Pick A Card, Any Card
Yesterday was a pretty cloudy day, perfect for keeping me indoors. I ventured out to run an errand yesterday afternoon only to find the shop I was visiting is closed on Mondays. Meh, it was good to get out of the house ;) I spent a quiet night in after David and I decided to scrap plans to go to the movies. I dug thru some of my books and found my copy of the Vertigo: Tarot Deck Set and decided to give it another read. I hadn’t read the book in about 10 years and had forgotten that Neil Gaiman wrote the introduction to the book:
I’ve been interested in tarot cards for years but I’ve never studied their use very seriously. I’ve always been better with working with runes than tarot cards (which is why I was SO elated to find a beautiful set of runes on my holiday in Iceland last year) but I still find the cards extremely fascinating. The Vertigo deck is just beautiful … Dave McKean’s artwork is just — stunning. The book is a great quick read and is paired with this particular deck. I’ve always been partial to Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot deck but that’s another story. In any event, that’s what I did last night.
Today, I plan to run my errand again (hopefully, I’ll be more successful this time around) and will most likely keep things quiet and relaxing again ;) 2009 is slipping away … I’m really anxious to get 2010 underway.
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December 29th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Oh Trent, i LOVE that you love tarot cards! Im really into them to.
December 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Trent, I’ve been reading Tarot cards for over 10 years now. I am also partial to the Crowley deck. So fun!!
December 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I am interested in Tarot, but like you have always been more fond of runes, been reading and deciphering them since I was 12 years old. Have you ever seen the phoenix deck? Its a deck meant to expose past life influences. Each card has an image important to different cultures and geographic locations throughout civilization. Its really very facinating. I got a deck several years back and love it.
December 29th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
@Lauren — I will check out the Phoenix deck, coincidentally enough I am very intrigued by the notion of past lives. Thanks for the suggestion :)
December 29th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
@Trent –Absolutly, I have been facinated with past lives and done lots of reading on the subject for many years and a friend recommended them to me. It’s really quite amazing once you choose your cards and start reading about their meanings. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do :)
December 29th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I have the Crowley deck too as my personal deck. I love it.
December 29th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Is it just me or does the DEATH deck look like Amy Winehouse?? Creepy
December 29th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
death card i mean
December 29th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
@Kaci — The Death card is the Sandman comic character Death: http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/13925/292788-55079-death_super.jpg
December 29th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Oh I didn’t realize you were into runes! I’ve been interested in them for a while but I haven’t made time to learn more about them (since I already dabble with astrology and tarot). What are some good sources (books) that you’ve found? I’d love to see your set from your trip! I tend to like the less gaudy and more natural looking runes (wood, stone and no gold embossing). I don’t have a set…but maybe some day. :)
December 29th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I LOVE the Thoth deck… it was given to me as a gift and I’ve always gotten really good readings out of it.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Hey Trent! I love your site and that’s so cool you’re into tarot! This reminds me that I need to get back into tarot – I’ve used the Robin Wood deck but The Vertigo deck looks beautiful. Keep up the good work!!
December 29th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I will have to get a set of these… I’m partial to my old set, but I could find room for any card that has that “death” in it :)
December 29th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
where in Reykjavik did you get the runes?
December 30th, 2009 at 5:09 am
@Judy…..theres a book called “Northern Mysteries and Magick:Runes & Feminine Majick” by an author named Freya Aswynn. It gives insight to the meanings etc. of the first 24 runes of the eldar futhark. It also gives some examples of rune spreads you can work with. I like this book because it focuses on the more feminine side of the Norse cosmos and talks about female shamanistic practice associated with the culture. There are other books out theres such a “Runelore” and “Futhark” both by Edred Thorsson, who is a very well known Norse pagan. I would recommend either. There are also other books out there such as “Taking Up the Runes” by Diana Paxton and “The Runes” by Lisa Peschul, but IMO, they’re kind of convoluted and don’t give complete or accurrate information, these types of books kind of treat runes like tarot instead of as their own entity. Anyways, this got wordy, but I hope it helps!
December 31st, 2009 at 9:42 am
@Judy — I really enjoyed reading the book ‘Runelore: A Handbook of Esoteric Runology’ by Edred Thorsson: http://bit.ly/runic Also, I recommend the Aswynn book that Lauren mentions above: http://bit.ly/aswynn
January 4th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I’m not trying to be close minded here but aren’t tarot cards kinda silly? I mean, I get their beauty and all but using them to guide your life? Not that I am saying you are Trent it’s just that you can get a different outcome everytime you used them. One reading might be positive and you could do another right after and have it say the exact opposite.
January 4th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
@Rolltideguy77 — As with all divination techniques, you get out of them what you put into them. Whether or not they work really depends on you.
January 8th, 2010 at 10:53 am
@Lauren and Trent: Thanks you two for those suggestions! Lauren I appreciate your “wordy” response — I always like to know why something is recommended. Aswynn’s book really appeals to me based on your description! :) I also have been considering the Runelore book Trent suggested.
January 11th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
@Judy….so glad I could help! I hope you enjoy you journey into Runes. I am of Scandinavian decent, and it’s always been important to me to delve into my culture. The Aswynn book is really a spectacular read. It’s interesting to see runes and Norse majick from a female perspective and to get a better understanding of the womans place in the Norse cosmos. Runelore is great too, Thorssen is someone I respect alot as far as authors on Norse tradition go, I hope you enjoy it as well.