How to Build a Strong Tarot Foundation and Improve Your Reading Skills

What’s one of the primary lessons of the Tower? When everything else crumbles, all you have left is your foundation.

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How to Read a 5-Card Cross in 5 Minutes

The 5-card cross is one of those classic tarot card layouts that is super adaptable. But even outside of a strict layout, you can read it seamlessly and quickly by sticking to five simple steps.

Tarot tips, Tarot readings, Tarot spreads / Oracle spreadsThomas the HermitJanuary 11, 2023five-card cross, tarot tips, learn tarot, tarot spreads, tarot readings, tarot lessons, tarot teacher, teaching tarotComment

The Push to Something More

I used to think of the Hermit as the Star in the everyday, on the ground. But they serve different functions. I’m excited to let the Hermit evolve and see what it feels like to be the Star.

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A Slate of New Classes and Seminars

I love working with curious seekers who want to expand their minds and worlds, so I’ve mapped out the next few months to allow me to focus and commit to that part of my practice that I love the most.

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When I Was So Desperate for Change I Only Saw One Side of the Cards

In preparation for Tarot to Transform Your Life, I want to give some examples from my own life of how desperation and alignment affect the way we read the cards and live our lives, even when the cards are “right.” First is a story of desperation.

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Me and My Shadow, or Significators, Court Cards and Shadows

One of the easiest and quickest ways to learn some of the personalities behind the court cards is to start with your significator and then explore their shadows.

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