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“Getting It Wrong”AUTHOR’S NOTE: Tarot novices often ask more seasoned diviners (with almost palpable dread) “What should I do if I get a reading totally…3 min read·7 hours ago----
Parsifal the ScribeBoundaries, Fences and Neighbors: Drawing a Line in the SandAUTHOR’S NOTE: In his poem Mending Wall, Robert Frost gives the impression that he is rudely baiting the neighbor who keeps telling him…6 min read·1 day ago----
Parsifal the ScribeAn Accident That Never HappenedAUTHOR’S NOTE: The fascinating thing about this reading is the direct validation I received early in the period regarding its chances for…3 min read·2 days ago----
Parsifal the Scribe“Dividing the Chaos” — Reconstituting the Trump CardsAUTHOR’S NOTE: Here is another oddball experiment (I have a few of them queued up) in which pairs of trump cards are collated…5 min read·3 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeQabalistic Constellations: A Reading TemplateAUTHOR’S NOTE: As does religious mysticism with its unproven “origin” theories and moralizing allegorical screeds, esoteric metaphysics…7 min read·4 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeDeck Selection and Spread DynamicsAUTHOR’S NOTE: I’m not proposing that there are “scientific” answers to these questions but, humans being the insatiably curious and highly…4 min read·5 days ago----
Parsifal the Scribe“Just Desserts” vs “Justice Served” — The Two Faces of JusticeAUTHOR’S NOTE: Whenever the Justice card appears in a client’s reading, I usually talk about “receiving one’s just desserts” according to…2 min read·6 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeSymbolic Sacrifice and Ritual CannibalismAUTHOR’S NOTE: This will surely offend some people, but I’ve never been especially thin-skinned, and I make no apologies for my…3 min read·Apr 19, 2024----
Parsifal the ScribeOne Against Nature: A Tarot Self-CritiqueAUTHOR’S NOTE: Mystical and spiritual types like to assert that they use tarot solely to tap into their self-awareness and self-improvement…3 min read·Apr 18, 2024----