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Money Work for Anti-Capitalists
Money work, or money magic, is among the top two reasons that people turn to magic. The other, of course, is love.
Houses & Husbands: Working with Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is generally associated with homeowners, but I doubt he’ll leave us landless millennials to suffer without his care. Here’s how I modified traditional Saint Joseph work to help me as a renter.
3 Elements of Dream Interpretation
The insights I’ve gained by interpreting my dreams, and moreover, by consigning myself to a particular system within dream interpretation have been unparalleled–even by tarot and playing cards.
Queering Tarot’s Court Cards
Some modern decks have addressed this by creating new, genderless terms for them. Names like "The Mentor" and "The Apprentice" pervade.
While I admire the creativity of such decks, the historical and social context of gender are hard to erase. Names change, but archetypes are what define tarot and those remain.
The Minor Arcana: Radicalizing Daily Life
The way to harness the power of the Minor Arcana is to stay present with the boring parts of our existence. This is because the evaluation of daily life helps us find opportunities to live freer.
Queering Tarot, Finding Ourselves
Tarot is canonically queer, but that doesn't mean such influences aren't controversial.
Skullcap
Skullcap is a nourishing, bitter nervine. It has an affinity for anxious, stressed out folks.
5 Pillars of Tarot for Liberation
Tarot for liberation is a call to integrate and respect the role of intuition in movements for justice.
Rose Petals + Rose Hips
Is there any plant ally more beloved than the rose? Its beauty and scent have inspired love poems, fueled winter holidays, and helped countless people open their hearts to love.
Holy Basil
Capitalism makes burnout inevitable. Tulsi Kapoor nourishes our brains, and helps us navigate our culture of overwork while being kind to our body/minds and ourselves.
Getting Ready to Read Tarot: Three Things to Consider
Most of tarot advice focuses on card meanings. And, like, duh! Card meanings are important!
Yet in my 24 years of reading, and 14 years of professional practice, I have not found card meanings to be the deciding factor in a safe and accurate reading.
"What Tarot Card Represents Me?" is Only the First Question
Fascism has risen. War is here. Cost of living is through the roof and we own nothing.
Like, at this point, why the fuck are we still using tarot like an individualist consumer product?
Understanding Tarot’s Acolyte Cards
At base, the acolyte cards demystify a power struggle.
How to Read Tarot for Yourself
Reading tarot for yourself brings up issues of self-trust. This is even more stressful when we're trying to build our intuition.
The Joker and The Dogs
The Joker is a trickster, neither good nor evil. The Joker is the chaotic beauty and terror of living on earth. Of living on earth in a body.
TL;DR Tarot Card Meanings (Yes, All 78)
The Modern Phrasal approach is a novel method of learning tarot. It queers older card meanings by applying them to a wider context of human life. Each phrase is built for modern concerns, attention spans, and situations.
How to Get Started with a New Deck of Tarot Cards
So you've brought home your first deck of tarot cards. Congratulations!
Now what?
How (and Why) to Read Reversed Tarot Cards
Consider this your (short!) introduction to reading the upside-downies, or reversals, whatever. Regardless of what you call them, here's some strategies for making sense of them.
Tarot for Writers
Creativity is an intuitive process. Creativity is a spiritual process.
Working Playing Cards: Clubs & Spades
Just try to remember the spiritual aspects of endings and choices, and you’ll make peace with the Spades.