We begin in a hall like a cathedral full of echoes, enclosed by high stone walls. There is a cup, a breath disturbs the waters of this upraised cup, prayers are intoned. Within all is holy. Beyond, a sword stabs … Continue Reading The Oracular Incantation
When I see the pips, the elements do not come first, instead, as I mentioned in the opening of this … Continue Reading The Suits In Their Element
Spinning golden plates, that shimmer like a bull’s eye. If batons embody potential and power, coins denote power of a … Continue Reading Encountering the Suits: Weight of Influence
Force. Tension. Expansion. Like a massive tree trunk with roots running deep, arising out of the earth and reaching upward … Continue Reading Encountering the Suits: Accomplished Work
This month’s augury comes with force and motion, driving through shadowed lands. Yes it is August, and that time of the month again where I lay down a handful of cards on the table and give a brief overview of … Continue Reading Ambivalence is a cold mistress
Lectio Divina is a medieval monastic practice embodied as an engaged reading of the Word. It is not analytical, and … Continue Reading Encountering the Suits: Heart of Life
At its most basic, tactile, and visual, a sword is an instrument, a weapon with a pointed edge used to … Continue Reading Encountering the Suits: Armed Force
This is a series born out of a book idea. Instead of going the book route, I will share most of what I had in mind here in pieces or parts. This is the introduction, as such, I’d like to … Continue Reading Animating the Tarot Pips: An Introduction
I’ve been sick for most of the month of February, putting things into perspective for me. With being sick and … Continue Reading From the devil to the star
Lastly, there are the kings in the court. Here each king will speak in its own voice. The King of cups “I am elegantly draped, a graceful man with good taste. I speak from the heart and I charm all … Continue Reading The Kings of the Court
We continue with the courts, here the Queens speak. Queen of coins: “Draped in my regal raiment, I know what … Continue Reading The Queens of the court
I now offer tarot readings here on my website, and if you have ventured to the tab that lists my … Continue Reading Spreads, spreads, and more spreads
September is picking up pace and looking much better than the past couple months. I have to be honest, these … Continue Reading The hand that feeds you
Continuing my survey of the court cards: After the pages come the knights, the mounted ones, the riders of the … Continue Reading The knights of the court
In May I began my oracular survey of the court cards, which can be read here starting with the Pages. … Continue Reading Sex in the court
“Art plays with conventional forms, stretching the imagination towards liberation from constraints.” -Camelia Elias Art as a vehicle for moving … Continue Reading Tarot and Art
