Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. ~ Rabindranath Tagore In this momentous week that commences with the third and final U.S. Presidential debate, we might well expect a heavily portentous reading. Add to this the fact that today the Sun enters the sign of Scorpio, … Read more
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. ~ Warren G. Bennis In this week that began with the Pope resigning and which will feature the newly re-elected Barack Obama giving his State of the Union address, we are visited by the Two of Wands. Twos portray choices, duality, this and/or that. And … Read more
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ~ Vincent Van Gogh With the superstorm Sandy bearing down on the most populous corner of the United States, on the day of the Taurus Full Moon, and with only a week until the momentous Presidential election, it was with great … Read more
Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God. ~ Ram Dass This week, which promises lots of transition, potential agitation, and possibly even “sequestration,” the Six of Swords comes calling. Tarot scholar Rachel Pollack notes that this Six is … Read more
All true work is sacred. ~ Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) In this pivotal week of the American Election, the astronomical cross-quarter of Samhain, and the beginning of Mercury retrograde, we get another Eight this week. This one has now appeared three times this year, most recently in August. Welcome, the Eight of Pentacles. We have gotten … Read more
The opportunity that the Divine One sends does not wake up those who are asleep. ~ Senegalese Proverb In this week that begins with the Full Moon in Virgo (Sun in Aquarius), for only its third time ever, the Judgement card comes to visit. I love this card, thanks in part to having been forced … Read more
In owning [our] pain, and daring to experience it, we learn that our capacity to “suffer with” is the true meaning of compassion. ~ Joanna Macy How interesting that this week’s card seems to pick right up from my post yesterday. It is understandable if we have a bit of reluctance, but this week we … 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
What do we live for, if not to make the world less difficult for each other? ~ George Eliot As we enter this delicate cusp that is the turning of the seasons, with Equinox only two weeks away, we are visited by our jolly old friend, the Nine of Cups. The Nines of the Tarot … Read more
Our pain for the world arises out of our interexistence with all life. When we hear the sounds of the Earth crying within us, we’re unblocking, not just feedback, but also the channels of felt connectedness that join us with our world. ~ Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone from Active Hope: How to Face the … Read more