#rachelpollack

Got my hardcover copy of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack today! I've gone through a few copies of this book in paperback and I've wanted the hardcover for a while now. So excited to read it again! #78degreesofwisdom #rachelpollack #wiserbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CPZDjxMntPt/?utm_medium=tumblr

78 Degrees Of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack brought the tarot back into my life in a huge way. Before reading this book, I didn’t understand the system of the tarot one iota. According to the little white books that come with most tarot decks, the meaning for each card seemed very strange and calculated. I don’t have a memorization brain so there was absolutely no way I’d be able to commit all of those canned meanings to memory, they just didn’t make any sense. ⁠ ⁠ I’m the type of person who can learn new things easily if I understand the formula or system behind their creation. In 78 Degrees of Wisdom Rachel reveals the esoteric framework behind the tarot which brings together a host of esoteric and spiritual systems such as the tree of life, the Hebrew alphabet, astrology and alchemy to create an extremely powerful divination tool. After reading this book, I was able to break the tarot down into its parts and develop my own understanding of each card. This is what inspired me to create the Outsider Tarot, rethinking every card from the original “formula” while adding some more modern elements into the mix. ⁠ ⁠ Rachel Pollack is one of the most gifted, powerful and influential Outsiders I’ve ever met. I will write an entire post about her in the near future.⁠ ⁠ Have you read 78 Degrees of Wisdom or one of Rachel’s other books? What helped you finally get a grasp on the tarot?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Some of my favorite LGBTQ fiction. Definitely not all of it — as there are so many I’ve loved that I checked out from the library or lent my copy to. Plus I limited myself to one per author, and #ownvoices so far as I know. Most of these I’ve posted about before (some over and over and over), but that’s what you get when it’s a face roundup. Have you loved any of these? What’s your favorite queer fiction? . . #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqfiction #rachelpollack #thebeatrixgates #labastarda #trifoniamelibeaobono #tentacle #ritaindiana #revenantgun #yoonhalee #jonnyappleseed #joshuawhitehead #writtenonthebody #jeanettewinterson #lifemask #emmadonaghue #michelletea #blackwave #alicewalker #thecolorpurple #coolforyou #eileenmyles https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYKn8jAuLG/?igshid=1gpovoelpiik6

Well, this is ALMOST today’s #riotgrams prompt. No time for going out for pastries today, so I made some coffee cake instead. But let me tell you about THIS BOOK. I wasn’t even sure I would read it before I had to take it back to the library (I checked out way too many books this time, plus I’m always picky about short stories), but I grabbed it on impulse last night and it is BLOWING MY MIND. When I finished a story last night I just laid my head down on the table to process for a bit and my husband was like, “Uhhhhh, are you okay?” YES. I AM OKAY. THIS BOOK IS NOT. IT IS AMAZING. . . #rachelpollack #thebeatrixgates #pmpress #lgbtqiaplus https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVJmsLAyqC/?igshid=1hx8kypfmtfd4

Yesterday I picked up these books at the library wearing my new “Planned Parenthood Stands with Whitmer” t-shirt and felt just ridiculously on brand. . . #lifeswork #lifesworkamoralargumentforchoice #drwillieparker #rachelpollack #thebeatrixgates #magicalnegro #morganparker #politicalaction #michaelwalzer #librarybooks #cadl #tbr https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDJye0gCAm/?igshid=c0hz07ecvp88

#msjjsinspiration #dailyinspiration #tarotinspiration #tarot #messagereceived #manifest #sitbackandmanifest #noforceneccessary #disks5and6 #starreversed #wands6 #rachelpollack #slowedsunday #hanginthere #littleflames #keepemburning #justneedsomeair

Just put this up on the twitters My influences @tedmckeever and #rachelpollack - such an amazing and affirming series for me in artistic and personal terms #marvwolfman - great mood on this series, really felt like he meant it on the first story #genecolan just the best dynamic realist EVER Also - colour in #nightforce is awesome! @elfquestcomics - started me collecting- influenced my hart and my hopes, awed me with its art @cbi0 and #petermilligan again - so personally meaningful- particularly from the hotel sequence on, my heart spoken in another’s voice And the madness circles - still a feature of my doodle and drawing arsenal to this day #comicstruck4 #influences #inspiration