Iara
November 1, 2026I was born on a Wednesday. A fine drizzle was falling—one of those that covers the city with an misunderstood melancholy, and the color of…
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Ancestry of Nanã
October 28, 2026There is an idea that runs through many traditions of African origin: nothing begins from nothing. Everything comes from somewhere. Everything is continuity. That is…
Fairfarren
September 7, 2026“Fairfarren.” Some words seem to be born already expressing how much we miss someone. The expression became known in the film Alice in Wonderland (2010),…
Music, systems, and frequencies
September 5, 2026I am driven by music. That is a fact. I was analyzing my Spotify metrics and noticed that, for several consecutive months, my monthly average…
Hermes: the archetype of the messenger
September 2, 2026Throughout history, different peoples have imagined a figure capable of doing what few can: crossing boundaries. Hermes, Mercury, Thoth, Turms, Nabu, Exu, different names and…
Embryodead and Embroidery
August 28, 2026Sometimes, a text is born from a mistake. It’s been a while now, I was browsing through Spotify when I came across a song called…
16 and No Man's Sky
August 12, 2026During my undergraduate studies, I had the honor of working alongside Professor Marco Antônio de Almeida, a researcher in the fields of mediation and cultural…
The sunflower of three worlds
July 27, 2026The sunflower appears in very different places. In Van Gogh’s painting. In the Queen of Wands of the Rider-Waite Tarot. In the legend of Cabocla…
Siamo arrivati: the cards we like to see
July 22, 2026After writing about the cards we fear finding in a reading, I found myself thinking about a question. Are there really good cards? I don’t…
The conflict between academic identity and personal identity
July 17, 2026During my undergraduate studies, my professor Dr. Silvia used to start some classes with music. It wasn’t to analyze the melody or figure out who…
Attraversiamo: crossing the cards we are afraid of
July 15, 2026The other day I had a tarot reading. The question was about matters of the heart. And, for the second time, the Three of Swords…
Symbolism of birds
May 31, 2026You know when you start noticing the same symbol appearing in completely different stories? That is exactly what happened to me while researching the Eye…
The scribe of the moon
May 27, 2026Have you ever noticed that some people feel there is a connection when they look at the moon? This perception has accompanied humanity for thousands…
Horus’s Incompleteness
May 24, 2026Have you ever stopped to think that even the most ancient symbols carry a philosophy of incompleteness? The Eye of Horus, one of the best-known…
Teaching tarot gossip version: part 4 – finale!
May 19, 2026Have you already read part 1, and part 2 and 3? Was the most interesting! So let me finish this journey! The Tower collapsed. The…
Teaching tarot gossip version: part 3
May 17, 2026Have you already read part 1 of this little story, and part 2? Alright! So let’s continue… because now things get intense! After the Wheel…
Teaching tarot gossip version: part 2
May 15, 2026Have you already read part 1 of this little story? So let’s continue… After the Fool learned about tradition and let go of what no…
Teaching tarot gossip version: part 1
May 13, 2026Before we begin… The so-called “Fool’s Journey” is one of the best-known contemporary readings of the Major Arcana. It organizes the 22 cards (of the…
Speaking of serpents…
April 29, 2026Previously, I wove some reflections on the cyclical nature of becoming and on one of the images that fascinates me most when I think about…
Horus and Matinta
April 26, 2026The more I observe the world, the more I find images that speak about transformation in different cultures, mythologies, and symbolic traditions. Not because they…
Is becoming cyclical?
April 22, 2026It depends. When we speak of becoming, we are speaking of transformation, but transformation does not mean a straight path. Many processes in life return…