AUTHOR'S NOTE: I recently encountered the irrefutable argument that the aspects of life on which we focus with purposeful intent will expand in priority to fill our field of view, while those from which we withhold our attention will shrink in importance to the point of invisibility. In the realm of tarot prediction, this presupposes … Continue reading Tarot Prediction: The Spread as “Frame of Opportunity”
Tarot Spreads
The “Ship-to-Ship” Interest-Signaling Spread
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is a relationship spread that uses the "ships that pass in the night" metaphor to explore how meaningful "signals" might be sent between the two parties to the encounter. The idea is that interest and intent will be expressed openly or obliquely by both individuals, accompanied by direct or indirect actions and … Continue reading The “Ship-to-Ship” Interest-Signaling Spread
The “Qabalistic Onion” Situational-Awareness Spread*
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I liken tarot reading to "peeling an onion " because what we see in the cards at a surface level isn't always what is going on in the hidden depths of the situation, and we must "drill down" to find the reality. Here I'm turning that concept inside-out by proposing that the truth … Continue reading The “Qabalistic Onion” Situational-Awareness Spread*
A Past-and-Present “Differential Life” Spread: Exploring The Gap Between “Then” and “Now”
AUTHOR'S NOTE: In mathematics, science and engineering, a "delta" (symbolized by the Greek letter Δ) is used to identify a divergence, such as differential temperature or pressure (ΔT or ΔP) between environmental states or process streams, that allows monitoring of variable conditions. Here I'm using it in a slightly more esoteric way with similar intent. … Continue reading A Past-and-Present “Differential Life” Spread: Exploring The Gap Between “Then” and “Now”
Personalizing the Tarot
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I recently posted on the subject of creating a unique, hand-made tarot deck for independent study and practice, noting that someone (like me) who has accumulated several decades of esoteric experience with traditional decks probably won't benefit much from doing so. But that does not mean one shouldn't try to "personalize" the chosen … Continue reading Personalizing the Tarot
“The Great Tuning-Fork” Self-Realization Spread
"You will be calibrating the tuning-fork of your personal consciousness to the great turning-fork of universal consciousness." - Lon Milo DuQuette in Tarot Architect. AUTHOR'S NOTE: These are deep waters, and as the ancient nautical cartographers used to warn, "Here be dragons!" One of the most effective ways I've found to understand complex esoteric subjects … Continue reading “The Great Tuning-Fork” Self-Realization Spread
“Hits, Runs, Walks, Errors and Outs” – A Baseball-Themed Situational Spread
AUTHOR'S NOTE: As a take-away from my recent post on the Aces, I decided to create a situational-awareness spread designed around the baseball motif I used in that essay. I was an avid baseball player until my late 30s and I'm still a fan, so I'm very familiar with the mechanics of the game and … Continue reading “Hits, Runs, Walks, Errors and Outs” – A Baseball-Themed Situational Spread
A Mini-Lesson in Card Counting-and-Pairing
AUTHOR'S NOTE: When I first encountered the concepts of "counting round" and "mirroring" in the Lenormand Grand Tableau, I noticed a strong similarity between those 18th-Century cartomantic practices and the "counting-and-pairing" steps of the "Opening of the Key" (OotK) method for working with the tarot that was developed by the Hermetic Order of the Golden … Continue reading A Mini-Lesson in Card Counting-and-Pairing
Fact-Checking Fables: Truth, Fiction or “Spin” – An Exploratory Spread
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Whenever I see a post that purports to fact-check some controversial occurrence, I immediately become suspicious that the supposedly impartial investigator has a private agenda that is being served by facts specifically "groomed" to support the objective, a hunch that is usually borne out by the demonstrated bias of the platform on which … Continue reading Fact-Checking Fables: Truth, Fiction or “Spin” – An Exploratory Spread
The Golden Dawn’s “Opening of the Key” – Much Ado About Too Much?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: First a confession: it's been years (make that decades) since I last performed all five "operations" of the Golden Dawn's "Opening of the Key" (OotK) method of divination, which can take hours to complete and yields far more information than any ordinary inquiry requires. This fact alone severely limits its application in professional … Continue reading The Golden Dawn’s “Opening of the Key” – Much Ado About Too Much?
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 