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Tarot Two of Fire, Two of Wands


Tarot Two Wands, Two of Fire, Dominion Tarot Two Wands and each of the other minor arcana cards, numbered Two, exhibit qualities ascribed to Chokmah, the second sephirah of the QBL Tree of Life. The planetary quality of Chokmah is Uranus and each of the minor arcana cards numbered “Two” express its quality colored by the cards elemental suit: fire, water, air and earth. In Astrology, the energies of Uranus are explosive and electric, bringing dramatic change. Uranus is forward-looking. It recoils against tradition, and extols originality and individuality. Uranus is associated with technology, innovation, discovery, and all that is […]

two of wands. Two Wands has the fitting title Dominion, expressing powerful and confident taking of power. The astrological allocation is Mars in Aries which expresses and strengthens the Uranian quality

Tarot Card Star, Sun Enters Aquarius


Tarot Card Star Sun Enters Aquarius Tarot card Star meaning and explanation. The female figure at the center of Tarot Star, is symbolically illustrating the subconscious influence behind the Key, Tarot Star depicts a vague celestial body in the night sky. The top of the card is mirrored below by a seed, a seed that is being planted by the female figure, a magical act: or, discovering a seed in our shadow, an act of divination. As the sky is seeded above, so the world is seeded below.  As above, so below. The Star is an emergence of an unknown future […]

Tarot card Star. An explanation of the major arcana cards symbolism and interpretation

The Spell


Magick Spell I Called And Something Came Magick Spell oil on canvas, 20 inches by 16 inches, 2017 Purchase the original painting at Saatchi Art The appearance of the spirit, which can often be seen in incense smoke, has close parallels to what is known as pareidolia, to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern, or the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness.  The concept of pareidolia leaves us wondering whether the spirits are within or without, or maybe both. What are these energies? Like ourselves they are systems […]

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The Dark Lord Cometh Sun Enters Capricorn Tarot Devil


Dark Lord, Tarot Devil depicts adversity overcome by humor. Tarot Devil explanation, meaning, symbolism and art, Sun in Capricorn. In this depiction of the Dark Lord,Tarot Devil from Tarot of the Morning Star, we observe the central figure displaying the personality type required for facing adversity which is a sense of humor.   This is also emphasized by the entity’s horns, reminiscent of a jester’s cap. The blocks below are the challenges needed to be overcome so they become stairs to achievement. The spiral beard is symbolic of time. The image is God and Devil, the face revealed, determined by […]

Dark Lord Tarot Devil, Sun Capricorn from Tarot of the Morning Star. In this depiction of the Dark Lord,Tarot Devil from Tarot of the Morning Star, we observe the central figure displaying the personality required for facing adversity, a sense of humor.

Tarot Queen Fire


Tarot Queen Fire, Water of Fire Tarot Queen Fire. The human machine personality type represented by the tarot Queen of Fire takes the impetus of the Knight of Fire and directs his energy into images that objectify desires. She radiates composure in the face of adversity expressing decorum and exuding her unique identity. She is an Empress or Tzarina through whom inherited authority from previous generations emanates. Beautiful without being flamboyant, she teases traditionality with allusions of originality. While often radiating the delicacy of a rainbow, if opposed she can express the aggression of a lioness in relentless pursuit of […]

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Dead Orpheus


Dead Orpheus The Musick’s Over Dead Orpheus, The Musick’s Over,  oil on canvas 20 inches by 16 inches, 2017 Original painting available from Saatchi Art See Orpheus and Eurydice

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Goddess Shakti


Goddess Shakti Goddess Shakti will be on display as part of the 2017 // Annual call-for-work curated by Joel Coleman at the Gamut Gallery.</ahref=”https:> Opening Saturday November 4th at 7 PM – 11 PM Goddess Shakti whose consort is Shiva. See Hindu God Shiva

Goddess Shakti Goddess Shakti whose consort is Shiva. Shakti

Tarot Prince Water, Odysseus


Tarot Prince Water, Odysseus Prince Water Odysseus from the expanded and revised second edition of  Tarot of the Morning Star I selected a detail from my painting Odyssey for the Prince of Cups, the wily Odysseus being I feel, an appropriate personality type for the attributes the card signifies. All members of his crew die but Odysseus survives through his gifts of subterfuge, slight of hand and cunning. Achieving his goals by any means necessary. It is worth considering that the individuals represented by his crew might be aspects of his personality which are stripped away through the course of his […]

prince of water . I selected a detail from my painting Odyssey for the Prince of Cups, the wily Odysseus being I feel, an appropriate personality type for the attributes the card signifies.

Tarot of the Morning Star Release Update


Tarot of the Morning Star Second Edition Deck Release Update Update. Due to some last minute unexpected edits Tarot of the Morning Star  deck second edition has been delayed for a few weeks.  The release date is now set for November 10th. Walk in store orders will be processed by Magus Books at Magus Books & Herbs, 1848 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418. They will also be available on their website Magus Books & Herbs Also available at Amazon  Please accept my apologies for this unexpected delay. This second edition of Tarot of the Morning Star is a 78 […]

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