INTUITION

I first became intrigued and curious about tarot in 1984.  over the years one thing that my readings had in common was that the information that I was receiving was hitting me as something that I already knew....although somehow I didn't yet know it ....and although this sounds contradictory it really wasn't for me when I heard it.

SYNCHRONICITY

The synchronicity of the cards was somehow leading me to the information that I knew, but had forgotten.  This knowingness was what drew me into the study of the Tarot.  In January of 2006, immediately upon completing my first tarot class at Santa Monica College with my dear friend, Davida Rappaport, I started the Tarot Study Circle.

CELEBRATION

We are now celebrating our 3rd anniversary. The circle is a weekly gathering of tarot enthusiasts, co-learning by way of reading and being read by members of the group.  One of the most welcoming things I have seen is the wonderful mix of people, much diversified, intelligent, kind & caring, and surprisingly main stream...this goes for teachers as well as fellow students.

 A NEW PATH

Although I'm a fairly recent convert to tarot, I have jumped into it with both feet, by studying with GIFTED TEACHERS, going to tarot events, workshops & conference, as well as hosting my Tarot Study Circle and special events highlighting luminaries in the tarot field.

I am developing my own collage tarot deck.  This hand crafted major arcana deck; MO'S MAJOR ARCANA will be available for purchase in the summer of 2009.  Many of the cards are featured on this website.

A SHARED JOURNEY

Tarot has so much to offer; it continually surprises & delights me.  I hope your journey is as much fun as mine has been.

I would love to hear about your tarot journey.

Mo

FACTOID: For a long time Tarot cards remained privileged to the upper class of society, but after the invention of the printing press the once hand-painting deck of cards became available to the masses. The typical 78-card Tarot deck is structured into two distinct parts: the major arcana and minor arcana. The word “arcana” means the secret or mysterious knowledge. Neither part is more important than the other, just different. The first set, major arcana, also referred to as the Trump cards, consists of 21 cards without suits numbered from 1 through 21, plus a 22nd card “The Fool,” which is sometimes given the value of zero. The second group, minor arcana, consists of 56 cards divided into 4 suits of 14 cards each. Further classified, the 14 cards in each suit consist of an Ace, nine cards numbered 2 through 10 and four court cards; just like the regular deck of 52-cards.