The Cartomancer is a glossy, elegant, high-quality and high-caliber quarterly international journal for the card-reading enthusiast, mainly focusing on Tarot, Lenormand and Oracle deck study and practice. After a distinguished turn at the helm by Jadzia deForest, the publication has now been purchased and is being published by Arwen Lynch-Poe. This is Arwen's inaugural effort, … Continue reading Cutting-Edge Cartomancy
Tarot Miscellany
The Solitary Path
Back when I was an active member of American Mensa, I was what was known as an "Isolated M," which meant that I lived so far out in "God's Country" (aka "the Middle of Nowhere") that I derived zero benefit from my paid membership (to add insult to injury, they refused to send me a … Continue reading The Solitary Path
Serena’s Tarot Light-bulb Joke
I haven't read this one in a while, but thought I would share it because it offers a lot of sound tarot wisdom in humorous form (© 1999 by Serena Powers). Q: How many Major Arcana does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: All of them: • The Fool has already started … Continue reading Serena’s Tarot Light-bulb Joke
Parsifal and His Wheel
I just posted (in the sidebar) the image I'm using as an on-line icon for this site. There's a story behind it. The "hoop-and-stick" of the old children's hoop-rolling game struck me as a perfect analogy for the Celtic Cross spread, with its circular "cross" and vertical "staff" sections (never mind that the hoop is … Continue reading Parsifal and His Wheel
An Astro-Tarot Mandala
The imperfect and occasionally unconvincing merger of tarot and astrology is something that has always fascinated me. There is a sentiment among less-esoteric practitioners that they are entirely unrelated systems, and "never the twain shall meet." As a syncretic thinker on all aspects of divination (thank you, Mr. Crowley!), I find that correspondences between the … Continue reading An Astro-Tarot Mandala
Parsifal’s Wheel
Rota Fortunae (Wheel of Fortune): Much like the nimble silver ball spun by a roulette croupier, the cards in a tarot spread settle into their places after a figurative “spin” of the deck (the customary shuffle and deal). In the hands of a skilled reader, the outcome of this seemingly random array can be a … Continue reading Parsifal’s Wheel
