Monday, October 27, 2008
BURNING TAROT UPDATE: Oct 2008
EMAIL ME:
~ magdalen23 at the domain gmail dot com ~ for information about readings, updates on when the new Burning Tarot deck will be available, and other such tidbits.
TAROT READINGS:
Miss Magdalen is still giving readings, following the Tarotist Training Camp, via telephone and in person. Email for an appointment. She asks that you donate to the non-profit 2GQ.org, which supports arts, literature, and culture in Portland, including her performance-installation work "The Easter Island Project" and Nora Robertson's "New Oregon" interview series.
In-person readings may be given for fundraiser donation, trade, barter, gift economy, or just for the hell of it. Miss Magdalen is generally found in Portland, Oregon, but can also arrange readings for upcoming visits to Seattle, New York, Arizona, Oakland/San Francisco, and Easter Island.
THE NEW BURNING TAROT DECK:
Both the old Burning Ta
rot deck (circa 2003) and the new deck (and wow, do I have a surprise for ya with this one) will be available for free download this winter. A free booklet will also be prepped in PDF form. Send email to the above address if you want to be notified.
THE BURNING TAROT STORY:
I've been reading Tarot since 1990, including an unfortunate stint as a phone psychic Tarot reader. (Yes, you can definitely give readings via phone, and no, it is not fun to do it being paid by the minute.)
In 2003, I created a tiny, portable, weatherproof tarot deck of a special Major Arcana, featuring cards #0-23. Burning Man photographers including Steve Fritz, Hovering, and Christopher Rainone let me use their photos for it; I gave readings on the Playa that year, and gifted out some schwag in the form of miniature cards on necklace strings.
In 2008, Steve Fritz and I teamed up with two virgin Burners, Aurora and Bacon Girl, to form the four-person Tarotist Training Camp. I gave readings and workshops, and met incredible people in the process. At the camp, we also photographed people in front of a big blank Tarot card, so that they could become part of the *next* Burning Tarot deck.
That deck is still in progress. It'll be a full 78-card deck. I'd like to do a proper print run of it, but this is unlikely as one can't sell Burning Man stuff and I don't have thousands of dollars lying around with which to make incredibly fabulous Burning Man Tarot decks. So! You'll have to download it yourself and print at your leisure.
Source photos will also be available, so you can adapt and print your own customized deck. And Miss Magdalen's Guide to the Burning Tarot.
PHOTOS:
Red-background photos here are by Steve Fritz, 2008. Samples from 2003 Burning Tarot deck feature photographs by Christopher Rainone, Steve Fritz, Tiffany Lee Brown, and Hovering.
Labels: burning man, burning tarot, nonsense, stuff, tarot cards, tarotist training camp
Monday, August 18, 2008
COME FIND US ON THE PLAYA...
We'll be at 9:30 and Wheel, which means within one circular block of Center Camp, nearish the Playa. (Which sounds kind of insane, placing a four-person, one-pun theme camp so close to the action! Eeek.)
Anyhow, bring yr camera if you can, or see if we're around to take a photo and immortalize you in the next Burning Tarot deck. Tuesday just-after-sundown is socializing time. Wear a costume so you can be the tarot card/tarot character of your choice. Bring me some good booze and I might even do a tarot reading for ya.
Ciao darlings,
Subcommandante Tifanita
aka
Miss Magdalen of Mystical Mayhem
Anyhow, bring yr camera if you can, or see if we're around to take a photo and immortalize you in the next Burning Tarot deck. Tuesday just-after-sundown is socializing time. Wear a costume so you can be the tarot card/tarot character of your choice. Bring me some good booze and I might even do a tarot reading for ya.
Ciao darlings,
Subcommandante Tifanita
aka
Miss Magdalen of Mystical Mayhem
Labels: booze, burning man, crochet, dust, tarot, wind
Thursday, July 10, 2008
SCHEDULED EVENTS for Burning Man 2008
Well, basically just drop by (our camp, Tarotist Training Camp, will be listed in all the various official B Man stuff) and ask for Miss Magdalen to give you a reading. Bottles of fine red wine help Miss Magdalen read, by the way.
And if we're not there, you can still take your photo for the next Burning Tarot deck (see below).
Official times for maximal Tarotist Training:
- Daily 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ish for photographs...
- Tarotist Reading Frenzy: Tuesday dusk/early evening and other times to be posted live on the Playa. Bring a flashlight and an offering to Miss Magdalen the Tarot Reader.
BURNING TAROT, AHOY
Frequently Unanswered Questions
FUQ File v 2.3
Q: What was the 2003 version of Burning Tarot?
A: A deck of tarot cards created from photographs of Burners & other such Playa goodness. I made 23 major arcana cards, laminated 'em, and gave readings at Burning Man 2003. And I had little gifts of the cards you could wear around yr neck. Click here for images from the 2003 Burning Tarot deck.
Q: Who took those pictures?
A: Photos by Steve Fritz, Hovering, Christopher Rainone, and others.
Q: So what is Burning Tarot "Be Yr Own Tarot Card" at Burning Man 2008, at Tarotist Training Camp?
A: I'm gonna make another deck for future Burns... and y'all are going to be the characters, the archetypes, the models. So you come by our camp decked out in finery, stand in front of the giant tarot card background, and get your photo taken (or photograph yourself -- bring a camera if you can). There will be an online version, too, so everyone can make their own Burning Tarot.
Q: OK, I guess that's pretty cool. How does it work?
A: Bring a camera, snap some photos, and then come back here: www.magdalen.com/burningtarot . We'll try to photograph you, too. Email ONE photo of yourself to magdalen23zzz at gmail.com -- remove the zz's -- and include what name you want your card to be, like "The Empress" or "The Eight of Dogs" or "The Magician".
Q: What is Tarotist Training Camp?
A: A small camp of terro-ists. We will also be giving tarot readings at various times. Remember that your friendly local tarot reader cannot work properly without red wine. Plan accordingly!
Labels: burning man, burning tarot, decadent whores, freakshow hippie shit, tarot, tarot cards
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