PinnedParsifal the ScribeIs 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…4 min read·Dec 6, 2021--1--1
Parsifal the Scribe“Liberating” The Tarot ReadingAUTHOR’S NOTE: In his fictionalized biography of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Irving Stone put words in the sculptor’s mouth to the effect…3 min read·20 hours ago----
Parsifal the ScribePersonalizing Taoist Cosmology: Natal Planets and the Five Agents of ChangeAUTHOR’S NOTE: In a previous post I explored the Taoist “Five Agents of Change” (Wu Xing) as encompassed by the twin cycles of creation and…5 min read·1 day ago----
Parsifal the ScribeCreation and Destruction: The Tarot Trumps and Taoist AlchemyAUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the next installment in my series of essays on syncretism between the European tarot and Chinese esoteric tradition.4 min read·2 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeThe Square in the Circle: The I Ching Mandala and the Tarot TrumpsAUTHOR’S NOTE: As I continue my exploration of the syncretism between the tarot and the I Ching, I encountered this I Ching mandala in…4 min read·3 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeTrumps and Trigrams: A Syncretic ExerciseAUTHOR’S NOTE: In my recent essay (linked below) on syncretism between Western astrology and the I Ching, I correlated the twelve Ptolemaic…4 min read·4 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribePressure-Points: Triggering a ReactionAUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ll flatter myself by saying that I do some of my best tarot writing (as well as tarot divination) via the use of…2 min read·5 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeMajor Arcana as Overarching ThemesAUTHOR’S NOTE: While they may imply the potential for “fireworks,” I’m long past the point of treating trump cards in a reading as a…5 min read·6 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeUp-slopes, Down-slopes and Flat-lines: A Three-Tier Tarot SpreadAUTHOR’S NOTE: Here I’m posing the question “Which of three typical ‘motifs’ will form the core of a tarot reading and have the most to say…5 min read·May 11, 2024----
Parsifal the ScribeMission Impossible?AUTHOR’S NOTE: “Can tarot really tell the future?”3 min read·May 10, 2024----