tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post4530962415277735792..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: Being a Better Candle (Tarot)Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-1155733724110368802012-02-04T00:07:57.169-07:002012-02-04T00:07:57.169-07:00I found this post really interesting. On the secr...I found this post really interesting. On the secrecy debate, I like Frater VAL's suggestion - discretion rather than secrecy. However, I was left with one question: what do you actually do to get candle wax on your tarot cards? :)Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-68395713159320176822012-02-02T00:59:59.145-07:002012-02-02T00:59:59.145-07:00You've probably read it already, but I'll ...You've probably read it already, but I'll mention it here : I learned a lot about tarot and the golden dawn from Mary K. Greer's book "Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses." Thanks for a great post.Claire-Marie Le Normandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176138738280713409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-30060482420343835852012-01-31T14:57:14.911-07:002012-01-31T14:57:14.911-07:00For meditation, skrying, pathworkings, I utilize t...For meditation, skrying, pathworkings, I utilize the Golden Dawn methods. My favorite of which, involves separating the pack into the 4 letters of the great name / 4 worlds and working through the pack that way.<br /><br />When I'm doing a "reading" for myself or someone, I tend to use a more self-styled approach that involves a set of preliminary invocations followed by letting the cards do the talking. I'll pull as many or as few as needed and lay them in whatever symbolic spread is appropriate to the circumstance. Usually I find that any spread based on the Qabalah is most efficacious.<br /><br />Concerning secrecy...<br />I think that secrecy should be changed to discretion. Obviously to explain secret methods to the profane would be a waste of everyone's time since they would gain no benefit and you would only lose the time you took to try to teach it. However, the genuine seekers NEED access to these teachings to allow the world to come into its most enlightened era. There are more 'individuals' now with some sort of spiritual understanding beyond that of dogmatic religious teachings than at any other point in modern history. I believe that is due largely to the publication of these old "secrets" from various sources, that modern students are now able to synthesize into a correlation of plausible theological philosophy.Frater VALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968215763707337032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-62994344296846530152012-01-31T10:39:28.372-07:002012-01-31T10:39:28.372-07:00I enjoyed this post! I love the writings of Paul F...I enjoyed this post! I love the writings of Paul Foster Case and have a strong interest in Crowley/Golden Dawn/etc. -- but haven't felt led to immerse myself. Thanks for such an informative, enlightening "hop stop" on the Tarot Blog Hop.Zanna Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596554739447170460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-72418805080607225492012-01-31T09:19:35.827-07:002012-01-31T09:19:35.827-07:00Morgan, I liked this. In my collection are 22 BOTA...Morgan, I liked this. In my collection are 22 BOTA majors that I keep wanting to color in. I do think I would learn how to go even deeper into the cards. Thanks for a great reminder!Tarot By Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12710933183576940528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-46470647819822827872012-01-31T06:15:11.189-07:002012-01-31T06:15:11.189-07:00I love that you teach in the Golden Dawn tradition...I love that you teach in the Golden Dawn tradition! Keep shining!Lisa Frideborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832958332556553529noreply@blogger.com