hierophant – Tarot Elements

Soul Journey Tarot Spread

April 27, 2025June 1, 2011 by Catherine

Where does your soul go when you sleep? What does it discover? Who does it meet? What does it learn and what does it bring back to you? Find out here.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid

April 27, 2025January 20, 2011 by Catherine

Explore the growth of the mind, body, and spirit as a natural unfolding of our potential using Maslow’s model.

Hebrew for Tarot Readers – the Simple Letters

April 27, 2025September 5, 2010 by Catherine

Hebrew for Tarot Readers, the Simple Letters is Part 3 of Mick Frankel’s excellent & free tarot course. Explore the Simple Letters and the Zodiac.

Journey Through The Major Arcana – Part 1

April 27, 2025August 9, 2010 by Catherine

The Fool’s Journey as 3 x 7 Theory I think that everyone understands that the journey through the archetypes of the Major Arcana is a journey of individuation, of personal growth and enlightenment. There are several different ways in which the journey can be broken down. In the companion book to the “Universal Marseille” deck, … Read more

Free Online Tarot Readings – Do They Work?

April 27, 2025February 28, 2010 by Catherine

You betcha!
I haven’t used a free online Tarot reading service for quite some time. As I progressed along my own Tarot journey, and got better at reading the cards, I had no need to. There are some good services out there, Lotus Tarot, Llewellyn and Tarot.com all have excellent services, some free, some paid, but the lack of specifics in positions is always a let down, and sometimes, even when there is a “the Chariot in this position tells you to….” it’s still a little general and non-specific.

Karmic Bitch-slap Tarot Spread

April 27, 2025October 30, 2009 by Catherine

Guest post by Zorian Cross
This spread was created about a couple of years ago. I was dumped by a guy I was having a long distant relationship with. He had issues regarding commitment and claimed I was suffocating him and he needed his space (he was two continents apart from me, how much space did he need?). So in a fiery fit of rage, I turned to my cards and began organically pulling cards one after another, asking questions randomly. While doing so, some of the cards revealed such cheeky yet witty answers to those questions that I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. So hard I laughed, I could feel the tears of joy falling down my cheeks.

The Gaian Tarot – An Interview With Joanna Powell Colbert

April 27, 2025September 8, 2009 by Catherine

Gaian Tarot Oracle
I recently began writing a review of the wonderful Gaian Tarot, created by Joanna Powell Colbert. Communication with Joanna regarding permission to use the artwork on my Tarot blog quickly became chatty and as luck would have it, she kindly agreed to a short interview based on the Gaian Tarot. This post is that interview, the review will follow in a couple of days. Enjoy.

Where did the Gaian Tarot begin for you?

I had the desire to create a deck of my own back in the mid-80’s when I was deep into Goddess and Tarot studies, especially of the Motherpeace and RWS decks. But the thought of painting 78 cards was daunting. (Little did I know . . .) Later on, in the late 90’s, I went through a period of time where I let go of all my esoteric interests like tarot, astrology and ritual. I moved to a small, rural island, built a straw bale house with my husband and started a wilderness awareness course of studies — learning about the native plants and animals, going deep into the Spirit of Place.