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The Complete Guide To Using Elemental Dignities In A Tarot Reading!

November 12, 2009
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This is a collaborative work between Catherine Chapman of Tarot Elements and myself, and is part of the Elemental Dignities Compendium series.
…from the Marriage of Heaven and Earth. The Tao produced one; one produced two; two produced three (Tao Te Ching).
Have you been confused by Elemental Dignities? There was a time when I was; most [...]

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The Hierarchy of the Court Cards: Why Rank Really Does Matter

October 15, 2009
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Do you find it difficult to judge someone based on first impressions?
None of us like the idea of judging someone, especially as this “judging” can lead to gross simplifications and “stereotyping”. However, when we read Court cards, we are being asked to judge.
The Human Experience
There is always going to be someone more attractive than you, [...]

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An Introduction To The Elemental Dignities Compendium

September 16, 2009
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I’m really excited about this new series. Over the next three posts, Catherine Chapman of Tarot Elements and I propose to present to you a complete reference work of all possible Elemental combination’s.
This awesome idea all started a couple of weeks ago when Catherine and I started to discuss how we both [...]

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The Element Air – How It Can Inform A Tarot Reading

September 13, 2009
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I associate the Element Air in a Tarot deck to the suit of Swords. This association is not set in stone; in fact there are plenty of variations on this, and if you use a deck that associates Air to a different suit, then please go ahead and adapt the information in this article to [...]

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An Introduction To The Elements

July 1, 2009
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The four Elements provide your Tarot deck with a structure, a kind of glue that keeps all the separate and different components represented within the 78 Tarot cards together and working as a whole. By being aware of Elemental Dignities within your Tarot readings, you will be able to see the whole picture represented by [...]

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Tarot Lexicon

May 29, 2009
Tarot Lexicon

I thought it would be a great idea to create a Tarot Keyword Library. This would be a place where people could add their own thoughts, impressions and ideas on what each of the 78 cards mean; an exchange centre, a rotating lexicon of keywords. I’ll start by adding a brief outline of how I [...]

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The Four Elements

May 27, 2009
Thales - The Element Water

Thales, the Ionian philosopher born around 624BCE in Miletus, was one of the first people to ponder the fundamental substance or Element that makes up everything. Before that time, as far as recorded history knows, people generally thought of things occurring through the Will of the gods. I’m not convinced by this. I suspect that ever since humans [...]

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The Element of Water in The Suit Of Cups

May 26, 2009
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“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth, when so clearly it is Ocean.” Arthur C. Clarke
Water, of all the 4 Elements, is the Element of life. Humans are made from approximately 80% water by mass and 75% of the earth is covered in water.
Water is a simple molecule yet fundamental to life. Water is therefore [...]

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