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    1. Geoxena's Art Blog

      A blog by geoxena in Member Blogs

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      geoxena
      Latest Entry

      Time to make art

      I have two art projects I need to work on.  They are entries for art contests and I often wait til the last possible day to start work on an entry before the submission deadline.  It's not just because I've had limited time to work on them due to my efforts to schedule things to do or events to attend in order to meet people and socialize.  It's also because I am such a procrastinator!  Well, now I have all the time in the world to work on them since I fractured my ankle two days ago and am going nowhere for a while!  Hopefully I'll make the most of staying home with my foot in a walking cast.  I could probably go out with it on - after all, that's what it is meant for - but I will wait until I feel more secure about that.  In the meantime, I will make art while my ankle heals!

    2. Tarot for self-development and shadow work

      A blog by Cariabella in Member Blogs

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      The Magician teaches us to do actual magic—specifically, how to sharpen our manifestation skills by unlocking the subconscious. If you look at the Magician’s table, he has four tools. I like to map these directly to Carl Jung’s four psychological functions, which align beautifully with the tarot suits:

      • Sensation (Pentacles): Gathering raw data through our physical senses (what we can see, touch, hear, taste, and smell).

      • Intuition (Wands): Perceiving cosmic insights, gut feelings, and potential futures without needing logical proof.

      • Thinking (Swords): Analyzing, organizing, and structurally categorizing that information.

      • Feeling (Cups): Assigning personal, ethical, or subjective value to things—deciding what they are actually worth to you.

      Putting the Tools to Work: A 3-Step Ritual

      Here is how we can intentionally lay these elements out on our own "table" during a practice:

      1. Sensation (Pentacles): Prep your space! Light incense, put on music, or chant to get your physical senses fully engaged.

      2. Thinking & Feeling (Swords & Cups): Hold your goal in mind while acknowledging that you currently lack it. Blending thought and emotion is the secret sauce of energy transmutation—the ultimate magical technique.

      3. Intuition (Wands): Shift your thinking to a state of absolute completion, acting as if the goal is already yours.

      The Secret Backdoor to the Subconscious

      Jung noticed that most of us lean heavily on one dominant function, use two as sidekicks, and leave one completely in the dark. This weakest one is known as your Inferior Function.

      Because it sits squarely in your blind spot, it is deeply embedded in your unconscious. That means your weakest function is actually your personal backdoor to the subconscious mind. Integrating it is the real key to unlocking authentic magic.

      Easy Daily Exercises to Strengthen Your Functions

      You don't need a fancy altar to practice this; you can do it on the fly!

      • Alchemize Everyday Stress: Got yelled at by your boss? Don't waste that energy! Sit in your car or a quiet corner and use that frustration to fuel a completely different manifestation (like a new car). To anchor yourself, engage your senses internally: visualize a peaceful river, hear the birds, or replay the taste and smell of your morning coffee.

      • The Senses Check-In: While walking or working, take a moment to notice everything you can physically see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. Then, close your eyes and recreate those exact sensations internally in your mind's eye.

      How do you see these four functions playing out on your own Magician’s table? Which suit or Jungian function do you think is your "inferior function" or blind spot when trying to pull things down from the astral into the physical?

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    3. If You Ask Me----

      A blog by Grizabella in Member Blogs

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      Lustrous Lenormand

      I have the Kipper and Lenormand decks by Ciro Marchetti  and I love his work.  This deck, though, is really impressing me because of the extra cards and Toni Savory's contribution in meanings of all the cards.  Toni Savory wrote the accompanying book and she's done quite an amazing job of it.  The deck has 11 added cards and that, in my opinion, really make the readings so much more enlightening and helpful for your sitter.  

       

      I haven't had much time to really sit down and study the book and deck in depth yet but I've launched my study officially recently.  I've made a little bag for the deck.  I have the deck and book beside me so I can easily spend time doing some reading and studying whenever I have the urge or the time.  

       

      There are 11 added cards which are:

       

      28/29  Two each of the Man and Woman cards

      37  Time

      38  Well

      39  Dice

      40  Compass

      41  Bridge

      42  Masks

      43  Labyrinth

      44  Closer Look

       

      I won't go on with describing the book and deck because it's such a detailed and extensive deck/book but I'm going to dedicate the rest of 2026 to the Lustrous Lenormand.  I've read Tarot for so many years but I've only used Lenormand much less frequently so this is going to be very rewarding and stimulating.  I moved (when will it ever stop? lol) to another space in the park where I have more room and less distraction so I'm going to start doing readings for neighbors and, of course, for people online to get very experienced with the deck and the spreads in the book, etc.  If it's allowed, I'll offer some readings in exchange for feedback here on the forum if members will be so kind as to help me in that way.  I'll check with the mods to be sure I don't do anything not allowed before I put out any offers.

       

       

       

       

       

  • Recent Forum Activity

    1. geoxena
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      My Path Through Tarot, Shadow Work & Study

      Hi and welcome! Since you're into "shadow work," you might enjoy reading this article I recently found and thought very illuminating: https://www.rafaelkruger.com/how-to-do-shadow-work-demystifying-complexes/
      - geoxena replied to Cariabella's topic in Introductions
    2. Troll
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      Few question from complete novice

      First of all I love talking about things and listen to opinions of other people .Because they are all true to person holding them .so in my eyes there are no wrong or right opinions . I am stuck with my beliefs ?Yes ,because when I found my core -that everything is LL I really dont want to move forward ,I am at home .Only reason why I started Tarot and joined this forum was concept- Think about things and after that think about your thinking ,but now this base is completely shattered beyond any repair. If all thoughts are LL and lead to LL ,then why I think that Trump is sexiest human in history and my thinking about that ,just dont interest me anymore . Writing about all of this ? I don`t hold any shareable experience in field ,because I am complete beginner at Gnosticism and Tarot also dysgraphia don`t make writing easy . But I am super happy to talk about all of this to super smart person like you or anyone else .Thank you
      - Troll replied to Troll's topic in Tarot Talk & Technique
    3. Tanga
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      Let’s Borrow the Magician’s Tools to Do Some Magic

      Hmm thank you so much for this post @Cariabella. My natural default "inferior function" alla Mr. Yung would be Cups. However over the years that I have developed into the Solitary Wiccan that I am today - It is no longer my blind spot. And it is the door to my subconscious and my magickal realm - with still a great deal more to explore and learn for myself. I totally agree with this practice (as a modern day witch who does exactly this) : Putting the Tools to Work: A 3-Step Ritual Here is how we can intentionally lay these elements out on our own "table" during a practice: Sensation (Pentacles): Prep your space! Light incense, put on music, or chant to get your physical senses fully engaged. Thinking & Feeling (Swords & Cups): Hold your goal in mind while acknowledging that you currently lack it. Blending thought and emotion is the secret sauce of energy transmutation—the ultimate magical technique. Intuition (Wands): Shift your thinking to a state of absolute completion, acting as if the goal is already yours. Between 2 & 3, is where a witch asks for all spirits concerned (that hir believes in) to join hir and lend their assistance to arrive at the material reality of 3 (if getting to the results of 3 is for the good of all concerned). And these "daily strengthening exercises": 1) Alchemize Everyday Stress: Got yelled at by your boss? Don't waste that energy! Sit in your car or a quiet corner and use that frustration to fuel a completely different manifestation (like a new car). To anchor yourself, engage your senses internally: visualize a peaceful river, hear the birds, or replay the taste and smell of your morning coffee. = a mindfulness practice (a cornerstone of any type of meditative practice). 2) The Senses Check-In: While walking or working, take a moment to notice everything you can physically see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. Then, close your eyes and recreate those exact sensations internally in your mind's eye. = being mindful, and then practicing visualisation - a type of meditation.
      - Tanga commented on Cariabella's blog entry in Tarot for self-development and shadow work


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