Lust Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. As the Sun moves through Leo this month, it’s worth looking back at how this lion-energy has been understood across the centuries, because the card most associated with Leo in Tarot has undergone one of the strangest transformations in the deck. In its earliest form, the card wasn’t even called Strength; it was … Continue reading From the Lodge Master — August 2026

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Belated solstice greetings and warm summer wishes from Scarlet Woman Oasis. Now that the sun stands at the zenith of its power, we find ourselves retreating indoors, away from its fiercest rays. How fitting, then, that this hottest season belongs to cardinal water in Cancer — for the gift hidden in Binah is rest: … Continue reading From the Lodge Master — Summer Solstice Greetings

Gemini, The Lovers, The Brothers Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. As the Sun moves through Gemini this month, I’m reflecting on The Lovers card of the Tarot, which Crowley said should properly be called “The Brothers.” In fact, as I write to you, the Sun rests in Gemini directly opposite the Moon in Sagittarius, reflecting an esoteric duality between … Continue reading From the Lodge Master — June 2026

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The entry of the Sun into Taurus this month leads me to reflect on The Hierophant, which has a very special meaning for the new Aeon. Where the Hierophant and The High Priestess stand now in the Thoth tarot we originally found La Papesse and Le Pape in the Tarot de Marseille, exoterically representing the … Continue reading Not Your Dad’s Pope — May 2026