Tarot and Astrology

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There are 16 cards that represent the Court Arcana in the Rider Waite Tarot Deck. They are the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of each suit. The four Knights are instigators of change. They mark the beginning or end of a sequence of events for the querent. Since we only need 12 cards to make this correlation we will disregard the Knights for this discussion.  I believe the remaining 12 Court Arcana have a direct correlation with the signs of the Zodiac.

In ancient times it was thought that the world was made up of just four elements. Fire, Water, Air and Earth. Each of these elements represent three astrological signs and correlates with one of the suits of the Court Arcana. Continue reading →

Aphorism

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Aphorism – a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).

I found aphorism in my Writing Fiction for Dummies book.

The old aphorism “action speaks louder than words” is doubly true in revealing character. When a character’s actions say one thing and his words say another, readers always believe the actions.

When I came across aphorism my second thought was; “Why is aphorism in a – for dummies book?”

Tortoise Switches

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Oh what a weekend.

I spent a good 6 hours trying to install a tortoise switch machine under our layout last weekend.  It’s in a tight spot and turning out to be a nightmare.

There isn’t enough room for the darn machine directly where it needs to be so I have to relocate in several inches away on the other side of a structural cross-member  and use a remote throw kit.  I’m also trying to bend piano wire into the exact shape I need to actually throw the switch up on the layout. I’m on my third attempt at bending the wire now.  “sigh”

To top that off I’ll need to wire a half bridge rectifier from scratch or run leads from another location on the layout about 16 feet away.

Needless to say the project is not complete.  I’ll take another stab at it later in the week, or this weekend.