How to Create an iPod Tarot Deck
Print out a reference sheet of all 78 cards in the tarot., Power up iTunes and hit the Browse button (the eyeball) in the bottom right of the main window to give you multiple search and sort options. , Create a New Playlist named Tarot Slush Pile...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Print out a reference sheet of all 78 cards in the tarot.
If you are particularly fond of the idea, you can make yourself a spreadsheet. -
Step 2: Power up iTunes and hit the Browse button (the eyeball) in the bottom right of the main window to give you multiple search and sort options.
, Double-click its' name to open a new window while keeping the Music Library open. , Choose songs from a variety of Genres, and with varied themes or meanings. , Open it in a new window also. , Pick a card...any card...and using its listed meanings... , Drag-and-drop this from the Slush Pile to your Main Deck playlist.
Alternatively, start with your favorite songs from Slush Pile, and find cards to match them. , (It's a bit like filling in a big, musical Sudoku, actually...) , Check against the reference to ensure that it's complete and doesn't contain repetitions. (The number of items is listed on the bottom bar.) , Do this by duplicating the songs and then editing the ID3 tags.
For instance, you could rename Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado to Queen of Wands and change its Album tag to read Wands. , To do this most effectively, you may want to Get Info on each of the 78 songs and erase any existing art.
Now, when you pull up each song, the image of the card will appear! , The first match rule should be "Playlist is Tarot Main Deck".
Check the box to Limit To 10 Items Chosen At Random.
Name this playlist "Today's Celtic Cross". , Once it mounts, click on the iPod management icon at the bottom right of the window and ensure that it is set to automatically sync the Tarot Main Deck and Today's Celtic Cross playlists. , Interpret the meaning of each song by mentally "placing" them into the relevant locations in the standard Celtic Cross spread as they are played. , Press the mighty Shuffle Songs button.
Click through the first ten songs of the "Deck" to get their reading. -
Step 3: Create a New Playlist named Tarot Slush Pile from the File Menu.
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Step 4: Browse through your Music Library and start dragging-and-dropping songs you like from the Library into your Slush Pile.
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Step 5: Create a second New Playlist named Tarot Main Deck.
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Step 6: Consult your reference sheet.
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Step 7: Find a song that matches the meaning of the card.
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Step 8: Repeat this process 77 more times.
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Step 9: Sort the Main Deck playlist by clicking on the Name header.
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Step 10: Customize the song titles to the names of the cards.
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Step 11: Spruce up your deck if you have a color iPod or a Nano by downloading the Rider-Waite image files from the Learn Tarot website
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Step 12: drag-and-drop them onto the Album Art box at the bottom left corner of the main window.
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Step 13: Create a New Smart Playlist from the File menu.
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Step 14: Sync your iPod with the computer's USB/firewire port.
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Step 15: Unplug the iPod
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Step 16: don your headphones
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Step 17: light your candles and incense and enjoy the perfect melding of New Age and Hi Tech!
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Step 18: Use the iPod Tarot on the fly: Get the querent to hold your iPod and think about their issue at hand.
Detailed Guide
If you are particularly fond of the idea, you can make yourself a spreadsheet.
, Double-click its' name to open a new window while keeping the Music Library open. , Choose songs from a variety of Genres, and with varied themes or meanings. , Open it in a new window also. , Pick a card...any card...and using its listed meanings... , Drag-and-drop this from the Slush Pile to your Main Deck playlist.
Alternatively, start with your favorite songs from Slush Pile, and find cards to match them. , (It's a bit like filling in a big, musical Sudoku, actually...) , Check against the reference to ensure that it's complete and doesn't contain repetitions. (The number of items is listed on the bottom bar.) , Do this by duplicating the songs and then editing the ID3 tags.
For instance, you could rename Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado to Queen of Wands and change its Album tag to read Wands. , To do this most effectively, you may want to Get Info on each of the 78 songs and erase any existing art.
Now, when you pull up each song, the image of the card will appear! , The first match rule should be "Playlist is Tarot Main Deck".
Check the box to Limit To 10 Items Chosen At Random.
Name this playlist "Today's Celtic Cross". , Once it mounts, click on the iPod management icon at the bottom right of the window and ensure that it is set to automatically sync the Tarot Main Deck and Today's Celtic Cross playlists. , Interpret the meaning of each song by mentally "placing" them into the relevant locations in the standard Celtic Cross spread as they are played. , Press the mighty Shuffle Songs button.
Click through the first ten songs of the "Deck" to get their reading.
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