Reading with Common Sense
For as long as I have been reading Tarot, I always had a preference for historical decks, I am especially fond of the Marseille style. These days, I mostly use the Jean Noblet and Jean Dodal, dating respectively from 1650 and 1701....
Fall is coming soon, another summer is slowly ending. As the wheel of seasons advances inexorably, I feel a shift coming in what I want to write about. ...
A quick tip before the end of summer vacations. In general, questions starting with “should I” are probably not the best idea....
Tableaus are where Lenormand and playing cards really shine. But when we’re dealing with a precise question, or when a grand tableau would be too much information for the subject, a mini tableau becomes my spread of choice....
Recently, I have been attending a few tarot meetups. It was a very nice experience to meet fellow tarot readers and socialize with wonderful people. And while I find the experience useful and enriching in many aspects, there is a practice in these meetings that I don’t find very productive....
I love cooking… You might be wondering what great cooking has in common with cartomancy. Quite a lot, that will become evident in a few sentences…...
I like Lenormand line readings a lot. They are an easy and quick way to provide fast and direct answers; and at the same time versatile enough for most questions. These are ideal when you want to know where you are standing on a particular matter....
It’s almost impossible to talk about french cartomancy without mentioning the ever present “tirage en croix”, or simply french cross in english. This spread was first described in great details in Oswald Wirth’s 1927 book, “Le tarot des imagiers du moyen-âge”. It has since become a cornerstone of the french cartomancy world; not only...
As our reading style always evolves, these days I tend to prefer reading the Tarot de Marseille with a complete pack instead of majors and minors separated. As a consequence, I’m always on the lookout for new techniques and spreads or variations of existing ones, that could fit my objectives. A while ago, I...
As most examples we find in divination books tend to show positive or advantageous situation, I’d like to show an example where things don’t look so good, a complex relationship. This was a general reading I made a few days ago for a woman in her 30’s, married, for the next 6 months. As...
Mandy finished college a few months ago and has a hard time finding a job. She’s getting interviews but nothing comes out of them. She’s wondering why and what could be done to improve her chances. There are two spreads I use for looking at what caused an issue or to find the root...
Do you want to improve drastically your readings? If I may, I have 2 pieces of advice: work on your questions and answer the question you’re asking without deviating.The questionGoing through my practice and what I see around me, it’s quite evident that most people have a hard time formulating a good question to...
I was sitting in a coffee house looking at a new deck of cards. You know, one of these days when the wife is shopping and you just want to relax… with a new tarot deck. As I was looking at a few cards, a young woman, well dressed, approached my table. “Are these...
When looking at old cartomancy decks and specifically the Petit Lenormand, it seems quite apparent that most of them have an inset filled with a playing card. In the case of the Petit Lenormand, the reason for having such an inset is unknown as this was not described with the first deck; it might...
Stephanie is a mother of two. She has a few problems with Nick, her 11 years old son; he is not behaving as he should at school and home, not listening and trying to push boundaries as much as he can. The question Stephanie asked was “where are Nick’s behavioral problems coming from?” For...
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