SCORPIO III: Projections
Fixed water: phantasmagoria, dreams, fairy tales
Projections captures the whole spectrum of shadow and light in this decan, from haunted to holy.
Six of Cups
Fixed water: alchemy, memory, distillation
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.’
Scorpio II: The Poison Cure
Fixed water: nostalgia, symbiosis, healing
A little can be enlivening, a spur to creativity, but a lot can be paralysing or dangerous.
Five of Cups
Fixed water: loss, appetites, sacrifice
That reminder of loss can be a sharpener to appetite. Time is short. Do you want to be perfect or do you want to be gluttonous for experience, pleasure, and joy?
Scorpio I: The Feast
Fixed water: hunger, desires, indulgence
There is fun and playfulness and drama in feasting – the Martial double-edged sword of creation and destruction.
The Register of Candied Decay
Fixed water: undead mermaids, undersea salons, slime
‘Goo-Goo Lagoon’ shows XXX in a ‘rococo undersea salon full of kitschy trinkets, her appearance, everything about the scene, should appear excessive and slightly off.’
Where Do You Go When You Write?
Fixed water: underwater caves, stalactites, isolation
There is a bottomless green pool of water that chills the air around it. Once you arrive, there is nowhere else to go. There is nothing to do but contemplate the icy, beautiful surroundings.
Gold in the Dark
Fixed water: the shadow, the void, the deep
Our shadow is the place where we can find answers to these questions. In the dark, abyssal, cosmic place we try to repress, and which drives our behaviour.
Haunted Houses: A Feeling for Space
Fixed water: dreams, Gothic spaces, wells
I told her about a dream about a banquet: the hushed grandeur of the room, gold brocade on the table, rotten fruit drawing flies.
Speculative Fiction and Sudden Moons
Cardinal air: speculation, madness, atmospheric strangeness.
Much of the transformation of the game from mundane to numinous is achieved through the intervention of a sudden moon in cosmic magenta which changes the landscape entirely.
four of swords
Cardinal air: chaos magic, willpower, telepathy
The aerialist reminds us of the possibilities of this card, just as the telepathic lamb controlling the swords above her head: it is possible to wield mass, force, and energies that feel chaotic in the service of a singular goal.
Libra III – storm clouds
Cardinal air: eye of the storm, altitude pressure, inner strength.
It depends on your mood as to how you might interpret the storm clouds.
the Eco-weird
Cardinal air: big mood, the mundane sublime, weird landscapes
Weird landscapes tell us so much about making the hidden aspects of life visible, and, about our interconnectedness with the natural world.
Three of Swords
Cardinal air: Bonds, Promises, Endurance
This is the engine of storytelling – in any story, there is a winnowing of options, a set of choices that become a single choice. This is what makes the story resonate – we can feel the experience of the characters as they grapple with what we must, every day.
Libra II – Zone Rites
Cardinal air: zone rites, magic, intensity
What happens within the zone can be wild, magical, and sacred, so long as it is protected by the power of a safe container.
The Curious Draft
Cardinal air: curiosity, meandering, surprises.
The work exists because of you and your unique understanding of the world you are creating, so how could it ever disappear?
Fungal Magic and Mycelial Networks
Cardinal air: mycelial networks, field notes, fungal categories
In The Museum of Atheism, each chapter begins with a description of the fungus that has taken over the town of Rosewood, where the action happens. These descriptions act as field notes about real and imagined fungal forms
two of swords
Cardinal air: hoodwink, meditation, play.
This scene could be from a play or a photoshoot. The figure could be sitting for a portrait, or waiting for a lover to release them from a game.