There is not and has never been a single way to use tarot cards. They originated as a game, with different meanings ascribed to them by different people over time.
Play a game with them. Use them for divination. Use them for spells. Use them for art. Use them for telling a story.
Memorize the keywords if you want. Use the little booklet if you want. Divine based solely on the images and what they say to you, if that’s what works. Develop your own personal understanding of the cards based on your own lived experience and your own personal deck.
Use reversals. Don’t use reversals. Use spreads, or don’t.
There is no One True Way To Tarot. Anyone who says there is is selling something either lying, or misguided.
No two decks are a like. No two readers are alike. There are no Tarot Laws.
Hey, Edda anon here. I left out that I wanted a more modern translation
too since I see a lot of critique of the older version is that they use
outdated translations. I feel like if I started with something that was
older and or inaccurate I’d potentially stick with ideas that are
outdated simply because that’s what I learned first.
This is all spelled out in the existinglinks, but to reiterate…
For the Poetic Edda:
If you want the closest translation
available at a price most individuals can afford, then go with Carolyne Larrington’s translation. (Be
sure to grab the revised edition.)
If you
care more about adherence to the poetic forms than word for word
meaning, then go for Lee M. Hollander’s translation. (If you find yourself asking why anyone would prioritize that, go listen to an Icelandic version. This was a spoken art form.)
If you’re having trouble understanding or focusing
on the above options, go with Jackson Crawford’s translation. It was
made for readability.
For the Prose Edda:
Go with Anthony Faulkes’ translation. It’s the most complete contemporary one in English. As a bonus, it’s legally available for free online, though it’s for sale in print too.
Witchblr, we’ve developed enough of a terf problem that y’all really have to get better at recognizing radfem dogwhistles.
Like, I get that you want to reblog a cool post about how awesome the goddess is, but maybe rethink sharing it if it’s got some sort of crap about how “males just don’t understand our connection to the goddess! Don’t let men scare you out of celebrating your feminine power!”
Because that? That’s a terf thing. They’re not talking about men forcing themselves into women’s spaces, they’re talking about trans women.
Hailed Laufey with the kindred. Work is done. Just hanging out with this guy and gaming. Besides the car not starting this morning, the day hasn’t been too bad.
What you need
1 orange
1 lime
1 lemon
1 sharp knife
1 paper bag
1 jug
Do this on a Saturday morning
– cut each piece of fruit into quarters, first the orange then the lime then lemon.
-rub the 12 segments of fruit in turn, first over your right palm and then over your left Palm. Say for each, so I remove all nastiness and I’ll intent from me.
-now take each segment as before and squeeze it hard in the jug. Say the same spell words for each.
-drop the drained segments into the paper bag and close it. Say:
Your power to reach me with your bad intent is dried up, spent. You trouble me no more.
-pour the jug of juice down the sink with the faucet running and the plug out say: your power to reach me with your bad intent is washed away, spent you trouble me no more.
-when the jug is empty, turn off the tap and let the jug dry upside down.
-throw the paper bag in the garbage bin outside your home.
may the bridges I burn light the way 