Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20213 minGarden Spread – 4/11/2021I really thought my next post would be an introduction to the tarot history series I'm...never going to be finished researching. So in an...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20214 minBook Review: Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea – 11/7/2020Part manual, part memoir, Michelle Tea takes you on a journey through the full tarot deck, offering insights based on her own experience...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minStill, Still Here – 11/4/2020I've been finding out what works for me (Instagram) and what doesn't (Patreon) and generally asking you gentle Internet folks what you...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20211 minI’m Still Here – 8/18/2020You may have noticed I haven’t been as active as usual on my normal platforms. I’ve been chewing through some stuff that’s landed on my...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minBook Review: Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow – 6/27/2020Tarot is old. It has passed hand over hand through the ages, picking up stray icons and images as it went. You can taste everywhere it...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20211 minA Day in the Life of the Worst Familiar Ever – 6/21/2020Get as much in the way of Kat's daily reading as possible. The scritch toll must be paid. Follow Kat outside to observe The Nature....
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minWild Hunt – 6/14/2020 I'm a dog person. I have spent all but six to eight nonconsecutive months of my life with a dog somewhere in it. Movies with dogs, about...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20211 minLet Me Spell it Out – 6/8/2020Trigger warning: allusions to white supremacy, graphic cursing I have struggled with how to speak on the events of the last two weeks. My...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20213 minDeck Review: The Shadowscapes Tarot – 5/16/2020I have referred to, sung the praises of, and posted examples from the Shadowscapes Tarot since day one of this blog; I figured it was...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20211 minMaterial Girl in a Material World: The Wisdom of Pentacles – 5/10/2020Also called Pentagrams, or Coins, the Suit of Pentacles represents those things we can touch, build, keep, give away, and grow, often all...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minBattle or Butchery? The Wisdom of Swords – 5/10/2020A sword is not as ancient a tool as water or fire--though it feels strange and significant that you need both to make one. It is an...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minAquatic Adventures: The Wisdom of Cups – 5/10/2020We learn early on that our bodies, like our planet, are mostly water. The earliest civilizations formed in river valleys, where the...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minSparks and Stories: The Wisdom of Wands – 5/9/2020Our survival as a species is intimately linked with fire. We harnessed its light and heat, brought it into our dwelling places, and made...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20213 minI Probably Should Have Mentioned This Earlier: Tarot 101 – 5/8/2020Every now and then, a reading goes a little like this: Me: *laying out cards and explaining the meaning behind each one and how it fits...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20213 minSmooooooooth: How creating my own spreads sometimes backfires – 4/22/2020We've had a wet April, here in my hometown. More than wet, lately things have felt understandably gloomy. The atmosphere got to me one...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minNot About Peanut Butter: Creating a Spread – 4/19/2020Sometimes, the spreads suggested in our guidebooks don't quite fit our need. Sometimes nothing we find in our research feels "right" to...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minTrust the Tingle: Your Tarot Deck and You – 4/11/2020What is "the tingle"? "The tingle" is your intuition, your gut feeling, your 6th sense. "The tingle" is whatever it is within you that...
Ríon CrwysDec 21, 20212 minTarot Parfait: Celtic Grid Spread – 4/4/2020One of the nice things about learning tarot is building on the foundation you receive from all you deck books, your interpretation...
RíonDec 21, 20213 minI Am Not a Professional – 3/27/2020A lot of little girls go through a "witchy phase". I'm certainly no different. My spiritual practice has ebbed and flowed over the years,...