Many years ago, when I was still working as a Librarian, someone had pasted a funny bookmark on their locker. It showed a photo of a frog and said: “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse can happen to you all day.” I loved that bookmark! I thought about it… Read more »
Tag: Psychic
Believe it or not: you CAN make your dreams a reality!
I was just watching An American Experience special on PBS about Robert Ripley and his “Believe it or not!” work. I have always loved Robert Ripley. I thought his “Believe it or Not!” columns showed just how wonderful the world really was. Not all of them were about big or grotesque or monstrous things. Sometimes… Read more »
Candle Magic
Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. –Nursery Rhyme We all wish for things. Sometimes we wish on stars, sometimes on birthday candles. Sometimes we pray, sometime we just wish. Sometimes, our wishes come true. I have been asked… Read more »
Magicians vs Tarot cards
I can rarely enjoy a magic show anymore. I worked for a short time in the office of a wonderful mentalist and good friend (as well as a greatly respected mentor who helped me break into the psychic entertainment business.) Once he twirled the stem on a pocket watch, handed it to me then guessed… Read more »
I just bought a tarot deck, now what do I do?
Once you have bought a deck, you must familiarize yourself with it and start your study of Tarot. Open your deck, but don’t shuffle it yet. Or if you have played with it already, resort it into suites. Read the little white booklet that came with the deck. Raymond Buckland made a good suggestion: read the… Read more »
Picking a Tarot Deck
How do you pick a deck to use? There are hundreds even thousands of published and unpublished decks to choose from. Some people like to create their OWN tarot decks. Some decks have pictures on the Minor Arcana. some (referred to as Marseille decks) don’t. The best way to pick a deck for you is… Read more »
What are tarot cards?
I am sure you have seen Tarot cards and wondered about them. Maybe you have even had a reading before. I am starting a new series here of short pieces about tarot. I hope you enjoy them. For this first piece, lets talk about what Tarot is and what it is not. It is 78… Read more »
The Hermit
The Hermit Once you begin a path, you need to stop from time to time to take stock, to be sure you are on the “right” path for you. The Hermit traditionally stands at the peak of a mountain and looks down. He is looking back to see how far he has come before descending… Read more »
Strength
Strength The Strength card has nothing to do with physical prowess. It has everything to do with mental ability. Traditionally, it depicts a woman closing a lion’s month. NOT forcing it open, which would require a good deal of strength. Instead she is going with the natural path and forcing it closed. Which requires coaxing… Read more »
Turn off the soap operas!
I was hoping the Lovers script would cause some discussion, maybe it will next week. I like doing these radio scripts, they make me rethink the cards myself as I riff on them. I think my view of the Lovers is worth discussing. I really hate the myth of the Soul mate, the perfect person… Read more »