Tarot Review: Tinker’s Damn Legacy Edition

I'm always on the lookout for something new and different when it comes to Tarot. When I saw the Tinker's Damn Legacy Edition on Kickstarter I pledged in about, oh, two seconds. It's billed as both a Tarot deck and an expanded Mantegna, which obviously meant I had to have it.  It finally came in this week, and while I'm still getting acquainted with this edition I'm absolutely thrilled. It's also a limited edition, so I wanted to get it reviewed and bring it to your attention before all chance to grab it for yourself disappeared.  So let's do this. 

Rethinking Daily Tarot Draws

I've long been a fan of the Daily Draw, but over time I started getting less and less out of it.  Daily draws moved from "ooh, what could this mean today?" to "ah, better prep for that then!". Questions became statements, and I grew bored. Thankfully, all it takes is a little twist to make the Daily Draw once again useful for even the most advanced Tarot students. Here are a few of my suggestions. 

The Wanderer’s Spread

The name of this blog isn't an accident. I am a mystik nomad. I travel as often as possible, to as many places as possible, reveling in the unique song my soul sings in each new location and learning something new everywhere I roam. It sometimes feels like I'm spoiled for choice, though. There are so …

Fourth Branch Spread: Approaching Dilemmas and Analyzing Situations

The Fourth Branch Spread uses only four cards to offer us a ton of insight. It's designed to help us sort out situations that may be too complex for us to easily navigate. Each card represents the perspective of one of the ladies in the Mabinogi's Fourth Branch, giving us a series of viewpoints we can then use to figure out the best approach moving forward. 

The Elephant in the Room: Racism in Tarot Communities

"I believe we should all feel safe and welcome [in the Tarot community] and to be completely honest, I haven't always felt that way... I do not think anyone should feel threatened by the shared space they are part of. I do not think anyone should feel uncomfortable. I do not think racist acts should be ignored, silenced or tolerated. Tarot readers of color should not be forced to choose between silence and safety."

Making a Deck Your Own: Tarot Mods

Tarot is a strange tool when it comes to making something our own. Due to the logistics of deck creation we almost certainly stick to mass produced decks, and since the cards are already "finished" out of the box they're rarely customized. That's disappointing. There are so many options!

The Minchiate – Tarot with an Expansion Pack

We tend to think of Tarot as this long, winding road of development from early game to modern divinatory powerhouse. That's an oversimplification, though. There were several "splits" off of the Tarot line that led to other interesting decks. Like the Minchiate.

The Fool’s Playlist – Exploring the Major Arcana Through Music (15-21)

The Major Arcana cards represent the biggest, deepest, most spiritually important aspects of our lives. But it can be hard sometimes to relate their energy and importance to bloodless words on a page. Music helps with that, though. Music can connect us to the energy of the cards in a way words can’t. So here are my current picks for songs to represent each of the cards. This post covers cards 15-21.

The Fool’s Playlist – Exploring the Major Arcana Through Music (8-14)

The Major Arcana cards represent the biggest, deepest, most spiritually important aspects of our lives. But it can be hard sometimes to relate their energy and importance to bloodless words on a page. Music helps with that, though. Music can connect us to the energy of the cards in a way words can't. So here are my current picks for songs to represent each of the cards. This post covers cards 8-14.

The Fool’s Playlist – Exploring the Major Arcana Through Music (0-7)

The Major Arcana cards represent the biggest, deepest, most spiritually important aspects of our lives. But it can be hard sometimes to relate their energy and importance to bloodless words on a page. Music helps with that, though. Music can connect us to the energy of the cards in a way words can't. So here are my current picks for songs to represent each of the cards. This post shows cards 0-7.