As I envisioned, the pocket-size Centennial Edition of the RWS "in a tin" is the perfect companion for Pixie's Astounding Lenormand in two-deck readings. The latter was adapted by Edmund Zebrowski from Pamela Colman Smith's artwork, so there is an agreeable consistency in the images, and the size is roughly equivalent. I decided to do … Continue reading Paired-Deck Reading #2: An Old Acquaintance
Celtic Cross Spreads
Paired-Deck Reading #1: A Family Matter
A few of the Lenormand writers I follow have mentioned the practice of merging tarot or oracle cards with a Lenormand deck, usually by drawing a handful of cards from an alternate pack as a postscript to the Lenormand reading. I've never found this particularly useful, but lately I've been thinking how it might be … Continue reading Paired-Deck Reading #1: A Family Matter
The Lagging Indicator
I figured I had better strike while the iron is hot on this thought. While considering the nature of divination in my previous post, it occurred to me that the "outcome" card in a tarot reading - the outward evidence of a predicted conclusion - may actually be what the science of economics calls a … Continue reading The Lagging Indicator
Parsifal’s Wheel – A Celtic Cross Variation
The famous (or as some would have it, infamous) “Celtic Cross” (CC) tarot spread popularized by Arthur Edward Waite in his Pictorial Key to the Tarot in the early 1900s and updated by Eden Gray and others in the last half of the 20th century is a mainstay of the tarot reader's art. In the … Continue reading Parsifal’s Wheel – A Celtic Cross Variation
Parsifal’s Bow Personal Destiny Spread
When working New Age fairs, I'm usually limited to brief reading sessions, no more than 20 minutes. My favorite spread has always been the venerable Celtic Cross, which I've tweaked to my own satisfaction over the years. But doing justice to one takes me a solid 45 minutes, and even trimming it to half-an-hour is … Continue reading Parsifal’s Bow Personal Destiny Spread
The Case for a Traveling Significator
I stopped using a Significator card to represent the querent in my Celtic Cross spreads a long time ago. It seemed redundant to the "live" Significator sitting across the table from me - and that one talks! It wasn't adding anything of value to the narrative, so I retired the idea. But I started considering … Continue reading The Case for a Traveling Significator
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 