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A Horary and Tarot Case Closure: What Happened to Devon
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Roughly a year ago I was approached by a person with an interest in the case of Devon Marsman, who at that time had been missing from Halifax, Nova Scotia for more than two years. He was last seen entering a relative’s house in Halifax at night, apparently for a party that the…...
Sympathetic Magic: The Secular Side of Spellworking
AUTHOR’S NOTE: It’s fascinating how dreams can unearth old memories that are still germane to present conditions, figuratively “turning over rocks to see what crawls out from underneath.” Last night in one such nocturnal interlude I was discussing with an unknown savant the assumption that object-oriented magic is best performed with “power items” that hold…...
Incentivizing the Shadow: A “Numerical Synthesis” Pros-and-Cons Spread with Resolution
AUTHOR’S NOTE: A while back I came to the realization that the so-called “quintessence” calculation is anything but when applied to a group of input cards that doesn’t consist of the traditional four-card “cross.” (Quintessence in tarot terms simply means “fifth expression,” not “without equal”). I came up with alternative nomenclature for the numerical synthesis…...
Convergence Between Tarot, Lenormand and Horary Astrology
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Whenever I’m confronting a major decision or a significant occurrence in my life or the lives of my clients, I find it useful to perform both a tarot (or Lenormand) reading and a horary astrology event chart. I’m looking for convergence in their testimony, particularly in the status and placement of critical features,…...
That Devil Moon: Flying Under the Radar
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The unforeseen ways by which syncretic alignment between ideas can enter metaphysical thought are truly remarkable. Human beings are conceptual pattern-makers who are always trying to draw parallels where no obvious convergence exists, and the subtle arts are no exception. I’ve acquired many fortuitous insights for presentation in this blog while engaging in…...
Is the Fix In: Prospects and Circumstances for Donald Trump’s Survival or Demise
Ever since Donald Trump was identified as the likely Republican candidate for the 2024 Presidential election, I’ve had concerns about a possible assassination attempt. Recent events have upgraded those concerns from possible to probable. There is so much hostility and partisan ferment in the political arena that it almost seems like a foregone conclusion that…...
The “Need to Know” Barometer of Consequence Spread
AUTHOR’S NOTE: In the practice of horary astrology, one of the ironclad tenets is that the querent must have a legitimate need to know the information being sought. Idle-curiosity questions are frowned upon and generally ignored as inconsequential. Those who seek a tarot reading are usually much less fussy about it and often cast their…...
Randomizing and Shuffling: “Generating White Noise” and “Creating Order Out of Chaos”
AUTHOR’S NOTE: In previous posts I’ve mentioned in passing that the purpose of the shuffle is not to randomize the cards but rather to subconsciously arrange them in the proper order to tell the story. Judging from the responses I received (or more tellingly, didn’t receive) nobody really “got” what I was trying to say…....
Spread Shape as “Statement of Intent”
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve now created well over 300 tarot and Lenormand spreads, and I often mention spread format (or “shape”) as one of the three main elements of my architecture: the other two are position meaning (“What do I want to know?”) and number of positions (“How much do I want to know about it?”)…....
Tarot Reading for Businesses: A Conceptual Overview
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Not long ago a new acquaintance, upon hearing that I read tarot cards, asked whether I do readings for business-related questions. I responded that I have yet to do so in a professional capacity but I certainly could, and I have in fact created quite a few experimental spreads for just that purpose…....
