If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in. ~ Rachel Carson It’s been a while since we got a Court card, and what a … Read more
Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world. ~ Eckhart Tolle This week a card appears that, in all these years, has only visited twice before. The Ace of Pentacles represents all the potential and power of the Earth, for the Pentacle is a magical tool that is … Read more
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw In this week of the powerful New Moon in Leo, and as the political powers of the United States play “chicken” with the global economy, The Chariot rides up and beckons us to get up and get … Read more
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. ~ Warren G. Bennis To my surprise, ever since I began posting my Tarot Card of the Week in 2004, I have never once pulled this card. Until now. We welcome, at long last, the Two of Wands! This card’s absence may have been easier … Read more
All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope. ~ Alexandre Dumas Père Blessings of Lughnasadh/Lammas! What a lovely card to receive on this magical holiday! Today is Lughnassadh (pronounced “LOO-nahs-ah”) or the Anglo-Saxon “Lammas.” It is one of the Greater Sabbats and honors the First Harvest. In agricultural traditions throughout … Read more
There is no grief like the grief that does not speak. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Like a rather unwelcome, but all-too-familiar guest, the Nine of Swords comes calling this week. Nines are the cards that complete the energies of the suits, and bring the cycle to its conclusion. (Tens are transitional cards of “overflow,” which … Read more
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. ~ Albert Camus From last week’s Seven, like the current Mercury retrograde, we seem to be going backwards. Returning for a visit exactly one year later, the Six of Pentacles appears this week of the Full Moon, in the middle of global financial crisis. … Read more
It’s not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I manage to fit in eight hours of TV a day. ~ Homer Simpson In the week that brings us the most sacred festivals in the Earth-spirituality calendar (it’s Beltane in the Northern Hemisphere, and Samhain in the lands below the … Read more
We are not worse revolutionaries if we remember that the universe itself pulses like a heart… From Three of Cups by Marge Piercy What a beautiful gift for us during this week as the Moon wanes, offering the ideal time to gather in our First Harvests. The Tarot suit of Cups is concerned with love, … Read more
Because I am still on the road today, I am not writing a new post for the card I pulled for us, but sharing the interpretation from the last time the Two of Cups appeared. Blessings to all.. ~ Beth If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me. — W. H. Auden … Read more