Tarot, Astrology, and general Magick

I’m a very casual enjoyer of tarot, I do a morning readings for myself and sometimes when I find that I need deeper guidance I’ll consult my deck.

It’s super interesting what you’re saying about writing and spell casting, I’ve never heard of the two being intertwined like that. That’s super interesting to me, is it similar to hypnosis in how it works?

I have a passing interest in all that metaphysical stuff, mostly through an interest in alchemy and symbology. I think a lot of my Tarot fixation probably came from playing the Persona games.

Same here. I bought my house based on a reading.



Nothing that complex. Moore's thinking is, when stripped of all the hokum Magic is just changes of consciousness. It was mostly about mindset, to stop yourself thinking as an entertainer and start thinking of yourself more as a shaman/shamanka. Words are power in this, which is why Crowley (probably taking it from someone else) said the most powerful magical grimoire (grammar. It's a spell book) is an etymological dictionary.

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It must be very different to be raised in the tradition (a bit of a pretentious word to use, I know) and coming in to it as a teen or adult. You must have had a lot of phaselings, who come in and then go just as quickly?

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Very interesting. Also, 'converted'? You mean she became Christian?

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I think this is the case for a lot of people. I've always felt the (for lack of a better word) lack of a spiritual dimension in society at the moment is responsible for a lot of the ills. There needs to be an acknowledgement of the spirit.

Persona probably did more to re-popularise Tarot and Jungian thinking than any single modern piece of art, though my interest was sparked by watching the old Merlin miniseries staring Sam Neill. At the end he says 'That's the end of magic,' and I was hearbroken even as a young boy.

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Glad to have another Aquarian appreciator. And yes, it is a beautiful piece of art (could even, in the magical context, capitalise it as Art). As soon as I saw it I knew it was 'the one' for me.

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I didn't expect so many people to reply. Looks like we've just started the FURmetic PAWder of the Golden Fawn.

... I'll show myself out...

That's excellent news!

And yeah, having a real-life community is important to this, otherwise you'll drive yourself mad. 

Finding out how it works is the best part, imo. Especially in regards to mediation, where there's actually been scientific studies on the mind during deep meditation.

And speaking of literature, what was your first gateway book? For me it was Colin Wilson's The Occult.

I'm great at forming new habits! ...If they're bad ones. Good ones, not quite so easy

Time is one of the hardest things, especially with something like this where the entire culture sees it as 'useless' before you even start. I've really fallen off the wagon with a lot of better habits I formed during the three months I didn't have home internet at all. That was a bit extreme, and basically impossible for a lot of people, but it was a nice break, and I did a lot of reading in that time.

Do you arrange your crystals on an alter, or are they 'scattered' around?

Ah I see, very interesting! thank you for sharing :3