Inuition

Definitions of intuition vary slightly. Here are a few that I collected from the web via Merriam-Webster, WordReference.com and Dictionary.com. Intuition: instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes); hunch, suspicion; direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension; a keen and quick insight; quick and ready insight; immediate apprehension or cognition.
For the last few days, several people have brought up the topic of intuition- inside and outside of Tarot readings. How does a healer, therapist, Tarot reader, masseuse, etc. utilize their intuition to connect with and better understand a patient or client? How much of "reading" someone and their problem/situation is intuitive vs. analytical?

Food and Tarot, part 2

Food and the Elements/Suits
Matching specific kinds of food is natural with some suits, more difficult to figure out with others. The following are a few ideas: Fish & Seafood & Seaweed=Water/Cups. Air/Swords=birds or fruit (all fruit that grows higher from the ground, like apples or pears). Fire/Wands=undomesticated land animals (tigers, cantelope, squirrels), low-to-the-ground veggies and fruits (like broccoli or tomatoes). Earth/Discs or Pentacles= Grain (wheat, corn), domesticated land animals (cows, chickens), root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, turnips).

Food and Tarot

There is an Herbal Tarot deck (and nearly a deck for everything else:) but I cannot find a Tarot deck which uses food or cooking as a theme. Certain foods aim in the healing and rejuvination process as well- our moods also respond to food combinations or a specific diet we are on. Fasting, feasting, eating specific dishes (like latkes during Hanukkah), or abstaining from particular foods are often connected with religious rites, ceremonies, and traditions. I'm interested in the idea of using different foods/dishes per card to aid in healing, illness prevention, mood elevation, energy invigoration, nurturing, spiritual journeying etc.
Not only do I love cooking, but reading and writing about food is also one of my favorite pasttimes. As many tarot decks are focused around a specific hobby or religion, etc. marrying two of my favorite hobbies sounds interesting. Most people do not associate food with tarot but what we eat contributes to our spiritual, emotional, and physical development.
I haven't given too much thought about a particular Tarot deck which I would like to create, so this would be my first real investigation into what a deck that I created would be like. I don't know how the idea of a food tarot would figure out, but thinking about how I would go about it invokes my curiosity.