Why I Rarely Start with Yes or No in Tarot
Why yes/no tarot questions often compress a situation before the cards can describe it accurately, and how symbolic evidence in the image reveals yes, no, or not clear yet.
Symbolic perception
Writing on reading the image, symbolic evidence in the cards, and perceptual discipline before meaning is named.
Where AI Stops Reading
A Field Note exploring why AI tarot interpretation often answers the surface question while missing the deeper human tension underneath it.
The Cards and the Gap
What to do when the spread and the seeker's presenting energy are worlds apart, including how to verify the signal when symbolic coherence and felt reality diverge completely.
Reading the Grip
A Field Note Series on Reading Seekers in High-Stakes Situations
Four Field Notes on recognising seeker grip, reading under pressure, and carrying interpretive structure when outcomes feel life-or-death.
The Origin of The COMPASS Method™
Leigh Spencer reflects on how the COMPASS Method emerged over decades of intuitive reading practice, and why attention, not knowledge, became the defining factor in clarity.
Reading as Relationship, Not Performance
When tarot becomes a performance for an audience, intuitive work loses the slack it needs; Leigh Spencer traces consent, repair, and the everyday habits that keep readings relational for clients and for yourself.
Welcome to Tides of Knowing
Leigh Spencer introduces Tides of Knowing and The Deck Compass, explains how methodology articles differ from this journal, and argues that structure helps intuitive tarot readers stay precise without losing warmth.