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Reverend Erik wants to read First Occult Tarot by Robert Place
I'm very interested in the history of Tarot and its tangling with the occult. Putting this on my list!
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Calliope finished reading First Occult Tarot by Robert Place
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.
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The Open Society and Its Enemies is a work on political philosophy by the philosopher …
Popper breaks the spell of Plato
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Okay I know this one isn’t very occulty, but it’s one I was reading when I joined and I just finished it. Been wanting to read this for a long time, one of a number of books recommended by Robert Anton Wilson. Just finished vol. 1 - ‘The Spell of Plato’ and wow it’s a great one! Plato the mystic is one thing, and Plato the political totalitarian is quite another. I’m still processing the distinction that must be made between the ideas of Socrates and the ideas of Plato. I remember in college reading The Republic and not being very impressed by Plato’s political theories. Popper skewers Plato’s political arguments, but also suggests possible reasons for Plato’s aversion to democracy. The story of Plato and Socrates’ relationship to the state, to tyranny and democracy in their own tumultuous time, is more complex than I ever realized. This is a …
Okay I know this one isn’t very occulty, but it’s one I was reading when I joined and I just finished it. Been wanting to read this for a long time, one of a number of books recommended by Robert Anton Wilson. Just finished vol. 1 - ‘The Spell of Plato’ and wow it’s a great one! Plato the mystic is one thing, and Plato the political totalitarian is quite another. I’m still processing the distinction that must be made between the ideas of Socrates and the ideas of Plato. I remember in college reading The Republic and not being very impressed by Plato’s political theories. Popper skewers Plato’s political arguments, but also suggests possible reasons for Plato’s aversion to democracy. The story of Plato and Socrates’ relationship to the state, to tyranny and democracy in their own tumultuous time, is more complex than I ever realized. This is a book to reread. I need to digest it before moving on to volume 2 - ‘The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath’.
Reverend Erik started reading The system of the world by Neal Stephenson
The final thousand-page brick in the trilogy!!
Reverend Erik finished reading The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2) by Neal Stephenson (Baroque Cycle (2))
Continuing the epic adventure begun in the bestselling QUICKSILVER!In the year 1689, a cabal of …
This is my second time through the book and it's just as good. Alchemy, science, the birth of modern economic systems, pirates, etc! It's amazing.
Reverend Erik wants to read Restless Dead by Sarah Iles Johnston
Restless Dead by Sarah Iles Johnston
During the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditions—most …
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wstarter finished reading The way of tarot by Alejandro Jodorowsky
This book really got a lot of things started for me, and I will forever be indebted to it. The Marseille Tarot isn't hugely popular, but it resonates with me more than the Smith-Waite Tarot and its offshoots. French vs English school.
I see the text itself as initiatory, the examples of reading very specifically chosen. One first goes through and begins to learn while benefitting from the insights of these examples. Next, one learns to read the Tarot in this method. Having learned to read the Tarot, the text is reread in light of Jodorowsky's theories of Psychomagic, in order to unlock the more "read between the lines" details given, particularly in the Introduction. After that, one makes their own Tarot.
It often goes unremarked that there is more Tarot material in Jodorowsky's Metagenealogy, in which more advanced Tarot and Psychomagic concepts are used together to look beyond the …
This book really got a lot of things started for me, and I will forever be indebted to it. The Marseille Tarot isn't hugely popular, but it resonates with me more than the Smith-Waite Tarot and its offshoots. French vs English school.
I see the text itself as initiatory, the examples of reading very specifically chosen. One first goes through and begins to learn while benefitting from the insights of these examples. Next, one learns to read the Tarot in this method. Having learned to read the Tarot, the text is reread in light of Jodorowsky's theories of Psychomagic, in order to unlock the more "read between the lines" details given, particularly in the Introduction. After that, one makes their own Tarot.
It often goes unremarked that there is more Tarot material in Jodorowsky's Metagenealogy, in which more advanced Tarot and Psychomagic concepts are used together to look beyond the individual to the family and ancestors.
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@wstarter Agreed, I've had to reread it a few times!
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@aversatrix Just reading this post caused an imbalance in my humours.
Reverend Erik set a goal to read 12 books in 2024
Reverend Erik finished reading The practical art of divine magic by Patrick Dunn
I realized at some point that I had already read MOST of this book. But I enjoyed every chapter, every bit that I was reading for the second time. Dunn does an excellent job presenting the reader with things to think about and try. This is an excellent book for anybody who wishes to treat magic as a true spiritual practice.
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Erik L. Arneson finished reading Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) by Neal Stephenson
Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in …
This was a great book the second time through, too!!
Reverend Erik finished reading Art of the Grimoire by Owen Davies
I'm not gonna claim to have read every word of this book, but I got it as a gift this morning and leafed through every page and looked at all the gorgeous photos and artwork. This book is beautiful! I love it.
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Calliope finished reading Handbook Of Contemporary Animism by Graham Harvey
An incredibly wide variety of essays on animism, incorporating everything from new anthropological research to media criticism of anime. I probably shouldn't say this kind of thing, but every magically operant person ought to read it, if they can. A lot of the essays are available online now, so you can check out the ToC if you don't want to buy it, or can't of course.