Thanks for your comment – it’s great to see you again

I’m glad you liked the post, though I can’t take all the credit – and neither should I. I share Douglas’ thoughts and ideas, and he articulates them well. Contributors aims to share and promote many ideas on the Tarot or related to Tarot.

This particular post resonates very well with me, and I agree with your view too – the Major and Minor Arcana require balance (from the Tarot reader) to convey their meaning. The use of small details in the imagery, as you say, like the pointing of a wand or sword is a wonderful way to let your intuition flow. I’ve said some pretty unrelated things during Tarot readings based on something that grabbed me from the imagery and would be a million miles away from the traditional meaning of the Tarot card. I’m finding this more and more in my reading style.

Douglas wrote a great post about rebalancing the roles of the Minor and Major Arcana, you should also check out his Tarot blog, Tarot Eon, I think you would really like his work.

I also agree studying each card on its own is also of great value, but then we have to let them dance together. They were made to dance.

What a beautiful way to put it Patricia! If I may, would it be ok to use that as a quote on my blog? You say things so eloquently – and yet I’m also glad *not* to be scandalized by you

And Catherine: thanks for illustrating this with The Thoth deck. It’s the first deck I ever studied — card by card LOL! — and my right brain will forever be deeply keyed to its images.

Thank you! I’ve been reading with it for about a year now and find it very evocative. There’s more than meets the eye with the Minor Arcana, they’re often overlooked for the fabulous Trumps, but I find plenty to let my intuition run riot with them.

How are things with the Found Tarot? Do you have any more fabulous finds you’re about to reveal to us? I hope so, I love your work, it’s awesome!

Once again, thanks for you comment, and thanks for dropping by. It was great to hear from you

Blessings,

Catherine

And I also like the comment about the Majors sometimes carrying mundane issues when they pop up in readings. I can’t tell you the number of experienced readers I scandalized in the years when I was reading professionally with just such “reads” for Majors. And the reverse has been true in my experience: the Minors have carried very deep spiritual meanings indeed. It’s all in the mix, in the relationships. Sometimes just where on a neighboring card a wand or person or sword (for instance) is pointing tips me off to what the cards are saying. I also agree studying each card on its own is also of great value, but then we have to let them dance together. They were made to dance.

And Catherine: thanks for illustrating this with The Thoth deck. It’s the first deck I ever studied — card by card LOL! — and my right brain will forever be deeply keyed to its images.