PinnedIs 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, 20211Dec 6, 20211
Leveraging the Hexagram: A Motivational SpreadAUTHOR’S NOTE: For this spread, I’ve lifted the internal hexagram array from my “Tarot Magic” layout to use as a motivational overview…13h ago13h ago
A Tarot Compass and Range-Finder: Locating the LostAUTHOR’S NOTE: Although horary astrology is much better for it, I sometimes work with tarot as a means of finding lost items or people. I…1d ago1d ago
“Neat Borders:” A Further Case for Tarot SpreadsAUTHOR’S NOTE: I was just reading a fascinating post in which a miscellany of famous authors expounded on why they (often vociferously)…2d ago2d ago
Trump’s Next Four: A PoMo PerspectiveAUTHOR’S NOTE: After listening to part of Donald Trump’s inauguration speech (I dislike the man as much as ever but, as a Libertarian…3d ago3d ago
A Four-Path Attitudinal Guidance SpreadAUTHOR’S NOTE: I’m fond of spreads that diverge in opposite directions along several different paths to closure. This one is designed to…4d ago4d ago
“Bottom-Feeding” — The Fish-Hook SpreadAUTHOR’S NOTE: There are times when it seems that our ability to come up with meaningful conclusions in a tarot reading has deserted us…5d ago5d ago
Aspiring to the Inside: A “Tarot Magic” Invocation ReadingAUTHOR’S NOTE: When I created my “Tarot Magic” spread based on Donald Tyson’s book of the same name, I was planning to use it for evocation…6d ago6d ago
Head Games: Are We Fooling Ourselves?AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is another installment in my long-running series about the functional dynamics of tarot reading and the arguable…Jan 17Jan 17
The Hierophant: Returning to NormalAUTHOR’S NOTE: Of all the tarot trumps, the Hierophant (originally the Pope) feels most like a “square peg in a round hole” when brought up…Jan 16Jan 16