A Crash Course in Tarot for Newbies #2

Written by Sam Stevens


If you would like to learn to read tarot cards, your first challenge is to choose a deck fromrepparttar 8,000 or so published brands of fortune telling cards onrepparttar 123268 market. What works for one person often doesn't for another. Some people are comfortable reading several decks and others just identify with one deck. In my experience you will find that over time, you will grow in and out of several decks. You may also find thatrepparttar 123269 deck that you prefer to use to read yourself is notrepparttar 123270 deck that you prefer to use read others. For instance, when I first began reading I started out with a deck that was too heavy for me - The Crowley Deck. The ultimate result of that was that I ended up selling them because I was spooked outrepparttar 123271 images ofrepparttar 123272 deck. I was simply too young to handlerepparttar 123273 imagery on this dark deck and was giving myself nightmares. I then switched torepparttar 123274 Rider Waite Deck for a few years, which isrepparttar 123275 ultimate easy, all -purpose deck. I then fell in love withrepparttar 123276 Renaissance Deck which is much more elaborate in terms of it's imagery and a bit more pointed in its meanings when it came to describing relationships. Then I entered a period when I was yearning for more simplicity, I switched torepparttar 123277 Palladini deck, which is very pure and has a "lighter feeling." (Kind of likerepparttar 123278 Pollyanna of Tarot Decks.) Now that I am older, I am back torepparttar 123279 Crowley Deck andrepparttar 123280 Order ofrepparttar 123281 Golden Stair decks, which are a little heavier in feel. There are also lots of specialty or eclectic decks onrepparttar 123282 market that might appeal to you more thanrepparttar 123283 Rider Waite, but learningrepparttar 123284 Rider Waite is like going to high school. Psychic Realm reader Bacchus for instance, usesrepparttar 123285 Haindl deck for his readings, which has a Nordic feel and is a permutation ofrepparttar 123286 classic Rider-Waite deck, but as wonderful as it is, I don't think it is a beginner deck. Here are some good decks I can recommend for beginners that are based onrepparttar 123287 Rider Waite System of meanings. The Rider Waite Deck The Aquatic Tarot -repparttar 123288 same asrepparttar 123289 Rider Waite but realized in watercolors The Pamela Colman Tarot -repparttar 123290 same imagery asrepparttar 123291 Rider Waite but done in brighter more psychedelic colors The Golden Tarot -repparttar 123292 same as Rider Waite butrepparttar 123293 imagery is more medieval The Palladini Tarot -repparttar 123294 same as Rider Waite but with very simple, cheerful drawings The Renaissance Tarot -repparttar 123295 same as Rider Waited but enhanced with images fromrepparttar 123296 Renaissance age. You can find a selection of Tarot Decks inrepparttar 123297 Psychic Realm store offrepparttar 123298 main page or browserepparttar 123299 web and buy one that catches your eye online. I recommend doing a little online research first and finding places you can view different decks online because most storeowners won't let you open and handle their deck because it means removingrepparttar 123300 plastic from their packaging. However,repparttar 123301 best way to be sure is to go to a store, pick uprepparttar 123302 deck and see if you likerepparttar 123303 feel ofrepparttar 123304 cards once you have done some research onrepparttar 123305 imagery in them. The feel, weight or look ofrepparttar 123306 cards often "speaks" to you. If you a feel a connection withrepparttar 123307 images onrepparttar 123308 cards or even how they feel in your hands, then that is probablyrepparttar 123309 deck that you will relate to best. I also recommend a deck that comes with a small book insiderepparttar 123310 package or box so you will have something to quickly reference if you should get lost while reading.

Is Your Mate Cheating?

Written by Sam Stevens


You've been together several months, but something doesn't feel quite right with your partner. You start wondering if he or she might be having an affair. Is it jealousy, your imagination or just apathy that isrepparttar result of long-term complacency with each other? It can be hard to tell sometimes, but when in doubt go with your gut and look forrepparttar 105995 following behaviors that might mean your mate is having an affair. Oddly, your partner might be having an affair if he or she is acting MORE attentive than usual to you. If you are suddenly showered with gifts and compliments in what almost seems like an inappropriate manner, then he or she might be trying to make up for guilty feelings. Look for a sudden change in your partner's routine. Is he or she staying out a lot longer than usual, not showing up for dinner or unaccountable at times for his or her whereabouts? If your partner suddenly alters his or her daily habits that too can be a sign of cheating. If your partner is frequently picking fights with you, that might also mean big trouble. The emotional logic behind this is that picking a fight gives him or her to an excuse to fly out ofrepparttar 105996 house and possibly intorepparttar 105997 arms ofrepparttar 105998 third party. That wayrepparttar 105999 cheating partner can deny guilty feelings and blame you instead. If you are not to blame, a cheater will create a reason to justify what he or she is doing to you. Your mate might also become overly critical of you. This is part of an agenda that once again, gives them an excuse to leave or justifyrepparttar 106000 affair. The guilty partner might also be overly sensitive to criticism from you as there may be a ring of truth that triggers guilty feelings that they would rather not face. If every time you have fight your partner threatens you with endingrepparttar 106001 relationship, you might also have a cheater on your hands. Your lover feels safe with these ultimatums because they have another person as "back-up" shouldrepparttar 106002 two of you decide to split up. Another sign of cheating is a consistent negative attitude towardsrepparttar 106003 relationship and comments that make you feel as if you have an expiry date inked on your forehead. This might include saying such things as "I would like to travel next year." (with no mention of a "we") or "You know I will always love you, even if this ever ended." If your lover becomes withdrawn and depressed, it could be that he or she is brooding about what they have done and can't handlerepparttar 106004 guilt. Sudden explosive displays of affection or anger can also be a bad sign, asrepparttar 106005 partner might be transferring emotional reactions fromrepparttar 106006 infidelity onto you simply because you see each other more often. In other words, you may berepparttar 106007 recipient of a mood that is not due to any of your actions at all.

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