Many people are familiar with Pamela Coleman Smith who designed the Rider Waite Tarot deck, under the guide of Dr A E Waite, but what of Lady Frieda Harris, who designed and worked with Aleister Crowley? She came from a fairly well to do family; her father was a surgeon Read more…
Having just celebrated Halloween/Samhain, we are now all looking forward to Yule/Winter Solstice and Christmas of course, but let’s stick to the spooky theme for a bit longer. So what else happened in November? The 1st is All Soul’s Day, when we remember the souls who have passed on, depending on Read more…
Runes and the I Ching By Magenta In previous Blogs, I have written about correspondences between the Tarot and other divinatory systems like astrology. I thought it would be interesting to continue along this vein and look at some of the not-so-well-known correspondences between the Tarot and Runes and the Read more…
Magenta shares her experience of birdwatching in her garden this year.
Magenta shares her way of reading reversals using shadow meanings inspired by the Tarot of the New Vision, which looks “behind the scenes” at Rider Waite Smith images.
Magenta shares some history and symbolism of the Winter Solstice and Yule season.