The Fickle Finger of Fate

Author: Fickle Finger of Fate

  • Fancy Goods

    Fancy Goods

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    Welcome to our store of Fancy Goods. A little boutique of books, ephemera, and fluffy essentials we think you’ll like. Your purchases contribute to keeping this site up and running. We welcome your suggestions!

  • GotBlack

    GotBlack

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    Welcome to the GotBlack shop. Please click on the links to purchase what takes your fancy. We use the modest affiliate rates to keep this site up and running. We won’t tell anyone you’re a goth.

  • Stella Damiana

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    She’s gorgeous. And she’s written a fab book:   You can buy her book, or if you really want to stalk her, check out Stella’s Myspace Page. . . . . . .

  • Out and about

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    Title: Out and about Location: Brighton Description: FFF will be in Brighton over the long weekend, weather permitting, giving readings by the crossroads for the Mayday party. Start Date: 2009-05-02 End Date: 2009-05-05

  • New Orleans Voodoo deck

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    Glassman’s ‘New Orleans Voodoo’ deck The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot, based on the stunning paintings by Sallie Ann Glassman, stirred some controversy when it appeared in 1992. Some questioned the wisdom of this heady blending of Kabbalah, Vodoun, and Santeria with modern occult philosophy. But they rarely doubted the power and beauty of Glassman’s visionary…

  • Deviant Moon Tarot

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    Frankly this tarot wipes the floor with any other so-called gothic or urban decks. Interestingly this is because it nods firmly in the direction of the Marseilles and surrealist traditions- both currently unfashionable in the English-speaking tarot scene. The ingredients really shouldn’t work: bold computer graphics, collage, an eighties goth/industrial sensibility, humour, and a desire…

  • Runes

    Runes

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      Elder (Germanic/Viking) Futhark The Runes are an alphabet originating in Scandinavia. Their distinctive sharp lines are because the symbols were originally carved into objects rather than painted. Over the course of time the alphabet has evolved, so that nowadays there are distinct versions of it. This is the Elder Futhark, the oldest version known,…

  • Rider-Waite deck

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    Also known as the “Rider- Waite-Smith” Deck The story of the artist of this most familiar of Tarot decks is seldom known. Pamela Colman Smith was an active member of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn- a founding movement of modern Western esotericism.  She brought with her a background in Swedenborgian mysticism, Jamaican folklore…

  • Easter

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    Title: Easter Location: Western Europe Description: Eat hot cross buns! Date: 2009-04-12