One must constantly keep in mind the ambivalence of every symbol. Insistance on either one or the other of the contradictory attributions inherent in a symbol is simply a mark of spiritual incapacity; and it is constantly happening, because of prejudice. It is the simplest test of initiation that every symbol is understood instinctively to contain this contradictory meaning in itself.
— Aleister Crowley, Book of Thoth, Fool
Tarot Talk at Occulture 2009
I am going to do a ‘Cabaret Tarot’ at Occulture 2009 in London this Saturday. As well as doing some 3 card readings for the audience, I am going to talk about new directions tarot can take, and some of the projects I am working on at the moment.
Occulture gave me my first talk on the Tarot back in Brighton in 2004, and it was a time when my publisher first contacted me, which resulted in Tarot and the Magus. I also spoke at the Toronto Tarot conference that year.
Talking to an educated audience in magic and esoterica, can be a bit daunting, but I do enjoy the challenge.
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