When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful. — Edward Paul Abbey (1927 – 1989) This week, we have a rare visit from the Page of Wands, a Court card. Neither as dramatic and spiritual as the Major Arcana’s big life lessons, nor as pragmatic as the actions, moods, … Read more
Four of CupsLike any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you’ll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift, too.— Anonymous More Cups for us this week, but lacking the happy resolution that we saw in last week’s offering. The Tarot … Read more
What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible. — Theodore Roethke Appearing during the last Full Moon (that powerful lunar eclipse on New Year’s eve), now, on this week’s first Full Moon of the year and decade, we come back again to the same card – the Three of Pentacles. Connected closely … Read more
The Ace of SwordsDark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. More Swords this week! We receive a powerful message for the start of Summer, as we evidently stand on the razor’s edge of new beginnings and ways of … Read more
Eight of Wands People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. — Andrew Carnegie We welcome the hopeful appearance of the Eight of Wands this week. The Eights of the Tarot are about abilities, self-directed action, and moving ahead. And of course, Wands are … Read more
All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. — Blaise Pascal Now, in the week of Imbolc, a time of introspection, dedication and initiation, we receive our second ever visit from the Hermit. The Hermit is a powerful card about going within oneself, and listening deeply regarding the … Read more
When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail. — Pearl S. Buck This week, we are visited by that fierce, smart, sometimes naive youth, the Page of Swords. Does he come to liberate last week’s damsel in distress? Pages in the Tarot are often messengers and risk-takers, with … Read more
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso It’s been over three years since the Page of Cups came visiting, but we welcome him this week of the Harvest Moon. As you may know, the Court cards of the Tarot are neither as … Read more
There’s a blaze of light in every word It doesn’t matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah. ~ Leonard Cohen For only the second time since I started posting my Card of the Week back in 2004, this week we are visited by what I consider the second … Read more
The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle. — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching This week we welcome the Two of Pentacles. In it, we see a young man dancing as he juggles his two disks. … Read more