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Is 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, 2021

Dec 6, 2021

The Stop, the Plop and the Flop: Reducing “Slop” in Tarot Reading

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’m indebted to Ethan Indigo Smith (in The Tao of Thoth) for the inspiration behind the quirky title (along with the “jammed…

18h ago

18h ago

Filtering Illusion: Countering Misinformation in Tarot Reading

AUTHOR’S NOTE: It’s no secret that I don’t condone purely intuitive tarot reading, particularly when it is performed remotely in the form…

1d ago

1d ago

Qabalah, Cabala, Wherefore the Kabbalah?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Western occultists of the late 20th Century (or at least those with no prior background in Jewish mysticism) who spent time…

2d ago

2d ago

The “Power Grab” Spread: A Personal Power Profile

AUTHOR’S NOTE: As inquisitive beings we are always looking for insights that will aid us in understanding our inherent strengths and…

3d ago

3d ago

Grasping and Holding: Readings That Stick

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The inspiration for this essay comes from an idea I picked up during my metaphysical studies that can be applied to…

4d ago

4d ago

The “Side-Eye” — Looking Askance at Card Meanings

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In one of my online tarot conversations I’ve once again fielded the perennial question about the need to use reversals in…

5d ago

5d ago

“Who Shall I Be Today?” — A Tweaked Daily-Draw Spread

AUTHOR’S NOTE: During my ongoing study of the Taoist Bagua I encountered the idea that, in the three lines of a trigram, the top line…

6d ago

“Who Shall I Be Today?” — A Tweaked Daily-Draw Spread

6d ago

The “Response-Spectrum Tableau” — A Tarot, Lenormand and Dice Decision-Making Spread

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Here is a mixed-media spread that combines tarot cards with Lenormand cards and dice to come up with a tableau that offers…

Nov 13

The “Response-Spectrum Tableau” — A Tarot, Lenormand and Dice Decision-Making Spread

Nov 13

The 3 of Swords as “Patience”

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is one I didn’t see coming, and I wasn’t quite sure where to go with it. But I think I got there in reasonable fashion.

Nov 12

The 3 of Swords as “Patience”

Nov 12

Parsifal the Scribe

Parsifal the Scribe

I’ve been involved in the esoteric arts since 1972, with a primary interest in tarot and astrology. See my previous work at www.parsifalswheeldivination.com.

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