People consult Tarot for many different purposes, from business decisions to their personal life, or when faced with difficult decisions or situations. Sometimes recent events in their life may leave them feeling as if they have momentarily lost direction, or cannot see ahead clearly.

Josephine uses Tarot to provide guidance, in order that you, the person receiving the reading, can make better informed decisions and proceed with more confidence. The reading usually reflects what will happen if you proceed upon your existing path depending, to a certain extent, upon how far in motion events already are. If you don’t like where it’s heading then you can take active steps to make changes.

For Josephine Ellershaw, the Tarot has been a constant life companion on a personal journey that now spans three decades. She has provided guidance to others since her teens and professional consultations for more than fourteen years. Professionally she has many years of experience providing readings, healing, and metaphysical guidance to international clientèle.

She lives in North Yorkshire, England with her family and a large menagerie of pets, including waifs, strays and rescues.

Visit her website at: www.learn-tarot-cards.com

Easy Tarot

“You don’t need a special ‘gift’ to read tarot,” insists Josephine Ellershaw. And to prove it, she has boiled down thirty years of experience into a straightforward, easy-to-use tarot guide for beginners. More than just a manual, Easy Tarot is a boxed kit that also includes The Gilded Tarot–a stunningly beautiful and popular deck by the well known Ciro Marchetti.

Ellershaw gently guides novices to become proficient, sensitive, and responsible readers. Suit by suit, she introduces the distinct characteristics of the minor arcana, court cards, and major arcana. You will learn how the cards link to one another and produce insightful relationships as their unique energies merge in the Cross of Truth, the Celtic Cross, and other spreads. There is even a list of card combinations that commonly indicate specific events-such as pregnancy, a wedding, a new job, and more.

A quick guide to card meanings, sample readings, safeguards, ethical guidelines, as well as tips for keeping a tarot diary, are all covered in this well-rounded introduction to tarot.

Life Spread and Anchor

Josie shares a reading using the Life Spread and Anchor from her new book. Use these handouts to follow along. You might want to layout the cards yourself as well.

Life Spread		Anchor
2 of Cups IX The Hermit IV Temperance 9 of Swords 2 of Swords 10 of Swords XVII The Star 2 Pentacles XVIII The Moon Page of Pentacles XVI The Tower XV The Devil 8 of Swords XXI The World Ace of Wands Page of Wands Ace of Cups Queen of Swords 7 of Swords 10 of Wands 5 of Swords		Hanging Man The Star The Chariot Judgement The Magician The Devil The Lover

Tarot by the Numbers: The Fives by Ginny Hunt

Five’s in Tarot are hard. They depict loss, sadness, treachery, arguments, and difficult times. Or do they? See, that’s one of the problems with scenic pips, such as seen in the Rider Waite Smith decks and their generative offspring. Fives are complex and often only a few facets of this number can be illustrated on any given tarot card. The main thing to remember about the fives is this: Change. Sometimes change is difficult, which is why, I think, so many of the fives feature challenging scenes. But five really does encompass so much more than that.

Fives signify adventure, change, freedom, exploration, and expansion. It is the number of the curious, the experienced, the knowledge seeker and the knowledge teacher, the traveler, and the one with grand imagination who is child-like and playful. Huh? Five? Yes. The Major Arcana V is the Hierophant, the knowledge teacher, the experienced one who leads initiates into new experiences and exploration. While we don’t often see him as adventurous, he is the one who ushers fresh new minds and eyes into mysteries. He guides the adventures that bring change and growth. Often we see him as one too entrenched in rules and rigidity to possibly be someone who brings freedom, but he is the one who instructs and disciplines so that the mind and self can be free to explore new things. Think of it this way: if he teaches a person to read, then how much freer to explore is that person who once could not read books? See? There is a whole lot more to fives than you may have thought.

Five is the number of the human being. The human body forms a pentagon when arms and legs are out stretched. The pentagon is endless, sharing the symbolism of perfection and power of the circle. Five is a circular number as it produces itself in its last digit when raised to its own power. The number five symbolizes meditation, religion, and versatility. It represents the five senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing). The five pointed star represents individuality, spiritual aspiration, and education. The planet associated in numerology with five is Mercury, the planet that rules commerce, education and communication. Leo is the natural ruler of the fifth house in astrology which has to do with one’s creative self-expression, pleasure and entertainment. It includes all forms of play, gambling, pastimes, hobbies, romantic relationships, lovers as opposed to partners, and one’s attitude towards having fun. This is where the playful and creative aspect of the number five comes in. This nuance of the five is seen primarily in the Five of Wands, but it can be considered when looking at the other suits as well. (read the full post)

Music Credits

Opening Music: time release by the Droney Tones.

78 Notes Music: Steamy River by Rhonda Lorence from Winter Moon (Magnatune)

Closing Music: Anchor by Flemming

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