Beth What would you do, if you knew you could not fail? ~ attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt This week, the Tarot sends another message about the importance of tenacity and patience, if we desire success. Almost exactly one year after its last visit, as the celebrations of the First Harvest once again draw near, we welcome … Read more
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. – Ralph Waldo Emerson In this week of the New Moon in her own sign of Cancer, we are visited by an old friend who, over the years, has frequently appeared on important lunar dates. Welcome this week, to the Seven of Pentacles. The Pentacles of … Read more
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done, because he wants to do it. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower In his first visit since a couple of years ago, say hello to the King of Wands. Coming directly after The Empress last week, it would appear that passion, creativity, and … Read more
The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these – to be fierce and to show mercy toward others; both are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. ~ Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, from Letter … Read more
Money is the blood of the planet. Heal the money and we can heal the world. ~ Barbara Wilder, Money is Love In gratitude for the life of Bonnie Cohen (Nov. 6, 1951- June 4, 2015) What an interesting development. Right after last week’s King of Pentacles, here comes the Queen! The Pentacles, of course, … Read more
Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. ~ Epicurus This week, as we bask under the Full Sagittarius Moon, moving swiftly towards the climax of the waxing light of the year at Summer Solstice (or the deepest dark, in the Southern Hemisphere), we are visited by the King of Pentacles. Crowned … Read more
I don’t wield power over person, place, or thing. I don’t command armies; I don’t lead labor unions. All I have is the power of thought. Neil deGrasse Tyson In this thought-powered time of the Sun in Gemini, with Mercury retrograde forcing us to reflect and review, what better companion could we ask for? Welcome this … Read more
In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it. ~ Marianne Williamson For being such a rarely seen card until now, in this week of the New Moon, and Mercury turning retrograde, after only a month, let’s … Read more
Gaze slightly upward. Welcome in the far horizon and the sweep of the ancient sky. Give names to the clouds. Shout out praises to the birds, saluting them for being so skilled at soaring through the air. If you can see a pale slice of moon, thank it for its artistry in managing the tides. … Read more
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. ~ Albert Einstein In this week of the actual cross-quarter holiday of Beltane, and in the wake of last week’s challenging Death card, it’s time to simplify, consolidate, and move forward. This week, we welcome the Eight … Read more