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My Modified Celtic Cross Spread

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I haven't been a practicing tarot reader very long, but I'm realizing that when something doesn't work for me, it's probably perfectly fine to alter it so it does. This is what happened when I wanted to do a reading with the Celtic Cross spread just before the end of December and couldn't find any version I liked as-is.

Tarot Deck Review: The Bottanical Deck

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WHERE PURCHASED: I backed this particular deck on Kickstarter in early 2019. CONTRIBUTER(S): Jessica Bott PUBLISHED BY: Jessica Bott AVAILABILITY: It should be available on  Jessica Bott's website . She also has an  Instagram . ABOUT THE DECK: This deck is a plant-themed tarot and oracle deck consisting of 22 Major Arcana cards represented by Trees; 4 suits of Minor Arcana cards represented by, variously, Flowers (Cups), Crops (Pentacles), Spices (Wands), and Cacti (Swords); 60 Oracle Cards divided into five suits represented by, variously, Poisons, Herbs, Medicines, Mushrooms, and Carnivorous; and 2 single cards, The Unknown - Seedpod, and the Ace of Tea. And, yes, Bottanical was spelled that way deliberately by the deck's creator, using her last name of Bott. GUIDEBOOK: This deck comes with a guidebook particular to the deck. The cards are listed by their names or nicknames (also on their cards), along with their scientific names, keywords, and factoids about...

Introduction!

I am a student of Tarot and Lenormand—though more with tarot. My journey began in earnest in 2019, and despite a number of interruptions, continues. The main reason why I chose to learn the tarot is because I've always had a fascination with it. Every opportunity I had, I got tarot readings from readers whom I chanced upon at fan conventions and pagan parties I went to. If I had money, I paid for those readings, because they all proved to be quite accurate to my life and situations, even if the readings didn't address the question I actually asked.