I have been continually surprised by how many birds are showing up in my drawings of the tarot cards. Pelicans, storks, hawks, doves, and a variety of other avian friends. I just did this painting last week of the red wing blackbird. I have been getting my groove with painting again and am very happy […]
One of the things I love about Tarot is the mystery. Doing a reading involves processes that are at best obscure and often transcend conscious understanding. I am at a loss beyond a certain point to really answer how I do what I do. Studying the cards brings up a variety of issues that may […]
This shot is one I will be using for some promotional stuff. Thought you might enjoy it. Would you like to learn more about reading Tarot or get a reading done? I am available anywhere in the world via phone or skype or in person in Toronto. Book here. Comment Guidelines If you would like […]
Here is a better drawing of the Chariot card. Would you like to learn more about reading Tarot or get a reading done? I am available anywhere in the world via phone or skype or in person in Toronto. Book here. Comment Guidelines If you would like to leave a comment please do leave supportive […]
I love the Hermit. I love the searching for truth. I love the austerity. I love the silence and the seclusion. To me the Hermit and the cave are one. Together they search beyond the boundaries of existence or at least incarnation. Though the drawing does not show it so clearly in black and white, […]
In working on this card I was thinking about John the baptist a lot. It is a cleansing, a baptism, and an initiation. I think that the Hierophant initiates us in to the mysteries of life and prepares us to receive deeper mysteries about what transcends this life. He is the beginning of the process […]
As I have been working on the cards, and especially the Lovers card, I find myself thinking about the structure or architecture of the cards. With working on the cards there is often a movement or structure behind the image. In conceptualizing the Lovers card I realized there is a three part layering going on […]
I think that the Lovers is the most complex card in the deck. I have been pondering it and chewing it over for a long time – just trying to get to it’s essence. In terms of ideas this card speaks of: • the promise of union • the ceremony of marriage • contracts • jealousy • inner conflict • looking […]
I have set up an iTunes channel for the audio content of the blog. If you would like an easy way to sync my series “Interviews about change” with your computer, phone or whatever you can do it all through iTunes by clicking this link. I will still post all the content here – you […]
Well, that is the name I keep coming back to for my deck. As I delve further into the creation of this deck I realize that it will be several things at once. pardon me if some of this is a bit obtuse. It is only just recently emerging from the far corners of my […]