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On March 10th, over 25 folks got together in Toronto to spend the day building a deeper connection with tarot. I was honoured to be one of the presenters.

Learning from others

I have been reading the cards for a long time and one of the things I forget is how wide and varied the field of tarot is. For me there is a very healthy stretching that comes from learning from others in an area where I have spent so much time working and thinking. I also got inspired to draw an image for each persons presentation.

James Wells workshop on building custom readings shared his great process for getting from a question to a custom spread. From there it can be much easier to get a good clear answer.

Peter LeBlanc took us through the relationships between tarot and astrology. His question “What does this aspect in my chart mean to me today?” opened up a whole new way of integrating astrology into my readings.

Marilyn Shannon’s presentation on developing a fantastical personality to read as was delightful. Miss Merle, Marilyn’s persona, used to wrestle alligators. Perhaps without surprise my inner scotsman came out in a rather raucous and rowdy way.

I took people on a journey through creating rituals from the cards. I think that building tools, like ritual, that help take the advice of a reading and bring into into the world can be very powerful.

Truth be told I learned from everyone. To get to see so many different decks. get read by people who I might never get a reading from. All of it helped me grow and find deeper levels of joy with the cards.

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