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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

The Golden Dawn’s “Opening of the Key” — Much Ado About Too Much?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: First a confession: it’s been years (make that decades) since I last performed all five “operations” of the Golden Dawn’s…

3d ago

3d ago

Attack of the Killer TINOs!

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I recently had an eye-opening experience regarding the current state of disarray in modern tarot design. (I almost wrote…

4d ago

4d ago

Pursuing the “Imaginative Turn of Phrase” — An Astrological View

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In his essay on the Knight of Swords in Tarot Master Class, Paul Fenton-Smith observed that this “quick-minded” Knight “is…

6d ago

Pursuing the “Imaginative Turn of Phrase” — An Astrological View

6d ago

Acceleration and Deceleration in Tarot Reading

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Once again I’ve received inspiration for a new essay from something tarot author and entrepreneur Marcus Katz said on the…

May 13

May 13

Death of a Dream: the Seven through Ten of Swords as a “Downward Spiral”

“I woke up this morning And I got myself a beer. The future’s uncertain And the end is always near.” - from Roadhouse Blues by The Doors

May 12

May 12

“Lenormand 101” in Brief

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Even with nearly twelve years of study and practice behind me, I’m still far less experienced with divination using the…

May 10

May 10

“Beware the Devil Woman”

“Crystal ball on the table Showing the future, the past Same cat with them evil eyes And I knew it was a spell she cast

May 9

May 9

The Unpredictable Swords: Mental Agility or Mental Chaos?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In the Golden Dawn’s system of elemental correspondences for the suits of the tarot, Swords are assigned to Air, suggesting…

May 8

May 8

“Present” Focus in Tarot Reading: Leveraging the Moment

“I woke up in between A memory and a dream” - from You Don’t Know How It Feels by Tom Petty

May 7

May 7

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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