Since I'm going to talk about reading diagonal lines in the Lenormand Grand Tableau, let's assume for the moment that the title of this post is a colorful allusion to that rather than a) an aeronautical term for the angular deflection or "droop" of an airplane tow rope, b) a prenatal determinant of gender or … Continue reading The Angle of the Dangle
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2004 Cold Case: Where Is Maura?
Update: There may be new evidence in this case suggesting she was kept in a basement near the crash scene. Here is a recent news article. https://www.wmur.com/article/maura-murray-family-woodsville-disappearance/26241858 Original Post: In 2004 a young Massachusetts woman crashed her car in New Hampshire and disappeared. She had a run-in with the law shortly before her disappearance but … Continue reading 2004 Cold Case: Where Is Maura?
Those Useless Extra Cards
File this one in the "Don't give me any crazy ideas . . ." folder. Although printing technology may have changed to the point that it no longer happens, the production of a 78-card tarot deck used to consume two 40-card printer's sheets, with left-over space for two extra cards that were typically used by … Continue reading Those Useless Extra Cards
Where Is “A . . ?” A Missing Person Spread
UPDATE: The remains of Austin Colson were found in a wooded area of northern Vermont not long ago, and positive identification has now been made. He died of a gunshot wound to the head. http://www.wmur.com/article/human-remains-found-in-norwich-identified-as-austin-colson/21084837 My instincts were apparently sound in this case, although my reading wasn't too accurate as a whole. There may very … Continue reading Where Is “A . . ?” A Missing Person Spread
Rethinking the Monthly Lunar Look-ahead
Before I get into the subject of today's post, here is an interesting web-site that shows the eight cardinal and ordinal phases of the monthly lunation cycle as named by eminent astrologer Dane Rudhyar, in terms of the percentage of visibility, making it possible to pinpoint when a given sub-phase "perfects" during the month in … Continue reading Rethinking the Monthly Lunar Look-ahead
Where Is Justin? A Missing-Person Spread
A young man from New Hampshire recently went missing in Guatemala while swimming alone across a lake. He was apparently checked on by people in a boat, said he was OK and continued his swim, but never returned. http://www.wmur.com/article/crews-search-for-tamworth-man-missing-in-guatemala/15164741 I have a missing-person spread that I've used successfully in the past to analyze such cases, … Continue reading Where Is Justin? A Missing-Person Spread
“Being There” – A Personal Growth Spread
* This spread was inspired by an article (“The B's”) on the Lorian Associations's blog site (see sidebar link) by David Spangler, one of the original architects of the New Age. It describes modes of being appropriate to successfully navigating the coming year and beyond. Think of it as a model for personal growth. The … Continue reading “Being There” – A Personal Growth Spread
Cutting-Edge Cartomancy
The Cartomancer is a glossy, elegant, high-quality and high-caliber quarterly international journal for the card-reading enthusiast, mainly focusing on Tarot, Lenormand and Oracle deck study and practice. After a distinguished turn at the helm by Jadzia deForest, the publication has now been purchased and is being published by Arwen Lynch-Poe. This is Arwen's inaugural effort, … Continue reading Cutting-Edge Cartomancy
An Astro-Tarot Analysis of a Suicide
This is a detailed study of a recent death-by-suicide using a method I've been developing for combining astrological and tarot techniques in horoscopic analysis. The event occurred following a family celebration; I was present at both the gathering and the scene of death. All images © U.S. Games Systems, Inc, Stamford, CT and Robert M. … Continue reading An Astro-Tarot Analysis of a Suicide
A 1980 Cold-Case Reading
I recently came across a news report about an investigation by local police and FBI agents into a 37-year-old New Hampshire (USA) missing-person "cold case." http://www.wmur.com/article/officials-search-for-evidence-related-to-1980-missing-person-case/13521816 I have a spread designed for missing-person divination and decided to apply it to this case. Here is the layout: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kz9ay5wf44526er/Train%20to%20Nowhere%20Spread.pdf?dl=0 The spread has thirteen positions modeled after a … Continue reading A 1980 Cold-Case Reading