AUTHOR'S NOTE: Last night I had a vivid dream in which I was a neophyte "ghost whisperer" tasked with assisting a community of stranded spirits. I entered a small garden with a rather glum male guide who promptly disappeared and left me on my own. The garden was furnished with low stone tables and benches … Continue reading “How Far Is Heaven?”
Non-divination
“The End of the Innocence*”
AUTHOR'S NOTE: As I continue to carve a curmudgeonly swath through the "haze of woo" that modern tarot reading (and, I'm beginning to discover, a good many of the other mystical and shamanistic arts) has become, I feel a bit like an "Angel of the Apocalypse" in my clarion-call for a more disciplined (and by … Continue reading “The End of the Innocence*”
Youngbloods in the Tarotscope
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Get Together, the utopian anthem of unconditional love and peace by the Youngbloods, is one of the most hopeful (and, in retrospect, most naive) songs to come out of the "hippie generation" (although I sense a little of the poignant introspection of Kahlil Gibran or Omar Khayyam in it). Here is my interpretation … Continue reading Youngbloods in the Tarotscope
A State of Mundanity
It is now going on five years since we moved to our new home in a much more populous region of southeastern New Hampshire. Although we relocated mainly for proximity to family, we had high hopes that we would discover an active social and intellectual environment. Unfortunately that hasn't proved to be the case. While … Continue reading A State of Mundanity
The Fool and The Tower: “Flirtin’ with Disaster”
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I was listening to Molly Hatchet while on my treadmill this morning and the Fool and the Tower jumped right out of the headphones. Now I know what to think when I see the two close together in a reading: "playing with fire." The rest of the cards pretty much fell into place. … Continue reading The Fool and The Tower: “Flirtin’ with Disaster”
Only A Fool . . .
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here I've taken another stab at creating one of my quirky "pop-culture" tarot tableaux, this time marrying Brian Williams' sly PoMo Tarot to Steely Dan's equally sly lyrics in "Only A Fool Would Say That" from their first album. It looks like a "match made in heaven" to me because the PoMo Tarot … Continue reading Only A Fool . . .
Aleister Crowley: “Hierophant” or “Devil?”
I'm now reading Alejandro Jodorowsky's commentary in The Way of Tarot about the number Five and its "decimal equivalency" in the Pope (Hierophant) and the Devil. One passage struck me as an accidental portrait of Aleister Crowley as an exemplar of what Jodo is talking about: "The Five of Wands represents two temptations: sublimating the … Continue reading Aleister Crowley: “Hierophant” or “Devil?”
A 2022 Recap: Another Milestone Passed
The past year was a good one for this blog. I've now reached over 100 daily visitors on a fairly regular basis, something I never expected to see, and I've added a respectable number of new followers. I'm also now being published in the monthly online AstroLogic magazine, with both horary astrology and tarot articles … Continue reading A 2022 Recap: Another Milestone Passed
Universal Love: Magnetism, Gravity or Wishful Thinking
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Consider this the "curmudgeon's-eye-view" of the subject since, philosophically speaking, I find most exhortations of unconditional, universal love at the spiritual level to be debatable at best and improbable at worst. But don't take this too seriously (except the anti-religious part); my goal is as much sly humor as criticism. (For the record, … Continue reading Universal Love: Magnetism, Gravity or Wishful Thinking
A Measure of Self-Protection
With the current increase in litigation over the use of licensed Creative Commons material on public sites without proper citation, I thought it wise to state my monetization status for this blog. For those who don't read sidebar pages, I decided to bring this notice front-and-center on the main feed. If you like my writing … Continue reading A Measure of Self-Protection
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 