Poker People, Places and Peculiarities

I hid 100+ mystery messages around Las Vegas last week and will send out 50+ more by mail before the end of the month to boost the value of my independent research project on tarot cards and playing cards. Watch the video below to learn what questions are on the survey and what respondents have said so far about whether or not the card spoke to them.

I waited more than two hours for a seat in the poker room that day. After wandering around to waste some time, I found an empty slot machine where I could wait and watch the action from a distance. There were one or two other females seated throughout the room, none waiting to play. I only had enough cash for a single short-buy, but I was feeling extremely calm and confident since interviewing…

The most mind-blowing story I have ever heard about the origin of playing cards comes from The Mystic Test Book (or The Magic of the Cards). It was published in 1893, and the title page states it was “Written and Compiled Under the Authority of the Mystic Brotherhood, by Olney H. Richmond, Grand Master of the Inner Temple of the Ancient Order of the Magi”. The “test book” that he describes is a…

The same day that I announced my 30-day challenge here, while filming two videos, my cell phone died. I finally pushed it as far as it could go. The “other files” that accumulate through daily use – the ones you can’t delete – had taken over. I didn’t want to pause the challenge, but I had to… and, as one who believes things happen for a reason, I decided the forced interruption happened to make…

“Enough of this,” I thought. “It’s time to grow.” I was taking all the logical steps to get my life back on track but making little progress. So, knowing that trying the same thing over and over again while expecting different results is the definition of insanity, I tried a few things that metaphorically and literally represent growth. I began sprouting (growing sprouts), activated my first…

I took my Nikkon camera out of storage a few weeks ago with the intention of taking my editorial photography to the next level and beginning to offer copywriting and photography services to local realtors and small business owners. Since then, I have gathered hundreds of images for those purposes… plus a small portfolio of ICM photos meant to capture the energy of Las Vegas. I actually…

This post contains affiliate links. I earn from qualified purchases on Amazon. Apologies to anyone who scanned the QR code on the back of Poker Puzzle Book 1 in the past few days. I decided to give one of my former loves a second chance and… I fell in love all over again… with my camera! Note: I fixed the QR code for future buyers, but anyone that already bought Poker Puzzle Book 1 who wants…

I am excited to announce that my all-new pen and paper game book is now available on Amazon… with overnight delivery! You can get Poker Puzzle Book 1 before your Thanksgiving break!! If you are starting from zero, looking for a fun way to learn how to play poker, this strategy game was created for you! If you are an experienced player, looking for a way to get your friends interested in poker……

When you know that some are choosing to use AI for writing and creative tasks that used to require artists and writers like yourself, deciding whether or not to use AI in your own business can feel like an extra complicated question. Yet, at the speed the trend is growing, it’s easy to see that the only way we have any chance of beating the trend is to join in… strategically. I like to think of…

I was talking to ChatGPT, trying to figure out what kind of results I would need to get in my Poker Prediction Experiments for them to be considered statistically significant when I realized that there is one thing about proving tarot to be real that perhaps all of us have been thinking about wrong: it’s not about causation. It’s about correlation. When I told AI about the test that I designed,…

Holiday party season has begun and I have a few items that will help Las Vegas companies and individuals plan holiday parties and send holiday gifts and holiday greetings with Las Vegas style. If you are looking for customizable holiday cards, check out my Zazzle shop. There are five Las Vegas Christmas card designs available in total, but this one which says HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE CITY THAT’S…

Imagine you are the small stack at the final table of the World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event. If your intuition said you might want to ignore logic, what would you do? Knowing the tarot meaning of her hole cards, watching the way Leo Margets reacted to the all-in choice… I couldn’t help but think her intuition might be telling her that she would regret making the call… but who folds this…

Today in my Open Mind Adventure series we visited Romania, learned the importance of Dionysius Exiguus, talked about the Gypsies (Romani, Roma people) and their beliefs about tarot, then read the folktale Mother’s Darling Jack. Have you heard any of these fun facts about Romania before? Did you know what the gypsies say about tarot? What did you think of Mother’s Darling Jack? Leave me a…

For day six of my Open Mind Adventure to visit every country in the world and gain a bit of wisdom from each… we went to Jamaica, pondered who should use the phrase “Jah Man” and read some words of wisdom from H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie on leadership. Click below to watch!

On day five of the Open Mind Adventure, I discovered two new folk tales starring a very clever tortoise. Click below to hear me read them… and subscribe to “visit” a new country every day and gain a bit of wisdom from that country’s fables or scriptures. Get the PDF✨ Five Ways to Test Your Intuition ✨ https://bit.ly/freeintuitiontest Learn more about Rachel and get AWEsome Stuff to show your…

For day four of my Open Mind Adventure, I researched Israel, read Malachai from the Old Testament, and discussed a few thoughts on tarot cards, Kabbalah, and Jewish Mysticism. Click below to watch. Subscribe to “visit” a new country with me every day on my around the world series where I share a new bit of daily wisdom every morning.