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
The Stop, the Plop and the Flop: Reducing “Slop” in Tarot ReadingAUTHOR’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 ago18h ago
Filtering Illusion: Countering Misinformation in Tarot ReadingAUTHOR’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 ago1d 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 ago2d ago
The “Power Grab” Spread: A Personal Power ProfileAUTHOR’S NOTE: As inquisitive beings we are always looking for insights that will aid us in understanding our inherent strengths and…3d ago3d ago
Grasping and Holding: Readings That StickAUTHOR’S NOTE: The inspiration for this essay comes from an idea I picked up during my metaphysical studies that can be applied to…4d ago4d ago
The “Side-Eye” — Looking Askance at Card MeaningsAUTHOR’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 ago5d ago
“Who Shall I Be Today?” — A Tweaked Daily-Draw SpreadAUTHOR’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 ago6d ago
The “Response-Spectrum Tableau” — A Tarot, Lenormand and Dice Decision-Making SpreadAUTHOR’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 13Nov 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 12Nov 12