Moonrise Herbs Blog — #tarotandtea

Happy Tuesday, friends and welcome back to Tarot & Tea!  Today’s card comes to us from the beautiful Goddess Tarot by Kris Waldherr.  This deck utilizes the structure of the Rider-Waite-Smith format & imagery while updating and incorporating goddess tradition and lore from many cultures.  Many readers find this deck more easily helps them connect to the subconscious and feel more connected to the imagery with this deck. Our card today is XXI – The World and in this deck, it is surnamed Gaia for the Ancient Greek concept of the primordial Earth Mother from whom all terrestrial life springs. ...

We hope it is a happy Tuesday for you, friends! Welcome back to Tarot & Tea! Today’s card comes from the iconic Motherpeace Tarot….oh, she of the round cards and Goddess spirit! This deck was created in the late 70’s by Karen Vogel & Vicki Noble.  This deck features figures from what the authors consider to be more Goddess-centered cultures & eras around the world. The Motherpeace deck can be considered more feministic & often reads more positively than traditional decks.  I believe this was the first deck to feature rounded cards and that is intended to offer a more...

Welcome back to Tarot & Tea!  Feeling a bit of a general malaise this morning, I am so happy to share the spiritual synthesis and dynamic creative force of today’s card: the 3 of Wands from the Thoth tarot! This is the perfect card for this time of year as it embodies the inspiration and productivity of the early Spring! Upon this card, we see the three wands above a fiery star over a blossom of some sort….overall creating the image of a lotus a symbol of purity, regeneration, enlightenment & rebirth.  Lotus flowers also adorn the tops of the...

As we pass through midwinter and head towards Valentine's, our thoughts are centered on Heart Medicine – what is our path to healing, opening and protecting our hearts? For today's reading, we're using the Pride Tarot, a beautiful collaborative deck with work by many diverse artists from around the world. This deck follows the structure of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck but takes a departure from the classic imagery.  Interestingly, it is The Lover's card, number VI (6) in the Major Arcana that makes an appearance today. With this card, we see artist Robin Scott's rendering of the 2019 NYC Queer Liberation March with the...

This is the perfect rainy day to curl of with a good book and a mug of hot tea, so for today's Tarot and Tea let's go with that and explore this excellent book by Skye Alexander! Magic and the tarot are historically entwined and the author does a wonderful job of clearly explaining that history and connection.  It is fully of detailed descriptions for each card as well as informational tidbits about how they may be used magically.  The final section is devoted to spellwork.  Skye does a great job of clearly and concisely laying out the procedure of...