What a stupid fucking book. I wanted rituals for women–yeah, I got that. After reading through bullshit of “What constitutes woman?” and “How do you handle the patriarchy of the different Orders?” I’m like, for fuck’s sake. I didn’t want a feminist treatise. But I got one, just the same. By the time the author… Continue reading The Woman Magician
$30 for a buncha rocks???!!!
One of the things about being a magician/magic worker is that you have to buy tools of the trade, and metaphysical stores know it. Local stores here overcharge for everything, compared with (of course) Amazon and now Etsy. Quartz points, that I use for quick cleansing and charging for my tarot cards, go upwards of… Continue reading $30 for a buncha rocks???!!!
Connolly Deck
I bought this deck as a companion to a 3-part Tarot series by the same author. I didn’t realize until I got it that it has a lot of Christian-influenced artwork. It didn’t seem to work with me.
The Hierophant (V)
The Hierophant in general terms means “The Man”. If you work for a company, it’s the corporation. It’s the government, the church, people in authority. Contrast this with The Emperor, who is one person in charge. This is people or institutions. In most of these cards, there is a man sitting in a position of… Continue reading The Hierophant (V)
Mythic Tarot
What do you want to tell me? A flying out card, King of Cups. A man with emotion. the next card, The Emperor, reversed, usually symbolizes my dad. I’m going to get a lecture today. (I usually call him on Sundays for a check-in.) The Moon Reversed generally means that what I see is not… Continue reading Mythic Tarot
Should I open an Etsy store?
Seven of pentacles reversed means what I put into it, isn’t exactly going to be worth it. The more money I put into it, the less satisfying it will be. The Empress reversed is a failed start. While I got the Empress yesterday, looking further into today, I found that it’ll be a good side… Continue reading Should I open an Etsy store?
Maybe Lenormand
You know, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The Lenormand, with its 36 cards, is just fine. But no, this author, Ryan Edward, had to come up with 52 cards of a standard deck. First, the pictures are butt ugly. Second, the additional cards aren’t worth the price of admission. I got this as… Continue reading Maybe Lenormand
Hanson-Roberts Tarot
This deck is so lame. Want to talk about cartoony characters? This one has it. And the cards themselves are so thin and flimsy, even worse than playing cards. I understand why this deck was created–to be gentle, soothing, and a lot calmer than most decks. I collected it entirely by error, as it’s part… Continue reading Hanson-Roberts Tarot
Mystical Wisdom
Different than a Tarot or Lenormand deck, Oracle decks usually have a certain theme to them. In this case, it’s “Mystical Wisdom” or fairie wisdom that I can tell. US Games presents this one, with Gaye Guthrie as the author and the art by Josephine Wall. In the first place, it’s too pretty. Too colorful,… Continue reading Mystical Wisdom
Celtic Lenormand
In my Celt phase, I thought I was interested in Brigit as a goddess. Since then I’ve been called to the Ancient Greeks, and the Celts and their mythologies are not interesting to me anymore. I bought this deck two years ago. From US Games (the same people who bring us the RWS deck) this… Continue reading Celtic Lenormand