That’s right – I’m taking another spin on the wheel, and an image and invocation style decan walk as part of the process to create another deck. Aries Decan 1, 1st, the first face of Aries, the tarot Two of Wands. I began this process on the vernal equinox at dawn (Sunday March 21, 2021) […]
The Fortune’s Wheelhouse podcast has now recorded over 100 episodes! In the most recent series of pods we are covering astrological signs in tarot, and related cards. We also co-authored a book, which we think of as the Fortune’s Wheelhouse “guide to esoteric tarot” but is really titled: Tarot Deciphered: Decoding Esoteric Symbolism in Modern […]
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. March 20th is the Vernal Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere, and no matter which hemisphere you reside in, it is a turning point. Each of the Cardinal signs begins at one of these four hinge points that turn the wheel of the year. The term “cardinal” […]
Some of you know that I’m a co-host of a podcast called Fortune’s Wheelhouse, along with my friend Susie Chang, where we talk about the esoteric symbols in tarot. Recently Susie and I were interviewed by Ryan Peverly, the host of another occult themed podcast called Occulture. You can check out his Patreon page […]
Matter and Spirit: Deconstructing the Court cards and our Solar Year Part VI of XVI, the Queen of Wands: The Red Queen’s Virtue and Fire’s reflection March 10-19 last decan of Pisces Satiety March 20-29 first decan of Aries Dominion March 30-April 9 middle decan of Aries Virtue The Queen of the Thrones of Flame bears […]
Matter and Spirit: Deconstructing the Court cards and our Solar Year Part V of XVI, the Knight of Cups: Parzival’s Quest and the Rites of Spring This is the story of Parzival’s great quest for happiness. He faces trials and moral perils, but after passing through the Rites of Spring, he spies ahead the Well at the World’s End. […]
Matter and Spirit: Deconstructing the Court cards and our Solar Year Part III of XVI, the Prince of Swords: the Star seen through the Pylons (the previous article on the Queen of Disks can be found here) This is a story of the Star and the Dove, the Sextant and the Orrery, and the rug […]
Matter and Spirit. Deconstructing the Court Cards and our solar year Part II of XVI The Descent and the Climb: The Queen of Disks This is the story of the Devil and the Wheel, and the Devil and the Tower. But it starts with the Archer trying to launch the Universe. It’s a bit heavy. […]
This is the first article of sixteen, on the sixteen tarot court cards of Tabula Mundi Tarot. Seems like a weird place to begin, here nearing the end of the year. But the Knight of Wands is the first of the courts, and this is his season. In this series we will deconstruct each of the […]
Between Heaven and Earth: a deeper look at the esoteric meaning of Tarot’s Princesses . Eastern philosophy describes the human being as standing “between Heaven and Earth” and sees the human body as a conduit of the qi of Heaven, poised between the above and the below, and surrounded by the four directions. The Dao, […]
