The Sceptic's Tarot (and PsychSoma)

Martie's blog

The Sceptic's Tarot - http://www.thescepticstarot.com

Martie blogs about a sceptic's use of Tarot, namely about using Tarot cards for creative thinking (brainstorming, decision-making, problem-solving), planning, goal-setting and motivation, self-exploration, creative activities, counselling, relaxation and more. It is also about anything Tarot-related that Martie finds interesting, including spreads and tips on how to read the cards. However, Martie is skeptical about divination, the supernatural and psychic powers.

Martie’s formal education includes, among others: a MA in English, a Diploma in Library Science and certificates in counselling. She gained corporate-world experience in technical editing; electronic information management and retrieval; webmaster; business information digesting; and knowledge management systems administration; to name a few.

Thomas blogs on:

I experience that I blog less than I used to, which I regret.

ASPECTS OF LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCES

• In August 2008 Martie encouraged me to start a blog on my expertise and views regarding experiential learning. It has been an interesting and worthwhile journey to date. My current working life is devoted to this area.
• I obtained a DPhil on '9/11' 2003, in Leadership in Performance and Change. My dissertation is titled "the contribution of cooperative education in growing talent"—two areas that I am passionate about. I use the learning in vivo blog to capture my own body of knowledge. My doctorate also included a consulting intervention on "the role of people in document management in an organisation", which drawn from Martie's experience and dovetailed with the notion of a learning organisation.
• An article based on the qualitative research design of my dissertation had been published in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM). The journal published a special issue featuring updates on the top 20 papers (a combination of most downloaded and/or most cited) from the past 20 years" and my paper had been selected for inclusion. I submitted a reflection on the original paper: 'Reflection/Commentary on a Past Article: A Phenomenological Research Design Illustrated' - https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406918774662

In addition to this, several others blogs are currently 'on hold' (dormant). However, I have been inspired for quite a while to blog about my experiences of becoming a 'runner'. Visit Run/Walk your physique for a growing selection of posts.