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April 2020

April 14, 2020

More of this, less of that

When it comes to knowledge in times of crisis, the comforting is not hearing what's...

April 02, 2020

Power in the powerless

Power is staying in the momentum, samurai style.

March 2020

March 26, 2020

To touch another by skating on the surface of their skin

Stop digging your own graves. Stay with the surface of things. Ask yourselves what you...

March 18, 2020

The year of the Emperor, falling off his throne

In grim times conducting 'business as usual' is not the appropriate action, when health must...

March 03, 2020

A strong death is a good death

Reading cards for something other than self-help.

January 2020

January 31, 2020

Consecrated magic oils

'Does it work?' is often the question connected with buying stuff that's not verifiable in...

December 2019

December 26, 2019

Marrying a concept

When you think of 'life changing' events, what exactly do you expect?

December 09, 2019

THE ACE OF SWORDS

With the Ace of Swords you silence yourself and others.

November 2019

November 25, 2019

A CARD TRICK

How to divine for the things on your wall.

October 2019

October 31, 2019

OF MANIFESTATION AND MYSTERY: WHAT THE GHOST THINKS

Everyone desires to see a manifestation of the dead, or the witch, but what of...

October 23, 2019

ENACTING THE WISH

A reading of the Celtic Cross, straight style.

September 2019

September 11, 2019

WHAT RULES YOU FROM THE INSIDE

Reading cards is a process rather than a process of interpretation.

September 04, 2019

ARRIVING AT THE SCENE WITH THE GUN

A metaphor that helps you clean the house faster.

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 04, 2019

AGAINST YAKKING

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

July 2019

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.

June 2019

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?

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 12, 2019

WHEN THE OTHER IS SPOOKED BY REVERSALS

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

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...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

THE MATTER OF FACT

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

January 2019

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...

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 10, 2018

WHAT QUESTIONS CAN YOU ASK A FORTUNE-TELLER?

What questions can you ask a fortuneteller?

October 2018

October 21, 2018

Tarot Interdit | Forbidden Tarot

How to create a tarot that only you can enter.

September 2018

September 13, 2018

ARC TAROT

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