Among the variety of Tarot spreads used for providing comprehensive insight into complex situations, the Horseshoe spread stands as a robust and versatile choice. Its unique layout helps readers navigate a spectrum of influences, potential challenges, and outcomes. This post will guide you through the Horseshoe spread, shedding light on its layout, interpretation, and application….
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Tarot and the Wheel of the Year Part 3: Litha
Litha: The Height of the Sun’s Power Welcome to Part Three of our Tarot and the Wheel of the Year series! Today, we’re looking at Litha. Litha, also known as the Summer Solstice or Midsummer, is the longest day of the year and marks the height of the sun’s power. It falls on or around…
Unlocking Divine Wisdom: A Guide to Using Oracle Decks
While Tarot holds the lion’s share of popularity in the world of divination, its younger cousin, the Oracle deck, also deserves attention and appreciation. Using oracle decks offers a different, often more accessible, form of guidance and personal reflection. Today, we’re diving into what makes Oracle decks unique and how you can incorporate them into…
Using the Tarot for Decision Making and Problem Solving
Introduction Making decisions and solving problems are a natural part of life, but sometimes we can feel overwhelmed or uncertain about the best course of action. Tarot, with its rich symbolism and timeless wisdom, can be a powerful tool for accessing our intuition and gaining insight into the choices we face. Today, we’re going to…
The Monthly Spread: Three Card Tarot Spreads
Introduction While the Celtic Cross is by far the most popular of all Tarot spreads, three card Tarot spreads are some of the most useful spreads to have under your belt. They’re easy to learn, easy to explain to the querent, and take far less time to lay out and interpret than larger, more complicated…
The Chosen Outcome Spread
Introduction Welcome to another Magickal Monday! Today, we’re going to be talking about what I call the “chosen outcome spread.” You could also think of it as a “backwards” reading. This is an approach to tarot magick that involves consciously selecting the cards you want to manifest in your life, rather than drawing them at…
Embracing the Full Moon with Tarot: Enhancing Your Intuition
Introduction The full moon has long been associated with heightened intuition, psychic abilities, and spiritual connection. Its powerful energy is believed to amplify our innate gifts, making it the perfect time to delve deeper into our spiritual practices. In this post, we will explore how to harness the full moon’s energy using Tarot as a…
Tarot and the Wheel of the Year Part 2: Beltane
Part 2- Beltane Welcome to Part 2 of our series on Tarot and the Wheel of the Year! Normally, the first Monday of the month here at The Fool’s Bag will be a focus on the subject of reversals, but since today is Beltane, we’re instead going to look at Beltane and the Tarot today…
The Monthly Spread: The Celtic Cross
The Celtic Cross Welcome to another regular feature at The Fool’s Bag—the monthly spread! The fourth Monday of each month will be dedicated to a specific spread, spread type, or something else specifically spread-related. As this is our first Monthly Spread (that really needs a more clever title—I’m working on it!), I figured we should…
Surviving and Thriving During Mercury Retrograde
Uh, oh… It’s that time of year again, that so many of us dread: Mercury is in retrograde. Three to four times a year, Mercury, the planet of communication, goes into retrograde, causing many to brace themselves for a period of miscommunication, technology glitches, and general chaos. Mercury retrograde can be a super sucky time….