by Gwen | May 3, 2022 | A Personal Aside, Thoth Tarot, Tree of Life
Each Sephira on the Tree of Life has several associations: colour, geometric shape, god or goddess energy, and a number, for example. Each Sephira is also associated with a group of angelic beings like the Seraphim, and with an archangel. I don’t usually mention these...
by Gwen | Dec 14, 2021 | A Personal Aside, Thoth Tarot, Tree of Life
I’m spending time meditating on Gevurah this week. It’s part of the work and study I’m doing as I practice ‘Counting the Omer’, from Tarot and the Gates of Light by Mark Horn. At first I resisted allowing myself to dive too deeply into Gevurah because I thought, “I’m...
by Gwen | Aug 6, 2021 | A Personal Aside, Tarot Spreads
Tarot readings are a full-immersion activity. You have the physical sitting, arranging, preparing, and then the drawing and placing of the cards; you have the connection to Spirit; and you have the meditation, the calming and mental situating, and interpretation of...
by Gwen | Jul 2, 2021 | A Personal Aside, Mystical Symbols
There is so much to wonder about the nature of Tarot and Tarot cards. One question that’s really interesting is whether or not the cards are magic in and of themselves, or if they are ‘just cardboard’. Initially I leaned toward the idea that they were just paper and...
by Gwen | May 19, 2021 | A Personal Aside, Coffee With Crowley
A concerned friend recently questioned how I can post quotes from Aleister Crowley on my Instagram page, and they cited an aspect of his reputation that would be pretty horrific if it was true. Crowley is definitely a controversial figure, so how do I reconcile that...
by Gwen | May 12, 2021 | A Personal Aside, Coffee With Crowley
Am I a Thelemite? I keep wondering about this. I’ve been a Buddhist for close to 30 years – admittedly, on and off because I didn’t have any place to study or practice for a while and so explored other options a couple of times. But Buddhism really worked, largely...
