I am now on my fourth attempt at rationalising the tables on Liber 777, and this time I think I have cracked it. Mind you, I thought I had cracked it previously, but as the months go by, and I look at the pages, I realise there are still serious problems. This time the penny dropped – I had included the Goetic powers in the Major Arcana when they should be in the relevant Minor Arcana pages. Blindingly obvious when you think about it. Continue reading
I have just come across King Solomon Reading cards, a set of 36 divination cards representing the 72 Names of God, or shemhamphorash. The website is in Hebrew, but there is a an English version (look along the top navigation bar). These 72 Names are the basis for the 72 Goetic spirits as described in the Lemegeton of Solomon. Quite what kind of spread you use for divination, I do not know, but it will be interesting to see how it works.
My first ever appearance on stage to talk about the tarot was with the help of Jon Tapsell as a precursor to speaking at the Occulture Festival in Brighton a few years ago. As part of my talk, I did some three card readings for some members of the audience, which was very entertaining (many said it was the best bit).
Jon has kindly asked me to come back to the re-launched Occulture Festival on the 23rd May 2009 in London. This time I am really going to push the boat out, as I explore the powerful spiritual forces associated with the tarot, and how they can benefit or influence your life. The nature of such an enterprise makes it live, immediate, and just a bit scary, as I have no idea who I will be doing the readings for, what cards will turn up, and which spirits will want to make themselves known.