AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've been following the drama surrounding the proposed White House ballroom. Statements made by the administration that the court only prohibited ground-breaking and that planning would still proceed reminded me of my current thinking on the tarot suit of Pentacles (aka Coins and Disks). A few years ago I developed a set of … Continue reading The Suit of Pentacles: “Plan the Work and Work the Plan”
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Elemental Correspondences: Keys to the Kingdom
AUTHOR'S NOTE: If asked by a tarot beginner to identify the least tedious way to become more familiar with reading the cards, my advice (other than "practice, practice, practice") would be to acquire a fundamental understanding of each card (no more than one or two keywords similar to the way Lenormand cards are read) and … Continue reading Elemental Correspondences: Keys to the Kingdom
Court-Card Conceits: Player, Dreamer, Schemer and Delver
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I was just reading Paul Fenton-Smith's character analysis for the court cards in Tarot Master-Class (a thorough portrayal that I find to rival that of Aleister Crowley for useful insights), and encountered his description of the Swords personality as a "skimmer" who is known to casually stroll through any topic without dipping too … Continue reading Court-Card Conceits: Player, Dreamer, Schemer and Delver
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 