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The Dollhouse Oracle
by Janina Renée
Miniature
objects play a role in the material culture of magic and divination,
because they can signify material goods as well as other
things—including intangible qualities—that we’d like to manifest in our
lives. Perhaps the best known miniature is the dollhouse, which
intrigues both children and adults. A dollhouse can also be used in
magic and divination, because not only does it convey the charm of the
miniature, it also shares the symbolism of the house, and the house and
its chambers provide metaphors for different states of being. As such a
symbolic structure, a dollhouse can serve as the basis of a tarot
layout, in which the cards are inserted into its miniature rooms, and
then interpreted in the context of the rooms’ different metaphorical
associations. Author Janina Renée presents the "Dollhouse Oracle," a
way to use the tarot for insight into your life.
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