Empress

The Empress UET

(Excerpt from the book, Waiting on the Bench)

Another chapter from my upcoming book, Waiting on the Bench.
I hope you will enjoy reading it.

The Empress is usually associated with the Emperor, she is the Emperor’s consort.
While the Emperor is often considered the father figure, the Empress has been viewed as the mother figure.
However, when it comes to exploring her attributes, they often overlap with those of Strength and the Priestess.
Ptolemaic astrology distorted gender attribution by Read more Empress

Kazanlar Tarot new edition

The Kazanlar Tarot uniquely combines marvellous art with dense, esoteric content. A new edition of the deck is available at https://kazanlartarot.com/en/, and a guidebook in English or Hungarian can be purchased. It is a must for any true Tarot enthusiast or collector.

Special thanks to Rácz Zoltán and Kazanlár Szilvia Fatima.

FULL REVIEW HERE.

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3-card readings 09-25-2024

3-card readings 09-25-02

Card of the day: Two of Wands

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.”
William Shakespeare

I think it is one of my favourite quotes. It has multiple meanings.
On the one hand, it signifies choices. It is one thing or another, or one way or the other. It represents a turning point, a crossroad, a mandatory decision.
It is recommended that quick decisions be made and actions should be taken immediately. It is a matter of instinct.
However, at a deeper level of spiritual awareness, it is Read more 3-card readings 09-25-2024

Esoteric, occult and divinatory Tarot

I may sound redundant, but most people still don’t understand it, and I must explain it again.
Esoteric means:
a: designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone,
b: requiring or exhibiting knowledge restricted to a small group – or difficult to understand.
The word occult has a similar meaning. Read more Esoteric, occult and divinatory Tarot

How the Tarot works

Unified Esoteric Tarot

We have been misled that the Tarot is a matter of intuition and the native or acquired capability to interpret pictograms into stories.
In a recent Facebook post (7.14.2024), famous Tarot scholar and author Mary K. Greer noted: “Thinking that being a supposedly ‘intuitive tarot reader’ gives you license to say anything you want to querents without any relevance to the cards drawn or even the question asked can be totally irresponsible and often WRONG. Read more How the Tarot works

Is AI an enemy or a creative tool?

The Magician

The article is more than a discussion about the uprising AI technology—it also dwells on the secrets of the Magician card. I believe it is worth your time and effort to read it.

Artists and graphic designers involved in creating Tarot decks are especially vocal against using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. They mainly argue that unqualified people are now capable of creating artwork of questionable quality.
I find their argument at least funny, as I always question the qualifications of most artists to create Tarot decks.
On the other hand, the topic somewhat reminds me of Read more Is AI an enemy or a creative tool?