Author Archives: Josephine McCarthy
By the laws of Ma’at, may you reap what you have sown
I apologise in advance to all of my long standing friends that you are once again (and again and again) subjected to this ridiculous drama. But once again I find myself accused in public of being a liar and a … Continue reading
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Tarot: Contacted Decks
This is not really a beginner topic but it is one that many people have asked me about. When magicians talked about something being ‘contacted’ either a lodge, a deck or a span of work, what they mean by that … Continue reading
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Tarot – The Here and Now; Reading for the Present
Most people think of tarot in terms of looking into the future. That is only one aspect of the use of tarot; there are many. Tarot can be used to look at a present situation, a past situation, or indeed … Continue reading
Women and Magic… a full moon in Leo post!
Something that has bothered me for a long time is something that has come up frequently in magical discussion and that is the issue of women and magic, or to be more precise, sexism in the magical community. Rather than … Continue reading
One more thing….Tarot and Divination – dodging the bullet
Before I move on to reading for the present and the past, there is another dynamic within the process of looking at future events that needs to be taken into account, and that is the process of patterns of events … Continue reading
Tarot… dealing with the answers: what if you do not like what you see?
I will try and make this post shorter as I have realised I write too much! I’m still getting used to blogging, so thankyou for your patience. When people first start doing readings, there comes a time when we are … Continue reading
Interpreting Tarot: developing a skill set
For people trying to learn the skill of tarot, the key is not just the deck, but also the interpretation. It is a skill that takes time and practice to develop and for some it is easier than others. If … Continue reading
Reading the Entrails Part One – Divination and Tarot
Luckily for us, divination has developed over the millennia so today we have a variety of choices when it comes to forms of divination. Some are more accurate than others for details, and some give a wider view but little … Continue reading
Magic…walking the path..
Hidden in a dark tree is a golden bough, golden in leaves and pliant stem, sacred to Persephone, the underworld’s Juno, all the groves shroud it, and shadows enclose the secret valleys. But only one who’s taken a gold-leaved fruit … Continue reading
Peeling the Onion
During the first few years of magical training and practice, the magician is often young and still forming in terms of character and personality, so habits laid down during this phase of magical development can pay major dividends further down … Continue reading
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