We've all seen the Hollywood version of the investigative psychic: the brow furrowed in concentration, the eyes squeezed shut, the hands to the temples, proclaiming "I think I see the letter 'B' . . ." One thing I've learned during my pursuit of missing-person situations is that the number of unsolved homicides far outweighs incidents … Continue reading The Skinny End
Experimental Methods
“It’s Good to Be the King!*” – A “Match Game” Example Reading
This is a hypothetical reading using my "Match Game" Relationship Dynamic Spread. It portrays an old-fashioned patriarchal (that is, "male-dominant") marital relationship; at my age I've seen plenty of those going back to the 1950s. Essentially, the man calls all the shots and the woman pretty much sucks up whatever he deals out. (I might … Continue reading “It’s Good to Be the King!*” – A “Match Game” Example Reading
“A Match Made In . . .”
a) Heaven (Your Wildest Dreams) b) Hell (Your Worst Nightmares) c) "The back seat of a '60 Chevy"* This morning I read an article titled "12 Signs You May be Headed for Divorce," which inspired me to create this spread for those who may be agonizing over the state of their relationship and are looking … Continue reading “A Match Made In . . .”
Donald Trump’s “Quintessence” Profile
These days everyone is a pop psychologist. In the minds of the culturally over-stimulated, every egotistical high-achiever who exhibits the slightest lack of empathy is labeled a "narcissist," and any borderline misfit who ever harbors a dark thought is automatically branded a "sociopath." The fact that few of these assumptions would satisfy the medical definition … Continue reading Donald Trump’s “Quintessence” Profile
The Quick, the Dead and the In-Between: A “State of Undoing” Table
The fundamental quandary in any missing-person reading is whether the cards describe the absent party as alive, deceased or somewhere in-between (injured, ill, captive, physically abused, etc.) Most tarot professionals consider the very idea of contemplating physical death to be borderline unethical, but any extended missing-person scenario must inevitably confront the possibility, if only in … Continue reading The Quick, the Dead and the In-Between: A “State of Undoing” Table
What Happened to Ricky? – A Missing Person Reading
UPDATE: Ricky Perez was found safe by Londonderry police. As is typical in these cases, no additional information was provided, obviously in the interest of maintaining privacy. I'm counting this one as a predictive success based on the original pull. https://www.wmur.com/article/officers-need-help-finding-missing-boy/29377332 Original Post: Ricardo "Ricky" Perez, a 15-year-old youth from Londonderry, NH, went missing early … Continue reading What Happened to Ricky? – A Missing Person Reading
A “Rorschach Tarot” Example Reading
The "test throw" I included in my original post on this subject was in fact based on a legitimate question so I decided to use it to illustrate this method of reading. The situation centers on an upcoming gathering of a large group of people at the home of one of the parties, and the … Continue reading A “Rorschach Tarot” Example Reading
Rorschach Tarot
Whenever I despair of coming up with fresh ideas for tarot spreads, I reach deep for inspiration. If I may say so, this one could be a winner for all the reasons I usually dismiss in spread creation: it's free-form and completely unstructured; it's nuclear rather than linear, resembling a "vortex" like the Lenormand Grand … Continue reading Rorschach Tarot
And the Band Played On
Since the American political "stew," which has been at a steady simmer for a long time, appears to be about to come to a full, raging boil again, I figured I should take a look at the Democrats' chances for impeaching Donald Trump. I used my "Enemy at the Gates" vulnerability spread with my favorite … Continue reading And the Band Played On
Aristotle’s Theorem: A Situational Gestalt Spread
I've started creating spreads specifically for use with the Tarot de Marseille (but certainly not limited to it). Here is my most recent one, a sophisticated layout that can be read in whole or in discrete parts, three cards at a time or the entire 24-point tableau plus knighting. I built it around an industrial … Continue reading Aristotle’s Theorem: A Situational Gestalt Spread
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 