You knew I would get back to the 6 of Coins sooner or later. Its conceptual leap beyond the 5 of Coins is remarkable. Where the Five is detached and barren, with the two triangles formed by the suit emblems converging in a shared apex at the center of the insular "womb," the Six is … Continue reading A Tarot de Marseille Thumbnail: 6 of Coins
Month: June 2019
A Tarot de Marseille “Pips” Overview: The Ambitious and Combative Batons
Although the Tarot de Marseille suit of Batons (our modern Wands) has similarities to the Swords in that both are considered "hard" suits, there are flourishes of a more nuanced individuality in the pip cards that the Swords pips lack. Alone among the suits, the Batons have a very limited "inner landscape;" their agenda involves … Continue reading A Tarot de Marseille “Pips” Overview: The Ambitious and Combative Batons
An Inevitable Conclusion
As much as I would love to be a highly successful tarot reader in a face-to-face professional environment (it's where I do my best work and offer the most value), I've come to realize that my true calling is undoubtedly as a writer. In all modesty, I haven't come across much modern writing on cartomantic … Continue reading An Inevitable Conclusion
A Tarot de Marseille “Pips” Overview: The Exclamatory and Meditative Swords
The suit of Swords in the Tarot de Marseille doesn't really benefit from a card-by-card analysis of the pips the way I've done with the Coins and will do with the Cups (and, to a lesser extent, the Batons). There are really only two basic "flavors:" those cards with a vertical sword at their center … Continue reading A Tarot de Marseille “Pips” Overview: The Exclamatory and Meditative Swords
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 