According to Etteilla, the Nine of Wands signifies delays, distance, removal or suspension. Mathers saw the card as Read more KS Nine of Wands
KS Nine of Wands
Astrology
KS Hermit
“The Hermit, as depicted by the medieval illustrators, is an old man leaning on a pilgrim’s staff who walks along a path lit by a lantern. He hides the light from his lantern beneath the folds of a cloak, and a serpent precedes him on the path.” (Fredric Lionel, The Magic Tarot)
The truth which we all seek is Read more KS Hermit
KS Ten of Disks
Etteilla associated the Ten of Disks with home, house, domicile and by extension with family. Mathers preserved Read more KS Ten of Disks
KS Ace of Disks
The Ace of Disks (Pentacles) is the card of the Winter Solstice.
While according to the Christian mythology the Winter Solstice has been assimilated with the birth of Jesus Christ, esoterically Read more KS Ace of Disks
The 32 paths of Wisdom in the Kárpáthy-Smith deck
The Sefer Yetzirah describes how ‘Yah, Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, the living God, King of the universe, El Shaddai, Merciful and Gracious, High and Exalted, dwelling in eternity, whose name is Holy – He is lofty and holy’ created ‘His universe with thirty-two mystical paths of Wisdom’.
These mysterious ‘thirty-two mystical paths of Wisdom’ are composed by the ‘Ten Sefirot of Nothingness and twenty-two Foundation Letters: three Mothers, seven Doubles and twelve Elementals.’
The Tree of Life’s architecture and the distribution of the twenty-two letters on the Tree differ between the Hebrew and the so-called Hermetic interpretation, respectively it further debated among scholars. The apple of discord Read more The 32 paths of Wisdom in the Kárpáthy-Smith deck
Kárpáthy-Smith Tarot First Limited Edition
The Rider-Waite Tarot deck was published 111 years ago around this time of the year.
The name of the artist who has drawn the cards, Pamela Colman-Smith, was not even mentioned. Only in recent years, scholars may add the Smith to the name of the deck, in the spirit of the newfound politically correctness.
The Karpathy-Smith deck is a reimagining of the original Rider-Waite Tarot using mixed media techniques, and Read more Kárpáthy-Smith Tarot First Limited Edition
Personal counselling and mentoring
Self-development is an on-going and transcending process. By working with the Tarot on daily bases, one can gain guidance and ‘peek behind the scene of life’.
For only $999 per month, one will get Read more Personal counselling and mentoring
General guidance and counselling
Tarot is not a one-shot thing, but a process. A card reading will reveal the snapshot of that moment, but in the very next sequence of time one can step in the other direction, can change its feelings, thoughts, make different decisions and by doing this, the future will be subsequently modified.
For only $100 per month, you will benefit one 10 cards reading every two weeks, respectively, two times a month. Plus Read more General guidance and counselling
Aquarian Hermetic Tarot Black Edition
It is my pleasure to introduce you the Aquarian Hermetic Tarot, special Black Edition.
Following the pattern of the Aquarian Hermetic Tarot, the Black Edition is a beautiful and classy version, a perfect combination of elegance and content.
Each card features the Zodiac Wheel presenting Read more Aquarian Hermetic Tarot Black Edition
When time is of the essence
One of the frequently debated issues regarding cartomancy is the determination of time. Nowadays, cartomancers use different, sometimes quite out of the box, methods for determining the time associated with the cards.
It is a common misconception that Suits represent seasons; most frequently Wants are considered to represent Spring, Cups Summer, Swords Autumn and Disks Winter. According to another method, Wands represent days, Swords weeks, Cups months and Disks years. Therefore, Two of Wands may indicate a distance of two days; Five of Swords may refer to something five weeks away; Six of Cups may refer to six months, while Nine of Disks can be nine years distant. Generally, reversed cards are considered to suggest delays.
However, one should bear in mind that not all the Wands represents Spring, not all the Cups represents Summer, not all the Swords represents Autumn and not all the Disks represents Winter. Two, Three and Four of Wands correspond to Aries, which is the beginning of Spring; Five, Six and Seven of Wands represent Leo, which is mid-Summer, while Eight, Nine and Ten of Wands represent Sagittarius, respectively the end of Autumn.
The only cards directly related to the seasons are the Aces and, to some extent, the Kings. Spring, for instance, is composed of three Zodiac signs, Aries – representing Wands (Fire), Taurus – representing Disks (Earth) and Geminin – representing Swords (Air).
Timing, however, is a grey area. It is one of those things Read more When time is of the essence
