Kingdom of Knuffel

Ooh, at some point I want to learn cartomancy too.

I love how the Dreaming Way is like another world and culture. It takes inspiration from existing cultures but then puts them together into a world that's so whimsical and otherworldly.

There is a lot of applicable crossover between tarot and playing cards, you should be able to pick it up with little difficulty. The best resource I ever came across for tarot or playing cards was Auntie Tarot (RIP). Her main blog on the tarot itself is now looked after by a good friend of hers, and the two of them are such a wealth of knowledge on the cards and history.

Bless the modern era's availability of so much art and creativity. There's a lot of bad out there, but our ability to connect and share such wonderful things makes it a good time to be alive.

AsheSkyler wrote: ↑Oct 16th, '24, 02:24 our ability to connect and share such wonderful things makes it a good time to be alive.

Oh, this is so true and so lovely. A reminder I needed. I want to put it in my signature!

Thank you for linking those resources! I'll keep those bookmarked for when I start learning cartomancy. I would be happy to share some of my favourite tarot resources too. Let me know if you'd be interested in that!

It's been ages since I got to study, but I'm an unrepentant magpie who loves collecting shiny things. You are welcome to share links. ^.^

So there's a blog by Mary K. Greer - <a href="https://marykgreer.com">LINK!</a> It's so rich with information and interpretation. I love it!

And there's a podcast I'm going to try called <a href="https://www.callyourcoven.com">Call Your Coven</a>

Ack, I forgot about her! I really enjoyed her stuff when I was first starting out.

I'm not much of a podcast or radio person, sadly, but they are an invaluable resource for audio learners. I wish Amanda Goldston still had LearnTarotOnline.com up and running, she had a lot of in-depth videos and a nice voice. Now she only has a few short videos left on her YouTube of her, um, business coach career. I learned a good bit from her in the beginning. Biddy Tarot was another I relied on and she has a lot of good information, but she always felt kind of... empty? to me.

Yeah Biddy Tarot has a lot of info but doesn't vibe for me. Have you seen Little Red Tarot's learning resources? I like those better.

I also love Kelly-Ann Maddox's YouTube channel. Lots of great information.

Oo, I hadn't, but I've got it bookmarked now. Initial impressions are that I really like how they did a summer/fruity/tropical colour scheme to the site. Most tarot resources I find tend to be a little more cosmic and baubley. (Being a corvid at heart, I like that style too.) I love all the different decks displayed too.

Do you strictly follow card orders? When I have limited space, I usually do a straight line or block because I'm not sure if it gives any extra potency. But, as far as being visually pleasing, my favourite style is the clock / ferriswheel layout.

I don't really do spreads or placements! Just lay them out anyhow. And sometimes I keep it even simpler and do one card per question plus clarification if I need it.

Some of my more amusing memories with cards is with a clarification reading. I'll pull a card that I simply don't understand during a reading, so I'll shuffle a few times afterward, re-draw a card for clarification for what that card was supposed to mean, and get that card all over again. It's happened half the times I've asked for clarification. XD