Episode 214 – Fortune's Fools: On Gordon White's Philosophy of Fortune-Telling

It was with heavy hearts that Phil and JF learned of Gordon White's passing. Gordon was a force to be reckoned with: as an author and podcaster on all things occult, he offered unique perspectives and provocative interpretations at every turn. In this episode, your hosts discuss Gordon's thoughts on divination—or fortune-telling, as he preferred to call it...

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References

Rune Soup (runesoup.com/%E2%81%A0%C2%A0)

Fortune’s Fools Oracle Deck

Duns Scotus (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duns_Scotus%E2%81%A0), Scottish priest

Marshall Sahlins, The New Science of the Enchanted Universe (bookshop.org/a/18799/9780691215938)

Henri Bergson, Time and Free Will (bookshop.org/a/18799/9780486417677%E2%81%A0)

Ithell Colquhoun, Taro as Colour (fulgur.co.uk/books/taro-as-colour-deck/%E2%81%A0)

Lord Dunsany, The Gods of Pegana (bookshop.org/a/18799/9789357485401%E2%81%A0)

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