As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit. ~ Dr. Emanuel Tanay (physician, forensic psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor) In this monumental … Read more
If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill Back yet again, The Chariot seems to be one of our most frequent visitors lately. This week, it is especially welcome! In a world changing at dizzying speeds, it can be a steady ally to help us stay focused and balanced. And where we are … 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
The Shambhala warriors know that the dangers that threaten life on Earth do not come from evil deities or extraterrestrial powers…the battle is not between good people and bad people, for the line between good and evil runs through every human heart. ~ from The Shambala Warrior Prophecy, a Tibetan legend as told to Joanna … Read more
Dance with pleasure, sing Life. Join the rocks and trees in chorus. Wrap your legs around the mountains And let your lips caress the river. Join with Life in this moment And Sing. ~ from Psalm 95, Earth Psalms, by Angela Magara Making its first appearance since the solar eclipse in May, 2011, this week … Read more
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life…Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not … Read more
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting — a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson This week, as we get fully underway into the … Read more
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. ~ Bilbo Baggins, via J.R.R. Tolkien This week, which holds the space between two powerful eclipses, kicks off a Mercury retrograde, and sees the … Read more
Barn’s burnt down — now I can see the moon. ~ Mizuta Masahide (1657–1723) After last week’s card that some have characterized as the “dark night of the soul,” this week we are given its ultimate antidote, the gift of grace and navigation in deepest dark. In what could be one of the most astrological … Read more
Abundance is about being rich, with or without money. ~ Suze Orman This week, when both the Sun and New Moon align in Leo, the sign which has just begun a year of blessings from Jupiter, perhaps it is no surprise that for only the fourth time in over 10 years, The Empress graces us … Read more