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“Words and magic were in the beginning one and the same thing, and even today words retain much of their magical power.”
Sigmund Freud
Musings on Tarot
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Choose a Deck for Your Personalized Reading
I’ve been a part of the tarot community since the early digital days—I even served as the webmaster for the American Tarot Association back in the day. Because I’ve been immersed in this world for so long, I’ve been able to curate quite an eclectic collection for you to choose from. Many of the decks…
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A Reading for the Fall Equinox
A tarot reading at the Autumn Equinox is primarily focused on balance, gratitude for the harvest, and deep introspection as you prepare for the darker half of the year. What is out of balance in your life? What are your blessings? What is best left behind? The Cards Ok, we have the appearance of another…
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Following the Fool’s Journey
One of my favorite aspects of the tarot is following the story of The Fool’s Journey, through the major arcana of the tarot. I first became enamored of it in the early 90s in the computer labs at college. There were almost exclusively Apple computers, with some really cool puzzle games. Among my favorites was,…
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Welcome to Thorn Hedge Tarot
When I started as a tarot reader, I had used the Tarot on and off for a few years, relying on intuition and accompanying texts to do my readings. I seemed to have a natural instinct and friends would hand me their decks to see what kind of result I would get. This is strange in hind-sight, because many people are very protective of their decks and don’t like others to handle them, unless that person is a querant in a reading.
I was often very correct in my assessments and readings. Perhaps, one of the reasons is that I knew that I didn’t approach the Tarot as fortune-telling, but rather a way to get deeper insight into the present influences of a situation. Recognizing these influences allows you to influence what the outcome might be. I understood what kind of tarot reader I wanted to be, and how I wanted to help others.
