Create a Tarot Space, The Unconscious
Miranda Ellis-Jacobs
Creating A Tarot Space - holding space for the ...

A great Tarot reading doesn't have to be mystical, surrounded by crystals, incense and other regalia designed to attract spirits from beyond the veil.

understanding tarot, tarot symbolism
Miranda Ellis-Jacobs
Tarot Speaks Your Language

Tarot cards use symbols and archetypes to express ideas in a language that we all recognise.  It is the language of myths and fairy tales; of songs and stories; of movies and dramas; of poetry and fable.

Asking questions in tarot
Miranda Ellis-Jacobs
Asking the Right Questions

Asking the right question seems simple doesn’t it? But most of us very soon realise that it can be surprisingly hard - and it matters.

practical tarot
Miranda Ellis-Jacobs
Diversity in Tarot

There's no getting away from it, the lack of diversity in the older tarot decks including the most commonly used Rider Waite and Thoth decks can be an issue for many people - understandably.

practical tarot, understanding tarot, tarot
Miranda Ellis-Jacobs
A Card A Day (or more)

It's been said many times but it really is the best way to learn how the cards relate to daily life: pulling a daily card is one of the best exercises in learning the language of tarot.

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A Three Card Reading for the Day Ahead

I usually pull one card in the morning for the day ahead and review it in the evening to see how it illuminates my experience of the day. it helps me to reflect on what has been happening, and it often sheds new light on the meaning of the symbols and archetypes for me in my daily life.

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The Chariot

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The Chariot can be a difficult card to interpret. At number 7 in the Major Arcana, it follows The Lovers which is a time when we learned to make our own decisions and chose to leave our childhood behind to step out into the world as individuals. How do we leave the love and security of our family, the community that has nurtured us, to begin this journey of self-discovery?

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The Hanged Man and the Pandemic

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The Hanged Man is one of the 3 cards at the centre of the 22 cards of the Major Arcana. The Wheel of Fortune 10, Justice 11, and The Hanged Man 12 – they all represent the mid-point in our journey from ‘birth’ (in the physical sense, of our spiritual growth, and of our personal development) towards what Jung called ‘self-actualisation’ or becoming whole or fulfilled.

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The Empress and the Threes in Tarot

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The Threes in tarot are overseen by The Empress who represents our deepest human experiences. She is our Soul manifested in the physical world from birth, through growth and decay to death and then rebirth. She is vitality and constant renewal.