“Riddle me this, riddle me that” said the Riddler to the Dark Knight. AUTHOR’S NOTE: An online acquaintance recently described the tarot as a logic-based...
“And when I look in my window/So many different people to be” – Donovan Leitch, from Season of the Witch AUTHOR’S NOTE: Correct interpretation of...
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...
– Breathe (ground/center if applicable). – Connect with your future reader (including if you will be your only reader). Try to get a specific image...
Beginners often have the most trouble reading Court Cards, especially if several of them appear in one spread. In general, Court Cards represent personal characteristics of individuals,...
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Every time I encounter a new observation about the significance of the Major Arcana I feel compelled to revisit the subject in order...
One of the geniuses of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck is the story-telling qualities of the Minor Arcana. Each card can tell a story, but a sometimes...
I’m a firm believer in learning by doing, and getting to know the components of your deck is no exception. This can also be a...
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn introduced what I consider the most extensive and elegant set of correspondences among the tarot and other magical...
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Most of us have felt the quandary expressed in the trope “I know the name but I can’t put a face to it.”...