Tarot in Jeans

My #tarot feed is making me crave more craft posts. Techniques, exercises, symbolism, processes, historical deep dives, how the cards helped you or others. Soo many "collective" pulls.

Daily pulls for #tarot practice are great and all, but exercises are where the real growth happens.

Some people carry gum. Some people carry a phone charger. I carry a #tarot deck. Same energy.

It’s kinda wild that both A. E. Waite and Pamela Colman Smith might be annoyed knowing their biggest legacy is “the #tarot.” Waite wasn’t exactly thrilled about tarot for divination, and for Pam it was just another commission, despite him dragging her into the Golden Dawn.

Just need the Encyclopedia of #Tarot Volume IV and I’ll have my Stuart R. Kaplan infinity stones. Why are they so expensive!?

I dont have too many #tarot decks, you dont have enough

Am I the only one that gets laughed at because I always seem to pull out a #tarot deck when it’s needed. In the staff room? Yep, always one in my backpack. Staff café, yep, there’s one in my lunchbox too. Riding with me? Middle console, you already know. Camping, got one for that too! Always ready 😅

One day I’m going to have a secret #tarot and astrology room hidden behind a... (I'm not telling you that). Just need to scrape up a down payment and find something bigger than a $400k shack. Until then, I’ll be in my very non secret manifestation corner.

Just received my copy of the Éliphas Lévi tarot reproduction by Marco Benedetti and it’s absolutely stunning. The print quality is unreal, it genuinely feels like holding a little piece of #tarot history. Few compete with Marco's historical reproductions

Let's ask the #tarot to help with lunch today, what's it gonna be. Shuffle shuffle shuffle. King of Swords! Sounds like I'll be having high protein no non sense meal, so looks like grilled chicken and steamed veggies!

What was your first #tarot deck? Mine was the standard small Thoth Tarot deck around 2009. It was the deck that "spoke to me" but I was so lost. Not a deck I recommend for beginners.

Don’t let the superstition of “you can’t buy your first tarot deck” stop you from getting into #tarot. That rule didn’t come from the cards, it came from gatekeeping. If you’re curious, buy the deck, learn it, and make it yours.

Tonight I had King of the Hill on while cooking and Bobby Hill finds a #tarot deck at a flea market and goes "they're like baseball cards for Hobbits!" Bobby gets it

a man in a suit is making a funny face with the words dreams are expensive behind him ALT: a man in a suit is making a funny face with the words dreams are expensive behind him

And just like that, I already blew through my tarot deck budget for the month.

Funny enough, the Nine of Swords reversed jumps out. My tarot deck is really emphasizing letting go of doubt. Guess that's confirmation

Should you read reversals when reading the tarot?

I’ve been having fun with these lunch #tarot pulls. Today I pulled the 10 of Coins and I’m seeing a gathering. Oh yes. BBQ it is.

“Minor Arcana” = the smaller secrets. Not “less important,” just more day to day: moods, choices, money, timing, relationships, the human stuff. Simple, right? No robes required. Just a tiny bit of Latin that makes the whole deck feel way less intimidating.

Ever wonder what “arcana” actually means in tarot? It’s not some fancy occult word someone made up. It comes from Latin: arcanum = secret, mystery. So “Major Arcana” basically means the bigger secrets. The headline stuff. The cards that feel like life lessons with a capital L.

Was feeling peckish around lunch and couldn’t decide. Pulled the 8 of Wands from my #tarot deck and now I’m happily on my way to grab a large fry.

Anyone have recommendations for tarot artisans like Il Meneghello or Marco Benedetti?
I’m looking for small batch, handmade, historically minded decks, restorations, or facsimiles. Bonus points for Italian or European workshops.

What’s for lunch today? I ask my tarot cards and pull The Hanged Man reversed. No time for a drive-through. Pre-made deli sandwich it is.

It reads like emotion in motion: clean, living, renewing. Not “mood,” but something actively flowing through you. Is that detail going to change every reading? Nah. But it’s one of those “ohhh, they really thought about this” moments that makes the deck feel smarter.

Tiny Tarot detail that’s cool: “fresh” water barely shows up in Rider Waite Smith. Most of the water is big symbolic stuff: oceans, rivers, far off streams. But the Ace of Cups is different. That water is pouring straight out, like it’s new and coming from the source, not just part of the scenery.

In the intro, it mentions that de Gébelin died during a Mesmerist treatment. I've seriously never seen that anvwhere. I've only ever seen "heart attack' referenced, never what he was actually doing when it happened. Crazy

I've just started digging into (finally got a copy) A History of the Occult Tarot by Decker and Dummett, and I'm already finding the wildest stuff.

So if you see Strength as VIII, you’re usually seeing Golden Dawn influence, not a printing error.

Justice gets tied to Libra (the scales, balance, consequences). Swapping them keeps the zodiac sequence flowing through the Majors without a weird break.

Waite didn’t wake up and randomize it. He was working inside Golden Dawn logic. Strength gets tied to Leo (courage, heart, grit).

Ever notice Strength and Justice trade numbers depending on the #tarot deck? That’s not a “oops.” Marseille has Justice as VIII and Strength as XI. Rider Waite Smith flips them.