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The Tarot Location Challenge

March 19, 2010
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My background in Tarot is heavily influenced by the Golden Dawn, specifically, the attributions they use.
About a week ago, I was speaking to a friend of mine, and we started talking about how certain cards within the Golden Dawn system are associated with areas of the globe. I’m going to quote Lon Milo DuQuette, [...]

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The Three of Wands

May 26, 2009
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“They love, and hate, and cannot do without him.” The perception of the Greeks on Alcibiades.
Today I picked the Three of Wands to use in the Free Association exercise. I’ll record exactly what transpired during the exercise, even if it doesn’t make immediate sense.
My first impressions of this card were

Strong
Bold
People
Love
Power
Joy
Killing
Death
Murder
Hate
Want
Despair
Give it to me

Additional impressions were [...]

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The Devil

May 26, 2009
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Today I’m going to look at the Devil. I’ll record exactly what transpired during the exercise, even if it doesn’t make immediate sense.
Part One: Free Association.

Happiness
Laughter
People owe me and I don’t care who I hurt
A lack of creation; a writer’s block
This card stops things from getting done
Creationism versus Evolution. Religious zeal
Animal instincts
Acting out of desire [...]

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Free Association

May 26, 2009
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A technique that I sometimes use when I want to explore an individual card is known as free association. I would advise if you want to try these exercises for yourself, that you start a Tarot journal and record all of your experiences within.
The basic idea behind free association is to take a random card [...]

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