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Le Grand Grimoire
Symbolism, history, and practice across tarot, astrology, witchcraft, mythology, and the esoteric traditions. Written for the curious, not the credulous.
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A reference shelf for the western esoteric tradition.
Tarot, the Ars Goetia, candle magic, alchemy, the Wheel of the Year. Every guide starts from a real question and separates what is documented from what is claimed. No fortune-telling, no merch.
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Ramayana vs Mahabharata: which is older?
A scribe in the court of a Gupta king once argued that the Ramayana described a world before the Mahabharata.
Ramayana vs Ramcharitmanas: what are the differences?
A Hindu household in Ayodhya keeps two books on the same shelf: one thick, one thinner.
What is the history of the Babylonians and how does it relate to their mythology?
A priest on the highest step of the ziggurat of Esagila unrolled a clay tablet.
Expressionism vs Cubism: Distinctive Characteristics
In 1912, a Parisian critic stood before Picasso’s Violin and Grapes, a canvas where the instrument had been splintered into a dozen gray planes.
Expressionism vs Fauvism: Contrasting Artistic Styles
In 1905, a critic named Louis Vauxcelles walked into the Salon d’Automne in Paris and saw a Donatello-style statue surrounded by paintings of such violent
Expressionism vs Impressionism: Understanding Their Differences
In 1892, Claude Monet rented a room across from Rouen Cathedral and painted the same facade at dawn, noon, dusk, and every hour between.
Practical tools
All tools →Tarot Card Dictionary
All 78 cards with upright and reversed meanings. Search, filter, read.
Moon Calendar 2026–2027
Every new moon and full moon for 2026 and 2027, with the work of each phase.
Most Common Dream Symbols
A frequency analysis of dream symbols across 97 articles and 171,511 words.
Crystal Dictionary
136 crystals and gemstones with full guides: search, browse, read.
Symbol Dictionary
73 esoteric symbols and signs with full guides: the glossary, searchable.
Feng Shui Birth Element
Your birth element from the exact Chinese lunar calendar: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water, with how to use it.
Rune Dictionary
78 runes and runic concepts with full guides: search, browse, read.
Correspondence Engine
One intention, one complete working: herb, crystal, color, incense, day, planet.
Candle Color Meanings
12 candle colors and their full correspondences: intention, herb, crystal, incense, day, and planet.
Void of Course Moon Calculator
Is the moon void of course right now? Exact VoC times, moon phases, and zodiac ingresses for any date, 2026–2031.
North Node Sign
Your North Node sign from JPL ephemeris data: the growth direction of your life, with your South Node habits.
Numerology Calculator
Life Path, Expression, Soul Urge, Personality, Birthday, and Maturity from your date and name, with full meanings.
Panchang Calculator
The traditional Indian almanac: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, and karana in the sidereal zodiac, plus the planetary hours of the day.
Astrocartography
Your birth chart lines on the world: angular planets at your birth place and time, with the MC meridian of every planet.
Gematria Calculator
The value of any word in Hebrew gematria, Greek isopsephy, and three English systems, with the reduced number's meaning.
Natal Chart Calculator
Your full birth chart: ten planets in their signs and houses, the Ascendant, and the major aspects, from real ephemeris data.
The Occult Dictionary
Browse all terms →1,462 terms from the library: deities, symbols, practices and traditions, each with a short definition and a link to the full guide.