One of the first steps toward understanding the Tarot lies in
appreciating the meaning of its two Arcana the Major and the
Minor. But even before that, the novice does well by committing
to memory the meaning of Arcana defined as mysterious
knowledge, language, or information accessible only by the
initiate.
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Author: dar
Understanding a Tarot Card Reading
Getting the most from a Tarot card reading relies on the
readers ability to perceive not only the symbolic meaning from
the spread, but also the mystical significance. Although every
card of both the Major and the Minor Arcana possesses its own
individual symbolism within the representative images on the
cards, it is the deeper, spiritual enlightenment of the cards
that leads to a greater understanding. Attaining this type of
perception is the key to making Tarot a truly valid part of life.
The Book of Tea
I. The Cup of Humanity
Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the
eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite
amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a
religion of aestheticism–Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the
adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday
existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual
charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a
worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish
something possible in this impossible thing we know as life.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
240 BC
THE PAPYRUS OF ANI
(THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD)
Translated by E.A. Wallis Budge
HYMN TO OSIRIS
“Homage to thee, Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the Gods, whose
names are manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in
the temples, whose Ka is holy.
The Tao Teh King or The Tao and its Characteristics
Ch. 1. 1. The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and
unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and
unchanging name.
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Incense Recipes
Incense Recipes
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Making Runes
RUNES
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Candle Crafts
Candle Crafts
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Making Wands
Making Wands
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Pentacle Hair Braids
- 1. Section off equal
amounts of hair at the five points where the pentacle tips will be (see
completed hairdo, figure C, for locations). Don’t use all of the hair,
just enough for the desired thickness of the pentacle.