I should be clear up front that I'm not a huge fan of animal decks, unless they're a little (or a lot) quirky like the Tarot of the Magical Forest, the Marseille Cats or the Baroque Bohemian Cats (which I unfortunately missed buying when it was still in print). But I was gifted the utterly charming Medieval Cat Tarot for … Continue reading Medieval Cat Tarot Deck Interview
Tarot Readings
Where Is Robert? – A Missing Person Reading
UPDATE: Following up on this old reading, I discovered that Robert Stanley was found dead in a long-abandoned boiler room of a hydro-electric plant in Rochester, NH back in January of this year. There was no further information about the cause or circumstances of his death other than that there was no evidence of foul … Continue reading Where Is Robert? – A Missing Person Reading
Puttin’ on the Rex
As an American with strong ancestral ties to Scotland and Ireland, I have more than a passing interest in the outcome of the Brexit controversy. I realize that the term is a conflation for "British Exit" from the European Union (EU), but I latched onto the subsumed fragment "Rex," which was a title once given … Continue reading Puttin’ on the Rex
2018 Midterm Election Revisited
Back in January I performed a Lenormand Grand Tableau to examine the circumstances of the upcoming Congressional election in the United States that is scheduled for November 6. That reading projected a thin margin of victory for the Democrats, but a number of things have changed since that time such that an update is warranted. … Continue reading 2018 Midterm Election Revisited
2018 World Series, Game 5 Prediction
Game 5 Recap: I'm happy to take a 5-1 Red Sox win as divinatory success when the cards predicted a 4-1 win for Boston. The assumed meltdown of the Dodgers' bullpen didn't materialize as dramatically as anticipated, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts' strategic error of leaving starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw in the game too long … Continue reading 2018 World Series, Game 5 Prediction
2018 World Series, Game 4 Prediction
Game 4 Recap: Beyond correctly predicting the winner, there were a couple of key observations in this reading. The Red Sox with Justice as their "edge" definitely "delivered the verdict in no uncertain terms," and Temperance coupled with Justice allowed them to regain their poise going into the final innings of the game. The Dodgers … Continue reading 2018 World Series, Game 4 Prediction
2018 World Series, Game 3 Prediction
Game 3 Recap: The Dodgers win confirmed the prediction, although by a more slender margin than anticipated. It looks like both pitching staffs were up to the challenge. Original Pregame Post, 10/26/19 @ 0800 With the Major League Baseball World Series relocating to Los Angeles for Game 3, my approach places the home-team Dodgers in … Continue reading 2018 World Series, Game 3 Prediction
2018 World Series, Game 2 Prediction
Game 2 Recap: As predicted by the scoring model, the game was a close one, 4-2 instead of 4-3, but the win went to Boston as David Price came through. It seems that all the reversals gave more trouble to the Dodgers, while the Red Sox relievers were flawless. Pitching was the deciding factor, abetted … Continue reading 2018 World Series, Game 2 Prediction
2018 World Series, Game 1 Prediction
Game 1 Recap: For the first couple of innings, my scoring estimate looked like a winner and, until the 6th inning, the game stayed reasonably close to the numbers shown by the spread's scoring model: 5-3 Read Sox vs. the predicted 6-1 final score. But the Red Sox bats eventually lived up to the 6 … Continue reading 2018 World Series, Game 1 Prediction
Baby Steps
So you've got your first deck, freed it from its shrink-wrap, browsed through it casually, counted the cards to make sure they're all there, and are ready to dig in. There are a number of ways to start using the cards, all of which involve taking things in small bites. One time-honored approach is to … Continue reading Baby Steps