The Uncrossed Path Blog
Welcome to The Uncrossed Path Blog, where each post delves into the art and practice of cartomancy, focusing on traditional approaches to tarot, playing cards, and Lenormand, grounded in no-nonsense divination. Here, you’ll find explorations of cartomantic techniques, interpretations grounded in cultural and philosophical insight, and discussions that emphasize clarity over mystique. Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or a discerning seeker, these articles offer a rigorous approach to understanding the cards, with an eye on truth rather than trend.
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Projections and Other Demons
If I had to choose one of the most important lessons that my mentor Camelia Elias has taught me over the years, it is this one: projections of the future are bound to fail you because they are never rooted in the reality of a moment. But it is precisely that which makes them so attractive a method of self-realization for so many.
Enchanted Circle
Do we ever come out wiser out of our relationships? After a messy breakup, a chaotic divorce, or after simply being left without a decent explanation, how many times do we sit down with ourselves and think about the experience that we have accumulated during a love affair that never ended in a ‘happily ever after?’ In my experience - rarely. More often than not, we tend to repeat our relationship patterns, and as a result, we get tangled in a new emotionally abusive situation so much that we find it very difficult to see our position clearly and make a cut.
Cursed, or simply exhausted
Being a cartomancer with a South Slavic background often means that you are confronted with clients believing that they have been cursed at least 80% of the time. Folk magical practices and Western ceremonial ones are very much alive and kicking within the borders of Former Yugoslavia, and naturally, when weird and hard-to-explain events occur, some people get rather nervous.
On 30’s and happiness
A few days ago I had a chance to watch an episode of a new documentary series on the Dutch national program NPO3 entitled “30 en nooit meer…” (“30 and never again…) where every episode adds a different ending to the title, each covering what people in their 30s will allegedly never do or be again. The first episode focused on people in their 30’s and their (often futile) quest for happiness. The episode’s full title is “30 and never unhappy again”.
Welcome to The Uncrossed Path
Merriam-Webster defines the word ‘Uncrossed’ as “to change from a crossed position. A' crossed' path usually refers to a path cut off by either another path or an obstacle. Therefore, when we speak about the ‘magic of uncrossing,’ we, of course, speak about the act of removing obstacles. However, obstacles on our path are not always merely physical. Any form of adversity can cross us, whether material or immaterial.