Tag Archives: celtic cross

Reviews of “Beyond the Celtic Cross”

Posted on by
Reply

Book cover of Beyond the Celtic Cross

There is a new review on Amazon.

Amazon 5 star

This review also appears on Lori Green’s blog. I think the interesting point Lori makes is that she did a reading using the Celtic Cross, and then read the cards using the techniques Catherine and I describe, and she found that:

“The Celtic Cross spread that I laid out was OK but a bit ambiguous in places and I didn’t gain much insight from the interpretation. I then re-did the reading using the card counting technique and the reading came to life and made absolute sense – I was amazed and so pleased that it actually “worked” for me.”

Clearly the proof is in the pudding.

If you have come across a review, or you have written one yourself, please let me know.

Thinking about the tarot talk tomorrow

Posted on by
Reply

Looking forward to meeting Mary Greer, Kim Arnold and  everyone else at the 100th Anniversary of the Rider Waite tarot deck tomorrow afternoon. I am booked to speak, not so much on the RWS deck – there will be too many experts who know far more than me on the subject.

What I will be talking about is the incredible influence of the Golden Dawn on the tarot, ritual magic, Wicca, Paganism, you name it in the esoteric world.

The GD has had its fair share of sex, drugs and scandal, not to mention the schisms and internecine wars that continue right up to the present day.

In all of this lay the birth of AE Waite’s Tarot deck, so I will try to put things into some kind of context, and assess what we  know about the deck in this light, and where we might see new directions.

Oh, and there will be one lucky winner of my new co-written book, Beyond the Celtic Cross. For everyone else I will be bringing copies…

See you tomorrow.

Tarot at the Infernal Salon

Posted on by
Reply

Great to see everyone who turned up last night in the cold and wet for the start of the Infernal Salon talks in Brighton, as part of Occulture.

We started off with a 20 minute video exploring the occult and esoteric synergies between Occulture and Brighton. The photography is beautiful, and we were treated to some new angles and views of this great seaside town.

As so many people had not heard me talk before, I started with my own background in Tarot, meeting Punditt Maharaj, and how he influenced me to begin reading the Tarot. Then it was on to understanding tarot interpretation via the odds of winning the National Lottery – surprisingly the two are linked. After a chat about the new book, I ended up with the Tarot Cabaret; spontaneous short readings for members of the audience. The talk was taped, but I have not had a chance to check the quality. If it is good enough, I will post some excerpts on youtube.

Doing the talk has got me warmed up for the Rider-Waite anniversary on 5th of December. I hear it has sold out, but there might be tickets available if people are unable to come. Kim Arnold will be giving away a copy of Beyond the Celtic Cross at some point, and I will have more copies. This is pretty much an exclusive for the Conference, and I hope to be able to talk about the book informally in the evening. Looking forward to seeing you all.

Tarot Cabaret in Brighton

Posted on by
Reply

On December 1st 2009 I will be a doing my Tarot Cabaret as part of the Occulture/ Infernal Salon Show at the Caroline of Brunswick in Brighton. As well as a demonstration of tarot I will be talking about my new book Beyond the Celtic Cross, co-written with Catherine Chapman.

Included will be a video of the recent 2009 Occulture Festival.

From 8 to 10.30pm, GBP3 on the door.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Facebook event

New Elemental Dignity Resource

Posted on by
Reply

Douglas Gibb and Catherine Chapman have posted a fabulous analysis of Elemental Dignities. I have been encouraging them for some time on this. We need more writers on the subject as it gives students a better chance to understand this important divination system when there are more resources. So, now you can compare and contrast Doug’s insights with mine on Supertarot.

There is another great resource Catherine Chapman’s blog that I recommend. As you now know, Cath co-authored “Beyond the Celtic Cross” published next week, which also includes a lot about Elemental Dignities.

Good luck with your Tarot studies.