Monthly Archives: June 2011

Daily Draw; 28/6/11. Navigators Tarot of the Mystic SEA

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

This is one of my favourite decks, but yesterday I received another copy which had had its borders trimmed off. It was quite a shock when I first saw it. Like unexpectedly running into old friend with an extreme haircut, but I … Continue reading →

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The Son Tarot

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

This week I received a stash of tarot goodies from artist/illustrator Chris Butler, one of which is a copy, or rather, a version, of The Son Tarot. I say version as this deck has gone through quite a few forms to … Continue reading →

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Daily Draw; 21/6/11, Giocomo Zoni/Bologna Tarot

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

As a break from Thelema studies I decided to do a simple three card spread with the 1780 Giocomo Zoni deck, published as the Ancient Tarot of Bologna by Lo Scarabeo (again, I have removed the borders so that the cards … Continue reading →

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Sutin on Aleister Crowley III

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Ra Hoor Khuit on the 26th Dynasty Stele, Boulak Museum, Cairo “The text elaborates upon the central image of the stele, portraying what would become the divine triumvirate of Thelema; Nuit Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Framing the scene is the sky goddess … Continue reading →

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Daily Draw; 19/6/11, Classical Tarot (Gumppenberg)

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I am at the end of my tether over a package I have had stuck in customs for over two weeks now and no end of emailing seems to nudge it any nearer into being released.  So I decided to do … Continue reading →

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Sutin on Aleister Crowley II

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

“On January 7th 1904 [in Hambantota, Southeast Ceylon], whilst Rose [his newly wed wife] was suffering an attack of fever, Crowley sat at a camp table and composed Rosa Mundi, the highwater mark of his achievements as a lyric love … Continue reading →

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Sutin on Aleister Crowley

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

I have gone back to reading Lawrence Sutin’s Life of Aleister Crowley, and there are – naturally – so many details I read which help me to understand better Crowley’s Thoth Tarot, I feel like I want to make a note … Continue reading →

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Daily Draw; 15/6/11, Golden Tarot of the Tsars

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Still reading my book on the assassination of the Romanovs so I keep reaching for my Golden Tarot of the Tsars for daily insight spreads as it seems to fit in with where my thoughts are right now. The weather … Continue reading →

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Navigators Tarot of the Mystic SEA

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

I love this deck. It was a relatively recent discovery on my tarot journey though admittedly it was a deck I’d always meant to get round to buying but for one reason and another never did. Then quite by chance one day, like stumbling upon … Continue reading →

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Daily Draw; 10/16/11, MA’AT Tarot

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Up early this morning. Very early for me and drawing a card over coffee, I assumed it would be a card for today but I have been thinking how this card has picked up on something which has been niggling … Continue reading →

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