Dark occultism is dark compared to what? An essay about the limits of our imagination.
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The simplest lesson in cartomancy
How to read playing cards so you won’t loathe your fortunetelling business.
DO IT TODAY OR TOMORROW?
I like to ask the cards to decide things for me. It’s a sign of the kind of bravery favored by fortune.
WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T: THE ART OF REFUTATION
The art of refutation highlights your ability to know what works and what doesn’t.
HOW YOU KNOW YOU’RE A CARTOMANCER
Honoring the spirit of cartomancy.
PARALLEL AND OPPOSITIONAL
When you know you’re goddamn good at something, are you afraid of the public opinion about it? I suggest that you stop.
KILL YOUR NEIGHBOR’S CHILDREN
How about some cartomantic martial arts? We can call this reading of 40 cards on the table in 30 seconds, the ‘quick draw style.’
THE WAY OF THE STICK
When students send you gifts that blow you over, you know where your place is in the world.
THE ODD CARD INTERPRETS THE DOUBLE
Try flying with the cards above your own radar next time you see odd cards on the table, aligned in such a way so that you can ‘see’ where to start, namely at the odd end.
BACK TO ROBES
It’s not everyday that I get to see a neat and symmetrical division of cards between Hearts and Spades. But today I did. 5 Hearts to the left, 4 Spades to the right in a square of 9.
TAROFLEXIONS 