Country singer Hank Williams once wrote a country blues song called "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" that contained the verse: "And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry." Funny thing about trying to read for oneself on a daily basis, especially after doing it for years on end. Eventually it can … Continue reading The River Was Dry
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“Got Love If You Want It,” or Love In Its Cups
It's likely that the song of the title (written by bluesman Slim Harpo and recorded by several '60s rockers) was talking more about the tumescent love of Crowley's Ace of Disks ("It'll last all the while") than the sweet emotion of the RWS 2 of Cups. But with the "season of love" - or at … Continue reading “Got Love If You Want It,” or Love In Its Cups
Update: 2018 Super Bowl Prediction
Well, there's the answer. My scoring model predicted a 9-point win for the Eagles and they won by 8 points, even though the individual scores were around two touchdowns higher than anticipated. Judgement delivered the verdict for the Eagles, tapping the Wheel of Fortune and Justice to "steamroller" the Patriots and elevate Philadelphia to a … Continue reading Update: 2018 Super Bowl Prediction
2018 Super Bowl Prediction
Let's try this again using the same spread. The National Football League championship game predictions were inaccurate as far as determining the winners and losers but not that bad concerning the mechanics of scoring. For the Super Bowl reading I decided to use the Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery as the main deck and the … Continue reading 2018 Super Bowl Prediction
New Age Tropes and the “Theater of Tarot”
This lengthy article was rejected for publication because it was viewed as "too elitist." I'm many things, but I'm by no means an elitist. I am however highly opinionated and skeptical of what has become of the bright promise of the New Age as it continues its long, slow decline. Sometimes my "inner curmudgeon" just … Continue reading New Age Tropes and the “Theater of Tarot”
Update #2: NFL (NFC) Championship Game
In this case, it looks like the raw scores I came up with by adding up the card values were the most accurate: the projected 36-14 best-case win for the Philadelphia Eagles over the Minnesota Vikings was not far removed from the actual 38-7 final score. (The Eagles did in fact "run away with it" … Continue reading Update #2: NFL (NFC) Championship Game
Update #1: NFL (AFC) Championship Game
Interesting game. With only 9 minutes remaining in the 4th Quarter and the Jaguars up 20-10, it looked like my forecast of a 21-14 Jaguars win was on target, and even the final score (Patriots 24, Jaguars 20) wasn't that far off the mark either except for not actually identifying the winner and loser as … Continue reading Update #1: NFL (AFC) Championship Game
American Football Playoff Forecast
I'm not a fan of American football by any stretch of the imagination (I'd rather actively engage in solo sports than passively observe team sports), nor am I a fan of watching television outside of the rare HBO series that captures my interest. But I am a fan of using tarot to predict the results … Continue reading American Football Playoff Forecast
A New Year’s Treat
Taking a break from my esoteric pondering, I thought I would offer my personal recipe for Irish Cream liqueur. My ancestry is in large part Irish, and I take the title of this complex blend from my ancient family surname (that's my grandfather on the label). It takes about half an hour to throw together … Continue reading A New Year’s Treat
Cheap Shots #27: “You Say Toe-mah-toe . . .”
Sometimes I think American hubris knows no bounds (as an American, I can say that). Consider the matter of pronunciation. The British know that Americans don't talk right, and so do the French. Like many Americans, I had four years of high-school French, and I still remember the basics of proper pronunciation. For example, I … Continue reading Cheap Shots #27: “You Say Toe-mah-toe . . .”
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 