About

Hi, Camelia Elias here, musing on the magical meaning of life. Any other meaning of life doesn't interest me in the slightest.

I'm a professor, writer, and cartomancer. The blog you've stumbled over is an old one, now only kept open for the sake of remembrance. I used to write on Frag/ments more regularly, but as things changed, my focus took a turn over a decade ago, when I started instructing others in the art of reading cards. On the rare occasion, if I return to the blog here, I do it to cast a spell on infinity. 

Regardless of my current pursuits, I'm on my way to retiring from public life altogether, having already ditched the disappointing world of academia. Too many hypocrites...

There are some areas, however, I'm still active in: I read fortunes, teach Zen, and create beauty in the world in the form of art (analog photography, calligraphy, painting, butoh, writing, and perfumery).

My website offers to read your fortune.

Read Like the Devil asks you to join a club.

EyeCorner Press publishes my books.

Aradia Academy teaches Zen and the art of reading a visual text.

The picture below is from 2020, a screenshot of a live session with a group of cartomancy students, when we all had to think about something that was actually truly interesting.

Enjoy!