Reflections in the PondReflections on life from a Canadian Wiccan.Too Many Tarot Decks- October 30, 2007 When I first discovered the Tarot it seemed like a mysterious tool just waiting to have its secrets unlocked by me, a slightly nerdy young teenage girl with a passion for video games. Truly, I knew that the secrets of the Ancient Egyptians were locked in those cards just waiting for me. Never mind, of course, that my first deck was the Aquarian Tarot, a psychedelic mix of art deco style and the 1970s, with nary a Pharaoh in sight. Back then, somewhere around 18 years ago(!), Tarot decks and...http://lotuspond.silentblue.net/blog/archives/2007/10/29/too-many-tarot-decks.php Religion and Reality- October 18, 2007 A few days ago someone wrote to me about their difficulty blending religion and reality. This person asked questions (rhetorically) that most thinking religious people do: If the gods made the universe, who made them How did they create the universe Etc. I responded to this person very honestly, writing that I often wonder the same things myself. I come from a background heavy with math and science, and questions about the reality of my beliefs have often kept me thinking about how a rational...http://lotuspond.silentblue.net/blog/archives/2007/10/18/religion-and-reality.php |