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'''[[William II de Soules]]''', also known as '''Bad Lord Soules''', was a Scottish border noble during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Scottish lore maintains that a Soules was a practitioner of [[black magic]] being schooled with [[Michael Scot]], the "wizard of the North." He is supposed to have made a [[diabolical pact|pact]] with [[the Devil]], and murdered people in exchange for power and wealth. Soules conducted his rituals in Hermitage Castle and they involved the sacrifice of animals that were the color black.
'''''[[Eyes of the Tarot]]''''' is a juvenile fiction novel written by American author Bruce Coville. The book is a mystical adventure made richer by accurate descriptions of [[tarot]] cards as well as techniques for utilizing the cards and Coville's suggested interpretations. In many ways, the heroine's experiences with the figures from the tarot mirror those found in Russian [[occultist]] P.D. Ouspensky's 1913 book ''The Symbolism of the Tarot''.


In his poem, ''Lord Soulis'', poet John Leyden adapted the story of William II de Soules into a villain named Bad Lord Soules. Scott claims Soules had a [[familiar]] named Robin Redcap, a type of malevolent, murderous goblin commonly found in Scottish folklore. In retaliation for a long history of cruelty, locals boiled Lord Soules alive at Ninestane Rig. The more likely culprit would have been Sir Ranulf (Randolph) de Soules of Liddel (born c.1150 and murdered by his servants in 1207/8).
One notable technique for utilizing the cards involves sleeping with a specific card inside your pillowcase in order to commune with the figure on the card while dreaming. [[Occult]] author [[Travis McHenry]] has frequently cited the book as inspiring him to purchase his first deck of tarot cards, a [[Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot]] deck in 1993. He subsequently published more than a dozen tarot and [[oracle cards|oracle]] decks. Bruce Coville wrote the forward for McHenry's 2025 book ''An Occult Guide to the Tarot''.


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Eyes of the Tarot is a juvenile fiction novel written by American author Bruce Coville. The book is a mystical adventure made richer by accurate descriptions of tarot cards as well as techniques for utilizing the cards and Coville's suggested interpretations. In many ways, the heroine's experiences with the figures from the tarot mirror those found in Russian occultist P.D. Ouspensky's 1913 book The Symbolism of the Tarot.

One notable technique for utilizing the cards involves sleeping with a specific card inside your pillowcase in order to commune with the figure on the card while dreaming. Occult author Travis McHenry has frequently cited the book as inspiring him to purchase his first deck of tarot cards, a Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck in 1993. He subsequently published more than a dozen tarot and oracle decks. Bruce Coville wrote the forward for McHenry's 2025 book An Occult Guide to the Tarot.

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