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
In the end, we will remember, not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the first time in all these years that I have allowed myself to be late for our Tarot Card of the Week. Many thanks for your patience while I … Read more
Reconciliation is to understand both sides; to go to one side and describe the suffering being endured by the other side, and then go to the other side and describe the suffering being endured by the first side. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Another visit from a red-winged angel this week! On the week of the … Read more
The Buddha’s insight into the middle way is not simply about a balance between extremes. This conventional understanding misses the deeper revelation of the middle way as being the very nature of unexcelled enlightenment. The middle way is an invitation to leap beyond nirvana and samsara and to realize the unborn Buddha mind right in … 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, we will celebrate the New Moon that … Read more
True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. — His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) This is a profoundly important week that begins with the Sun entering the sign of Cancer. That means it is the Summer Solstice in the northern Hemisphere, and the Winter Solstice … Read more
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. — Kahlil Gibran This week, we are faced with yet another challenging lesson from the Tarot. This is one of those … Read more
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. — Zen Proverb This week we have yet another visit from the Three of Pentacles. This is its fourth appearance in 2010. In a year fraught with high drama, it keeps showing up, as if to keep us grounded as we make the … Read more
Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worries on the doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street. — Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1929 After the rather dismal challenges of last week’s card, I am especially delighted today to tell you that we have a visit this … Read more
In summer, the song sings itself. – William Carlos Williams Once again, in this Year of the Empress, she appears as our card of the week. And what a week this will be! Of course, we are in the most lush season of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer is ripening, as full, fertile … Read more