Tarot Tip #63: Tarots Good Cards....Are They Really? Jeanne Fiorini 2014-06-11 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) calls the bluff of a few of Tarot's best-known "good cards." Even the good guys have their bad days, and a wise Tarot reader learns to discern the difference between a pretty face and a bad vibe. Check it out to learn more about it .....
Year End 2023 Tarot Video Jeanne Fiorini 2023-11-28 | What good does Tarot do for our modern world? How can we best use this resource of insight and wisdom? How does the Tarot want to be utilized in the coming years?Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) looks to the Tarot directly for some guidance around these questions.Cover image from the Osho Zen Tarot
TarotTip #142: Creating Your Future with Tarot and Storytelling Jeanne Fiorini 2023-09-12 | Are you ready to up the ante on the Storytelling & Tarot process? This video gives you a step-by-step outline for allowing a message from your unconscious to rise to the surface. You might be surprised what you learn about yourself!Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) demonstrates a method of creating your own story, your own mythology, and ultimately a piece of your own future.Cover image is "The World" card from the Wildwood Tarot.
Tarotworks Tarot Tip #141: Storytelling with the Tarot Jeanne Fiorini 2023-08-05 | Loads of creativity and insight can be had when using the images of the Tarot cards to tell a story. When we read "between the lines," telling a story with the Tarot can be a unique way to do a reading for yourself.Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) illustrates a method by which to tell yourself something about which you may not have been fully aware. Try it and see what comes to light!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #140: The Moon and The High Priestess Jeanne Fiorini 2023-07-03 | To know the finer distinctions between similar cards in the Tarot deck can be extremely helpful as we seek to understand the message in a reading.At a subscriber's request, the compare/contrast method we've used with several pairs in recent videos continues with The High Priestess and The Moon cards. Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) walks through some of the important aspects of these liminal cards.(Cover image is The High Priestess card from the Starlight Tarot.)
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #139 Use What Youve Got Jeanne Fiorini 2023-05-17 | We find ourselves in a significant period of transition. Not much has remained stable and secure over the past few years... how do we manage it all? Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) offers some ways to work with the Tarot to help find balance, hope, and purpose.
California Bay Area Workshop May 13th Jeanne Fiorini 2023-04-15 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks will be in the San Francisco Bay area on May 13th co-presenting an afternoon workshop integrating the Tarot with the Story Telling process. The result of this interactive event will be the creation of your uniquely personal mythology/fairy tale/story about your life as it is and how you might like to see it unfold.See link in the comments to register or FMI.
TarotWorks TarotTip #`138: Looking at the Complexities of Relationships Jeanne Fiorini 2023-04-05 | We have many different types of relationships in our life. Some of them are easy and a complete pleasure .... and others, not so much. Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) illustrates some effective and simple ways to help you find clarity in your relationships.(Cover image is Two of Cups (c) Oriens Tarot)
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #137: A Web of Connections Part II Jeanne Fiorini 2023-02-26 | Jeanne Fiorini (TarotWorks tarotworks.com) shares experiences of how the symbols of the Tarot deck can overlap in meaning with various "outside sources." Any sort of learning often leads to either direct or secondarily- relevant threads to Tarot themes, images, and concepts. This is part of what makes the Tarot a significant and ever-evolving system.
Tarot Foundations Course is Now Streaming! Jeanne Fiorini 2023-02-15 | I'm happy to announce that the Tarot Foundations Course which I've been teaching for the past 30 years is now available on streaming video!This format allows you to take this popular class any time and in any way that works for you. There are 10 video lessons which are downloadable to your device. The package also includes handouts for the Minor Arcana, the Major Arcana, the Personality/Court cards, and some other relevant diagrams and files.It's a great way to be informed and inspired by the Tarot!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #`136: Words as Part of the Web of Connection Jeanne Fiorini 2023-01-31 | In these next two videos, Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) shares examples from actual Tarot readings which show how effectively word origins, images, archetypes, and meaning can all come together when working with the cards.
TarotWorks Year-End Reading for 2022 Jeanne Fiorini 2022-12-12 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) shares a year-end reading as we move from 2022 into 2023. What have we learned? What can we look forward to? What can help us reach the best possible outcome?This reading offers much food for thought ... I look forward to your thoughts!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #134: A Comparison of the High Priestess and The Empress Jeanne Fiorini 2022-11-11 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://tarotworks.com) reviews the High Priestess and The Empress cards, using the familiar "Compare/Contrast" method of recent videos. These two powerful archetypes hold their own in the hall of titans, although their roles are very different!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #133: Working Tarot with the Dream World Jeanne Fiorini 2022-10-03 | Jeanne Fiorini (TarotWorks tarotworks.com) describes a method for using the Tarot to help understand the information that comes from our dreamlife. Nighttime dreams rarely make sense, but the Tarot can help us unravel some of mysteries about what the unconscious world might be trying to communicate to the conscious mind.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip#132: The 8/9/10 of Swords Jeanne Fiorini 2022-09-05 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) gives a thorough explanation of the last three cards of the Minor Arcana Suit of Swords. The 8-9-10 sequence is the final phase of understanding ... it's not always easy and hardly ever comfortable. But we come to understand that "awareness" is the reward at the end of the journey through the Swords.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip#131:Checking in With Your Body Jeanne Fiorini 2022-08-08 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) explains a method by which to use the Tarot to check in with the physical body. Not intended as a diagnostic tool, but rather a way to use the Tarot, intuition, and wisdom of the body for healthy balance and well-being.There's a bit of a "twist" at the end, apparently extra information wanted to be shared on this topic!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #130 It Wasnt Plan A Jeanne Fiorini 2022-07-10 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (tarotworks.com), at the request of a subscriber, talks about her journey with the Tarot which began over 30 years ago. It is hoped that some parts of the story will be of support to others along their own path of discovery with the Tarot and the Self.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip#129: Im backing away now... Jeanne Fiorini 2022-04-26 | Jeanne Fiorini (TarotWorks tarotworks.com) concludes the series of videos on the often-overlooked visual clues that the cards can offer in a reading. In this installment we look at cards with people having their backs to us. Why is that, you may wonder? Well, it varies .....
TarotWorks Tarot Tip#128: I See Nothing Jeanne Fiorini 2022-03-26 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) reviews cards in the Tarot that depict people who aren't looking:: not looking at what's happening around them, not dealing with issues, not seeing options, or perhaps needing to find a quiet place within?Seeing helps us understand ... and there's so much to understand, but so little time!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #127: Two Unique Cards Jeanne Fiorini 2022-02-23 | Jeanne Fiorini (TarotWorks tarotworks.com) shows us two unique cards in the RWS Tarot deck ... what do these cards have in common and what might it mean when no people are involved?Check it out!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #126: Major Arcana Cards of Change Jeanne Fiorini 2022-01-24 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) reviews the four significant cards in the Major Arcana which indicate a shift in direction. At a time when we are all challenged by the wide-ranging scope of changes affecting us personally and globally, it may be helpful to understand the various ways that forces of change may appear in our readings and in our lives.
TarotWorks Year-End Reading for 2021: How Do We Move Forward? Jeanne Fiorini 2021-12-27 | Jeanne Fiorini/TarotWorks (tarotworks.com) offers a "live" reading focusing on what we've garnered from 2021 and how we can best move forward into 2022. It has been a time of challenge, surprise, and possibilities, and we all have much to consider as we move into a New Year.Can the Tarot offer some insight into the path ahead?(Sorry about all the "you knows," I will do better in 2022!)
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #125: Five of Cups and Eight of Cups Jeanne Fiorini 2021-11-29 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) follows up on a recent video with a compare/contrast of the Five of Cups and the Eight of Cups. These two cards are very easily interchanged, but there are significant differences between the two. Being able to discern between cards that are similar can really enhance the accuracy of interpretation!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip # 124: Six of Swords/Eight of Cups Jeanne Fiorini 2021-10-31 | Responding to viewer inquiries about how to decipher cards which seem to be giving the same message, Jeanne Fiorini (http://www.tarotworks.com) continues with the theme of Compare/Contrast when looking at the Six of Swords and the Eight of Cups. Even between different suits there can be confusing similarities between cards!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #123 :Too Many Personality Cards! Jeanne Fiorini 2021-10-03 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) responds to a viewer's dilemma of what to do when several Court/Personality cards show up in a reading. It can be daunting to know what to do with all those "people!"Jeanne offers some practical guidance and several examples of short readings where it's all about the Court Cards.
Rachel Pollack Workshop in Maine this September Jeanne Fiorini 2021-08-09 | The wise and wonderful Rachel Pollack will be in Portland Maine on September 18th, 2021, for a one-day workshop. The theme for the day is "Tarot is a Book of Life." Rachel is one of the "Founding Mothers of Tarot" and we are so happy she will be in Portland Maine to share her wisdom.The event hotel is offering reduced room rates for attendees of this event, but these reservations must be made by August 15th.FMI go to the Tarotworks' website and click on the "Rachel Pollack Seminar" link .... full info and registration instructions can be found there.Fee for the day-long event is $125 USD; hope you can join us!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #122: The Wheel and The World Cards Jeanne Fiorini 2021-08-01 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) continues in a series of videos which compare and contrast various cards which are easily misunderstood and/or confused within the Tarot system.This video focuses on Major Arcana card #10 The Wheel, and Major Arcana card #21, The World.Similarities abound, and so do the differences ... check it out!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #121: The Queen of Pentacles and the 9 of Pentacles Jeanne Fiorini 2021-06-28 | Continuing the theme of "Compare/Contrast these Two Cards," Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http:www.tarotworks.com) explores the shared aspects of and the differences between these two very similar cards of the Tarot.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #120: The Devil and The Moon Cards Jeanne Fiorini 2021-05-31 | At the request of subscribers, Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) will compare and contrast various pairs of cards in the Tarot deck, cards which can seem to be similar but which have significant and important distinctions.This video , the first of three videos in this series of "compare and contrast," features The Moon and The Devil cards. Let's start out with some heavy hitters, shall we?
TarotWorks Tarot Tip # 119: What is Tarots Gift to You? Jeanne Fiorini 2021-03-28 | We all have, at some point, gotten our very first Tarot deck. We may have received it as a gift; we might have found it in a drawer; we might have purchased it ourselves, either with intentions of learning the system or simply out of curiosity.Jeanne Fiorini (http://www.tarotworks.com) shares an actual reading in which a person who was given a deck of Tarot cards wasn't really sure what to do with it all! But the cards offered up some specific reasons why they were in her life.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #118: Do I Have To Explain It? Jeanne Fiorini 2021-02-21 | We often seek out the Tarot to help bring us insight, but sometimes we have to let go of our "boxes." Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) describes a reading in which the "definition" of a situation didn't clarify, but rather confused the issue. (The first part of this video is dark to help offset the brightness of the cards in the demonstration., sorry to appear ghoulish!)
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #117: Compare and Contrast The Devil and The Moon Cards Jeanne Fiorini 2021-01-31 | In response to a viewer request, Jeanne Fiorini (TarotWorks http://www.tarotworks.com) offers some ideas for working with Tarot's Devil and Moon cards. These two cards do have quite a bit in common, but there also are significant differences ....if there weren't, we wouldn't need two different cards!Take a look and see if some of these concepts help you better understand these two heavy hitters from the Major Arcana.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #116: You Cant Make This Stuff Up Jeanne Fiorini 2020-12-27 | Sometimes reading Tarot is a challenging, draining task ... and sometimes it isn't. Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) shares a reading that came with succinct clarity and directness.Happy New Year to us All!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #115: Why Doesnt the Tarot Give Us Lottery Numbers? Jeanne Fiorini 2020-11-22 | You've heard the question, we know you have! Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) decides to ask the Tarot itself, "What gives with You and the Lottery Numbers?"This is a playful but deliberate inquiry into a question that never seems to get a satisfactory answer. And while this video doesn't provide a definitive resolution, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on both the question and the response the Tarot offers here.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #114: A Deeper Look at 5 of Wands and 7 of Wands Jeanne Fiorini 2020-10-25 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) takes a "compare and contrast" view of Tarot's "5 of Wands" and the "7 of Wands." This pair can be problematic, since they are similar in look but different in meaning. You may want to refer back to Tarot Tip #102 which takes a comparative look at the "5 of Swords" and the "7 of Swords."
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #113: Part of a Long and Honorable Tradition Jeanne Fiorini 2020-07-18 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) shares some content from an 100 year-old treatise, reminding us that while the cards themselves have morphed in unimaginable ways during the past century, the purpose of using the Tarot has not. A few notes:1. The text being read in the latter part of the video is blurry on this recording, so keep attuned to the audio during this part of the video.2. The "progressive physicist" mentioned in this video is Nasim Hariman. Check out youtube.com/watch?v=gj5zRx7G_cs&t=24s to hear some mind-blowing ideas.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #111: Death Without the Death Card Jeanne Fiorini 2020-06-28 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) offers consideration of a few cards -- other than the Tarot's Major Arcana #13 Death Card -- which might, under certain circumstances, refer to a physical death. Always use care when tossing around the notion of physical death in a Tarot reading; I tend to let the client bring up the topic. But if it's "on the table," here are some cards to look for other than Arcana #13.(The sun goes behind a cloud in the early portion of this video.... no need to adjust your screen, it will soon pass! Does anyone but me see the humor in that?)
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #110: What Do We Do With The World Card? Jeanne Fiorini 2020-06-13 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) answers a viewer's request to provide some information about the Tarot's "World" card. That particular card does seem to making frequent appearances in readings lately ... what might it be trying to tell us? Do the times we live in demand that we look more closely at what we've created and how we move forward?
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #109: Similar But Different Jeanne Fiorini 2020-04-29 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) works with pairs of cards to show the insight which can be gained through a side-by-side comparison of any two cards in the Tarot deck. Referring back to the previous video, Tarot Tip #108 where the viewer was encouraged to look at cards through various "lenses" to garner different viewpoints on the same set of cards, this video compares and contrasts two pairs of cards to notice "how they are similar and how they are different."
TarotWorks Tarot Tip April 2020: Fool Card Jeanne Fiorini 2020-04-05 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://tarotworks.com) goes in depth with Tarot's Fool card, explaining why it might be an important symbol to consider as we move through the pandemic of 2020. (Please note that the 4th image of The Fool card shown in this video is from the Morgan Greer Tarot, not the RWS. Image shown on the thumbnail for this video is from the Touchstone Tarot)
TarotWorks Tarot Tip March 2020: The Devil Card Jeanne Fiorini 2020-03-25 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) delves into the meaning of the Tarot's Devil card, and how it might relate to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Devil of the Tarot deck is not a theological concept, but an archetypal force, one with which we all are wrestling, to some degree or another, during the early months of 2020.Our physical security and stability certainly is being threatened. However... what action/creativity is this pandemic promoting? Which outworn/dysfunctional situations are we now seeing more clearly? What new awareness is coming to the surface? As Carl Jung said, "We do not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." This is the challenge and the opportunity of the Tarot's Devil card.
TarotWorks TarotTip for March2020 Jeanne Fiorini 2020-03-19 | During the coronavirus pandemic, Jeanne Fiorini/TarotWorks' (http://www.tarotworks.com) posed some questions to the Tarot about the nature of this uninvited stranger who has entered our home... "What is your nature?" "Why are you here?" "What do you want from us?"The cards offered up some very interesting ideas for our consideration.Please note: In this video I commented that the Greek God Pan is associated with The Fool card in the Tarot. While a case could be made for that correlation, Pan is more directly connected to Tarot's Devil card. The Devil card will be the topic of our next video.ALSO: Here's that link to the aforementioned video youtube.com/watch?v=i0B8Ms5Gp1E
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #108: Look through Different Lenses to See Different Things Jeanne Fiorini 2020-02-29 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) demonstrates how Tarot cards can convey different messages depending on which "glasses" you're wearing when you do the reading. The Tarot can tell many stories all at the same time ... which one are you paying attention to?
Rachel Pollack Seminar in Portland Maine April 18th, 2020 Jeanne Fiorini 2020-02-17 | Jeanne Fiorini and TarotWorks are pleased to announce that Rachel Pollack will be in Portland Maine for a day-long Tarot Seminar on Saturday April 18th. Rachel Pollack is an inspiring teacher, speaker, author, and Tarot scholar, and we are very happy to have her visit Maine to share her Tarot wisdom, insight, and humor. Seminar fee for the day-long workshop is $95 USD. WOW! There also is a great deal for on-site lodgings if you make your reservations by March 15th.Visit tarotworks.com/rachel-pollack-seminar for the full scoop!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #107: A Reading with a Straightforward Message Jeanne Fiorini 2020-02-07 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) examines an actual reading to illustrate how the Tarot can sometimes be very direct with its message. (Sorry about the glare on the eyeglasses, will avoid that in the future!)
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #106: What Do These Cards Have in Common? Jeanne Fiorini 2019-12-29 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://tarotworks.com) discusses two cards which on the surface look very different: the Three of Swords and the Eight of Wands. One card seems to say "Stop" and the other says "Go."What they have in common is an important aspect to remember as we offer interpretations of these cards when they appear in a reading.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #105: Jeanne Fiorini 2019-11-25 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) talks a bit about how our assumptions and belief systems affect how we relate to the images of the Tarot. For instance, "How DOES the Tarot work?" .... What we think about such things matters as we go about our work with the cards in search of insight, truth, and awareness.
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #104: The Empress and the Queen of Pentacles Jeanne Fiorini 2019-10-27 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com) compares and contrasts the Major Arcana Empress card with the Minor Arcana Queen of Pentacles. Yes, the Empress as the original "Alma Mater/Nourishing Mother" and the Queen of Pentacles as the personal embodiment of the Powers of/in the Material World do have a lot in common ...the words "mother" and "matter" have the same Latin root. Yet these are two different cards with distinct meanings.... take a look!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip # 103: Using Tarot for Personal Development Jeanne Fiorini 2019-09-30 | Jeanne Fiorini (TarotWorks http://www.tarotworks.com) responds to a viewer's question about how to meditate with/on the cards by offering some methods for using Tarot as a tool self-development, goal setting, and manifestation. Tarot: it's not just for reading anymore!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #102: Five of Swords-Seven of Swords... Whats the Difference? Jeanne Fiorini 2019-08-22 | Jeanne Fiorini of TarotWorks (http://www.tarotworks.com), at the request of a subscriber, talks a bit about the difference between the Five of Swords and the Seven of Swords. The suit of Swords itself can be confusing, and these two culprits add their nuances to the mix!
TarotWorks Tarot Tip #101: Rules, Rules, Rules Jeanne Fiorini 2019-07-30 | Jeanne Fiorini (TarotWorks http://www.tarotworks.com) responds to a viewer's struggles with the concept of the Elemental Dignities, and uses an example from an actual Tarot session to demonstrate how rules can sometimes create negative returns.
