I have experimented with Tarot and I Ching before. I might return to it one day for more investigation. I can see it as a useful tool. But I have unlimited access to other dimensions/realms/subconscious/inner space without external tools. As I discussed with you already, I exist between realities. Trans-dimensional shifts. Schizoid delirium, hallucination, and dream. Visions. I have unfiltered bombardment of all this, along with the unusual thoughts that come with schizophrenia. All this combined with magic and creativity is incredible power. A conduit. Someone once said to me that they should bottle my blood when I die, to be sold as a hallucinogen. I do sometimes use tools such as magic potions (which as I told you, I can take massive doses and feel at home), I also use meditations, including energy boosts used in chaos magic and transcendental mantra. And I experimented with Tarot and I Ching, but maybe I ought to look into it more. But I feel I do not need these tools to achieve results. I found part two very interesting and it made me wonder if I ought to play with the old cards some more. Jessa is interesting too. I look forward to part three.
Had a little look into using Tarot for writing. Looks like a good idea. Interesting way of deciding story direction by chance. Maybe Jessa is onto something here. I've played with Tarot before but not in this way. I've never gone into much depth with it, just been shown a few things by someone who knew about it. Bit of experimentation but nothing like this. Might be worth a go. I wonder what deck is best for it. The surrealist one is good looking. Leonora Carrington. But the traditional ones look best to me. I like the Thoth images best. I found a deck called Fantod which was interesting too. And some erotic decks, which while good, could've been better.
I tried the I Ching too but tbh I think I’d have to read a lot more about it as I couldn’t really get to grips on a brief perusing. Tarot’s a lot more peruser friendly so to speak.
Deciding things by chance I find fascinating , only because even the most meticulous detail focussed writer will have ideas that just ‘pop’ in there, and which will be different had they sat down to write a day before or a day later. So when you get too obsessive and controlling with your writing, relenting to the chance that inevitably plays a part in all creativity can be a good catalyst.
Yeah. I like this idea. I reckon my current process is fairly random, in that it's direct from subconscious/hallucination/dream/racing thought etc. I will experiment more with Tarot and see where it goes. Thanks for the tip.
Inspired by your articles and interview with Jessa Crispin, I will play with the cards a bit and see where it takes me. But I also thought about trying it with tea leaf reading. An old bird used to go bingo with me Nan taught me how to read tea leaves when I was a little boy. She was old-school, cockney mystic. I wonder if I can use tea leaf reading in the same way you talk about Tarot for writing fiction. Only one way to find out.
I have experimented with Tarot and I Ching before. I might return to it one day for more investigation. I can see it as a useful tool. But I have unlimited access to other dimensions/realms/subconscious/inner space without external tools. As I discussed with you already, I exist between realities. Trans-dimensional shifts. Schizoid delirium, hallucination, and dream. Visions. I have unfiltered bombardment of all this, along with the unusual thoughts that come with schizophrenia. All this combined with magic and creativity is incredible power. A conduit. Someone once said to me that they should bottle my blood when I die, to be sold as a hallucinogen. I do sometimes use tools such as magic potions (which as I told you, I can take massive doses and feel at home), I also use meditations, including energy boosts used in chaos magic and transcendental mantra. And I experimented with Tarot and I Ching, but maybe I ought to look into it more. But I feel I do not need these tools to achieve results. I found part two very interesting and it made me wonder if I ought to play with the old cards some more. Jessa is interesting too. I look forward to part three.
Had a little look into using Tarot for writing. Looks like a good idea. Interesting way of deciding story direction by chance. Maybe Jessa is onto something here. I've played with Tarot before but not in this way. I've never gone into much depth with it, just been shown a few things by someone who knew about it. Bit of experimentation but nothing like this. Might be worth a go. I wonder what deck is best for it. The surrealist one is good looking. Leonora Carrington. But the traditional ones look best to me. I like the Thoth images best. I found a deck called Fantod which was interesting too. And some erotic decks, which while good, could've been better.
I tried the I Ching too but tbh I think I’d have to read a lot more about it as I couldn’t really get to grips on a brief perusing. Tarot’s a lot more peruser friendly so to speak.
Deciding things by chance I find fascinating , only because even the most meticulous detail focussed writer will have ideas that just ‘pop’ in there, and which will be different had they sat down to write a day before or a day later. So when you get too obsessive and controlling with your writing, relenting to the chance that inevitably plays a part in all creativity can be a good catalyst.
Yeah. I like this idea. I reckon my current process is fairly random, in that it's direct from subconscious/hallucination/dream/racing thought etc. I will experiment more with Tarot and see where it goes. Thanks for the tip.
Inspired by your articles and interview with Jessa Crispin, I will play with the cards a bit and see where it takes me. But I also thought about trying it with tea leaf reading. An old bird used to go bingo with me Nan taught me how to read tea leaves when I was a little boy. She was old-school, cockney mystic. I wonder if I can use tea leaf reading in the same way you talk about Tarot for writing fiction. Only one way to find out.