June 2011 Blog Posts (98)

On a day ruled by the Judgment card, we hear the trump and call of conscience.  Whatever sexual habits one has, if it is wrong/incorrect or harmful to the self or others, one will hear a call from within.  Not all the caskets open, it's up to us to respond to the call. 

If one has a hardness of…

Recently, in my pursuit to learn as much as I can about Tarot so I can develop my own reading abilities and professionally read for others someday, I joined several so-called “professional organizations” including the American Tarot Association, The Tarot Guild and an organization based in the United Kingdom called Tarot Professionals. To my surprise, my membership to the Tarot Professionals organization was cancelled within 48 hours without any explanation.

It is my…

This is the saddest card in the deck, the image of separation and heartbreak.  Sexually this has to do with rejection and refusal.  The lovemaking can't happen when there aren't willing partners.

Reversed this image is something the querent is probably already familiar with, they've already been a…

John will also be presenting a class on the Majors on Tuesday July 19th. This class on the Minors is now in archive. If you aren't yet a Premium Member, the PM is now on sale for Half-Price! You can take this and ALL upcoming classes, plus 30 classes…

Summer Solstice, 2008: Marrakech, Morocco. 

Noel Coward wrote that only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.  Yet here I am, neither English nor mad, staggering about Marrakech’s pink-tinted Kasbah during the height of summer.  As above, so below: the heat from the cobblestones bakes the soles of my thin shoes; the noon-time sun broils my…

On a day ruled by The Fool nature we see the exuberant joy of the spirit of youth in search of sexual experience.  The first of many steps along a new sexual experience and all the new relationship energy that goes with it.  Spirit looking for Experience, feeling…

On a day ruled by The Devil card we see an image of a man and a woman who give up their right to wholesome sexuality.  The Devil is an image of the baser side of humanity, symbolizing raw sexual hunger, lust, inordinate desires, perversion, evil thoughts, desires, and deeds.  Here, sex is its own justification.  The…

I am in love.....again. Recently I was fortunate to pick up a like-new used copy of The New Palladini Tarot deck and book set, (1996) by David Palladini and published by U.S. Games. The companion book, Reading Tarot Cards - A Guide to the New Palladini Tarot, is by Susan Hansson.…

When doing very intimate sexual readings and this card appears, it's a sign to grab hold of your sexual prowess with both hands and keep doing what you're best at; whether it's being flirtatious or direct.  This image can indicate that there is competition…