Much of what I post here originates with my conversations on a couple of the more active tarot forums. Following the demise of Aeclectic Tarot after 17 years (thank you, Kate; I'm reminded of the Douglas Adams book title "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"), the community splintered and fetched up in a … Continue reading Consider the Source
Non-divination
Pan Is In The House
I just came across another opportunity to apply Terry Pratchett's provocative observation: "YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" I've recently been involved in on-line discussions of polytheism (the belief in multiple gods), primarily among a Wiccan and pagan community for whom such deliberations are routine. We got … Continue reading Pan Is In The House
A New Year’s Treat
Taking a break from my esoteric pondering, I thought I would offer my personal recipe for Irish Cream liqueur. My ancestry is in large part Irish, and I take the title of this complex blend from my ancient family surname (that's my grandfather on the label). It takes about half an hour to throw together … Continue reading A New Year’s Treat
Rock Solid
Mary Reddy wrote a fascinating article on the consciousness of rocks from a shamanic perspective ("Rock Talk") that really struck a chord with me. https://lorian.org/blog/ I came to a spiritual appreciation for the mineral kingdom through my practice of geomancy using Israel Regardie's "bowl-of-stones" method. I spent a couple of years gathering just the right … Continue reading Rock Solid
The Hanged Monarch
My take on the Hanged Man, in as few words as possible.
The Map Is Not The Territory
The Hermetic Qabalah assumes that the material Universe was created through an orderly evolution of increasingly substantive thought-forms (symbolized by the sephirot – Hebrew for “emanations” - on the Tree of Life diagram) that originated in the realm of pure Spirit (aka the “Mind of God”) and terminated in the mundane reality with which we … Continue reading The Map Is Not The Territory
Nifty Tarot Music
Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett playing "Ace of Wands" from his tarot-themed album Voyage of the Acolyte. https://youtu.be/J_8LfkkXHCs
The Alchemy of Silence: A Temperance Poem
Yesterday, in the tarot and Lenormand blog My Curious Cabinet, I was reading Le Fanu's explanation for his retirement from active posting. His comments on the need to regain "silence" in his life, to fend off the intrusion of social and cultural malaise into his private space, got me thinking about my own perception of … Continue reading The Alchemy of Silence: A Temperance Poem
No Ads Here, Ever
I occasionally get a friendly nudge from people who think I should monetize my blog with ads (probably because they want to be featured). So i did a little investigating and found this interesting article that makes avoiding ads in favor of other monetizing options look like the sensible thing to do. https://smartblogger.com/blog-ads/ Offering personally-recommended … Continue reading No Ads Here, Ever
Wilt or Want? That is the Question
"Do what thou wilt." Arguably the four words in Aleister Crowley's vast esoteric oeuvre that are at the heart of his repugnance to polite (that is to say, religiously - and now also politically - correct) company because they seem to fly in the face of the hallowed Golden Rule. Not, of course, that he … Continue reading Wilt or Want? That is the Question
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 