Enchantments
A little salt, a spoonful of cinnamon, rosemary, mugwort, lavender for sweetness and sight, a dash of pepper, and spices to enliven it all. Oh, and also, a table, a chair, a candle, a glass of water. Here I explore enchanted corners, places, and landscapes while musing with a pack of cards.
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I am breaking away from my previous post, where I was laying down the foundations for myself as a card reader, setting the tone and things of that nature. I want to continue here with the pips and tie that to the season. If you have been following along, we have arrived at the 7…
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Imagine a round wooden table inside a warm and cozy kitchen with a small window over the sink. A billowing fire burns in the fireplace on the right wall. The table is worn with scuff marks, as are the 3 chairs that surround it. Fresh flowers sit on the windowsill, half empty cups lie about…
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It’s Halloween and instead of talking about the ghosts running around in my head, and around my house. I want to share a few articles that explore the topics of the dead, ancestors, devotion, and also a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Honoring the Ancestors of the Dead. A beautiful and poignant essay on the…
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The last week of October is upon us. As previously mentioned, this month I broke custom in favor of using Robert Place’s Vampire tarot deck. I put my Marseilles decks away. Fitting as this month is traditionally about shadows, entering the darker months, communing with or honoring the ancestors, the dead. There are a couple…
Natalia Lee 