Monthly Archives: May 2012

A Grand Tableau

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

I don’t do them often but I shall be brave and push the boat out seeing as today is Mme Lenormand’s 240th birthday (or 244th, depending on which dates you believe). In fact, a Lenormand Grand Tableau is only really worth … Continue reading →

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Favourite Decks; Part V

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Dark decks; why? This is something I have often asked myself when faced with the steady Japanese water torture drip of tarot decks that are supposed to scare us or (even more bemusingly) be used for the euphemistically termed “shadow … Continue reading →

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When Cards Are Eerily Spot On

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

It’s been quite a week. So much has happened and I fear that my life is going to change significantly. Yet one thing has stood out for me this week in the few spare moments I have had to myself. I have found … Continue reading →

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On Wands

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I love them, but never know quite what to do with them. I think I bought my first one as a decorative reading table accessory a few years ago, perhaps thinking of something to centre myself with before shuffling and dealing the … Continue reading →

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Another Mysterious Etteilla

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

This is a follow up to an earlier post last year in which I wrote about the Etteillas. It was last autumn I think, and the Etteillas always rear their heads as a tempting project for filling those long dark nights with … Continue reading →

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