Do you want a quick ‘yes, no, or maybe’ answer to your advice questions? I’m very excited that Tarot.com is featuring the classic Yes/No Advice Oracle in a much beefed-up version created by me. You will find it featured here for Valentine’s Day. It now has commentaries based on the number of cards you receive in several groupings plus for each Ace and the Major Arcana. It’s designed to provide succinct and to the point advice and direction. Be aware this is a commercial site.
If you try it, let me know what you think, including editorial comments. Some of my text has been changed (understandably to fit their clientele), so I’d like to know what works and what doesn’t work for you.
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Mary K. Greer has made tarot her life work. Check here for reports of goings-on in the tarot world, articles on the history and practice of tarot, and reviews.
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February 12, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Kaira Sherman
Hi Mary,
I tried it, and I LOVE it! Love the graphics, love the format and design.
How very creative and it seemed accurate to me.
I don’t like having to purchase Karma Coins though.
Thanks for sharing this. It’s nice just to get a straight, to the point answer.
Congrats…Good Job!
Blessings ~
Kaira S.
February 12, 2009 at 9:29 pm
mkg
Kaira -
I’m so glad you liked it. I’ve now made the post clear that this is a commercial site. Sorry I didn’t do that before you went. I’m trying to arrange for a discount for my blog readers but Tarot.com currently doesn’t have a way to handle that. I’ll let everyone know if something is ever worked out but it could be a while (if ever).
February 12, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Ferol Humphrey
Hi Mary! I went as far as being offered 20 Karma Coins, and when I have a little more time I will go the rest of the way. I enjoyed the process and the colorful graphics are great. I am looking forward to this, and I am pleased to see you doing it. Great idea, and I think it will be nice for you and the querents to interact in cyberspace via your intention. This way, each time I use it I know who I am benefiting, and I much prefer that to just supporting commercialism in general, when I have my own cards. Sometimes it is just more fun to use an automated program. I usually print the question I asked and the results, and refer back to them later. Let us know how this develops for you!
February 13, 2009 at 12:28 am
mkg
Ferol -
Tarot.com has a really great feature – a journal of all the readings you do with them. You can also add your own comments (see the Notes feature when you get a reading or when you use the journal). Once you get around 8 or 10 readings it will also chart the frequency of repetition among all the cards you’ve received. It’s really interesting to look back over readings you forgot you did. With the journal in mind, it’s worthwhile making your question very specific so you’ll remember what you were asking about.
February 13, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Ferol Humphrey
I noticed that! I was thinking what a carefully thought-out, useful engagement set they offer us. It will be fun to see what happens. I do write very succinct questions when I use automated programs for later review. I think Tarot.com is going to be a nice subset of my Tarot work, giving me a little private closet of data which I do not have to develop through my own brainwork and intuition. Sometimes it is nice to NOT be the one doing the thinking, just pleasant to be on the receiving end. The idea of repeating cards over a set of readings is cool too, since I am sure that we do notice these things when reading for ourselves over time. Having it presented in a dataset would be very handy. Memory alone can be sometimes be convenient rather than accurate, if you know what I mean.
February 13, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Kitty
Hi everyone!
I did this spread with my Rider Waite deck but also tried the automated one at Tarot.com.
I do like this spread but hopefully I won’t use it too often.
I love the DO do/DON’T do spread the most but sometimes I definitely appreciate a straight forward answer!
February 20, 2009 at 12:37 am
Sinrg
Great, inspiring and most interesting blog you have here. Congratulations and keep it up.
Thanks for sharing.
Peace and love,
Sinrg.
February 20, 2009 at 10:37 am
David Alan Richards
I guess its not your fault, but Tarot Com should have told me the yes no reading was $3.95 in the first place, instead of leading me on for ten minutes and only telling me it cost money at the very end. Therefore, I won’t take the reading on princible.
February 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Quiet
I tried it twice and was impressed.
Both suggestions were consistent with my intuitive thoughts although I was ambivalent about these.
February 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Silverlotus
The reading is well put together visually, and I think the write-ups and the explanations are great. I’m not happy with the outcome of my reading (although I do agree with it), and the way that spread outcome was explained really opened my eyes to the reason why I got the answer I did.
Great job, Mary.
February 27, 2009 at 10:22 am
MarkG
I was dubious about online yes/no readings, but Mary’s answers are not vague and offer very good advice. On the other hand, there is my feeling that holding the cards and shuffling them, along with communication between reader and querent, including physical posture, facial expressions, verbal responses, and subconscious interplay, all play important roles in Tarot readings. Another concern regarding Tarot.com is the privacy of my personal information. I was hesitant to give my email address and credit card information, but Tarot.com assures us that our information is safe and never shared with anyone. I am relying on Mary’s association with Tarot.com as a sign that it is legitimate. There is a lot of hokey baloney on Tarot.com (mainly the advertisements and links to questionable psychics on Keen), but I am looking forward to studying Tarot and Astrology on the website. It’s another good way to learn. Thank you, Mary.
MarkG
April 30, 2009 at 8:23 am
Hwee
Hi Mary
I have a query regarding a tarot deck featured in the Footer Image at the top of your website. In the lower row of card images, I am struck by the image of the Star (second from right) and the Emperor (fifth from right), presumably from the same deck. Would you happen to know which tarot deck those cards are from? I can’t wait to get my hands on a set!
Thank you very much for your time and attention
May 3, 2009 at 2:09 pm
margotmarrakesh
I just found your blog today, and am excited to read more!
Best,
Margot, the Marrakesh Mystic
May 4, 2009 at 9:12 pm
mkg
Hwee – Both the Star and Emperor cards are from the Aura-Soma Tarot of Pamela Matthews. She’s from New Zealand and the cards aren’t easy to get here in the U.S. The whole deck is magnificient. Be aware that there is another Aura-Soma Tarot deck that is not nearly so nice – so make sure you get the Pamela Matthews one. I suggest a google search to see if you can find anyone near you that sells them.
July 22, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Kel
I love it, Mary! (Don’t like the answer to my first question, but that’s not your fault. LOL) I also like the free little astrology report they give. This may have been asked already, but what is the deck they use for the reading?
July 22, 2009 at 7:22 pm
mkg
Kel – Your reading should include the name of the deck. They change the default deck weekly, I believe. You can also change which deck to use at several points in the reading process (there’s a pull down menu with all the decks listed).
Feel free to let me know if the advice from these readings is accurate or not!
July 23, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Kel
My reading doesn’t include the name of the deck, unfortunately; I just double-checked.