Snowland Tarot Visual Secret Paths
A decade ago, Wald and Ruth Ann Amberstone (The Tarot School)
came out with a neat little book called Tarot
Tips. One tip that especially intrigued me was Tip #30: Secret Paths.
Of Secret Paths, they write:
“I’m going to share a secret technique with you. It’s one that I have discovered that adds a whole new dimension to your readings. It’s called the Secret Path.
Essentially, a secret path is a connection between two or more cards. This connection can be obvious or mysterious. You can use this technique in any reading where you would like more information than what is readily apparent. If you really know your deck well and can do this in your head, you can amaze your friends and clients by pulling this information seemingly out of nowhere.
It works like this:
Choose a card (whichever one you like) and find another card in the deck that shares a visual, esoteric, interpretive, or intuitive connection with it. This second card will have an additional or clarifying message to add to the reading.”
I’ve never tried the Secret Paths method with an actual
reading, but when we were creating our Snowland
Tarot, I knew I wanted to devise a chart of Visual Secret Paths to pass on to
readers via the companion book to the deck. Over the past few days, I’ve added
over 30 Visual Secret Paths to my list; there’s almost 100 catalogued here.
I chose not to include the Snowland Tarot Secret Paths in my Snowland Deck companion book, but decided, instead, to share it here. Note that this is only the key to the Visual Secret Paths of the Snowland Tarot, not the Esoteric, Interpretative or Intuitive Paths. (I may share those at a later time.)
If you’d like to go on your own treasure hunt through the images in our Facebook fan page album in case I missed any correlations—or you discover some new ones—click here. Feel free to comment here or email your findings to me so I can add them!
Snowlanders, if you try the Visual Secret Path with your deck, I’d love to hear about it (or you can share your readings in the secret Snowland Explorers blog). Don’t yet have your own deck? Click here to find out how you can get your very own copy.
Without further ado, here are most of the Visual Secret Paths of the Snowland Tarot. I’ve decided to keep out Paths that are too numerous because of the snowy subject matter (e.g. hats, snowflakes, trees, gloves, scarves and stars—although I have them catalogued, too), but have elected to keep a few that are also numerous (tables, windows, icicles, belts, beards, etc.)
Note: these Visual Secret Paths are in no particular order.
Lantern: The
Train; The Hermit
Feather: Justice; Nurturer – Mental (Hulda); 10 Mental; Director – Energy (Charles Dickens); Mother Nature; 2 Mental
Dog: Beginnings; Chains; 4 Energy; Youth – Mental (Jack Frost); Quester – Material (Balto); Quester – Emoting (The Snowman)
Wolf: 9 Mental; 3 Mental; 10 Material
Grapes: Mother Nature; 9 Material
Snowball: The Carousel; 5 Energy; 10 Material; 3 Material
Cane: The Hermit; The Sun; Director – Energy (Charles Dickens); Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge); 9 Energy
Diamond: 8 Mental; Director – Mental (S.A. Andree); Commitment; 8 Energy; Chains
Rabbit: Mother Nature; Nurturer – Mental (Hulda); The Carousel; Teaching
Polar Bear: Strength; The Carousel
Bear: The Sun; Teaching
Monkey: The Carousel; 3 Emoting; 10 Material
Long Tie: Nurturer – Material (Snowflake Bentley); 6 Mental; 4 Emoting
Door: 6 Mental; 4 Energy; Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge); Youth – Material (Tomten)
Fruit: 7
Material; 3 Emoting; Ace Emoting; Ace Material; Mother Nature
Scale: 4 Material; Justice
Belt: The Magician; The Hermit; Nurturer – Emoting (Berchta); 7 Mental; Temperance; Nurturer – Energy (Lucia); 10 Energy; 3 Energy; Director – Emoting (Father Christmas)
Spider Web: 8 Material; 2 Mental
Beverage: 2 Emoting; 3 Emoting; Ace Emoting; 2 Mental; 8 Emoting; 10 Material; 9 Mental
Lamppost: 4 Energy; 4 Material
Balloons: Ace Mental; Director – Mental (S. A. Andree); 2 Mental
Moon: 4 Mental; Moon; 7 Mental; The Magician; Oracle
Cardinal: Ace Emoting; Beginnings; 10 Emoting
Bluejay: Impermanence; Beginnings
Basket: Mother Nature; Director – Mental (S. A. Andree); Director – Emoting (Father Christmas)
Tree Stump: Teaching; 3 Mental
Lock and Key: Chains; 4 Emoting; 4 Material
Chair: 8 Emoting; Ace Emoting; The Commander
Reaching Beyond a Frame: 4 Emoting; 5 Material
Sunglasses: Inversion; The Sun; 8 Emoting; 10 Material; Removal
Eyeglasses: The
Magician; 4 Emoting; 10 Emoting; Teaching; 6 Mental; 4 Material
Wood Pile: Ace Energy; 2 Emoting
Church: 4 Energy; 5 Material
Goggles: 5 Mental; 8 Emoting
Pitchfork: Youth – Material (Tomten); Chains
Straw: Chains; 3 Emoting; 2 Mental; Ace Emoting; 10 Material; 8 Emoting; Youth – Material (Tomten); 9 Mental
Car: Temperance; 4 Energy; 6 Emoting
Helmet: The Stars; 5 Mental; Quester – Mental (Uller)
Skates: Strength; 5 Mental
Horn: 2 Energy; Calling; 10 Energy; The Commander; Director – Emoting (Father Christmas)
Northern Lights: The Hermit; The Oracle; The Magician; Quester – Mental (Uller)
Heart: Justice; 5 Emoting; Quester – Emoting (The Snowman)
Sled: Beginnings; Quester – Material (Balto)
Kerchief: Ace Energy; 8 Energy; Youth – Material (Tomten)
Lightning: The Commander; Removal; The Magician
Barn: Chains; Youth – Material (Tomten)
Backpacks: 9 Energy; 10 Energy
Coin: Oracle; 6 Material; 4 Material; Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge)
Robe: The Hermit; Nurturing – Mental (Hulda); The Magician; Calling; 3 Energy; 10 Emoting
Pointy Hat: 2 Mental; The Magician, Youth – Material (Tomten)
Ball: 8 Emoting;
2 Material; Director – Emoting (Father Christmas)
Shoulder Strap: Director – Emoting (Father Christmas); 3 Energy
Inkwell: 10 Mental; 4 Material; Director – Energy (Charles Dickens)
Blades: Quester – Mental (Uller); 10 Mental
Flag: Quester – Energy (Sir Hubert Wilkins); Oracle; 10 Energy; Removal
Harness: Quester – Material (Balto); The Stars; 8 Energy
Boat: 8 Emoting; 3 Eenrgy
Single Eye: The Oracle; Nurturer – Energy (Lucia)
Camera: Quester – Energy (Sir Hubert Wilkins); Nurturer – Material (Snowflake Bentley)
Penguin: Quester – Energy (Sir Hubert Wilkins); 3 Emoting
Boots: Quester – Mental (Uller); Temperance; 7 Mental; 4 Mental; 3 Material; 7 Energy; Inversion
Light Bulb: 7
Emoting; 9 Mental; The Sun; The Carousel
Ring: Commitment; 9 Material; 7 Emoting; 8 Emoting; 4 Emoting
Doll: Director – Emoting (Father Christmas); 8 Mental
Bee: Mother Nature; 9 Mental
Spider: 8 Material; 2 Mental
Red Brick: The Train; 7 Mental
Fin: The Moon; 8 Emoting; 4 Mental
Fence Post: 4 Energy; 6 Emoting; Director – Emoting (Father Christmas)
Tire: Temperance; 6 Emoting; 4 Energy
Wheel: 10 Energy; Nurturer – Mental (Hulda); The Train; Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge)
Electrical Cord: The Sun; 3 Energy
Cup: 10 Emoting; 2 Emoting; 9 Mental; 5 Material
Snow Globe: The World; 7 Emoting
Droplet: 8 Material; 5 Emoting; Youth – Emoting (The Snowdrop); The Commander
Parchment Paper: The Commander; 10 Mental; 4 Material; Director – Energy (Charles Dickens); Quester – Material (Balto)
Confetti: The World; 6 Energy
Chimney: 6 Emoting; Temperance; 4 Energy; Director – Energy (Charles Dickens); Nurturer – Mental (Hulda); Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge)
Moustache: 8 Mental; Ace Emoting; Director – Mental (S. A. Andree); The Commander; 10 Material; Nurturer – Material (Snowflake Bentley)
Beard: 8 Energy; 9 Energy; 3 Material; 10 Material; 7 Energy; The Magician; Youth – Material (Tomten); Quester – Energy (Sir Hubert Wilkins); Director – Emoting (Father Christmas); Quester – Mental (Uller)
Footprint: 7
Mental; 4 Energy; 5 Energy; 5 Emoting; 3 Mental; 9 Mental; 8 Emoting; 6 Mental;
Temperance; Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge); Director – Emoting (Father
Christmas)
Single Flame: Nurturer – Energy (Lucia); Ace Energy; 4 Material; 9 Material; Youth – Energy (Little Match Girl); 7 Material; 6 Mental; The Sun
Fire: 2 Emoting; 10 Mental; Quester – Emoting (The Snowman)
Bags/Pouches – Temperance; Ace Energy; 7 Mental; 8 Energy; Director – Mental (S. A. Andree); 4 Material
Yellow Flowers: The Sun; Quester – Energy (Lucia); 8 Emoting; Nurturer – Emoting (Berchta); Mother Nature
White Flowers: Temperance; Youth – Emoting (The Snowdrop); Mother Nature
Purple Flowers: 3 Emoting; 8 Emoting; Nurturer – Emoting (Berchta); Mother Nature
Leaves: Youth – Mental (Jack Frost); 7 Material; 5 Material; Temperance; Mother Nature; Youth – Emoting (The Snowdrop); Nurturer – Emoting (Berchta); 8 Emoting; 10 Mental; 7 Mental
Rope: Chains; Director – Mental (S. A. Andree); 7 Energy; 10 Energy; Beginnings; Youth – Material (Tomten); The Hermit; 7 Mental
Wings: Temperance; Calling; Impermanence; Ace Emoting; 10 Emoting; 7 Material; 10 Material; 2 Mental; Teaching
House: 4 Energy; Nurturer – Mental (Hulda); Youth – Mental (Jack Frost); 10 Material; 7 Mental; Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge); 6 Energy
Ribbon: Strength;
Director – Emoting (Father Christmas); Teaching; 6 Energy; Nurturer – Energy
(Lucia); The Commander; 6 Material
Bow: Director – Energy (Charles Dickens); Beginnings; 6 Material; 8 Mental; Youth – Emoting (The Snowdrop); Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge); Youth – Energy (Little Match Girl); Quester – Mental (Uller)
Necklace: 5 Emoting; Nurturer – Emoting (Berchta); Nurturer – Mental (Hulda); 9 Material; 10 Energy; Mother Nature; 10 Material
Book: The Hermit; Teaching; 10 Emoting; 4 Material; Director – Energy (Charles Dickens); 8 Emoting; The Oracle; 9 Mental; 6 Mental; 6 Emoting; 4 Material
Window: 8 Mental; Youth – Mental (Jack Frost); Quester – Emoting (The Snowman); 10 Emoting; 5 Material; Temperance; 7 Mental; 10 Material; 9 Mental; Removal; Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge); Nurturer – Mental (Hulda); 4 Energy; 4 Emoting; 6 Energy
Icicle: Ace Mental; Nurturer – Emoting (Berchta); 7 Mental; Chains; 4 Emoting; The Commander; Director – Material (Ebenezer Scrooge); The Train; 7 Material
Table: 2 Emoting; 8 Mental; 9 Emoting; 2 Mental; Ace Emoting; 10 Emoting; 10 Mental; 8 Emoting; Director – Energy (Charles Dickens); The Oracle; Youth – Energy (Little Match Girl)
-- Janet
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