Tarot Solitaire
October 28, 2010
“Are you seriously playing Solitaire with tarot cards?”
“… Yep!“
This is an adaptation of the popular Klondike game of solitaire for use with your favorite Tarot deck. I find this game is fantastic for observing the numerology, rapid recognition of cards, and cultivating a grounded relationship with your deck. If you’ve felt slightly out of touch with your tarot deck, or are new to tarot or bought a new deck recently, playing a game with the cards can be a great place to begin familiarizing yourself. The tarot pack is built for game playing, after all.
Play might be difficult at first, since the number and suit aren’t clearly visible at the top of most Tarot packs the same way they are on standard cards. Playing a lot will help you know your deck intimately, but the first game can easily take an hour as you check suits and reduce high trump numbers, especially if its not a pack you’re already familiar with. With practice, I’ve played the game well under a half hour.
HOW TO PLAY
What you Need
- A 78 card Tarot pack with 56 minor arcana and 22 major arcana cards. The typical suits in a Tarot pack are Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. The Major arcana cards are also called the Trumps, and are numbered from 0 to 21.
- A fair amount of table or floor space. Many Tarot decks are over-sized compared to standard cards, so the game can take quite a lot of room.
Tarot Eon and Some New Additions
September 27, 2010
I now participate on the new Tarot forums over at Douglas Gibb’s wonderful blog Tarot Eon! Click ‘forums’ near the top to get a list of the discussions, I myself just added a topic to gather ideas on When a Reading gets too Serious .
I also have updated my humble blog with a page linking to my Facebook Page, and updated my page describing my Readings and Lessons, adding a lot of information on my services and my schedule for reading Tarot at the Lighthouse Bookshop here in Boulder.
Also, for those wanting to pay or tip me, I’ve added a PayPal link at the bottom of the page called the ‘Tip Jar’. I look forward to adding a real payment page for my Tip-Jar and adding it to the top navigation, but in the meantime this is a convenient solution.
Thank you so much, I am SO grateful to you who read this! You do so much to help inspire me with your comments and kind words. My blog is nearly a year old now, and I have some fun topics to bring up over the next few months, back to some of the in-depth looks for the more dedicated symbolists and maybe even my version of Tarot Solitaire I’ve been playing with during my nights at the Lighthouse.
Stay tuned!
Letting Go and the Empress
September 13, 2010
A thought about expectation and disappointment: The wisdom of letting go is built into true love.
My card today is the Empress, beautiful, feminine and abundant. As a response to letting go, she represents all that can be wanted: The rampant abundance of nature and the depth of Venusian beauty. In the wilderness, growth and decay peacefully flow into one another. A sparse and melancholy truth of impermanence deepens the mystery of Nature’s draw.
I wonder about the meaning of ‘non-attachment’. Detachment can be a happy life, but it is only one way to live. My best teachers, those who’ve helped the most people, were simple – fluid and graceful about letting go, accepting a change without resistance and allowing their own emotions in without judgement. Read the rest of this entry »
