UPDATE: The take-away from this exercise is that tarot is much more accurate for doing sports predictions. I've had some remarkable successes with it going back to Super Bowl 51 in 2016 and the World Series in 2018. From a learning perspective, the advantage of doing them is that you get immediate feedback on the … Continue reading Super Bowl LX: Patriots vs. Seahawks
Month: February 2026
A “French-Cross Twist” on the Job-Search Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've tinkered further with my "French-Cross Twist" spread to align it with employment situations. Here is a "real-life" example reading. After concentrating and shuffling, the first six cards are to be dealt in the order shown, with Card #5 placed beneath Card #2. The seventh card is the "numerical essence" ("quintessence" in the … Continue reading A “French-Cross Twist” on the Job-Search Reading
An “Italian Romany Spin-Off” Playing-Card Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is a playing-card reading using a truncated version of a fifteen-card Italian Romany design I encountered several years ago. I created the spread (linked below) for use with the Tarot de Marseille but it should be equally effective for playing-card divination. It can be read in two ways: 1) as rows that … Continue reading An “Italian Romany Spin-Off” Playing-Card Reading
“Counting Round” in Playing-Card Reading: An Experiment
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Although I've been "counting round" in Lenormand reading for years, I recently came across the idea of using a comparable technique with playing cards. The Lenormand concept is to lay out a Grand Tableau of 36 cards, then start at the identified Significator card and - treating the Significator as "1" - count … Continue reading “Counting Round” in Playing-Card Reading: An Experiment
Attention-Driven Prediction: When Reason “Bumps” Instinct*
*Bump: To nudge; to prod; to goad; to incite; to spur, to urge; to provoke; to propel; to exhort (as in a persuasive appeal to follow a course of action). AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is another take-away from my ongoing reading of Joe Monteleone's Tarot Mysticism: The Psycho-Spiritual Technology of the Thoth Tarot. I'm convinced that … Continue reading Attention-Driven Prediction: When Reason “Bumps” Instinct*
The Disruptive Fives: A Bleak But Essential Corrective
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've written about the tarot Fives a number of times from an esoteric perspective, and also from a pragmatic point-of-view as indicating the need to "break eggs (the stagnant Fours) to make omelettes (the harmonious Sixes)." I've often called them "can-openers" and "nutcrackers." Their disruptive nature comes from their association with the sphere … Continue reading The Disruptive Fives: A Bleak But Essential Corrective
“Resource Management” Cards in Lenormand Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth installment of the series in which I'm experimenting with informally linking the 36 Lenormand cards to the 12 signs and 36 decanates of the astrological zodiac. This time I'm looking at the sign of Taurus and its "native" 2nd House as indicators of personal resource management. I'm bringing in … Continue reading “Resource Management” Cards in Lenormand Reading
A Ten-Card Tableau for Cartomantic Divination
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Over eight years ago I created a tableau-style "3x3+1" tarot spread that I decided to adapt for use in playing-card and Lenormand divination. I kept the structure intact but altered the annotation for the positions to suit my purpose. I've also included an example reading to demonstrate its application, in which the brief … Continue reading A Ten-Card Tableau for Cartomantic Divination
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 