Journal

August 17, 2020

One of the first things I did for my new tarot deck, was to sew a wrap bag/mat and a pouch. Below are some pictures of the results. I found a matching cloth, plus all the other things (like pearls and cord), in my storage. The inspiration for the wrap bag came from a post by Katie on Autostraddle. After checking many different options for making a tarot bag, I went ftor the wrap style and also sewed an additional pouch. And like so often, I had just a piece of cloth left with the exact right size.

Both bag and pouch turned out very beautiful. Wrapping the deck with the cloth is easy. I had to think a while what to do with the drawstring of the pouch. The ends of it looked a bit boring without any decoration. I got the idea to add a few pearls creating loops. Now, it almost looks like a ladder. A nice symbolical detail, I think.

The wrap and pouch have been ready for about a week now. However, the deck hasn’t been sleeping in its wrap yet. I want it to be completely ready and groomed before that big moment, *g*. Also, the corners are still sharp, and I don’t like the cards to get damaged by putting them in and out of the pouch/wrap every day. Waiting for that corner cutter to arrive… Oh, I got the blue permanent marker for edging the cards. The ring binder for the course is also ready.

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2 thoughts on “Journal”

    1. Hi Michael,

      Thanks for your comment! The oldest written documents about astrology are from the Old Babylonian period (2000-1600 BCE).

      There are two books in English I recommend looking into. The first is 𝘈 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺: 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦 by James Herschel Holden, American Federation of Astrologers, 2nd edition, 2006. The second book is called 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 by Chris Brennan, Amor Fati Publications, 2017.

      I assume you also speak German. You might want to look into Rafael Gil Brand’s 𝘓𝘦𝘩𝘳𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦, Chiron Verlag, 2000. You can also check out the first article I published here on my blog in 2018, which is about the history of astrology: http://livingincycles.blog/2018/05/26/geschichte-der-astrologie/.

      These few suggestions should help you get started. I hope you enjoy reading and learning.

      Alles Gute! ✨

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