Oracle Decks: What’s the extent of their usability?

Currently I own 2 sets of oracle decks: the Goddess Guidance Oracle & the Enchanted Oracle. I bought the Goddess Guidance Oracle because I wanted to work with various Goddess aspects & get to know them. However, when the Enchanted Oracle came out, I honestly couldn’t help myself: I bought them because they were so darn pretty.

I haven’t seen much online about different ways to use the cards, so let’s come up with some on our own!In an effort to integrate these lovely sets into my daily practice, I wanted to brainstorm a few ideas for reasons to use these cards to their full potential.

1. Mediation – Draw a card & meditate on it. What senses does it evoke? Is there a subject on the card? Who are they? How do they feel? Do they have something to share with you?
2. Journaling – This is a good idea for those that would love to keep a personal journal but feel uninspired as to what to write about. Draw a card, and write about it. Does it relate to something happening now? Maybe it reminds you of someone you know? If you’re a creative writer, you could write a narrative about the subject of the card (if there is one) – who are they & how did they come to this point? Where are they going?
3. Spellwork & Ritual – For practitioners of magick, oracle cards (like Tarot cards) can be a great visual representation of your goal or the meaning of the ritual. If you do this often enough with a variety of cards, this adds a brand new layer of meaning to the cards – when you draw a card that you’ve done ritual with in the past that card now holds more personal meaning for you. Perhaps you need to re-visit that ritual, perform it again, or maybe it means that your work has come to fruitition!
4. Draw cards daily – When I was good about this sort of thing, I used to pull one Tarot card and one Oracle card a day. This may be a bit much to keep up with though… Perhaps subsituting an Oracle card a day instead of your usual Tarot deck will be a refreshing change to your morning card draw?

Seems like pretty much anything you can do with Tarot you can do with Oracle decks. The exciting thing is, since every Oracle deck is uniquely constructed & designed, working with Oracle decks could be an exciting prospect if you’re burned out on Tarot or the Tarot doesn’t inspire you.

What do you use your Oracle decks for? Do you own any? Why or why not?

Back in Business

After a bit of a hectic hiatus from Tarot (and this blog), the call to return to the cards is too loud to bear & my Tarot interest has now turned to reading for profit. I dare say that I’ll be reading “professionally” because to me that stereotypically equates to decades of study and I’m only barely 2 decades old myself!

However, I have been studying Tarot for years & I feel confident in my ability to read for clients & I deserve to be compensated for my work, time & knowledge. Making money is ok! I used to be really hung up on the idea of reading for payment but I’ve come to see that it’s perfectly fair when you represent yourself honestly & ethically. While I’d never be able to charge my close friends for readings, friends of friends are fair game.

Do you read professionally? Do you charge? How did you come to get started reading for payment? Share your stories in the comments!