In the last hour of the longest summer day today, I got permission to write up a short reading for a woman who wanted to know what her grandmother ancestors might have to say to her on this day of summer solstice celebration. Her exact question was: What is the message from the Crones? Now,Continue reading “COUNCIL OF 13”
‘Yes, but he said . . .’ Or ‘yes, but she said . . .’ We recognize these phrases as we meet them every day. Often they express frustration with what other people demand, based on a sense of entitlement for which there is no basis. Ask me, and I can deliver plenty of stories.Continue reading “ENTITLEMENT”
People don’t just try to find themselves, but they also want to find others, or to find out what’s happening to them. Let’s have an example of a 9-card reading for the latter situation that also demonstrates a point about preponderance. Someone wanted to know what was happening to her friend, a public figure, whoContinue reading “A RED SPREAD”
Often students of cartomancy think that reading a square of nine is quite demanding, as one has to tease out all the possibilities presented in the cards. That is true, but it need not take a lot of time. A glance at the way in which trios dance, first horizontally, then vertically, and then X’ingContinue reading “CARTOMANTIC PROMOTIONS”
If you speak the truth, keep one foot on your broom.
We often encounter the situation when we want to give advice to people to who cannot bring themselves to articulating what the problem is. Here we have a few possibilities if we want to use the cards as tools for such articulation. But which cards? It is my opinion that one can go to anyContinue reading “FORTUNETELLING IN THREE STEPS”
Today is my mother’s birthday. She is not around any more, as she died in 1998. But I always get a present on her birthday for myself. And this often has to do with one of the topics we used to discuss, something ranging between logic and divination. She was into both. As a logician,Continue reading “FORTUNETELLING IN HEAVEN”
Lenormand, playing-cards, Tarot, which one is more bad-ass? See, that’s a cultural question, not one of distinction. They are all cool, if you care to pay attention.
In a reading situation today with my old Petit Etteilla deck, I found myself promulgating a curious sentence: ‘Yes, your boss will do the right thing and put the sack of money where the money needs to be put, just for you.’ This was in response to a question about a large project that needsContinue reading “PETIT ETTEILLA: JUST FOR YOU”
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