Beth Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. ~ Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century C.E.) Okay, yes, I admit I was dismayed to pull this card for this week. … Read more
Fear says, “I want you to be safe.” Love says, “You are safe.” ~ Emmanuel (channeled by Pat Rodegast) Following The Devil that we received during the week of March 5, less than a month later, we now are visited by its counterpoint card – The Lovers. On the surface, The Lovers is often assumed … Read more
Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. ~ Zen Proverb In this pivotal week of the Spring Equinox (or Autumn, for our friends who live below the equator), as well as a very important New Moon, I admit I was imagining we would receive a card of momentous portent. As … Read more
Take the initiative. Go to work, and above all co-operate and don’t hold back on one another or try to gain at the expense of another. Any success in such lopsidedness will be increasingly short-lived. These are the synergetic rules that evolution is employing and trying to make clear to us. They are not man-made … Read more
Habit is the denial of creativity and the negation of freedom; a self-imposed straitjacket of which the wearer is unaware. ~ Arthur Koestler This week of the Virgo Full Moon and the “Super Tuesday” elections in the United States, where over 400 delegates are up for grabs, we have a visit from another important teacher. … Read more
When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ~ Audre Lorde (American Poet, Teacher and Activist. 1934-1992) For only the third time in my Card of the Week, Strength comes to visit us. The … Read more
A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more. ~ Rosabeth Moss Kanter (American business speaker and consultant ) This magical week of the New Moon in Pisces, Losar (the Tibetan New Year), and the climax of Carnival, … Read more
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach This week, we have a visit from an infrequent, but most welcome friend – the Ace of Pentacles. The Ace of Pentacles represents the power of the … Read more
Indecision is the seedling of fear. ~ Napoleon Hill This week of the Leo Full Moon, Saturn turning retrograde, and Venus moving into Aries, we have a relatively rare visit from the Two of Swords. The Twos are often about choices, balance, duality, polarity, and opposites. And the Swords in the Tarot are connected to … Read more
In order to risk, we have to be willing to look bad. We have to be willing to be a sucker. We have to be willing to look like fools. ~ Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way After a hiatus of several years, during this magical week of Imbolc, The Fool returns. The Fool is all about … Read more