Ever wondered about those "fortune telling" cards? They are called Tarot.
Descended from a game [not unlike modern Bridge] in Renaissance Italy, they are not necessarily a frivolous distraction. Interpreting the cards for myself and other people since a sophomore in high school [1980], my notions have evolved to a significant degree concerning what the cards are and what they can do. I am not one who believes that the tarot are directly connected to the fickleness of Dame Fortune nor are they an ancient wisdom handed down to us from the ancient Egyptians.
Still, I am never without a tarot pack wherever I go. I do not read them for others much anymore, but I take them out to just play with them and see what can be seen. When I need to clear my mind, I take out diverse decks to do a spread. I get more out of this than meditating or playing a distracting game. I find a creative way forward for my day or my life...
Brown, M. (2021). The [K]Nots that Bind: Queering Research, Wyrding Philosophy, and Playing with Impossibility. Denton, TX: University of North Texas, Dissertation in Progress.
I will teach folx the basics of Tarot, how to open up to the images on the cards, and why such insights drawn by chance offer different perspectives on the world that are useful even if not "foretelling the future."
I will help anyone who wants to learn from me choose the deck right that is right for them. And I will, as a part of the work, read the cards for you one time.