Knight of Swords from The Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
Today I drew the Knight of Swords! Ahoy, we’re off running…we have a plan (and no, it doesn’t include ZipFizzy)! Today’s draw reminds me that before I can just go and have a good time, I need to get things done first. Although, I’m not really sure what those items are because I have finished the second draft of my Tarot book and emailed it to my BETA Team (who are incredibly awesome by the way).
A few weeks ago, I switched over to using a daily paper planner for organizing what I do throughout the day. So far it’s been helping me keep everything organized and gives me a fun check list of things to do. So I guess I’ll just keep to “the plan” and be smart about getting whatever it is done. I do wish time would go faster tho… so I can get my Tarot grove on and see my Glorious Peeps of Tarot (GPoT).
3 of Cups from The Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
For today’s draw, I pulled the Three of Cups. There is only one thing I can think of when I get this card: friendship! I see this card showing the close friends I have made in the Bay Area over the years. My trip to San Jose always includes enough time to see my beloved friends Rose, Drew, Colin, Ash, and Myles and I am definitely looking forward to having some time to visit with all of them in a few weeks.
I also had a fun photo-shoot today, where I got some cool head-shots done by my partner (who’s becoming quite the photographer). I’ll be updating the site with a new picture of me and using some of the other shots in my promo material for Inner Compass and some other businesses I’m working with.
6 of Cups from The Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
For today’s BATS Countdown draw, I received the 6 of Cups. This card brings up a lot of nostalgia for past BATS events and all the fun I’ve had attending and presenting at them. I’ve made a lot of friends at BATS and have learned amazing new techniques from those I learned from. I long to return to my tribe and wish BATS was sooner than later.
I also look forward to what greatness this year’s convention brings. I look forward to hearing about my friends’ lives and what journeys their lives have taken them over the year. I look forward to what the cards have to say to me during the days I spend in San Jose. I look forward to making connections once more that will become imprinted onto my heart.
August is one of my favorite months. It signals the end of summer and the long hot days. It’s my birth month. And it heralds my return to one of my favorite Tarot conventions, the San Francisco Bay Area Tarot Symposium. As I’ve done with other conventions, I’ve decided to do a daily countdown draw. So what did I draw today?
2 of Pentacles from The Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
I drew the Two of Pentacles. I see this card representing all the amazing, fun, and busy times that this month brings me. Tomorrow I send out a package to my Beta Team to read through. I’m growing nervous and excited and hope they give me a lot of awesome stuff. In a week I turn 40 and my partner is throwing me a party. The weekend after that, I go camping with a large group of friends. I am so looking forward to that.
Finally, I get packed for my trip to the Bay Area and BATS. I am looking forward to reuniting with my friends Rose Red and Andrew Robinson and seeing my Tarot Tribe. I look forward to the classes and amazing discussions I have with my friends.
Editor’s Note: I received a free PDF of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Tarot Activity Book, written and published by Andy Matzner, is a wonderful book to explore both the deck and yourself. Andy Matzner is a clinical social worker and Tarot reader who has found how to blend therapy sessions and Tarot in a fun and self-constructive way. With this book, Matzner has created a fun and co-creative way to explore the cards and yourself. Appropriate for all Tarot enthusiasts, this book will get you connecting to the cards in no time.
The Tarot Activity Book has 4 chapters: an Introduction, Conversation Starters, Writing & Journaling, and Arts & Crafts. The introduction gives you the background for why the book was written. Then the next three chapters (and a final appendix) gives you lots of activities that revolve around the topic of the chapter. Each activity follows the same pattern: there is a name, an objective, a background, and then the process. This makes the book highly usable and portable. If you read tarot for others, you can flip to an activity and quickly tell them why the activity will help them with their question or concern.
I love activity books. They’re great for advancing your skill set in a wide variety of ways. The Tarot Activity Book doesn’t disappoint at all. There are so many activities, it’s almost like activity overload. I found myself highlighting and bookmarking activity titles like crazy. And while I have yet to try these, I am so looking forward to testing them out solo and with my Tarot friends. The book is well organized—each activity and section builds off on one another. I love that some give insights into our personalities, while others give us creative outlets (both written and visual). For those of you who love quotes, this book has lots.
There’s not much to dislike about this book. It took me forever to get through it because there’s so much good inside it. I almost wish there was an index at the back to break down all the activities by emotional benefit, or objective. Oh, and I wish that Matzner produced this in eBook format. (Updated! There IS a kindle edition now.)
Bottom Line: If you want to connect to your deck and learn more about yourself as a person, then get The Tarot Activity Book and do the exercises in it.
