A certain relentlessness

On making things because they are occasioned, not because the

The teacher on the fence

On the blessings of sitting in a room by yourself, eradicating all human misery.

Erotic Dreams

Reading for erotic dreams and the fetish of the book.

Dark occultism in the age of misinformation

Dark occultism is dark compared to what? An essay about the limits of our imagination.

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better” doesn’t work in divination

If we forget that divination is a technology in addition to being an interpretative art, we forget that there’s no difference between what a doctor does and what a magical healer does. Let me put it this way: would you go to a doctor who relishes his failures, or what’s worse, can’t even wait to fail better, and more, fall from all graces too because, well, it’s delicious?

The simplest lesson in cartomancy

How to read playing cards so you won’t loathe your fortunetelling business.

The story behind the image

The surface and the story behind the surface. Read for both.

THREE NEW BOOKS

A month ago I wrote here about finalizing three book manuscripts and a deck of cards. Since I like to start projects and finish them on the dot too, I was true to my own word once again. I just had a book launch party, and shipped today a whole lot of boxes. It was

Fashionable English Lenormand in 1887: The gift of Kamekichi Tsunajima

Card enthusiasts know it well. Perform a google search, or use the search engine of a museum, and voilá, before you know it, you’ll have access to some of the most fantastic images currently available, of both ancient and recent origins. For instance, I’ve downloaded a number of historical Tarots from Gallica, the French national

What you say, not what how you say it

An example of the kind of feedback I give students.