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I have gift vouchers available if you would like to give your friend a reading for Christmas.

I have also just got in two beautiful new Tarot decks :

Mystic Dreamer Tarot- and book The Dreamers Journal. Focuses on both night dreams and future dreaming. Another great text by Barbara Moore and illustrated by Heidi Darras

And a very earthy The Druid Craft Tarot, use the magic of Wicca and Druidry to guide your life. Fantastic Minor arcane !
They are both fantastic decks to work with.
Other favourite decks in stock right now are Arthurian Tarot and Motherpeace.

THE MAGIC OF TAROT-Beginning to Read. by Lyndall McQuinn

Lyndall has just completed her book on Tarot. This book is about learning to read Tarot . It is based on a seven unit course which Lyndall teaches and is a step by step approach to reading Tarot.

FROM MAGIC OF TAROT -BEGINNING TO READ,
In this course I have set out many exercises to unlock the Tarot’s mystery. The Tarot talks in her own way to each reader.
Be aware of hearing how she wants to talk to you and don’t override her due to your own need to be in control or because you think it has to be right by someone else for it to be right for you.

Take the time to create your relationship with these cards. If you are open they will find a way to talk to you. You can’t teach the magic of Tarot you can only create opportunities for the Tarot to reveal itself to you.

If a card says something to you then this is what stands. If a particular book hasn’t got that concept, then note your interpretation. Test it, see if when that card comes up for you, the concept stands.

As you become able to read more cards you can begin to look at the type of reading layouts you may want to use. This too takes time. You are better off doing a three card reading well and with total understanding than a nine card reading which leaves you confused.
You can find a layout that is already used. Many, many readers use the Celtic Cross.The important thing is, if you use one of these readings make sure the card placements speak to you.

Reading is like telling a story which is why I have had you walking and talking journeys. One card flows into the next. This is why we need to know how the reading is moving: from one card placement to the next card.

You may though have times when readings make no sense. Allow yourself time to see what the Tarot is trying to say.
In these situations you can pull extra cards to clarify the card you can’t comprehend. Be very clear what that card is about.
You can leave the reading sitting and come back and relook at it.

Or just pack up your cards and release the meaning to the universe. It may come back to you via some other medium, for example a dream.

The Magic of Tarot -Beginning to read is available on this site at My Products The cost of this book is $20.

I have just purchased two new tarot decks. One is the Arthurain deck and the other is the Mystic Faerie Tarot 

THE ARTHURIAN TAROT – ENGLAND 1990

Designed by Caitlin and John Matthews

Illustrated by Miranda Gray

This is another deck created by masters. Caitlin and John Matthews have studied, taught and written about British and Irish mythology for many years. They are experts in the King Arthur Legend creating many rituals to honour these ancestral ways.

The deck itself is a visit to the world of Arthur. All our favourites are in the major arcane, Merlin, The Lady of the Lake and Guinevere to name a few. It really is a major arcane that calls out to be worked with. Even though the images stray from tradition, for example temperance is the Cauldron and the devil is The Green Man the booklet written by the Matthews is excellent to guide the reader to understanding. It has meanings, an oracle and questions for every major card.

The minor arcane is made up of spears- wands, grails-cups, swords and stones are the pentacles. These are beautifully illustrated and take us through the landscapes of the time of Arthur. Castles and moors, forests and caves lead us through this journey.

 The court cards are perhaps the least approachable of this deck. They seem a bit static and distant. The oracle section of the text helps make up for the lack of approach sensed in the cards.

This is a great deck to work with past lives. I sometimes find when trying to heal various symptoms, images or memories from certain times emerge. I now stock two decks for this past imagery work. One is the Arthurian and the other is the Atlantis Tarot.  

MYSTIC FAERIE TAROT- USA 2007

TEXT BY BARBARA MOORE

ILLUSTRATED BY LINDA RAVENSCROFT

 This is a beautiful tarot set for all ages. From a small child to adult faerie lovers this deck will speak to them. It comes packages in a faerie box with book and cards and  golden organza bag. The cards have a beginning and closing card of a faerie greeting and a faerie farewell.

Barbara Moore has written a beautiful text to accompany the amazing artwork of Linda Ravenscroft.  What a team they make in presenting a deck that is so friendly and enjoyable.

This tarot is like a storybook, one which could be picked up at any starting point and immediately takes us into a Faerie Land. It takes me back to my childhood when I so wished I could be in a faerie land.

I don’t even want to break this tarot up into its parts. It is such a whole realm of faerie philosophy. From its Once upon a time of the Aces,  to its Moral  and messages of the card interpretations  to its deity type presentation of the majors. Anywhere you begin it’s a treat for those who love the fantasy of the Fae.

I congratulate the team work of these two womyn. It is rare to find such a complete package Tarot. This is a wonderful deck for children but is no less wonderful for the adult as well.

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