Divination, Tarot, and Oracle Cards
This page lists articles I have written on witchcraft, paganism, and spirituality. Some articles are listed under multiple headings.
Here you will find layouts, thoughts and musing on card-based divination and spellwork.
What Exactly Is the Point of Divination Anyway?
One very common practice in witchcraft, paganism, and most pagan-tangential traditions is divination. It is found worldwide, in every culture, in some form or another, throughout history, and is one of the few fundamentally human activities found anywhere and anywhen. Even when divination is vilified and outlawed, it is still present, practiced in the shadows. But why do we do it? What exactly do we get out of it? Read More
Clear Vision Sigil
The Clear Vision Sigil is designed to help clear blockages to intuition so that you can have the clearest possible vision and understanding of your own intuition. It may be used for focused purposes, like with divination, mediumship, or communicating with deities, ancestors, and spirits. It can also be used to help generally increase your connection to your own intuition and your understanding of the subtler things around you. Read More
Tarot Spread for Problem Solving and Shadow Work
This tarot spread was created for when anxiety, lack of confidence, or misperception creates an inability to effectively proceed or problem solve. Read More
Tarot Thoughts: Hanged Man Vibes for Tower Times
If you find yourself thrown off your foundation and hanging by your foot, relax and take the time to see what that new point of view can reveal to you. Read More
Dice Magic: Using Dice for Spellcraft and Divination (Astragalomancy)
It is possible to use magic to nudge the odds when rolling dice, but they are useful for so much more than that! From spellcrafting to divination (called astragalomancy), dice are a fun and useful tool to keep in your witch’s kit. After all, unconventional magical tools are just as valid as typical or traditional ones. Read More
Book Review – Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow
Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow is a treasure trove of tarot insight that will have a beloved place on my bookshelf for the rest of my life. Read More
Revisiting 20-Year Gone Personal Practice
This past weekend a box was found in the back shed at my partner’s parent’s home. This box, thought long gone, had been missing since a move twenty years ago, and it contained almost all my magical tools and altar supplies at the time. I would have been homeless at the time if not for my chosen family. What belongings I kept went into the garage, apparently except for this one box, turning it into a personal time capsule of my magical practice at the age of 23. Read More
Starting the 46th Presidency with The Fool Tarot Card
On the morning of the 20th I pulled The Fool. Is this is the beginning of an entirely new way forward for the USA and its presidency? I hope so. Read More