My assumption has always been that Four is one of the "good" numbers: it is the doubling of the binary (Two), which is the root of conciliation and harmony, as well as the source of the term foursquare, which means "standing squarely and solidly." It is synonymous with stability and anything in a steady-state condition. … Continue reading When Stability Goes Stale: A Study of the Fours and the Binary Paradigm
The “Hedge Mystic”
In a recent post I characterized myself as a "garden-variety mystic" in that I don't identify as a "psychic" (much less an all-seeing one) or a "sensitive" in my professional pursuits (nor as an "empath" either, but that's a subject for a different post), I just "read the cards." Today I hit upon the even … Continue reading The “Hedge Mystic”
A “Time Passages” Long-Range Example Reading
As a way to test this spread, I decided to take a look at the prospects for my own life over the next three years. My main area of interest lay in the "Health & Happiness" category, especially involving my physical well-being. I used the RWS Centennial edition for 2020, the Thoth for 2021 and … Continue reading A “Time Passages” Long-Range Example Reading
The Old Style Lenormand “Attitude Check”
I recently acquired the Old Style Lenormand Fortune Telling Cards and ran the deck through my "New Lenormand Deck Attitude Check." This is my Lenormand version of a "deck interview" reading, in which I let the cards tell me their intentions. I'm usually not one to ascribe unique "personality" to decks since I think what … Continue reading The Old Style Lenormand “Attitude Check”
The “Time Passages” Long-Range Life-Reading Spread, Parts One and Two
As promised yesterday, here is my latest attempt at creating a spread (actually two interlocking spreads) that can be used to provide long-range developmental insights as far out as three years in time. It uses a split deck (Major and Minor sub-packs) in the first phase only, and consists of two separate parts. Part One … Continue reading The “Time Passages” Long-Range Life-Reading Spread, Parts One and Two
The Practicality of Long-Range Readings
I recently received a request to do a professional tarot reading that spanned up to a two-year period. I thought long and hard about attempting it, but ultimately decided that it wouldn't be prudent, primarily because the topic was "personal life" circumstances, which can often be a euphemism for relationship matters, and situations involving other … Continue reading The Practicality of Long-Range Readings
Mind Over Matter
I was just looking at the tarot-deck "de-enable" thread on one of the forums and realized that I haven't had to be "de-enabled" on buying a new deck in a very long time. It probably helps that I don't find most recent decks particularly inspiring from a divination standpoint, even if they happen to be … Continue reading Mind Over Matter
“A Quarter for Your Thoughts” Quarterly Outlook Spread
Technically, the phrase is "A penny for your thoughts," but inflation eventually overtakes all things. I like to say that I prefer to perform inductive rather than deductive readings, working up from the details in the individual cards to create a "big picture" - or "gestalt" - overview of the matter in question. This approach … Continue reading “A Quarter for Your Thoughts” Quarterly Outlook Spread
Divinosaurus Recidivus
Sometimes I feel like a displaced "dinosaur," and at other times I'm more a "cosmic anomaly" like Arthur Dent - a walking anachronism on one hand and a "man-out-of-time" on the other - with one foot planted firmly in the cartomantic past and the other tentatively treading the future of the art, but with little … Continue reading Divinosaurus Recidivus
The “Diurnal Footprint” Daily Draw Spread
Although I've reconciled myself to using the one-card daily draw to show the overall "tone" of the upcoming day rather than a single type of activity that will prevail during the entire time, I've been looking for a better model that will capture shifts in the "energy pattern" that may take place during the day. … Continue reading The “Diurnal Footprint” Daily Draw Spread
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 