Black Mirror Alchemy: The Path of the Digital Hermit

The Age of Aquarius: Navigating a New Era The Age of Aquarius: Navigating a New Era Today, I want to expand on some observations about the current Aeon in which we live. As you might have heard, the Age of Aquarius is upon us—or it already is here—or it won't be here for another 100 years! The arrival of this notorious astrological age has been highly sought after and debated for the last century, by everyone from astrologers and astronomers to cultists and occultists. It anticipates a great leap forward for humanity and the world—a coming age of neo-enlightenment, progress, and fulfillment of the realized, individualized self. From Pisces to Aquarius: The Shifting Paradigm The Age of Aquarius follows what is known as the Age of Pisces, which was primarily marked by the rise and fall of Christianity across the globe. The Piscean age prioritized the element of water. Deep feelings and explorations of consciousness were key themes. Con...

Black Mirror Alchemy - Knight of Swords Welcome back to Black Mirror Alchemy The Second Installment of "No Reading is Truly a Cold Reading" In this week's post, we will explore the role motivation and emotion play in the tarot reading space. To do this, we will seek the help of the Knight of Swords to explore the momentum and movement associated with our interpretations of the world. Knight of Swords The Knight of Swords is a fast-moving, no-nonsense warrior. He has prepared his whole life for the battles ahead and can deploy his skills in various situations. Embodying this knight can be intimidating due to his fast-talking, intelligent, aggressive, and proactive nature. However, what truly makes the knight tick is his ability to hone and manipulate the element of air. He can be persuasive and attractive, confrontational and direct, or intellectual and cold. Because of Mercury's influence, you never know which side of t...

Welcome back to Dark Mirror Alchemy! We will take a quick break this week from The Hermit's Journey to discuss the combined arts of reading tarot and reading people. I have had the pleasure and privilege to learning tarot while also getting my degrees in psychology. So, I wanted to share in this blog series how the different levels of psychology can help us read tarot better; especially if you are in situation where you are giving a reading to a stranger.  With the help of the court cards in the suit of swords, this series will be comprised of four posts, which will explore each of the following levels of human psychology:  Biases and Heuristics with the Page of Swords  Motivation and Emotion with the Knight of Swords  Personality and Identity with the Queen of Swords  Groups and Culture with the King of Swords The first two installments of this series will teach you about the very basics of human behavior. If you like mixed metaphors, we are going...