James Ricklef's Tarot
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Tarot author and deck creator.
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Card of the Day: The Hermit. See why enlightenment can mean more (not less) involvement with life:
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The Hermit — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — The Hermit
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about 21 hours ago
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As December draws to a close, let’s explore this question: “Which
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card says Happy New Year?”
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Tarot and the New Year
Now that Christmas is over, I’ve begun to concentrate on the next holiday to come, so of course I recently asked myself, “Which Tarot card says Happy New Year?”
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/tarot-new-year/
about 22 hours ago
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A new year is fast approaching, and “new” always reminds me of the Tarot Aces, so I thought I’d share some thoughts I had about the Aces, and then tie it all back to the New Year holiday.
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The Aces and the New Year
A new year is upon us, and “new” always reminds me of the Tarot Aces, so I thought I’d share some thoughts I recently had about the Aces, and then tie it all back to the New Year holiday.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2015/12/30/aces-new-year/
2 days ago
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Card of the Day: High Priestess. Here is why you should understand the inherent unity in polar opposites:
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The High Priestess — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — High Priestess
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3 days ago
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My
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Spreads book — "Tarot Spreads: Get the Whole Story" — is available on Amazon both as an eBook and paperback:
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Tarot Spreads book
The revised edition of my Tarot Spreads book is now available on Amazon.  This book was previously published by Llewellyn and called Tarot — Get the Whole Story. I have re-titled it: Tarot Spreads…
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3 days ago
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cards can help you turn house cleaning into a spiritual process! And they can suggest some strategies for cleaning and de-cluttering.
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Turn house cleaning into a spiritual process!
I recently read an article titled “Clean Your House Your Mind Will Follow” which I associated with various Tarot cards in the suit of Pentacles.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/10/07/house-cleaning-into-spiritual-process/
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Card of the Day: The Devil. See why the problem with any addiction is that it costs too much.
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The Devil card — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — The Devil / Demons
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4 days ago
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Here is a pithy meaning for the Page of Cups … and so much more.
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A pithy meaning for the Page of Cups … and so much more
Pithy Tarot card meanings are short, easy to remember meanings that may stimulate further insights when called to mind during a reading. They also make great “Card of the Day” messages. Here’s one …
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/pithy-page-cups-etc/
4 days ago
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Card of the Day: Empress. See how to become the springtime you wish to see and how to co-create renewal.
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The Empress — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — The Empress
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5 days ago
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An online article once provided me with a lot of food for thought about the Fool, the Hermit, and the Sun—all of which I hope will expand your understanding of those cards too.
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News about the Fool, Hermit, and Sun
I often associate interesting messages in articles that I read with particular Tarot cards. Recently while reading an article I found much food for thought about a few cards: the Fool, the Hermit, …
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/news-fool-hermit-sun/
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Here is a holiday gift from me to you — an assortment of spreads.
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Holiday Tarot gift from me to you
Here is a holiday gift from me to you. It is an assortment of spreads.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/holiday-tarot-gift/
6 days ago
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Card of the Day: The World: If the world is a dream of the soul (as some people say), why are we here in this unreal world?
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The World — Spiritual Message of the Day
Throughout the centuries, mystics and sages from every religion have taught that the material world is a dream of the soul. So why are we here in this unreal world?
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7 days ago
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There are many hundreds of posts on my
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blog. Here are some of the "greatest hits" with links to find them:
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What’s on this blog?
Today I noticed that there are well over a thousand posts on my blog now. So I thought I’d note some of the highlights here, along with links to find them.
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7 days ago
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Card of the Day: The Magician. Let's all proceed as if limits to our creative ability do not exist.
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The Magician — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — The Magician
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8 days ago
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A few years ago, I thought it was time to post some of the greatest hits from my Pithy
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posts. Here are some of my favorites from the suit of Pentacles:
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Pithy Tarot’s Greatest Hits — The suit of Pentacles
Here are some of my favorite pithy meanings from the suit of Pentacles.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/pithy-greatest-hits-pentacles/
8 days ago
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Card of the Day: Hanged Man. See how a sacrifice can be the greatest investment you will ever make:
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The Hanged Man — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message for today — the Hanged Man
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9 days ago
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What card do you associate with the holidays? Join the discussion in the comment section of my post:
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What card do you associate with the holidays?
What cards do you associate with whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year?
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/what-card-holidays/
9 days ago
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Card of the Day: Knight of Cups. See how this knight answers the question: "When will I meet my soul mate?"
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Knight of Cups — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — Knight of Cups
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10 days ago
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My "21st Century Tarot de Marseilles" is a revamped version of the traditional
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de Marseilles decks from centuries past.
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21st Century Tarot de Marseilles — Majors deck
My “21st Century Tarot de Marseilles” is a revamped version of the traditional Tarot de Marseilles decks from centuries past.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2021/10/04/21st-century-tarot-de-marseilles-majors-deck/
10 days ago
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Card of the Day: Strength. Which wolf inside you do you feed? The good one or the bad one?
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Strength — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — Strength
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11 days ago
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Here are some holiday gift ideas!
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Holiday Tarot Gift Ideas
In case you’re trying to think of the perfect gift for someone, here are a few suggestions.
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11 days ago
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A few years ago, I thought it was time to post some of the greatest hits from my Pithy
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posts. Here are some of my favorites from the suit of Swords:
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Pithy Tarot’s Greatest Hits — The suit of Swords
Here are some of my favorite pithy meanings from the suit of Swords.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/pithy-greatest-hits-swords/
11 days ago
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A few years ago, I thought it was time to post some of the greatest hits from my Pithy
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posts. Here are some of my favorites from the suit of Cups:
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Pithy Tarot’s Greatest Hits — The suit of Cups
Here are some of my favorite pithy meanings from the suit of Cups.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/pithy-greatest-hits-cups/
12 days ago
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Card of the Day: The Judgment card. See how we can access answers from a higher source:
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Judgment — Spiritual Message of the Day
One way to view this card is to see it as an indication of our ability to access the wisdom of what Itzhak Bentov termed “the Universal Mind.”
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13 days ago
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A few years ago, I thought it was time to post some of the greatest hits from my Pithy
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posts. Here are some of my favorites from the suit of Wands:
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Pithy Tarot’s Greatest Hits — The suit of Wands
Here are some of my favorite pithy meanings from the suit of Wands.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/pithy-greatest-hits-wands/
13 days ago
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A few years ago, I thought it was time to post some of the greatest hits from my Pithy
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posts. Here are some of my favorites from the Major Arcana:
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Pithy Tarot’s Greatest Hits — The Major Arcana
Here are some of my favorite pithy meanings from the Major Arcana.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/pithy-greatest-hits-major-arcana/
14 days ago
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Card of the Day: The Fool. See how our spirit is free to create when we empty our thoughts
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The Fool — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — The Fool
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15 days ago
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Here is a blog post about the Ace of Swords that suggests this conversational question: "What is consciousness? Is consciousness defined by our thoughts, or is it something beyond the realm of our thoughts?"
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Conversational Tarot — Ace of Swords
A while back, I described a way to initiate thought-provoking conversations using the messages of the cards. Today I drew the Ace of Swords and decided to use this pithy meaning: “Consciousness is …
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15 days ago
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This blog post about the Death card can facilitate a fascinating discussion: "Who would you would like to have there to greet you in the afterlife and why?"
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Conversational Tarot — the Death card
Last year, I described a way to initiate thought-provoking conversations using the messages of the cards. Today I did this with the Death card. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the question that t…
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/conversational-death-card/
16 days ago
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Change your life using
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Affirmations! My "Tarot Affirmations" book is available as either a paperback or an eBook. See:
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Tarot Affirmations
Change your life using my book, Tarot Affirmations! This book presents and explains a variety of affirmations that you can use with each of the seventy-eight Tarot cards — affirmations that c…
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17 days ago
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Card of the Day: Ten of Swords. See how to end the tyranny of the “Monkey Mind!”
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Ten of Swords — Spiritual Message of the Day
See why the Ten of Swords can actually be a happy card!
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18 days ago
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This blog post about the World card facilitated a discussion: When we realize our oneness with everything, we may ask, "Who has a soul? Do animals? Does everything?"
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Conversational Tarot — The World card
A while back, I described a way to initiate thought-provoking conversations using the messages of the cards. Today I did this and got the World card. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the question …
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/conversational-world-card/
18 days ago
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Card of the Day: Five of Cups. See why it's important that we not gloss over sorrow:
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Five of Cups — Spiritual Message of the Day
What does the Five of Cups tell us about experiencing and dealing with our grief?
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19 days ago
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This blog post facilitated a great discussion with my readers about an aspect of the Eight of Wands: "Why does it seem that when it rains, it pours?"
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Conversational Tarot – Eight of Wands
A while back, I described a way to initiate thought-provoking conversations using the messages of the cards. Today I did this with the Eight of Wands. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the question…
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/conversational-eight-wands/
19 days ago
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Card of the Day: The Hierophant. Become what you believe in – be loving and kindhearted.
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The Hierophant — Spiritual Message of the Day
Today’s Spiritual Message for the Hierophant discusses this concept: Many people seem to think that religion is a club to be joined, and then merely through the joining, they will gain salvation.
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19 days ago
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This blog post facilitated a great discussion about an aspect of the Knight of Wands: "Does haste make waste?"
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Conversational Tarot — Knight of Wands
A little while ago, I described a way to initiate thought-provoking conversations using the messages of the cards. Today I did this and got the Knight of Wands. I’d love to hear your thoughts on th…
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/conversational-knight-wands/
20 days ago
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Here is a blog post that facilitated a great discussion with my readers about an aspect of the Ten of Cups: “Are the greatest happinesses in life our family happinesses?”
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Conversational Tarot — Ten of Cups
A while back, I described a way to initiate thought-provoking conversations using the messages of the cards. Today I did this with the Ten of Cups. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the question th…
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/conversational-ten-cups/
21 days ago
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Card of the Day Wheel/Fortune: How can we find profound and lasting joy in an ever-changing world?
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Wheel of Fortune — Spiritual Message of the Day
We all want certainties and guarantees in life, but there are none. Life is uncertain. Even in this ever-changing world, though, is there not some way to find joy that is profound and lasting?
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22 days ago
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Here is a blog post that facilitated a great discussion with my readers about an aspect of the Four of Swords: “Get away from the distractions of everyday life now and then.”
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Conversational Tarot — Four of Swords
A while back, I described a way to initiate thought-provoking conversations using the messages of the cards. Today I did this and got the Four of Swords. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the quest…
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/conversational-tarot-four-of-swords/
22 days ago
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Card of the Day: Nine of Swords. It helps to view your troubles as happening in a dream that can't harm your soul.
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Nine of Swords — Spiritual Message of the Day
Much of our suffering comes from buying into the false reality of our ego-dreams of fear and worry, blame and shame.
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23 days ago
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When we think of the
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cards, we typically think of ourselves as asking the questions and the cards as giving the answers, but what if we give the cards a chance to ask the questions instead?
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Tarot Questions Instead of Answers
When we think of Tarot cards in terms of questions and answers, we typically think of ourselves as asking the questions and the cards as giving the answers, but is that the only way they can help u…
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/tarot-questions-instead-of-answers/
23 days ago
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Card of the Day: The Star. There is spiritual and healing power in silence. See how to practice this with another person
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The Star — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — The Star
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24 days ago
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I have created a version of my RWS 2.0 deck with plastic card stock, which, I’ve been told, is exceedingly durable. See:
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RWS 2.0 -- Plastic Card Stock Cards
To create the RWS 2.0 Tarot deck, James Ricklef first cleaned up the black and white line drawings of the cards used in the 1911 book, The Pictorial K
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24 days ago
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Apps — are they a good thing or a bad thing?
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Tarot Apps — good or bad?
I recently had a discussion with someone about Tarot apps – are they a good thing or a bad thing?
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/tarot-apps-good-or-bad/
25 days ago
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Card of the Day: Five of Wands. See how any negative inner state is contagious, and how to avoid it:
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Five of Wands — Spiritual Message of the Day
Tarot Spiritual Message of the Day — Five of Wands
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26 days ago
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you like to discover spiritual messages from the
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cards? Here’s a book full of them:
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Soul’s Journey
Throughout the centuries, Tarot readings have addressed our problems on the level of the material plane while generally bypassing the spiritual aspects of the questions at hand. The essential truth…
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26 days ago
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Card of the Day: The Moon. We can become more enlightened by making our mind's darkness conscious.
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The Moon — Spiritual Message of the Day
We all have secrets hidden in shadowy places, and the only way to escape the darkness of our shame is to shine a light on them.
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27 days ago
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There is a lot of Tarot content here on my blog. But with so many posts, some of the best stuff may be hard to find, so I listed some of the highlights with links to find them.
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What’s on this blog?
Today I noticed that there are well over a thousand posts on my blog now. So I thought I’d note some of the highlights here, along with links to find them.
https://wp.me/pRTkX-1FG
27 days ago
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Card of the Day: Three of Wands. See why we should release results of our actions to the Divine.
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Three of Wands — Spiritual Message of the Day
Three of Wands — Spiritual Message of the Day
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28 days ago
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Now for some more hope: I once did a reading in which hope played a significant part, so I created a spread about it. Here it is:
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The Hope Spread
I recently did a reading in which hope played a part, so I created a spread about it, which you can see here.
https://jamesricklef.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/the-hope-spread/
28 days ago
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