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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

Parsifal the Scribe

Devil, Devil, Who’s Got the Devil?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Sometimes you just know something fishy is going on but you can’t put your finger on it where to look for it. Here is a…

4h ago

Devil, Devil, Who’s Got the Devil?

4h ago

Parsifal the Scribe

Playing to Strength, Caving to Weakness: Aspiration and Temptation in Tarot Reading

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Here is a spread that offers a “high road” and a “low road” for approaching the outcome of a reading; these are parallel…

1d ago

Playing to Strength, Caving to Weakness: Aspiration and Temptation in Tarot Reading

1d ago

Parsifal the Scribe

Multiple Reversals as “Covert Operations”

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve written often about the myriad ways in which one can interpret reversed cards in a tarot reading; I now have over 200…

2d ago

2d ago

Parsifal the Scribe

The Awakening: A Spiritual Transformation Spread

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Here is a tarot spread that uses the concepts of entrenched inertia (pip cards), personal make-over (court cards) and…

3d ago

The Awakening: A Spiritual Transformation Spread

3d ago

Parsifal the Scribe

“No Blame” — A Useful First Principle in Divination

AUTHOR’S NOTE: There are a handful of what might be called “first principles” or “prime directives” in reading the tarot cards, broad…

4d ago

4d ago

Parsifal the Scribe

Incentivizing the Shadow: A “Numerical Synthesis” Pros-and-Cons Spread with Resolution

AUTHOR’S NOTE: A while back I came to the realization that the so-called “quintessence” calculation is anything but when applied to a group…

5d ago

Incentivizing the Shadow: A “Numerical Synthesis” Pros-and-Cons Spread with Resolution

5d ago

Parsifal the Scribe

Sympathetic Magic: The Secular Side of Spellworking

AUTHOR’S NOTE: It’s fascinating how dreams can unearth old memories that are still germane to present conditions, figuratively “turning…

6d ago

6d ago

Parsifal the Scribe

A “Tipping Point” Decision-Making Gambit: To Placate, Punish or Persevere

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In many decision-making scenarios, the act of choosing will reach a “tipping point” at which we must resort to motivating or…

Sep 3

A “Tipping Point” Decision-Making Gambit: To Placate, Punish or Persevere

Sep 3

Parsifal the Scribe

Thoughts, Feelings and Desires as Inputs to a Tarot Reading

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been grappling with the subject of “confirmation bias” in divination ever since I encountered the term a couple of…

Sep 2

Thoughts, Feelings and Desires as Inputs to a Tarot Reading

Sep 2

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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