AUTHOR'S NOTE: The art of correctly divining the course of large-scale human events (as opposed to purely natural phenomena) on the world stage is one that has intrigued fortune-tellers since Elizabethan astrologer William Lilly predicted the Great Fire of London in 1666. In my own work, these occasions are primarily sociopolitical in scope, and the … Continue reading “Through A Glass Darkly” – Predicting World Events
World-Event Readings
Stolen Artwork: A Horary Perspective
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm posting this with the acknowledgement and permission of the Isabella S. Gardner Museum, with whom I've shared it in case anyone considers trying to cash in on my work. Although I first heard about this back in 1990 when it happened, I was recently reminded that millions of dollars worth of artwork … Continue reading Stolen Artwork: A Horary Perspective
Affirmative Action in the Crosshairs
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The recent United States Supreme Court decision to scrap the affirmative-action provisions of federal law for institutions of higher learning inspired me to perform this reading on the future of all equal-opportunity measures for applicants to any kind of position. I decided to use a Lenormand 3x3 spread and the Old-Style Lenormand deck … Continue reading Affirmative Action in the Crosshairs
The “Flatline & Spiral” Attitude Adjustment Spread
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is a spread for readers who have trouble making sense of vague or seemingly irrelevant answers from a three-card draw. It requests a "second opinion" from the cards when the outcome of the initial pull does not square with the relative significance of the situation. This is an instance of the "shape" … Continue reading The “Flatline & Spiral” Attitude Adjustment Spread
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
Busting Trump: A “Conditional Yes-or-No” Example Reading
It appears increasingly likely that former President Donald Trump will be charged with a criminal offense by the Department of Justice as a result of the "January 6th Commission" recommendations. I decided to test my new "yes-or-no" spread by asking whether he will be convicted. I used the Thoth deck for this reading, with "Adjustment" … Continue reading Busting Trump: A “Conditional Yes-or-No” Example Reading
Trump Indictment: A Yes-or-No Reading in Two Parts
To test my archetypal "Yes-No-Maybe" template, I asked the question "Will Donald Trump be indicted for sedition due to allegedly encouraging insurrection in Washington DC on January 6, 2021?" This was before I learned that an indictment for Espionage Act violations may be even more likely because it is seen as an "open-and-shut" case (if … Continue reading Trump Indictment: A Yes-or-No Reading in Two Parts
Lunar Month Look-Ahead for World Events (November, 2022)
Not long ago I was asked whether my New-Moon-based "Lunar Month Look-Ahead" spread (link below) can be used to predict world events in addition to personal circumstances. I responded that I didn't see why not, and then decided to attempt it myself. This reading has no regional or national focus, and is simply a high-level, … Continue reading Lunar Month Look-Ahead for World Events (November, 2022)
A 2022 U.S. Congressional Election “Majority” Forecast, Part 2
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is the "tarot" segment of my two-part analysis of the 2022 Congressional mid-term election. It turned out to be a nuanced and tricky reading. (I apologize in advance for the seemingly gratuitous use of quotes and parenthetical asides, but they're intended to season my rhetoric with anecdotal aptness.) Full Disclosure: For most … Continue reading A 2022 U.S. Congressional Election “Majority” Forecast, Part 2
A 2022 U.S. Congressional Election “Majority” Forecast, Part 1
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Although this horary forecast is scheduled to appear in a future issue of the online AstroLogic magazine, I wanted to present it here first since I'm working on Part 2 and didn't want to wind up in a "cart > horse" situation when I publish it. The success of my Sarah Palin prediction … Continue reading A 2022 U.S. Congressional Election “Majority” Forecast, Part 1
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 