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August 2019

August 27, 2019

UNTAGGING BUSY

'Busy' is a word. 'Doing' is a word, but it has more oomph.

August 19, 2019

THE DIVINER’S TRANCE STATE

Trance is often associated with being in a half-conscious, lulled and low state of mind....

August 11, 2019

THE FALLACY OF MAKING IT UP AS YOU GO ALONG

Lazy thinking is not 'unified vision'.

August 04, 2019

AGAINST YAKKING

We yak incessantly because of anxiety. I dream of complete silence, a relationship with the...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

CHILDREN’S DESIRE, THE FATHER’S ANGER

Reading for your children with just the proper cards.

July 21, 2019

BEING KISSED BY A PODCAST

A question of patience and how to manage it.

July 14, 2019

What a Mountain, a Shopping Channel, and Cards Have in Common

How to read cards without mythology.

July 05, 2019

STUBBORNNESS OR RESILIENCE?

How do you deal with stubbornness? I don't negotiate.

June 2019

June 21, 2019

AS IT HAPPENS: HOUSE MAGIC

Magic is not about ritual, boasting voice, and pretention that has deplorable purpose, but rather...

June 13, 2019

BEAUTY AND THE INFINITE CONVERSATION WITH THE CARDS

Process or the beauty of a clear message? What's more important to you?

June 05, 2019

NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS

Glitter magic, all fun, it gets things done, but what is the purpose of it?...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

HAHA, REALLY, I DON’T THINK SO: MARSEILLE TAROT À LA CARTE

'Haha, really, I don't think so' is the backbone of all my teaching.

May 19, 2019

LESS LIKE THE PRIESTESS AND MORE LIKE THE DEVIL

Why you want to read more like the Devil and less like the Priestess.

May 12, 2019

WHEN THE OTHER IS SPOOKED BY REVERSALS

How to read spookily precisely and to the point with reversed cards.

May 02, 2019

LOVER’S HATRED

When hatred is not well defined, what's best to do if you want to cope...

April 2019

April 22, 2019

VALIDATE OR MOTIVATE

People are good at telling you how you feel. But what do they know? If...

April 10, 2019

22 TRUMPS ACCORDING TO THE QUESTION – PART TWO

Part Two of the series of reflections on the function of the 22 trumps according...

April 06, 2019

22 TRUMPS ACCORDING TO THE QUESTION – PART ONE

Divination is all about receiving questions. The cards have 'meanings' but it's the interesting question...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

THIS SALES PERSON UNDERSTANDS ME SO WELL

Desire, change, magic, the promised land. It's a formula for a particular kind of story...

March 21, 2019

NOT THE FLAMING HEART

What would happen if you replaced the phrase 'I believe' with 'the art of'?

March 14, 2019

THIS WITCH CAN FLY

Witches say many things, but can you fly?

March 06, 2019

THE MATTER OF FACT

'Yes, no, how much, how little, and when?' Is answering this bluntly equal to being...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

THE HANDS AND THE EYES

What's the most important aspect in a divination session? The hands and the eyes.

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...