Tag: Fiction and Literature

Revelations of the Aquarian Age was the best book that I have read in years, delving deeper into the mysteries hidden in the Catholicism.

Mirror of the Marvelous is a mixture of Pierre Mabille's philosophies interspersed wtih legends and incantations drawn from around the world.

Tarot is a site of transference between art and literature. The images in many tarot cards represent various mythological and religious stories. For instance, Strength in the Visconti-Sforza deck draws upon the myth of Hercules and the Nemean lion, and the four creatures in the Rider-Waite-Smith Wheel of Fortune were previously seen in the Books of Revelations and Ezekiel. Tarot can also be used as inspiration for writing new stories. There are a large number of tarot spreads for characterization, narrative development, enhancing the environment, and much more. I’ve drawn upon Corinne Kenner’s Tarot for Writers as well as created original spreads when designing my tarot writing workshops. I’ve compiled a list of essential books to begin--or continue--your journey into tarot fiction:

The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk was published in 1993 but in the decades since, it has become strangely apt for the times we live in today.

Much of what has been written about the Cthulhu Mythos in a magical or spiritual context has been limited, not reflecting their most important aspects.

If you’ve ever scanned the shelves of an occultnik bookseller, the odds are very good that you’ve run into something by John Matthews.

The Shadowside series is Michelle Belanger’s well-researched attempt to flesh out the mythology of the Watcher Angels from the Book of Enoch.

Members Only: An extended interview with Michelle Belanger about The Shadowside series, Belanger’s take on the mythology of the Watcher Angels.

Storytelling allows us to create whole new worlds or to recast our current one in a more striking shape -- as dream, as nightmare, or political tool.

The Initiatory Path in Fairy Tales is a fascinating and enlightening keeper for fairy tale fans, and students of both literature and alchemy.

Part of the Pagan Portals series, Nature Mystics is a strong introduction to connections between British authors and spirituality.