Audio for Episode 29

Jpegs of the spreads we are examining may be viewed at
http://www.johnballantrae.com/cross/index.html

Episode 29 is about:

• how to make sense of the question through following the lead of the cards that come up

• how to deal sensibly and confidently with cards that show ruin, defeat, destruction, etc. without twisting things so you can give good news

• how with a problem in algebra, we know the answer already exists in the invisible world and we just have to apply some of the rules; so with a card, we use what we know to move step by step closer to revealing the answer

• how to identify and use the most important card in the spread

• and more

Audio for Episode 28

Episode 28 is about:

• Knights and Pages and how the reader doesn't have to know who they are
• the Secret about Court Cards
• the 2 of Swords and the 6 of Cups and communication styles and content; as the father or father figure; as children or Will I have children?

Audio for Episode 27

Episode 27 continued our exploration of the Celtic Cross with cards 9 and 10.

• 3 of Cups in the 9th position; 10 of Swords as the final outcome.
• Ace of Swords in the 9th position; Temperance as the final outcome.
• The Chariot - reversed and upright in the 1st position and how each should or could be handled for maximum results.
• Interspersed with a chat-room question about the Knight of Wands in a love-life question.

If you would like to participate in the full reading now that we have considered each card individually, you will find jpegs of the spreads at:
http://www.johnballantrae.com/cross/index.html

Audio for Episode 26

Episode 26 is about:

• panic attacks

• answering people's questions in language they can understand

• using the meaning of astrological Houses for questions to be answered with the same card

If you'd like to try the exercise on the Houses we didn't get to before next Monday's Episode 28, figure out the sense of the 2 of Swords and the 6 of Cups in these areas of life:

5th House = children; so this is a person, but someone younger than the native or the 1st House
- maybe: Will I have children and what will they be like?

6th House - service, or the services you are meant to perform in this lifetime

7th House - the marriage partner; what you can or should expect from marriage

8th House - death and regeneration; what sort of experiences will change you?

9th House - foreign travel; What should I expect if I visit other countries?
- also your philosophy of life

10th House - the mother; an older woman

11th House - friends; what they will be like and what you can expect from friendships
- also your hopes and aspirations

12th - karma; things you do that get you into trouble

Audio for Episode 25

A link to a very interesting blog post giving Some Perspective on the Japan Earthquake.
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/03/13/some-perspective-on-the-japan-earthquake/

Episode 25 is about:

• Whether or not to re-sort cards after a reading

In a Celtic Cross:

• 8 of Coins in the 7th position; the 3 of Batons in the 8th; the 5 of Swords in the 9th; the 5 of Batons reversed in the 10th place.

• the Page of Swords in the 7th position; the Ace of Batons in the 8th; the 4 of Batons in the 9th; Justice as the final outcome.

Audio for Episode 24

In Episode 24 we consider:

• what is really going on in a Tarot reading and why we ought to ponder on this question

• a brilliant idea that will enable us all to approach any reading with greater confidence

• psychic ability, its weaknesses, and what we can do to counteract them
  

Audio for Episode 23

Episode 23 is mainly about reading the Celtic Cross:

• The Chariot reversed as the first card
• An incredible question with The Hierophant as the first card
• 9 Swords as what may come; 8 Cups as what will come; 3 Batons as the present position; Page of Batons as the influence of other people
• The Lovers reversed as what may come; 10 of Coins as what will come; 2 of Batons as the present position; 8 of Swords as the influence of other people

Audio posted for Episode 22

This show discusses various aspects of reading cards for others:

• Good advice on its own isn't really enough; you have to give details.
  

• The Tarot ought to be more than just "good advice" - why this is so and how it can be done.

• About answering the question as the questioner asks it - even if you don't think it's very good or that it could be improved. The reader isn't the querent.

• Practice answering - but without knowing the question first. It's not easy, but it works wonders for your ability.

Audio for Episode 21

Episode 21 continued our examination of the Celtic Cross.

• The e-book about the Celtic Cross in all its glory is coming together nicely
• The advantages of laying cards face-down first
• Figuring out the most important card in the spread
• The Ace of Cups as the foundation; The Hierophant passing away; the reversed 5 of Coins as what may come; The World reversed as what will come
• The 2 of Coins as what may come; the 7 of Swords as what will come