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February 2019

February 16, 2019

TALES OF MAGIC

The transformative is not where you think it is.

February 08, 2019

BABA YAGA’S BLOOD

When Baba Yaga speaks your language.

January 2019

January 31, 2019

PLEASE WORK, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU

Having conversations with the cards when you're heartbroken.

January 24, 2019

PLAYING CARDS GYPSY STYLE

How to read playing cards for lack and luck.

January 16, 2019

SELLER SAYS IT’S IN PERFECT CONDITION

When the seller says it's in perfect condition, what do you do when you can't...

January 07, 2019

‘MEANING’ IS ACTUALLY A QUESTION

When we search for meaning, what we actually do is formulate an interesting question.

December 2018

December 30, 2018

READ FOR THE QUESTION NOT THE STORY

People say, 'don't make New Year's resolutions. Look at the past.' I say, what about...

December 23, 2018

WHEN IT’S NOT ABOUT THE VIRGIN

When it's not about the christians or the pagans, what it is it about, then?

December 13, 2018

FUNDAMENTALS IN READING A VISUAL TEXT

Strong structure, bold statement, clear line, and yes or no. A good divination session is...

December 06, 2018

99 PERCENT CLARITY

Divining for the remaining one percent that's missing from having full clarity.

November 2018

November 27, 2018

CONVERSATION WITH OR ABOUT THE CARDS?

What are you prone to in your practice of reading visual text? Having a conversation...

November 05, 2018

GRABBING THE HEART

How art grabs your heart and makes your readings strong.

October 2018

October 28, 2018

Tarot backs and haikus

Reading the backs on the tarot and getting inspired to recite a haiku.

October 21, 2018

Tarot Interdit | Forbidden Tarot

How to create a tarot that only you can enter.

October 11, 2018

THE DEVIL’S CARD DREAM

How to use cards as magic tokens and induce lucid dreaming with them.

October 04, 2018

THE STEEL DOOR OF A LENORMAND GRAND TABLEAU

So you don't want to read the Lenormand Grand Tableau like the mainstream. Now what?...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

DARK TREASURES

Sumerian magic with cards.

September 21, 2018

OLD CARDS UNIQUE MAGIC

You can perform magic with the cards. Especially old cards are suited for it.

September 13, 2018

ARC TAROT

Five readings with Arc Tarot and a touch of Zen about fortunetelling minus belief.

September 06, 2018

READING DIRECTION IN LENORMAND

An example of reading 6 cards in line, using three methods to read direction.

August 2018

August 31, 2018

The problem with deciding for decision’s sake

Some say that the capacity to decide alone makes you successful. But what if you're...

August 25, 2018

WHAT TO DO WITH LITERALNESS

When the cards can be taken literally, it's always magic. But then what?

August 17, 2018

IN A LEAGUE OF YOUR OWN

Confidence doesn't mean being comfortable with your nakedness, but rather, being comfortable with being in...

August 10, 2018

WHEN VOCABULARY IMPRESSES YOU

The language of experts impresses. But some words are merely loud.

August 03, 2018

WHEN A CARD FALLS OUT OF THE DECK

A trick for when a card falls out of the deck, and a thought on...

July 2018

July 27, 2018

HOW YOU UNWITTINGLY ECLIPSE WHAT YOU DO

What vocabulary do you use to describe what you do? What do the cards say...

July 19, 2018

INTUITION AND SYMBOL

The source for the symbol is not in intuition, as you may think.

July 12, 2018

Off with their heads or how astrology narratives inspire to fix family troubles

If a family member is troublesome without a reason, you can elect to say, 'off...

July 06, 2018

WHEN THE MAGICIAN DOESN’T IMPROVISE

How well do you know your magician? Is he a magician, characterised by skill, genius,...

June 2018

June 28, 2018

WHEN THE WORLD IS NOT A CHEATSHEET

The process, method, practice, motivation, goals. What is all this? Trademarked concepts in the world,...