Beth Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. ~ Benjamin Franklin This week, as we bask under the Full Aries Moon, accompanied by a full lunar eclipse, … Read more
He who lives by fighting with an enemy has an interest in the preservation of the enemy’s life. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Here is a card we have only had once in the many years I have been publishing my Card of the Week. Its only other visit was in February, 2008, and so it is … Read more
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. ~ Francis Bacon This week, before Equinox heralds the great quarter turn of the Wheel of the Year, we are given one of the more enigmatic cards of the Minor Arcana. Welcome back, Six of Cups. As I have noted on its … Read more
Opulence is the law of the universe, an abundant supply for every need, if nothing is put in the way of its coming. ~ Ralph Waldo Trine (1866-1958) Here is a relative rarity. Back for the first time since August of 2009, we welcome the Nine of Pentacles. It features a strong, self-reliant woman of … Read more
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion. – Gautama Buddha Alas, this week we receive one of the simplest, most obviously unhappy cards in the Tarot. It is with admitted misgivings that we are visited by the Three of Swords. As one of the very few Tarot cards with … Read more
Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. With the return of a card that more often than not chooses New Moons for its visits, this week we welcome the Ace of Swords. … Read more
You have access to an inexhaustible, invisible storehouse of good… When we choose abundance, we become rich in the Real. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance – A Daybook of Comfort and Joy Back again so soon? What a delight and a blessing as The Empress accompanies us in the last days of the August … Read more
Twenty 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 In this week when many are preparing to … Read more
Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic. ~Van Morrison Making a rather rare appearance in time for this week’s Full SuperMoon, the Eight of Cups beckons with mystery and longing. In her classic work, Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel … Read more
Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown. ~ Soren Kierkegaard This magical week of the Sabbat of Lughnasadh (sometimes called Lammas), we welcome the Three of Wands. In the numerology of the Tarot, Threes are the expansion cards, the creative growth that comes from the initiative of One combined with … Read more