As one delves into archetypes and the structures of thought one may get the impression that man is a veritable thinking machine. To verify this let's just sit and be quiet. And listen. Don't try to quiet your mind, just let it run. Concentrate on your breath for a few breaths and then listen, listen … Continue reading The mechanical structure of our mind
The Significance of the Significator
The significator card is a card that "signifies," the object of the spread. Once you have cards that you consider your significator, you have the cards that represent signatures that correspond with who you are. The cards that represent your signature, are the cards whose signatures are your chief features. These cards do not change … Continue reading The Significance of the Significator
The Intuitive Shuffle
Where is your intuition directed? My intuition is focused on the shuffle, not the image on the card. Grab a card and look at that image. The creator of that card designed that card with a specific meaning in mind, that meaning is the value of the card. The moment intuition is used to understand … Continue reading The Intuitive Shuffle
Our Chief Features
As humans we are multifaceted creatures. From one moment to the next depending on what we are going through we show the world a different face. Generally we are completely unaware of the chameleon-like changes that take place as the conditions around us change. We will slip into different roles depending on the situation. The … Continue reading Our Chief Features
Diamonds of air
The element of air represents the more complex mental states that humans are so fond of. When the signature of air is the predominate state of thoughts, one finds; complex comparative thought structures such as (Gemini), the sharing of thoughts and emotions (Libra), and the building of social groups and cultural states of existence (Aquarius). … Continue reading Diamonds of air
Spread of the houses
This spread helps us learn the signatures of the houses. In astrology the house is a signature that represents a part of our life. The signatures of the houses cover the various parts of life that we all have in common. They cover things like health, employment, friends, and enemies. Learning the signatures of the … Continue reading Spread of the houses
The Philosophers Stone and Enneagram
The occult is repleat with symbols. There's some amazing, some bizarre, some thought provoking, some fantastical. Eliphas Levi's iconic work The Ritual of Transcendental Magic alone is stuffed full of symbols. If we ignore the large images that would become certain tarot cards we are still left with sigils, seals, and signs that represent the … Continue reading The Philosophers Stone and Enneagram
Signs and Signatures
Rulership, governance, signatures; these are the fundamental stuff of astrology, alchemy, and the occult. What do these things mean to us now adays and how are they connected to all the symbols on our cards? Rulership and governance, when we take into account the meaning of these words used in other circumstances, imply power from … Continue reading Signs and Signatures
The Changes spread
In this article lets go over a method for creating a hexagram from the Book of Changes with a deck of poker cards. The method was created out of a need to have a more subtle method for creating a hexagram. Sitting in a restaurant or a bus station or waiting for a plane is … Continue reading The Changes spread
Philosophers Stone spread
This spread is a little different than most. It's going to follow the rules of a philosopher's stone. We use this spread when....