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    Category: Alchemy and Mysticism

    Above, the Heavens: Moon, Star and Sun

    It is very tempting to look at the cards of the Tarot, specifically those of the Major Arcana, as symbolic metaphors, or to put it in Jungian… Read more “Above, the Heavens: Moon, Star and Sun”

    June 27, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    The Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and A.E. Waite’s 2nd Tarot

    In an earlier post I mentioned how A.E. Waite of Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck fame created a second deck: the Waite-Trinick deck. However, while I mentioned his interest… Read more “The Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and A.E. Waite’s 2nd Tarot”

    June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    A.E. Waite’s Second Tarot: the Waite-Trinick Deck

    First, my thanks to Dr. Emily Auger for chairing the Tarot and Divination group at the Pop Culture Association of America conference (here’s a link to her… Read more “A.E. Waite’s Second Tarot: the Waite-Trinick Deck”

    May 21, 2019June 11, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Isaac Newton, Alchemist

    The word alchemy has a long history – from late Greek to Arabic to Medieval Latin to Old French, and finally to its current English form. In… Read more “Isaac Newton, Alchemist”

    April 30, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    The Colour of Magic: Emanations From the Magnum Opus

    Note: For our American readers, colour is how everyone else spells color. Yeah, I prefer color myself, but given the history of alchemy, I’m going to go… Read more “The Colour of Magic: Emanations From the Magnum Opus”

    February 21, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Pope Innocent VIII and the Hammer of the Witches

    If you’re familiar with the late Medieval European witch-hunts, chances are you’ve heard of the Malleus Maleficarum (English: the Hammer of the Witches). This text, published in 1487, would… Read more “Pope Innocent VIII and the Hammer of the Witches”

    November 6, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    PCA Notes: Tarot/Divination

    Greetings everyone! Like we did last year, we’re heading to talk at this years Pop Culture Association conference. It’s in Indianapolis this year, and lest you scoff,… Read more “PCA Notes: Tarot/Divination”

    March 27, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    C.G. Jung and the Rhythm of the Heat

    The high regard C.G. Jung’s contributions to psychotherapy once enjoyed have fared little better than those of his mentor and future nemesis, Sigmund Freud; many of their ideas… Read more “C.G. Jung and the Rhythm of the Heat”

    March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    The House of Wisdom

    The House of Wisdom was one of the greatest libraries in the ancient world, before it was toppled by an invading Mongol horde. What makes this story… Read more “The House of Wisdom”

    August 30, 2017April 27, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Splendor Solis: Plate 22

    The reason why all natural things are put together in a body is, that there may be a united composition. – Solomon Trismosin Plate 22 is the… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 22”

    July 16, 2017 by MythCrafts Team

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