Now I'm really going to have to work! This brilliant piece of mystical poetry, extracted from Algernon Charles Swinburn's epic verse drama, Atalanta at Calydon, is rife with possibilities for metaphorical correspondences to the cards of the Major Arcana. I was able to bring all 22 trumps to bear here; not all of them are a … Continue reading Swinburn and the Major Arcana
Non-divination
A New Look
Since I upgraded to a premium WordPress account, I decided to experiment with the expanded access to customization features. The new header image shows my crystal ball against a backdrop of the Grand Teton range on my computer screen; what looks like a flying saucer is actually a reflection of my desk lamp, and the … Continue reading A New Look
End of an Era
On a housekeeping note, Mozilla has finally gone and done it. The legacy version of Firefox I've been using to retain all of my old add-ons and plug-ins no longer supports editing of posts and viewing of stats in WordPress, so I've had to migrate management of this blog to Internet Explorer. The transition appears to be … Continue reading End of an Era
RWS, TdM and Lenormand Binning
I have now added searchable categories for my Waite-Smith, Tarot de Marseille and Lenormand-related posts and am beginning to populate them. These posts aren't as easy to chase down as the Thoth group because they are often tied to broader commentary, so it will take me some time to capture them. As before, use the … Continue reading RWS, TdM and Lenormand Binning
Venus and the Horned Moon
“ . . . while close above the Eastern bar the horned Moon, with one bright Star almost between the tips." (from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge). On Sunday night, July 16, 2018, we observed a rare celestial phenomenon, technically called an occultation of Venus by the Moon with Earthshine, but … Continue reading Venus and the Horned Moon
Binning My Spreads
UPDATE #2: OK, let's try this again. All of the tags have been turned into formal categories and the search function seems to be finding what it should. The "Categories" drop-down is the way to access them. Let me know if you find glitches when using it. UPDATE: Unfortunately, the WordPress search engine isn't robust … Continue reading Binning My Spreads
A Little Ingenuity
A while back I spent a few hours pasting together a Lenormand Grand Tableau layout sheet, and was keeping it in a cardboard portfolio under the bed. Last week-end I crumpled it slightly while pulling out my guitar case (to be honest, I forgot it was there since I've been working mostly with tarot lately). … Continue reading A Little Ingenuity
Life After Tarot
I'm not going anywhere. At least not soon, and not unless I'm carried out. I've just been wondering where I might point my omnivorous intellectual appetite next in the world of metaphysical inquiry. There is still some unfinished business in that area: I have to get back to my study and practice of geomancy, which … Continue reading Life After Tarot
The Little Sleep and the Big Sleep
With the recent passing of my father, almost 94 years into his remarkably healthy lifespan, I've been pondering the nature of death. The key question for all of us is whether individual consciousness persists after the neural network that serves it ceases to function. Are we purely existential beings who are part of the machine … Continue reading The Little Sleep and the Big Sleep
Consider the Source
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
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 