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 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·23 hours 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·1 day ago----
Parsifal the ScribeMission Impossible?AUTHOR’S NOTE: “Can tarot really tell the future?”3 min read·2 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeThe Sevens: “Fearing a Misstep”AUTHOR’S NOTE: This morning I came across a fragment of text by Benebell Wen from a longer translation of one line from the I Ching…4 min read·3 days ago----
Parsifal the Scribe“The Fix is In!” — Invoking Tarot EnergyAUTHOR’S NOTE: This tarot-based technique for magically imposing one’s personal Will on circumstances is based on the concept of i…4 min read·4 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeSyncretism Unbound: The Octile Horoscope and the TrigramsAUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been reading about the origins of the esoteric alignment between the 12-year Chinese zodiac/calendar and the eight…6 min read·5 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribePitch-Perfect: Tarot Reading as “Tone Poem”AUTHOR’S NOTE: On nearly every page of Benebell Wen’s book, I Ching, the Oracle: A Practical Guide to the Book of Changes, I encounter…3 min read·6 days ago----
Parsifal the Scribe“The Arduous Path” — Walking the TalkAUTHOR’S NOTE: As the theme for this essay I’ll trot out my slightly cynical version of the hackneyed aphorism: “It’s all good . . …3 min read·May 5, 2024----
Parsifal the ScribeThe “Reset Arc” — Daily Draw x 7“. . . every day resets itself, from sunrise to sunset to sunrise again.” Benebell Wen, I Ching, the Oracle: A Practical Guide to the Book…4 min read·May 4, 2024----