Beth The FoolTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.— Mark Twain We welcome The Fool this week, only a … Read more
The Knight of Cups Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving. — Kahlil Gibran Yet another Knight this week; we have certainly had … Read more
Two of SwordsIndecision is the seedling of fear.— Napoleon Hill This week, we receive another rarity; in fact it has only appeared once before, in March, 2005. The twos are often about choices, and the swords in the Tarot are the element of Air: the mind, intellect, attitude, and communication. This is another of artist … Read more
The MagicianWhat really interests me is whether Godhad any choice in the creation of the world. — Albert Einstein Only once before in my Card of the Week has the Magician come calling, and now, what impeccable timing he has! For this week, with the Vernal Equinox, the new astrological year begins. In the Northern … Read more
The Ace of WandsKnowing is not enough; we must apply.Willing is not enough; we must do.— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe From last week’s Knight, now to the Ace, the Wands are sending a clear message that we must take action. This is not the time for passivity, confusion, analysis, or emotions; now is the time … Read more
Knight of WandsThe eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.— Norman Cousins Get ready for a busy week! The Knight of Wands bursts onto the scene! The Wands suit, of course, is connected to Fire, action, will, and energy. And the Knights of the Tarot are always how that suit … Read more
Ten of SwordsIn my end is my beginning. — T.S. Eliot For people with even the most casual exposure to the Tarot, today’s card is one they never forget. One of the most grisly looking cards, it is often dreaded and admittedly not the happiest of all the Tarot images. So, yes, fasten your seatbelts, … Read more
The Page of WandsHumanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. — Tom Robbins This week, we have rare visit from the Page of Wands, a Court card. Neither as dramatic and spiritual as the Major Arcana’s big … Read more
Nine of Pentacles We are stardust,We are golden,And we’ve got to get ourselvesBack to the garden. — Joni Mitchell, Woodstock We receive another nine this week. The nines of the Tarot are the cards of completion, with the tens being an overflowing of the energy of the suit. So this week, we move from the … Read more
February 2 – 8, 2009The Nine of SwordsThis week, I have attempted to combine my Card of the Week with my offering for the 4th Annual Brigid in the Blogosphere Poetry Slam. For a more traditional interpretation, you can visit here. The Iron Shoesby Johnny Clewell© 1986, with thanks to The Endicott Studio Seven long … Read more