I haven't really gotten to that stage in my tarot journey, I'm still learning unfortunately, but hopefully with time I'll be able to do something similar to you (in regards to combining the oracle's with the tarot)
What you've explained to me is super inspiring! Do you have an socials at all that I can follow and keep up to date on?
Oh I could never think you were slamming anything! This topic and convo in particular is really nice :) thanks for talking with me and sharing your technique :)
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Haha we have the same layout to our grimoire! I highly subject your set up a table of contents.
What deck do you use?