The Circle is Cast. We are between the worlds . And what happens between the worlds Affects all the worlds. ~ Traditional Circle casting In this powerful week of the Full Taurus Moon, and the celebration of Samhain, the most solemn holiday in the Wheel of the Year, The Hanged Man makes a very rare appearance. … Read more
True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free.” Lord Shaftesbury True confession time. I am never glad to see the Five of Swords, and this week is no exception. Yet, as … Read more
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold. ~ Thomas Jefferson This week’s card has only visited us twice before now, in the twelve years I’ve been blogging the Card of the Week. It last came calling in early 2010. I wish it was better news. It’s not rocket science to see that this … Read more
For all of us, becoming indigenous to a place means living as if your children’s future mattered, to take care of the land as if our lives, both material and spiritual, depended on it. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass My goodness! Here is a card we haven’t seen but once since 2008! And, as last … 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
Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies. Robert F. Kennedy As we bid farewell this week to Winter in the northern Hemisphere, how splendid it is that The Chariot will carry us forward into the season of growth and light. Arthur Waite describes this card as “conquest … Read more
One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes Thank you to Diotima Mantinela for her newsletter this week, … Read more
On this New Moon, our Card of the Week is all about planting our intentions, especially if we want them to bear fruit for us in abundant, fertile ways.
As many families now gather after the bitterly divided U.S. election, the Tarot warns us to watch our words, avoid overreacting, and keep a cool head.
This week’s card for the Full Moon urges us to step outside of the walls that keep us apart. Instead, let us make friends and bless creative alliances.