AUTHOR'S NOTE: In Tarot Currents, Paul Hughes-Barlow recently observed that the true aim of tarot reading is not solely the telling of fortunes but rather the delivery of relief from suffering and liberation from a feeling of entrapment. In Paul's words: "The proper use of TARO is not simply to predict events. Its purpose is … Continue reading The “Liberating” Tarot and the “Locksmith’s” Portion
Tarot Humor
A Drama of Threes
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Recently I was digging through my old posts looking for a specific piece of information and came across this amusing and instructive bit of whimsy that first appeared in a slightly different form. (I've linked the original post below, but be aware that it gets deep!) The essay involved numerological correspondences between pairs … Continue reading A Drama of Threes
The Major Arcana as “Dining Experience”
AUTHOR'S NOTE: In 2022 I satirized Douglas Adams' already-satirical novel, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (see the link below), in which a talking cow (aptly named "Dish of the Day") offers up choice cuts of itself to discerning diners, carved from its living flesh "on the hoof" as it were. My own … Continue reading The Major Arcana as “Dining Experience”
A Tarot Conversation with Myself
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This one is just for fun! (Well, maybe there's an uncomfortable truth or two and a little sarcasm mixed in with the merriment . . . )Me the Inquisitor: "Why do you read the tarot cards?"Me the Mad Scientist: "I want to get under the skin of objective reality and see what makes … Continue reading A Tarot Conversation with Myself
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 