Spiritual Life
Baptized in the United Church of Canada as an infant and again in The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto as a young adult, I’ve studied a wide variety of spiritual traditions; nature-based ‘pagan’ as well as ‘major world religions’. I now identify as a nontheist spiritual humanist and am ordained in the Universal Life Church and licensed to perform weddings in Ohio.
As Unitarian/Universalist Minister Kenneth Phifer expressed it: “Humanism tells us that whatever our philosophy of the universe may be, ultimately the responsibility for the kind of world in which we live rests with us.” Spirituality doesn’t pretend to have all the answers but rather to try and ask the right questions.
The image to the left (or above, on some devices) show the four divinities on my altar:
Left, Top: a plushy Baphomet wearing a Knight Templar cross (representing Balance);
Left, Middle: Kuan Yin (dispenser of Divine Compassion);
Left, Bottom: Ganesha (Remover of Obstacles);
Right: Arsey (RC), the Divinity of Comedy and Humour.
Gay, Queer, Community Service
I came out as gay to my family and the world early in 1978. All I want, need, demand, is to be accepted as I am. And so I now self-identify as queer – indeed I have for many years. I differ from the normal or usual in a way regarded as odd or strange. My relationships are far more complex, deeper and richer than can be fit into our society’s view of normal or usual.
During the early ’80s I discovered my interest in the leather/fetish worlds. While living in Toronto I was Chapter President in a local affiliate of an international leather/denim social club. In 1991 and ’92 I was the Finals Production Director for the community-based organization that ran MLT- the Mr. Leatherman Toronto series of contests that sent a representative to IML while raising funds for local AIDS charities.
If you are interested in having me as your Spiritual Life Coach, write to me via flirt[at]sisterflirt[dot]ca.
Using Tarot & Other Oracle Cards
After more than 4 decades of doing Card Readings, I have come to appreciate the benefits, and limits, of these common mass-printed cards. Their use is not mandatory in our work, but I do find they often help in understanding patterns in our thoughts and behaviours. Creative folk know, perhaps better than most, that visual messages tap into our primal mental functions.
My view is that a Card Reading, like an attentive therapist (regardless of paradigm) should present questions rather than answers. As noted astrologer Steven Forrest put it, modern astrologers predict questions, not answers (The Changing Sky). Various ‘occult traditions’ have spoken of vibrations, and energy; quantum physics is just starting to grasp the truths behind those concepts. Perhaps the cards help us tap into Carl Jung’s ‘collective unconscious’ collection of archetypes and information.
I consider GuncleTarot card readings part of the community ministry of Sister Flirt and so pricing is set as low as possible. They are designed to be available to folks who don’t have a lot of discretionary income. My rates are much lower than folks with equivalent experience (card reading/in life). And they are much higher than places using computer-generated “readings”.
Visit GuncleTarot’s Catalogue page for information on booking traditional Tarot and Oracle card readings.
