I've now had several on-line clients since I posted my "Open for Business" article, and I must say that the practice of having them pull their own cards while concentrating on their question or topic area has been working out exceptionally well. My assumption has always been that if our subconscious has something to tell … Continue reading On-Line Reading: An Appreciation
Miscellaneous
Big Fish, Little Fish, Old Fish, New Fish
Not long ago, after I was published for the second or third time in The Cartomancer and had made a few appearances in the American Tarot Association's monthly and quarterly publications, while at the same time seeing my professional reading career display tiny sparks of life (so what has changed?), my sister-in-law said to me … Continue reading Big Fish, Little Fish, Old Fish, New Fish
Nevermore?
I don't know about you but when I encounter a post more than three or four paragraphs long, I tend to glaze over before I get to the end and I often leave the page without finishing (unless it's something I want to keep for future reference, in which case I'll save the link for … Continue reading Nevermore?
Virtue Is As Virtue Does
. . . or something like that. The uncertainty over which tarot trump card represents which of the four cardinal and three "theological" virtues is a continuing source of on-line debate. As a non-religious person I don't bother much (or at all) with the Christian virtues in a tarot reading, but I am intrigued by … Continue reading Virtue Is As Virtue Does
“Head Space”
The question is sometimes asked "What is the proper frame-of-mind in which to approach a tarot reading?" Should one meditate, pray, "clear" or otherwise center in the moment? Is it OK to be a little bit "high?" Must one be thoroughly rested and mentally fresh? Does it help to use candles, incense, crystals or other … Continue reading “Head Space”
A Question of Style
During my long career as a technical and legal writer, my personal goal was to explain complex matters in comprehensive but still entirely lucid language, since to do otherwise could have led to serious human error and/or regulatory exposure for my company. These objectives would seem to be at odds, since completeness and clarity may … Continue reading A Question of Style
An Oracle with Teeth
I'm on a mission to discover an oracle deck with a natural or mythological theme that isn't full of bland, breezy New Age affirmations or shamanistic pretensions. Angel decks are "right out," as Monty Python used to say. Tennyson's line "Nature, red in tooth and claw" comes to mind, although I'm looking for a balance … Continue reading An Oracle with Teeth
Archetypes, Alpha-Types and Stereotypes
Warning: I'm going to be politically obtuse here and talk about gender, as in demographics, because at the purely biological level (barring surgical intervention), it is what it is. For the record, I'm an Old White Male (but not quite the "Bernie Sanders of the Tarot" yet), married to the same woman for 40 years … Continue reading Archetypes, Alpha-Types and Stereotypes
A Long Shadow
The Waite-Smith (aka "RWS") tarot deck, which modern revisionist thinking has insisted on renaming the Smith-Waite Tarot (nearly as much of a misnomer as calling the Thoth deck the "Harris-Crowley Tarot"), does indeed cast a long shadow (or pall, depending upon your opinion) over the world of exoteric tarot, and specifically over the art of … Continue reading A Long Shadow
The Three “R’s”
I was never much good at mathematics, being more of a literary and artistic type in my youth and on into maturity. For me, 'rithmetic never really made it into the classical mix, although I did have to pass college math to get my degree. My personal "three R's" included readin', (w)ritin' and a rotating … Continue reading The Three “R’s”
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 