AUTHOR'S NOTE: As we all know, dreams can be extremely symbolic, especially at their most impressionistic. I had such an episode last night. I set out to attend a mystical retreat on a mountain-top. But there were no roads leading there so I had to bushwhack through thick forest, occasionally scrambling hand-over-hand up the slope. … Continue reading The Left-Hand Path: A Dream Analysis
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Harmony and Discord in Cartomancy
AUTHOR’S NOTE: According to Wiccan author Roger Horne, the Threes, Sixes and Nines in playing-card divination are the “three harmonies” of the deck in that their influence is typically agreeable (except in the suit of Spades). Conversely, the Fives and Sevens are the two "discords" (the latter more debilitating than the former), bringing disarray into … Continue reading Harmony and Discord in Cartomancy
No Man’s Land: Thoughts on the Astral Plane
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've been reading about the work of Chalcidius, the 4th-Century CE Christian translator and commentator on Plato's Timaeus who, along with his 12th-Century interpreter, French theologian Alain de Lille (Alanus ab Insulis), subscribed to Plato's "Principle of the Triad" in concluding that God does not engage directly with Man, but solely through invisible … Continue reading No Man’s Land: Thoughts on the Astral Plane
Incompatibility of Temperament: Recidivism in the Art of Tarot
AUTHOR'S NOTE: In The Discarded Image, C.S. Lewis observed that, when first formulated, scientific theories are almost entirely conjecture (he used the word "supposal"), perhaps shored up by a few preliminary observations that foster "educated guesses." Later attempts to refine these suppositions amount to either trying to confirm their validity through experimentation (Lewis called it … Continue reading Incompatibility of Temperament: Recidivism in the Art of Tarot
Too Much “Woo” and Not Enough to “Shew” for It
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Another rant, just when you thought it was safe to come out. This has been in the queue for a while and I debated whether to post it because it could burn another bridge or two between me and those who might have had an interest in following my work. But that work … Continue reading Too Much “Woo” and Not Enough to “Shew” for It
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 