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In the Lair of Tiresias


In the Lair of Tiresias “In the Lair of Tiresias”, an original oil on plywood painting, 48 x 48 inches, 2024. The painting is an allegory of the soul’s journey after death, set within a personalised mythological framework: The Realm: The setting is the underworld, referred to as “the realm of Tiresias.” In this mythology, Tiresias is not just a blind prophet but appears to be the sovereign or central figure of this domain. The Condition of Souls: Lost souls here are “cursed by their lack of vision”. Trapped until they can comprehend Tiresias’s instructions this suggests a purgatorial state […]

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The Odyssey of the Daemon


The Odyssey of the Daemon: Magick, Mind, and the Quest for Wholeness I. The Core Thesis: The Odyssey as Daemonic Quest Homer’s The Odyssey is far more than an epic poem; it is a universal allegory for the search for our Daemon, our essential spirit, true Self, or guiding genius.  In this journey: Penelope, Odysseus’s wife, represents the externalised image of his daemon. She is the symbol of his wholeness, his kingdom, and his completed self. The unwavering goal that guides his entire path. The Odyssey itself is the “magical mythical path” of trials, purification, and transformation required to unite […]

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Sun in Taurus, Tarot Hierophant


Sun in Taurus, Tarot Hierophant Sensation, Sun in Taurus and Tarot Hierophant represent a quality within ourselves that registers an awareness of the phenomenon. It is not the elucidation of the phenomenon but the bringing to our attention that there is something of which we are not cognizant. Admitting we are uninformed about a subject or situation is our door to exiting ourselves from the thralldom of what is holding us back. It is the first step to educating ourselves on how we resolve the influence. Overcoming fear of the dark is our next step on the path to cognition […]

Sun Taurus, Sensation, taort major arcana card Hierophant.

Decans of Pisces


Decans of Pisces Tarot Minor Arcana Cards Eight, Nine and Ten of Water Tarot Eight Water, Tarot Eight Cups, Minor Arcana, First Decan Pisces Included here are the tarot minor arcana cards allocated to the decans of Pisces. The Tarot Eight of Water, also known as the Eight of Cups, along with each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered 8, highlights the ability to discern between beneficial and disadvantageous outcomes when taking action intellectually. This is because 8 is the number of Hod, the sphere associated with Mercury on the QBL Tree of Life. Sephirothic Planetary Correspondence The planetary correspondence […]

Decans of Pisces. The 8, 9 and 10 of Water also called 8, 9, and 10 of Cups

Scorpio Decans and Their Tarot Allocations


Scorpio Decans and Their Minor Arcana Tarot Card Allocations Scorpio Decans and their tarot minor arcana card allocations. Five of Water, Six of Water and the Seven of Water. Keep in mind the core of Scorpio energy: depth, passion, secrecy, power, transformation, and confronting taboos. This is a journey traversing the pain of the Five, through the solace of the Six, to the difficult choice of the Seven. Scorpio Decans; First, Tarot Five of Water Tarot Five of Water, Five of Cups, Loss in Pleasure Tarot Five Water and each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered Five express attributes of […]

Decans of Scorpio and Their Tarot Card Allocations

Nudus, Circe Weaves Her Spell of Summoning’


Nudus, Circe Weaves Her Spell of Summoning, currently on display at NUDUS 2024. Nudus, Circe Weaves Her Spell of Summoning, oil on wood, 48 inches by 24 inches, 2020 To learn more, please visit: https://www.gallerium.art/nudus-2024?AW=AW127186882 This dreamlike painting illustrates the enchantress Circe using her mystical powers to summon Odysseus to her side. Circe’s adept manipulation of her supernatural abilities is portrayed as she conjures a spell, aided by her cephalopod familiar who secretes the essence needed for the enchantment. The painting captures the moment when Circe’s skilful gestures and the cephalopod’s pheromonic web combine to manifest her desire to bring […]

Witch, Circe" from ancient Greek mythology

Third Decan Cancer, Tarot Four Water


Third Decan Cancer Tarot Four Water, Four Cups Tarot Four Water, Four Cups is allocated to the third decan of Cancer. Each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered Four exhibits attributes of Chesed the fourth sephira of the QBL. Tarot Four Water, Four Cups is allocated to the third decan of Cancer. Each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered Four exhibits attributes of Chesed the fourth sephira of the QBL. Sepherothic Planetary Correspondence The planetary correspondence of Chesed is Jupiter, and each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered “Four” expresses this planet’s character. These characteristics are coloured by their elemental […]

Third decan Cancer, tarot card Four of Water Four of Cups.

Sun in Cancer, Tarot Card Chariot


Sun in Cancer, Tarot Card Chariot Overview Sun in Cancer corresponds to Tarot Key Chariot a period in which the inundation of Egypt’s Nile River is announced¹. This natural annual phenomenon of the inundation flood of the river returns life to the land of Egypt’s Nile valley.  Tarot Chariot is a pictograph illustrating the inundation of the river Nile, and this event’s impact upon the natural world.  These functions of natural phenomena, depicted through the card’s imagery, illustrate the potential impact of unleashing these powerful energies. Originating from real-life experiences, the imagery captures the positive and negative aspects of being […]

Sun enters Cancer corresponding to tarot major arcana card Chariot

Earth Shaker, Poseidon


Earth Shaker, Poseidon Earth Shaker, Poseidon, oil on wood, 48 x 48 inches. Begun in 2018 and completed in 2023. Earth Shaker is an epithet for the ancient Greek god Poseidon, the deity associated with the ocean. The painting was inspired by a bronze statue housed in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. The statue was discovered in the ocean at Artemisium Poseidon was an important figure in ancient Greek mythology and one of the twelve Olympian deities. He was primarily known as the god of the sea, water, storms, earthquakes, and horses. In Greek mythology, Poseidon was characterized as a […]

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