As I (slowly) advance in DDO, currently Level 4, I’m still enjoying the game quite a bit. I was a little worried the first time I went into a dungeon solo that didn’t allow “solo” as one of the difficulty settings, starting instead on the “normal” setting. But my dual-wielding Ranger didn’t really have any issues other than running out of arrows once in a while. I’m very much looking forward to when she’s levelled enough to be an “Arcane Archer” so I don’t have to keep loading up on arrows. Either … Continue reading
Category Archives: Occult
Last month I joined an “esoteric” Meet-Up group, which had their first meeting while I was out of town, but I’m hoping to make their second meeting later on this week. I let the founder know that I have a fair sized collection of tarot decks, and maybe I could bring a few to show folks the various types of decks that are out there. And there are TONS of tarot decks out there. Way back in the 70’s when I first heard of the Tarot, there were a scant few … Continue reading
What a busy month! I can’t believe how much I’ve neglected writing in the blog, so I’m gonna blame work for that! 😛 I’ve been really busy trying to put together purchase plans and distributing and configuring new computer systems for the library that my time has just disappeared on me. By the time I get home I just wanted to vedge in front of a game or do some reading. On the gaming front, I was jumping into WAR fairly regularly, playing both my Order and Chaos toons. Then … Continue reading
After reading the Thursday Night Tarot, I’m finding that I understand Joseph Campell’s “Masks of God” and “Hero of a Thousand Faces” much better. Especially his proposal and understanding for the need of a new mythology to suplant the outdated, outmoded, and ultimately false religious mythologies so widespread today (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, all the ‘isms). Anyways, it got me to thinking (always a dangerous circumstance), what context would I use if I were to create a modern mythology. One that actually “works” in this modern era, and would continue to “work” well … Continue reading
I’ve actually been thinking about doing something like this (associating songs to Tarot cards) for awhile now. I think my first notes on the subject come from sometime last year, and since reading through the Thursday Night Tarot, I’ve been inspired to take up the project again. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far. This is just a “first draft,” so to speak, so it will probably change quite a bit from any “final version” I eventually work out… The Fool (alternate) [Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (alt: Windy) Magician (Magic Man) … Continue reading