Category Archives: Visuals

BOTA Tarot – A Relaxing New Project

I have been a member of BOTA in the past, before delving deeper into traditional occultism. I always kind of liked their tarot deck, so to relax I started painting a digital version of it. Once the whole set is done I’m going to have it printed. A friend of mine recommended to me that I take to doodling or coloring scrap books as an aid to creativity, and I must say it does work.

Note: according to Paul Foster Case, the blade of the Sword should be deep yellow, in good old Golden Dawn tradition, but I can’t stand that, especially since in the Magician card the sword is colored in steel gray

Painting the BOTA Tarot (Builders of the Adytum)

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Future Projects + Thank You

As of today, I have officially doubled the amount of single visitors that reached my blog compared to last year and almost tripled the amount of page views, and for this I thank you wholeheartedly!

Fun facts: 1) despite my Sibilla section being older and therefore better indexed online, my playing cards section has been visited more. I am not surprised, as playing cards are more popular, but I am surprised that it happened so quickly. 2) I officially have visitors from all inhabited continents! 3) The US have by far overtaken Italy as the country that visits my blog the most 4) The UK, Brazil, Greece, Peru, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia also have a strong presence 5) In total 84 countries have visited! 6) I have no statistics for this, but I have also interacted with a lot more people through private messages. It’s always fun to exchange opinions and experiences

Future Projects

This year I have been active as never before. I started branching off in various directions that interest me, and I have plans for more. In addition to adding to the sections I have already opened, I plan to start talking more about Tarot, as well as a new interest of mine, the I Ching.

I also want to open a section on magic and occultism, as well as expanding the section on spirituality. I’ve been thinking about it a lot–I usually prefer to heed the old advice to keep silent about occult endeavors, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong.

A section on philosophy is also probably going to come, as I find it hard to separate serious occultism from philosophy, but it’s unlikely to come next year (though never say never). The thing is, my PhD in philosophy makes me rather anal when it comes to philosophical topics.

As I started dabbling in video editing, a small youtube channel may be coming at some point, but I don’t want to put myself under too much stress, so that’s just a thought at the moment.

Also, in my spare time I have started editing old manuscripts on various occult topics, which I plan to make available on amazon. In one case I simply updated the English, but I am also translating a couple of books from Italian, French and Latin.

Finally, I’ve been thinking of moving the blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org, but I’m still undecided on the matter. One thing’s for sure: I want to get rid of the ads.

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AI-generated Magician Tarot Card Illustrations

Magician tarot card illustration, generated through AI
Magician tarot card illustration, generated through Artificial intelligence
Magician tarot card illustration, generated through AI
Magician Tarot Card illustration, generated through Artificial Intelligence
Magician tarot card illustration, generated through AI

AI-Generated Judgement Tarot Card Illustrations

Rebirth has never been creepier. Probably because you have to pay taxes again.

Judgement tarot card, generated through AI
Judgement tarot card, illustrated through Artificial Intelligence
Judgement tarot card, illustrated through AI
Judgement tarot card, illustrated through Artificial Intelligence
Justement tarot card, illustrated through AI
Judgement tarot card, illustrated through Artificial intelligence

AI-generated High Priestess / Popess Tarot Card Illustrations

Bit mysterious, bit creepy

Illustration for the High Priestess / Popess tarot card, generated through AI
Illustration for the High Priestess / Popess tarot card, generated through Artificial Intelligence
Illustration for the High Priestess / Popess tarot card, generated through AI
Illustration for the High Priestess / Popess Tarot Card, generated through AI
Illustration for the High Priestess / Popess tarot card, generated through Artificial Intelligence

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AI-Generated Hermit Tarot Card Illustrations

I love how each illustration conveys a completely different mood.

Illustration for the Hermit, generated through AI
Illustration for the Hermit 2, generated through Artificial Intelligence
Illustration for the Hermit Tarot Card 3, generated through AI
Illustration for the Hermit Tarot Card 4, generated through AI
Illustration for the Hermit Tarot Card 5, generated through AI
Illustration for the Hermit Tarot Card 6, generated through Artificial Intelligence

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