The 5 of Pentacles is tough to see in a reading and worse to feel when moving through its energy. But there’s also a lesson in the card and a source of potential strength even if it’s generally a “bad card.”

Musings, Tarot tips, Tarot spreads / Oracle spreadsThomas (Hermit's Mirror)April 28, 2024tarot spread, custom spreads, minor arcana, cartomancy, tarot nerd, 5 of pentacles, 5 of disks, 5 of coins, 5 of pentacoins, survivor, archetypes, resilience, hard cards of tarotComment

Tarot Spread: What's Good?

The 3 of Wands offers growth and expansion along with progress and success. The combination of expansive 3 and vibrant Wands makes for a powerful impact. Why wouldn’t you want a spread for it?

Musings, Tarot tips, Tarot spreads / Oracle spreadsThomas (Hermit's Mirror)March 28, 2024tarot spread, custom spreads, minor arcana, cartomancy, 3 of wands, wands, suit of wands, entrepreneur, good news, expansion, golden glowComment

Tarot Spread: 9 grails

Happiness? Happiness is the same price as nine goblets. This multi-layered spread will have you centering happiness in new ways, all inspired by the 9 of Cups.

Musings, Tarot tips, Tarot spreads / Oracle spreadsThomas (Hermit's Mirror)February 25, 2024tarot spread, custom spreads, minor arcana, 9 of cups, happiness, suit of cups, satisfaction, grail quest, 9 grails, large readings, big questions, cartomancy Comments

Tarot Spread: Pressing the Advantage

Learn to rethink the wily 7 of Swords and see what opportunities are waiting if you’re willing to see them for what they really are.

Tarot Spread: Working Together

Learn to work hand-in-hand with the 3 of Pentacles and explore what’s coming into being through the concepts of work, energy, material creation, and collaboration.

Tarot Spread: Heartfelt Visions

It’s easy to underestimate the heart of the 7 of Cups and the power that the card can have for soulful visioning. This spread will help you discover what calls to your soul.

Tarot spreads / Oracle spreadsThomas (Hermit's Mirror)November 19, 2023tarot spread, custom spreads, minor arcana, 7 of cups, cups, visions, heartfelt, heart-centered, decision-making, intuition, dreams, creativity, creative, debauch, suit of cupsComment

Another Shadow in the Court: Revisiting Significators, Court Cards, and Shadows

It’s time to look at the shadows of the court again, this time with the King of Pentacles and his love of life in the 4 of Wands. Sounds great, right? But not if it’s actually rooted in fear.

Tarot Numerology: Minor Sequences

Numerology is an important tool for tarot, and many think of sequence with the major arcana. But sequence is probably even more important for the minor arcana. And you can use the everyday wisdom of the minors for achieving your goals.

Musings, Tarot tipsThomas the HermitDecember 11, 2022numerology, minor arcana, sequence, numbers, tarot tips, intermediate tarotComment

Tarot Spread: Ancestral Gathering

This is a season of family gathering, but sometimes it’s easier and more enriching to engage with our ancestors than our living relatives, so I want to offer a spread for connecting with your family of the past.

Tarot spreads / Oracle spreadsThomas the HermitNovember 18, 2022tarot spread, custom spreads, minor arcana, pentacles, 10 of pentacles, ancestors, ancestor work, ancestral healing, family, thanksgiving, psychopomp, mediumshipComment

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