AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the second essay in what may become a series where I take a structured look at "numerological counterparts" among the trump cards as "alike but different" expressions of a common theme. Here I'm tackling The Chariot (7) and its counterpart, The Tower (16=1+6=7). In approaching this subject, I recognized that both … Continue reading The Chariot and The Tower: “Risky Business”
Tarot Readings
The Problem – and Power – of Projection
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've approached the topic of "subjective bias" in different ways over the years, most notably in my essay The Nature of the Evidence. In The Way of Tarot, Alejandro Jodorowsky observes that - despite vehement claims to the contrary - it is impossible for tarot readers to eliminate "projection" from their readings (that … Continue reading The Problem – and Power – of Projection
The Elemental Divide: A “Temporal Shift” Decision-Making Spread
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is another spread that employs four randomly-selected "elemental" cards to offer guidance in making a well-informed decision. The card that presents the most favorable alignment with the central "Focus" (aka "Decision") card, as determined by elemental alignment and/or cooperative polarity, number, rank and inherent nature, becomes the preferred incentive for driving the … Continue reading The Elemental Divide: A “Temporal Shift” Decision-Making Spread
Rationalizing the Inevitable: A Case Study
In contemplating the issues of "conflict and compromise" in a tarot reading, I'm exploring the idea that the cards that show up in these positions can challenge our self-confidence or trust in our ability to surmount the difficulties depending on how well-attuned we are to the energies of the cards. If they are cards we … Continue reading Rationalizing the Inevitable: A Case Study
A Cards-and-Pendulum “Yes-or-No” Example Reading: Return of Deposit
AUTHOR'S NOTE: When I "calibrated" my new pendulum, the horizontal axis responded to "Yes," which made the vertical axis "No" for all future readings. To test this method, I asked the question "Will we receive our full deposit back?" for a contract we cancelled when the contractor failed to perform the work within a reasonable … Continue reading A Cards-and-Pendulum “Yes-or-No” Example Reading: Return of Deposit
The Power of Alignment
AUTHOR'S NOTE: My comments here presume that I have a "live one" sitting at the table with me who can partake of the action. Remote reading is a substantially different proposition that (at least in my opinion) operates under more mystical or psychic assumptions. My recent reading (books, not cards) has inspired me to contemplate … Continue reading The Power of Alignment
Ukraine vs. Russia: An “Enemy at the Gate” Conflict-Resolution Reading
The pundits at Fox News have been leaning toward the opinion that Russia will lose the Ukraine war. I haven't done a reading on this since Biden thought he might be able to stare down Putin while the Russian saber-rattling was still going on. We all know how well that worked out. I used my … Continue reading Ukraine vs. Russia: An “Enemy at the Gate” Conflict-Resolution Reading
Eagles vs. Chiefs: 2023 Super Bowl Prediction
UPDATE #2: This forecast turned out to be reasonably accurate. As predicted, Team "B" (Kansas City Chiefs) won and the "razor-thin margin" scenario came closest to the actual outcome (38-35 vs the projected 31-30); the possibility of a tied score in regulation existed until the last 8 seconds of the game, when the winning field … Continue reading Eagles vs. Chiefs: 2023 Super Bowl Prediction
An “On-Point” Alternative Choice Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Although the issue has already been settled in principle if not yet in fact, a client has reached a "tipping-point" in a major life decision and is seeking additional insight from an impartial Universe regarding the wisdom of a pending action that was chosen and is soon to be taken. I used my … Continue reading An “On-Point” Alternative Choice Reading
An NFL Football Forecast: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, January 8, 2023
UPDATE: Looks like the odds-makers were right: Bills 35 - Patriots 23. The game was deadlocked at halftime, but the Bills broke it open in the third quarter while the Patriots went flat; the win was by almost two touchdowns rather than the one TD the cards predicted (at least they got the winning team … Continue reading An NFL Football Forecast: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, January 8, 2023
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 