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Another chance to hear Tarot @ Teatime
While Tarot @ Teatime is on hiatus, we are repeating the original season of our series of programmes looking at the Tarot, beginning at Episode 1.
In Tarot @ Teatime, we explore the history and meaning of the Tarot, and discuss a variety of techniques for reading the cards.
Tarot & Teatime: Catch Programmes You Missed!
Our original series on the history of the Tarot and how the cards may be read is currently on hiatus. We intend to bring you a new series soon in its familiar Thursday and Sunday slots.
In the meantime, it’s easy to listen to the existing shows again — maybe to refresh your memory or because you missed them first time round. Just go to Mixcloud.com and search for “Tarot@Teatime”.
In addition, if you visit our Mixcloud Profile, you’ll find all the original series that are available since we opened at the start of 2021.
Tarot @ Teatime Episode 38: The Haughty Swords
Tune in for the latest episode of our original series, “Tarot @ Teatime” as we discuss the suit of Swords.
When Pamela Coleman Smith designed the cards we now know as the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, she was influenced by an early pack, the Sola Busca, that she saw pictures of in the British Museum. This influence is particularly noticeable in the suit of Swords.
However the result of this influence is that the imagery of the Sword cards in RWS and later RWS-derived decks can be found a little misleading to the reader.
In Episode 38 we work through the cards, discussing their imagery and how they may be read in a way that is true to their character, focusing on words and communication.
“Tarot @ Teatime” is broadcast on Thursdays and Sundays at noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time, that’s 8pm and midnight UK time.
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Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 37: De-Mystifying the Tarot
This episode was recorded on June 22 before a live audience at VCRadio Tower at the Second Life 19th Birthday.
The programme is, as its name suggests, intended to provide an introduction to the Tarot, and it covers a little of the history of the cards and gives some pointers, suggestions and examples on how to read them.
The show goes out on Thursdays and Sundays at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT.
Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 36: Binary Readings
Normally we would suggest that readers use at least a 3‑card spread with their querents, as these can give a surprising amount of information.
However there are times and circumstances where a querent or a reader needs a quick yes/no answer.
These “binary” readings can be carried out with one or two cards, or you can start with one or two and expand the reading with an added combination to give more detail.
We look at methods of carrying out binary and combination readings, and provide examples.
The episode goes out on Thursdays and Sundays at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT.
“My Tarot Decks” by imeleven is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 35: Relationship Spreads
The most popular topic for readings is relationships: whether romantic, work-related, family or friendships. Most questions concern one of three aspects of relationships: attracting them, maintaining them, or endings/loss. This episode looks at spreads that are helpful in answering these kinds of very common questions. In addition the programme provides some suggestions on how to frame the most effective questions — and the questions to avoid.
The episode goes out on Thursdays and Sundays at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT, up to and including June 30th.
Image: “Tarot” by kpishdadi is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 34: Tarot Etiquette
In episode 34 we discuss some of the more esoteric aspects of card reading such as the etiquette of working with tarot, using and storing the cards, how to frame a query for maximum impact, and then finally the metaphysical aspect of the cards, or why they work in the material plane as well as in a virtual setting.
Image: “Tarot” by kpishdadi is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 33: The Occult Tarot
As far as we know, Tarot cards were not used for divination until the late 18th century. French occultists drew together the threads of secret knowledge that formed the Western Mystery Tradition. We look at that tradition and examine how occultists in France and Britain linked it to the Tarot, forever changing the appearance of the cards and the ways in which they are read.
Episode 33 premieres on Thursday May 26th at 12 noon and 4pm /SLT Pacific Time (8pm and midnight in the UK) and is repeated at the same times on Sundays and Thursdays up to and including June 5th.
Image: “tarot-gothic-goblet” by emersonquinn is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Live Tarot Readings — Saturday, May 14th
This Saturday, come to Chestnut Hills for a personal Tarot reading!
Honey Heart, the co-host of Virtual Community Radio’s original series “Tarot At Teatime”, offers you a personal Tarot reading, live and free of charge.
Join her on Saturday, May 14th, 1 to 2pm Second Life Time, in the plaza outside the Virtual Community Radio Theater on the Chestnut Hills region in Second Life.
Readings are offered first come, first served, and are completely free of charge (though you can tip VCRadio if you wish). They are carried out privately in SL Voice and are strictly confidential.
All readings are for entertainment purposes only. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut%20Hills/135/105/3802
Then don’t forget that you can catch the latest episode of our original series, Tarot @ Teatime, on Sundays and Thursdays at 12 noon or 4pm Pacific/SLT, 8pm or midnight in the UK. Information on the current episode is here.
Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 32: Tarot de Marseille
While the Rider-Waite-Smith deck is the most popular today, there is an older style of deck that originated in Renaissance Italy. It was later brought to France and is known as the “Tarot de Marseille” or “TdM.” Its imagery and interpretation differ significantly from modern decks.
Episode 32 premieres on Thursday May 12th at 12 noon and 4pm /SLT Pacific Time (8pm and midnight in the UK) and is repeated at the same times on Sundays and Thursdays up to and including May 22nd.
Image: the Conver-Ben-Doav (CBD) Tarot de Marseille deck: one of the most popular in this style.
