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Parsifal the Scribe

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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

Tarot As Social Herald: The Timing of Arrival or Departure

AUTHOR’S NOTE: While re-reading Paul Fenton-Smith’s Tarot Master-Class, I rediscovered his observation that the reversed 10 of Pentacles…

4h ago

Tarot As Social Herald: The Timing of Arrival or Departure

4h ago

The “Split-Decision” Opportunity Advancement Spread

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Here is a spread that examines the comparative probability of success or failure for an opportunity that could go either…

1d ago

The “Split-Decision” Opportunity Advancement Spread

1d ago

Confronting Reversals: Do We Retreat or Advance?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I really need a new tarot book. Right now I’m re-reading Paul Fenton-Smith’s Tarot Master-Class, which I believe has been…

2d ago

2d ago

Tarot Prediction: The Spread as “Frame of Opportunity”

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I recently encountered the irrefutable argument that the aspects of life on which we focus with purposeful intent will…

3d ago

3d ago

Astrological Modalities and the Minor Arcana

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In astrology there are three modalities (aka quadruplicities*) of four signs each, Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable, with one set…

4d ago

4d ago

Talking in Tongues: The Many Voices of the Tarot

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The more time I spend with the tarot, the more appreciative I become of the numerous layers of intelligent and meaningful…

5d ago

5d ago

Ceremonial Magick and the I Ching: Card Comparisons

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I realize that the title is misleading. This essay is not about the practice of ritual magic, nor is it a discussion of…

6d ago

Ceremonial Magick and the I Ching: Card Comparisons

6d ago

The “Scream of the Butterfly:” Squeezing the Bad from the Good

“Before I sink Into the big sleep I want to hear I want to hear The scream of the butterfly” - from “When the Music’s Over” by Jim Morrison…

Jul 6

The “Scream of the Butterfly:” Squeezing the Bad from the Good

Jul 6

Astral Access: Surface Tension and the Suspension of Disbelief

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The belief in communication with spirits is often based on the assumption of an invisible world that exists behind or above…

Jul 5

Jul 5

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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