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Comment on Numbers, Galvanic Skin Response, and Sacred Space by Kalagni

Kalagni — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:27 +0000

This is what we were using http://www.araneus.fi/products-alea-eng.html It isn’t cheap for just a device that makes 0s and 1s, but it’s actually less expensive than many /true/ random number generators.

Comment on Numbers, Galvanic Skin Response, and Sacred Space by Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:41:22 +0000

Do you happen to know the make or brand of TRNG you used? Would love to pick one up to play around with.

Comment on Interview with the Magickian by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:24:19 +0000

Of course! And the conversation is always more interesting, too.

Comment on Probability Wave Tarot by Divination and the Limits of Possibility | The Digital Ambler

Divination and the Limits of Possibility | The Digital Ambler — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:27:46 +0000

[...] Recently on the Twitters, one of my fellow occultist friends, the lovely Rachel Izabella from The Way of the Transgressor is Hard, asked whether I was ever worried whether “divinations sorta quantum collapse possible futures and precipitate the one future that’s divined”. It sparked an interesting conversation between us, but given the response lag and enforced brevity of Twitter, it wasn’t the greatest medium for such a chat. The idea was originally spurred from Kalagni’s post (which I hadn’t read before) on using the Tarot to both read and influence probable events. [...]

Comment on Review: Watcher Angel Tarot and Guidebook – Michelle Belanger and Jackie Williams by George Graham

George Graham — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:44:06 +0000

Really love this deck – just ordered a new one after wearing my old one out! Unfortunately I’m in the UK, but found an online store that’s based near me. Just place the order

For any UK fans – http://www.psychicbazaar.com/tarot-cards/142-the-watcher-angel-tarot-deck.html

Comment on Review: Reiki and the Healing Buddha – Maureen J. Kelly by Kalagni

Kalagni — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:37:42 +0000

I love the title, but I’m not sure if I can accept it.

Comment on Review: Reiki and the Healing Buddha – Maureen J. Kelly by Kalagni

Kalagni — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:37:23 +0000

So what you’re saying, to sum it up, is both the editor/publisher and the author are utterly clueless, and I can rant against both?

Comment on Review: Reiki and the Healing Buddha – Maureen J. Kelly by Shaynin

Shaynin — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:26:17 +0000

Typically, the publisher decides what’s going to be on the cover based on what they think will sell and the author doesn’t get a vote at all. If you really hate the cover of an otherwise good book, complain to the publisher and not the author.

I have two competing headcanons for this cover. One is that a single individual handled the publishing of the book from deciding it was good enough to buy, to picking the cover, and really did think the Chenrezig image was perfect. The other is that the person who chose the cover realized how bad a decision the buyer made and chose the wrong figure in hopes of warning people away. I have no idea if either is realistic, but it amuses me to pretend.

Comment on Review: Reiki and the Healing Buddha – Maureen J. Kelly by freemanpresson

freemanpresson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:30:15 +0000

Yes, you are indeed the Bodhisattva of occult masochism. We needed one. #howtopanabookhard

Comment on Wednesday Webshare: Bad Mages, Divination, and Lack of Angel on Man Action by Kalagni

Kalagni — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:01:39 +0000

If I could speak for what I understand is Psyche’s point, though any error in such is obviously mine, I think it’s important to include Levi. Dry, boring, and poorly written, sure, but it’s a text of historical importance. I’d never recommend it to someone learning the cards, but for someone interested in the history of the cards, as it was /the/ original text linking the cards with all the other associations we’re familiar with now, even if they’re different.

Rachel’s book was actually more historical/academic in the meanings too. She scoured a lot of historical sources to find what the cards had mean, and why they were represented the way the are. So that isn’t something someone could build up from their personal work.

If I were making a list a for how to use, and how to read the cards, it would probably contain a lot of different texts, but from what I gathered Psyche’s list was more about a historical framing of the cards, rather than a use-based list.

Denning and Phillip’s work in general I find is under-appreciated, I really wish it was in wider distribution and more people were familiar with it. (I should try to track down the texts I’m missing) I haven’t touched Knight’s text though. I’ll be adding it to my list, but who knows when I’ll get to that…too many books, heh.