Quiet Mystic (previously Tarot Salve) – Any perception can connect us to reality, properly and fully. What we see doesn't have to be pretty, particularly; we can appreciate anything that exists. There is some principle of magic in everything, some living quality. Something living, something real, is taking place in everything. –Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Visualizing the Zodiac: How I analyzed my natal chart using tarot

Today I pulled out a book I've been meaning to read for a long time, Corrine Kenner's Tarot and Astrology. Actually, I think I read this when I first started…

Relationship Tarot: What Do You Absolutely Know Is True? On Truth, Lies, and Trust.

7 Aug 20187 Aug 2018

When it comes to truth, and lies, I've observed that there are three kinds of people: There are the people who know that lying is damaging and dangerous not only…

Letters to Bill: Truth, science, religion, and how we might approach them all simultaneously

So I'm a huge fan of Bill Maher, and I adore that he's an atheist, and I know how weird that is, given that he'd probably be appalled by my…

What I Learned at WisCon 42: Science Fiction and Fantasy CAN Save the World

9 Jun 20189 Jun 2018

I almost couldn't write this blog post because I started reading my WisCon42 notes instead. No, seriously. I not only have notes I took myself, but I have notes I…

Bachelor Cooking with Bonnie

Bachelor Cooking with Bonnie: Easy Vegan Ramen

I'm slowly figuring out that I'm not actually a bad cook. And I don't actually dislike cooking. I just dislike the foods that other people prefer to eat. And I…

Read the tarot. Do the work.

Read the tarot, do the work: Job-hunting.

People usually come to the tarot looking for a greatly-desired change in their lives. But, guess what? If you want change, you have to make changes. You can use the…

Science Meets Mysticism

Science Meets Mysticism: You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Clock

People often wonder how I can read tarot and ALSO write and edit science textbooks. Science Meets Mysticism is a new series addressing various aspects of that question. Doctor…

getting things done

8 Ways to Supercharge Your Affirmations*

These days, if you want to work with affirmations, it's especially easy to do so on your phone or computer. Although it was never that hard to work with them…

Literary Lenormand: The Art Forger

30 Nov 201728 Nov 2017

Amazon sucked me into another book--this time it's The Art Forger, by B.A. Shapiro--an author I've never read before. So, why not write another Literary Lenormand post? Here are the…