A widely-held conviction among modern tarot readers is that there are no categorically "good" or "bad" cards in the deck, therefore no single card can give a "yes" or "no" answer via a one-card pull. I often quote James Wanless, who said "There are no negative cards, only opportunities." As a working hypothesis, this seems … Continue reading Yes, No and Maybe Cards
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Fortitude and the TdM Master Layout
Before anyone flees for the exit, this 78-card extravaganza is NOT a spread for divination, it's a systematic way to assign interpretive meaning to the suit cards of the Tarot de Marseille (TdM) by “borrowing” it from the “trump” cards of the same number (up to a point). Finding meaning in the numbered small (or … Continue reading Fortitude and the TdM Master Layout
The Crosstown Traffic Series
Here is something that will be of absolutely no practical use to anybody except those of us who think deep, convoluted thoughts about tarot as a "system" (and maybe not even then). It falls off the far edge of theoretical thinking even for me, but I do like the visuals. (And I always did admire … Continue reading The Crosstown Traffic Series
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 