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The Empress: Perfumes

Jade | September 16, 2009

The Empress’ perfumes: sandalwood, myrtle, rose, sage

Sandalwood
Protection, exorcism. Healing. Spirituality. Wishes. Healing.

Myrtle
Love. Fertility. Youth. Peace. Money.

Rose
Love, happiness, peace. Healing. Psychic abilities, divination. Protection. Luck. Beauty. Purification.

Sage
Healing. Protection. Longevity. Wisdom. Purification. Wishes.
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The Empress: Magickal Weapon

Jade | September 15, 2009

The Empress’ magickal weapon: girdle or belt
Belt – Strength, alertness, integrity. Control over one’s instincts.

The Empress: Plant

Jade | September 10, 2009

The Empress’ plants: corn, myrtle, rose, clover, cypress

Clover
Protection. Youthfulness. Luck. Love, fidelity. Money, success.

Corn
Protection. Luck. Divination. Fertility. The cycle of birth, death, rebirth.

Cypress
Protection, comfort. Consecration. Death, eases grief, helps the deceased gain luck and love after death. Longevity, healing.

Myrtle
Love. Fertility. Youthfulness. Peace. Money.

Rose
Love. Fertility. Clairvoyance, divination. Healing. Luck. Protection, purification. Beauty.

Sources:

Cunningham, Scott. Magical Herbalism. (Llewellyn [...]

The Empress: Animal(s)

Jade | September 9, 2009

The Empress’ animals: sparrow, dove, swan

Sparrow
Survival, common nobility. Joy. Inclusion, community, friendliness. Creativity. Simplicity. Productivity. Self-worth. Common man. The “working joe”.

Dove

Peace,  prophecy. Passage to another stage of life, messages from the subconscious. Healing, especially from trauma. Patience, tenderness, motherhood. Hope.

Swan
Grace, natural beauty, elegance. Purity. Love, union, partnership, fidelity. Dreams. Transformation. Balance. Poetry and song. Hidden [...]

An A-to-Z Survey of Divination Decks: Part 5

Jade | September 8, 2009

Finally, we come to the end of our list of divination decks. If I’ve missed any decks you’d like to see covered, please feel free to leave me a comment. If I get enough, I’ll do a “reader’s choice” list.

Ukiyoe Tarot: A deck based on Japanese Ukiyoe prints. Created by Koji Furuta, this 78 card [...]

Contest Results

admin | September 2, 2009

The winner of this month’s contest is … Reshet. Please send me a mailing address and I’ll get your tarot bag out to you as soon as I can. .

An A-to-Z Survey of Divination Decks: Part 4

Jade | September 2, 2009

After a long wait, here’s the P – T of our list of divination decks:

Pomo Tarot: A post-modern tarot deck by Brian Williams, the creator of the Renaissance Tarot. A fully pictorial deck, the images are simple watercolors based on famous works of art. The four suits have been “updated”: bottles (cups), money (coins/pentacles), guns [...]