#tarot

The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs. ↗

— Arthur E. Waite

#offers #other #signs #speaks #symbolism

Finding her voice at last, she asked, “What dreams are you having, sir?” “I dreamt I was in a spring field and a woman stands in the shadows just at the edge of the nearby forest. I haven’t yet seen her face, only her long beautiful hair. I always wake too soon.” He reached up to touch the hawk touchstone around his throat as he described his dream, rubbing it absently between his fingers. Lily lowered her lashes to hide her astonishment. “When you see someone in a dream but cannot see their face, it means you haven’t met them yet,” she explained. “Then perhaps I’ll dream of her again tonight and this time I’ll see her face.” He smiled, reaching across the table to take her left hand and lift it to his lips. “My name is Ian Kelly, and it would give me the greatest pleasure to know yours.” “Lily Evans. Around here I go by Raven.” She raised a shoulder, indicating the gypsy tent. “Lily--indeed, a most beautiful name. Now tell me,” he stared pointedly at her hand, “I see no ring that another has claimed you as his, so my confidence is strengthened. Look at your cards again, milady, and tell me if you see me in your future… ↗

— Shannon MacLeod

#dreams #gypsy #irish #renaissance #romance

I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. ↗

— Steven Wright

#tarot #humor

We have now seen that there is no particle of evidence for the Egyptian origin of Tarot cards. ↗

— Arthur E. Waite

#egyptian #evidence #now #origin #particle

Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. ↗

— Steven Wright

#died #four #full #got #house

Tarot is just stories on cards. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#just #stories #tarot

I can read the Tarot cards and believe in ghosts. ↗

— Mark Roberts

#cards #ghosts #i #i can #read

This is your karma. You do not understand now, but you will understand later. The source of pain is within your own larger expression of being. ↗

— H. Raven Rose

#fortune #gypsy #karma #pain #tarot

Divination is the quest to understand more about the past, present, and future. In other words, Tarot readings are an attempt to understand ourselves better and discover how we might live better in the future. ↗

— Theresa Francis-Cheung

#inspirational #tarot #inspirational

If you don't feel you have any choice in a situation, self-esteem and confidence plummet. But once you understand that you do have a choice, self-esteem will improve. You aren't a helpless victim anymore. You decide how you deal with a situation. You aren't just reacting to life; you're creating your life. ↗

— Theresa Francis-Cheung

#inspirational #non-fiction #self-esteem #tarot #inspirational