I’m still pinching myself.
It was a couple years ago that my friend Ted turned me on to Rune Soup, Gordon White’s podcast about magic, culture, and the paranormal. I don’t remember which episode it was that Ted thought would be my jam. What I do remember is binge-listening for days, while I cooked dinner, while I did the laundry, whenever I had to drive places. “Holy shit,” says I. “There are some really smart people doing this magic thing.”
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Prison or protection? In this week's episode of Fortune's Wheelhouse, we face the 4 of Pentacles or Disks, the Lord of Power (is that redundant?!) or Material Power. Here are tropes of kingship - the Sun as ruler of the decan, Capricorn as the zodiac's CEO, even Jupiter as the force governing all 4's. The power derives from the throne, and it is rooted, strongly fortified, solid gold, and immovable. In the fortress of the Old New Year, the embers of increasing light reflect treasures, amassed and hoarded. Does wealth buy freedom, or its opposite?
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Ryan Peverly is one of my favorite people to talk to in this occult - and occulted - world. His thoughtful questions and wide-open disposition make every conversation a pleasure to have and to listen to.
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On this week's episode of Fortune's Wheelhouse, the engines are running, the pistons are pumping, skyscrapers rise on the horizon. The 3 of Pentacles or Disks is the Lord of Work! and the Devil himself ensures there are no idle hands at play here. Combined with the driving force of Mars and the power of the calendrical New Year, all manner of resolutions are taking form. Here is the glory of the built world and the promise of industry writ large. Through the power of collaboration, ambition turns into 3D, concrete reality.
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Couple Thursdays ago, I came home from doing readings at the crystal shop and found myself in a heady new world: the ‘virtual Alexandria’ of the one and only Miguel Conner. For 2 hours I shot the cosmic crap with Miguel and his producer Vance. We talked about the backstage of reality, the definition of magic, shining keys, spells, correspondence webs, persons not named Clair, uncertainty as a vehicle for insight, and so much else..
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Democratic results to the left, Republican results to the right.
WEDNESDAY 11/7/18 UPDATE: Results are still out in a few spots, but the overall picture conforms to my predicted outcome. Democrats take House, Republicans retain Senate with a solid majority. Sharp change of direction without guarantee of lasting change. Full prediction at the end of this post.
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RoseRed Robinson and Jaymi Elford are the wise, talented, and remarkably chill hosts of the Tarot Visions podcast. I’ve been a listener for a good while now, and I always enjoy their conversations with practitioners, deck creators, teachers, authors, and others in our tarot community. This week, it was my turn to hop on the mike with Jaymi and Rose!
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This week on Fortune's Wheelhouse, we address the inevitable: the Lord of Change! With the 2 of Pentacles or Disks, we engage with the physical world, and the reality of trying to make our bodies, our works, our things bend to our will. First decan of the Saturn-ruled, Capricorn line-up, the 2 of Disks answers to Jupiter. The Greater Malefic and the Greater Benefic duke it out in this card, and their struggle moves mountains.
Read MoreHalloween happens to fall on a Wednesday this year, and as I know you know perfectly well, Wednesday belongs to my lord Mercury, otherwise known as Hermes, sometimes known as Thoth, also known as ἑρμηνεῦ πάντων (interpreter of all), λυσιμέριμνε (releaser from care), φίλε θνητοῖς ἐν ἀνάγκαις (helper of mortals in need).
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