PinnedIs the Practice of Divination Irrelevant or Dishonest?As I continue to explore the sketchy written history of the early tarot, I frequently encounter the observation that the tarot cards, prior…Dec 6, 20211Dec 6, 20211
2024 Presidential Election Recap: The Power of HoraryAUTHOR’S NOTE: I had new content prepared for today, but decided to revisit my October 9th “Astro-Tarotscope” reading in response to the…13h ago13h ago
Polar Opposites and the Pendulum of ContrastsAUTHOR’S NOTE: An interesting aspect of esoteric metaphysics is that there are no unconditional “black-and-white” polarities in terms of…1d ago1d ago
Tarot and the “Lust of Result”**”For true will, unassuaged of purpose and delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.” — Aleister Crowley in The Book of the…2d ago2d ago
Tarot As “Offering Bowl” — A Situational Development SpreadAUTHOR’S NOTE: The practice of Taiji envisions eight “offering bowls” that enclose space and also present the contents of that space to…3d ago3d ago
“When in Doubt, Lay It Out”AUTHOR’S NOTE: Tarot beginners who are doubtful about both their predictive skills and the reliability of divination in general often ask…4d ago4d ago
Natural Alignment: Separating the Cow from the HamburgerAUTHOR’S NOTE: My opinion of Ethan Indigo Smith’s imagination and sense of humor went up a notch while reading (in The Tao of Thoth) his…5d ago5d ago
Tarot Disambiguation: “I Know You Think You Believe You Understand . . .”AUTHOR’S NOTE: Disambiguation is a great word. As I see it, the concept involves eliminating confusion in the understanding and…6d ago6d ago
Learning the Tarot Cards: Assimilate, Don’t Aggregate!AUTHOR’S NOTE: I recently came upon an alleged “ancient Egyptian proverb” that I decided to tweak for use in this essay. Here I’m…Oct 30Oct 30
Tarot As “Awareness Practice”AUTHOR’S NOTE: Lately my head has been crammed with ideas from my informal study of Taoism as presented by Benebell Wen in I Ching The…Oct 29Oct 29