And before you dismiss this as political, I want you to consider the history of religious art. Of course, aristocratic people would retain magical artefacts throughout various genocides, and so it became common practice to use that cash to build churches, and pay artists to illustrate them. Many of ...

The changing body is experienced by some women as threatenng and invasion. Negative feelings around anything concerning motherhood are still taboo. The subject is quite complex. It's not only men who project their fears onto the body of the woman (a tired old cliche) but also women for whom pregnan...

Really too political for me. I have no interest in this conversation. You are political in the sense that you take an opposing view, because you view tarot readers and people who care about social oppression as diametrically opposite. My question was taking into account that most people aren't that...

Dear Lionsmane, all the best healing wishes for you. (I really like Andy Matzner's book!). Matzner is a psychologist? My condition isn't psychologically debilitating at all. If you want to know more about it, I recommend 'The Punk Singer' about Kathleen Hanna, or look at Stephen Harrod Buhner's work.

This all reminds me of 'Interior Castle' by Saint Teresa of Avila.

I don't think imagination comes from the mind, but from the heart, which I equate somewhat with Schopenhauer's concept of 'the will'. To my mind, projection in the psychological sense is when we aren't mindful of the information coming from our heart, which itself does not project, but joins essence...

I'm currently illustrating a commission for a themed deck. I've been given the name of a certain pantheon, matched up with the Majors, and some keywords. I have found there is a lot of conceptual work that goes into making each card, especially afterwards, in the critiquing process. It's an enjoyabl...

I would imagine that their camp probably feels just as sanctimonious about perceiving their autonomy as compromised. I do agree though that there should be respect for the sanctity of a reading and your choice to participate in one. But spiritual practice can be criticised, especially the more profa...

Background info is that I have had a chronic undiagnosed condition for four years that is pseudo-debilitating, where I wake up most mornings feeling like I've been inhaling enamel paint in my sleep, then I get strange other symptoms throughout the day. I used the Navigator's Tarot of the Mystic Sea,...

I was a member last year, but I'm in Australia. I've been lead to understand that they're had a very serious en masse exodus due to a slightly widespread rape and pedophilia scandal, which was then poorly managed, regardless of initial validity. The last meeting I attended, they were setting up a pu...

I witnessed recently a goodpublic reading get capsized by the accidental use of a political incorrect card in the deck. I can see why, but I'm wondering as a bystander what the best oracle decks are that don't pander to cheap and easy stereotypes. Not necessarily going as far as a political deck, bu...

Holy Mountain is the first thing anyone thinks of when they try to fast track an interest in tarot. I think he has some genuine knowledge and interest in tarot to contribute. His knowledge of astrology however, seems very childish. I think even if he gives a reason for why he maltreats animals, it w...

I know this is only meant to be intuitive, but I found this exercise really helpful in mapping out group dynamics I've been finding it impossible to navigate for years. It's the constellatory aspect.