An 84 (or 82, depending on which part of this article you believe) year-old man with dementia has gone missing in Tamworth, NH. https://www.wmur.com/article/search-for-missing-tamworth-man-is-suspended/23164418 I performed my "World of Hurt" missing-person spread to see if I can learn anything about his status; the deck is the Golden Universal. The first King to appear in the … Continue reading Where Is Dewey? – A Missing Person Reading
Experimental Methods
A “Boxcar Shuffle” Example Reading: Hurricane Florence
My daughter lives in Wilmington, NC, directly in the path of Hurricane Florence as I write this. I applied this spread to examine her situation over the next few days, using the Thoth deck with reversals. All images copyright U.S. Games Systems, Inc, Stamford, CT The "emerging" story-line reads as follows: The Root of the Matter: … Continue reading A “Boxcar Shuffle” Example Reading: Hurricane Florence
The “Boxcar Shuffle” Mixed-Media Forecast Spread
Sometimes I get bored just shuffling, cutting and dealing the cards and want something a little more exotic. Here is a spread that starts with six randomly drawn cards laid face-down. A single six-sided die is used to create an "emerging" story-line by selecting the order in which these cards are revealed in each of … Continue reading The “Boxcar Shuffle” Mixed-Media Forecast Spread
The “Monkey in the Middle” Problem Clarification Spread
Every so often we all encounter situations where we're stumped by the meaning of a particular card in a particular reading. A common practice is to pull more cards to clarify the interpretation, but I prefer to take my cue from A.E. Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot and use the problem card as the "Significator" in a new … Continue reading The “Monkey in the Middle” Problem Clarification Spread
Tar and Feathers? – Republican Prospects in 2018
It is generally acknowledged on both sides of the political aisle that the Republican Party is facing major disaster potential in the 2018 mid-term elections. I decided to test my new Dilemma Assessment spread on this situation. I selected the Thoth Tower as the focus card ("The Dilemma") and used the RWS Centennial Edition for the reading. All … Continue reading Tar and Feathers? – Republican Prospects in 2018
The “Dire Straits” Dilemma Assessment Spread
One of the thorniest questions facing a diviner is whether or not it is prudent and ethical to attempt predicting events or situations that could have a major adverse impact on the life of a person or other entity. The wiser heads among us almost unanimously advise against making forecasts that involve death or diagnosis of serious illness, … Continue reading The “Dire Straits” Dilemma Assessment Spread
Who Killed Melissa? – A “Whodunit” Reading
UPDATE: A 74-year-old former Massachusetts man has been arrested for this crime. He now resides in Alabama, so the only aspect of the reading that was remotely accurate is that the perpetrator is somewhere in the "Southeast." Here is a current news release: https://www.wmur.com/article/marvin-skip-mcclendon-waives-extradition/39860825 Original Post: In 1988, 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay of Salem, NH was … Continue reading Who Killed Melissa? – A “Whodunit” Reading
The “Alternate Reality” Timeline Spread
I don't use the 3-card "past/present/future" spread very much because I find it lacking in detail. Trying to stuff all of the relevant nuances of a moment in time into the narrow confines of a single card is like omitting the yeast when baking bread; it can be done but the results are usually quite … Continue reading The “Alternate Reality” Timeline Spread
Changing Gears
This is a reading about a setback and an opportunity. Our ongoing saga of relocating across the State to be closer to our granddaughter continues. A couple of months ago when we had two or three potential houses lined up for viewing, I did a reading that showed we would find a house but probably not … Continue reading Changing Gears
Where (and How) is Trish? – A Missing-Person Combo
UPDATE #2: The NH Attorney General's office has confirmed that the remains found inside a washing machine pulled from Grant's Pond in Grafton are those of Trish Haynes. The testimony of the second spread that she was "in a wet place" and was possibly transported "over water" has turned out to be accurate, and the … Continue reading Where (and How) is Trish? – A Missing-Person Combo
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 