Author Archives: Robert M Place

A Visit to the Oracle at Delphi adapted from my book, Astrology and Divination copyright Robert M. Place 2006   It was Hippalus’s first visit to the temple of Apollo at Delphi. This was the most important thing his father, … Continue reading →

A History of Oracle Cards in Relation to The Burning Serpent Oracle and a New Revelation About the Origin of the Lenormand by Robert M. Place Check out Place’s newest Oracle decks – click on the links below: An Ukiyo-e … Continue reading →

copyright Robert M. Place 2005 In the previous issues, we were discussing the various cards in the Waite-Smith Tarot in which Waite’s description did not match Smith’s art. As we have seen, these discrepancies were not confined to the minor … Continue reading →

copyright R. M. Place 2005 modified in 2015 In my last article we discussed the various minor arcana cards in the Waite-Smith Tarot in which Waite’s description did not match Smith’s art. These discrepancies, however, were not confined to the … Continue reading →

This article was first published in the Restored Temple of Hermes Newsletter in 2005 copyright Robert M. Place 2005 As I mentioned in my last article on the famous, 1909, Waite-Smith Tarot, I often find in books and articles that … Continue reading →

  copyright Robert M. Place 2005 In 1903 Arthur Edward Waite, with the help of two friends succeeded, in taking control of a faction of the London branch of the famous occult society the Golden Dawn and created a smaller … Continue reading →

For over ten Years, I have been posting articles in my bimonthly email newsletter, The Restored Temple of Hermes, containing an article on Tarot and divination and news about by workshops and publications. For this blog I intend to repost … Continue reading →