You're missing out 😏

I don't get as much traffic over on my new blog as I used to here. 😐
It'll take time, I guess.

But you all are missing out on free readings.

Just sayin'.

Don't worry, be happy

In an effort to get my card reading mojo back I've dropped my Three Deck Rule and I'm back to grabbing whichever deck catches my attention. 

I saw or read something somewhere today (can't remember where now, argh) that reminded me of my Connected and Free Oracle and how, for me, it's THE deck that cuts through all the bullshit and gets right to the issue. So...

I'm clearly being told to lighten up.

I've been putting all my emphasis on Progress and Purpose. I needed to go deeper, work harder, get somewhere with my practice. I needed to Focus!

Wrong tack.

In reality, I need to recapture the joy of playing with my cards, change my perspective, and open myself back up to the flow of the Universe.

If it's not fun, why do it?

It's October! It's...

YouTube - Dmitry Korolev: Les Fiancées (The Fortune-Telling Game of Patience)

Dmitry Korolev presents Les Fiancées - "The classic French fortune-telling game for probing the difficult relationships - along with some history chatter!"



I have a real soft spot for these "everyman" spreads. I think many of us, especially in the UK and North America, think we're somehow special, perhaps even spiritually advanced because we Consult The Cards™. But in other parts of the world, many people spread the cards for themselves quite ordinarily and unpretentiously. It does my heart good. 🙂

YouTube: How 'Nandora Tarot' uses her Gypsy Witch Fortune Telling cards

This is so cool!

A lot of people struggle to use Gypsy Witch cards because the deck combines elements of Lenormand plus additional symbols, a full set of playing cards, and Near and Far placement meanings (like the method found in the "Philippe LeNormand" instruction sheets that came with early Lennie decks). They don't know which way to jump first!

I love that Naomi has taken this "disadvantage" and created a magical method all her own.

Oracle Haiku

@otmoraclecards has been hosting a #haikuoraclechallenge this month. I wasn't up for taking part (Judy has declared herself a Challenge-Free Zone for a while) but I was smitten with the idea of using ordinary oracle cards, the #wisdomoftheoracle especially, to inspire haiku. . Wisdom of the Oracle - Colette Baron-Reid #haiku #oraclehaiku #oracle #oraclecards #cardreadersofinstagram

A post shared by Judy K (@weirdeye) on Apr 17, 2017 at 9:18am PDT

As one of my commenters said, "It's so fun!" 😃

Change up your Daily Draws

I don't do daily draws.

Perhaps because the results are so open-ended. What could the 4 of Swords be trying to tell me, for example? I should take a nap? I'll be visiting the hospital? I'm going to get a headache?

So when I spotted Christiane of Cosmic Faery Tarot's suggestion on "How to Supercharge Your Daily Tarot Card Draw" it seemed like an excellent solution. I have a bunch of old cards I'd saved for craft projects. I have a corner punch. I can do this!

And this was the result. A set of cards with "focus" questions on the back. Just shuffle and pick one and apply the question to your Daily. Random instant context.

I decided to print the prompts on a sheet of labels and stick them on rather than write them all out. I have a nice handwriting, but only for about two sentences. Then it deteriorates into a scrawl.

This was my first go (originally posted on Instagram). Looks like I should just kick back and enjoy the fruits of my labour. Ok, I can do this, too! ☺

#WithinWithoutAdvice

Patrick of In The 78 Cards and Kelly of The Truth in Story are "hosting" an Instagram Tarot challenge for the month of March.

Dig out one of your meaty, intense, challenging decks and go deep with it, using the Within Without Advice spread created by Marie White for her Mary-El Tarot companion book, hence the hashtag #WithinWithoutAdvice.

My deck of choice will be the Tarot Balbi - because a) I've already committed to using it exclusively for the next 2 weeks, and b) I'm not drawn to "challenging" decks, so the Balbi is as challenging as it gets for me at the moment.

All the details are in Patrick's intro video. I'm weirdeye on Instagram - hope to see you there!

Day 31 of the Challenge - the Grand Finale

Oh! I've only just remembered that I haven't shared my final video for Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Challenge. Sorry! I know you've all been waiting with bated breath. Here you go - I hope it was worth the wait. ☺

All things considered, I think it went quite well. And I am hugely relieved, LOL!

I really enjoyed this challenge. Yeah, I was nervous, but it was still fun answering the questions. I hope I find another good challenge soon. I really don't know what else I'd want to commit to "film" and inflict on the general public. If there's something you'd like me to tackle go ahead and leave a comment. And please subscribe to my YouTube channel, just in case. I wouldn't want you to miss anything!

oneword

I have discovered a wonderful new unintentional practice resource.

I was looking for online journaling sites that might encourage me to journal/write more and I came across oneword.com. Here's the basic concept:

A gong will sound when your time is up and you're then invited to share your opus, but you don't have to. You can just exit the page.

Now here's my brilliant idea. Why not treat the word you're given as a card's keyword or title? And you've got 60 seconds in which to "interpret" that card. No time to gather your thoughts or summon up meaty aphorisms. You just have to let it flow.

Here's my first go:

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"Drop" triggered "drop it" which immediately became "let it go". Where the subsequent battle imagery came from I have no idea. It just flowed.☺

You only get one new word a day, so you can't binge on this, but I'm going to have a go at it every(ish) day for a while and see how it works for me. Let me know if you try it and what you think.

Edit 26 Jan 16: Ok, this is certifiably freaky. You know what today's word is? "Armor" (spelt the US way, of course). Did I have a premonition? Can I have the lottery numbers next time please?

Thirty down, one to go

My responses to the final few questions in Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Video Challenge...

...with the exception of the very last question, which involves reading a few cards for myself. Live. On camera. For (potentially) other people to see. Gulp!!

It's one thing for me to throw some cards in private, study them at my leisure and then carefully construct a reading out of them to post here. Quite another to pull three cards out of a hat, so to speak, and interpret them on the fly in front of a virtual audience.

Reading live for someone is different, because that person is invested in the reading, it's for and about them, so they're busy concentrating on what you're telling them (one hopes). Unaffected strangers just watching a reading, especially those with a background in Tarot, tend to be more critical. Yep, nervous.

Downbar info you won't see unless you go to YouTube to watch the video:
Dusty White - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSwhQIfLHm3vd6Ihj2q1vQ
John Ballantrae - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2fId7s7OdtTrnPeZe1JcBw

Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Challenge - Days 20-26

The next instalment of responses to Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Video Challenge.

I've just found out that question #16, which I said in my last video I thought would probably be better as two questions, IS supposed to be two questions - #16 and #17. They've now been split, but I've been working from a list I printed off a couple of weeks ago, so the numbers I refer to in this and the previous video are out of sync. Sorry about that.

And no, I'm still not over this #@?%&! cold.

31 Days of Tarot Challenge - part 4

Edit: I've just found out that question #16, which I said I thought would probably be better as two questions, IS supposed to be two questions - #16 and #17. They've now been split, but I've been working from a list I printed off a couple of weeks ago, so the numbers I refer to in the video are out of sync. Sorry about that.

If you're still with me, here are my Days 14 to 18 14 to 19 of Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Video Challenge.

So much for looking a bit less peaky. :/ I'm still feeling rough, and it shows! But if I fall too far behind with these questions I know I'll give up and I really don't want to do that.

If you're taking part in this challenge please leave me a link to your channel in the comments!

Downbar info you won't see unless you go to YouTube to watch the video:
Kelly-Ann Maddox - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO3TVUyNxIdMdR9RljTIzaQ
Etteilla - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etteilla
"Tarot Cards in Early Modern Europe", with reference to Etteilla's influence - http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/history-of-tarot-cards.html
Dame Fortune's Wheel Tarot - http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/dame-fortunes-wheel/

The show must go on!

Despite being laid low with a cold for the past 4 days, I went ahead and recorded my next segment of Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Video Challenge. Because I'm a professional.

Yeah, I know. But the makeup department can only do so much. Hopefully I'll look a bit less peaky for the next one.

Downbar info you won't see unless you go to YouTube to watch the video:
Beth Maiden's "Creativity, Courage, Commitment Spread" - http://littleredtarot.com/creativity-tarot-spread-new-moon/

31 Days of Tarot Challenge - Days 5-8

Here is the next instalment of my responses to Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Video Challenge. I was maybe a teeny-weeny bit less nervous this time?

If you missed my film debut, you can catch it here.

I came down with a cold yesterday so I'm going to have to put off recording the next segment. Right now 15 minutes of footage would contain about 5 minutes of... excuse me, ACHOO!!... sneezing.

A Star is Born

I did it. I finally recorded my first YouTube video. I was inspired by the responses I'd seen to Ethony's 31 Days of Tarot Video Challenge.

Most vloggers were tackling days 1 to 7, but towards the end I couldn't hold my train of thought (nerves!) so I packed it in at four. But it was kinda fun, so once I stop shaking I'll have a crack at the next few days of questions.

Have a Lennie 2016!

Judy  x