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@aversatrix I hope you don't get that "sail away" song by Enya stuck in your head now.

@chichi666 I have not read it! I have seen the deck, though. Do you know the title?

I know it's hard to believe, but I've never read this book before.

This is a great reference volume for those who have been delving into the Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri. The material is pretty much all Christian, but it is great to see the variety of spells and rituals that were being used by the Christians of that era. Particularly interesting are all the barbarous names and pagan deities mixed in with otherwise Christian material.

My one complaint is that none of the illustrations from the original Coptic papyri are included, so you don't get to see what the various amulets and images actually looked like.

Finally finished! The ending was amazing!

@aversatrix So did it get your humours moving? How is your ichor level?

I am still working my way through this behemoth of a book. It is good, but perhaps not as gripping and thrilling as the first two.

@dictvm@mastodon.horrendum.com It's currently on the smallest possible virtual server!

@dictvm@mastodon.horrendum.com Thanks!! I've fixed it and set up a monitor to let me know if it breaks again. Sorry for the inconvenience!

I'm very interested in the history of Tarot and its tangling with the occult. Putting this on my list!

A nice expanded lwb essentially. The book goes through both de Gebelin's and de Melletcs lives and essays, briefly, before turning to describing the cards. Place used Aluette cards for inspiration when de Mellet didn't describe their meanings, as he concluded that's where de Mellet got his pip meanings in the first place.

It ends with a nice, succinct description of how to use de Mellet's divination method, including notes on how to deal with the inconsistencies.

If you get the deck -- and it's lovely -- definitely get the book as well.