If you are going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill This week, we are faced with yet another challenging lesson from the Tarot. The Five of Pentacles is one of those cards that often comes up as a least favorite in my Tarot classes’ games of “Good Card, Bad Card.” Understandably so. The fives … Read more
The Shambhala warriors know that the dangers that threaten life on Earth do not come from evil deities or extraterrestrial powers…the battle is not between good people and bad people, for the line between good and evil runs through every human heart. ~ from The Shambala Warrior Prophecy, a Tibetan legend as told to Joanna … Read more
You must meet the outer world With your inner world, Or existence will crush you. ~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakenings Blessings! A miracle is in the works for this week that brings the celebration of Imbolc (sometimes referred to as Candlemas or Brigid). The appearance of Temperance in this holy time is a powerful … Read more
Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity. ~ Daniel Burrus, business strategist, futurist and author Judging from our card today, this week is likely to be another busy one. But the Five of Wands warns it may not be as focused and productive as last week’s Knight of Wands. As you probably know, the … Read more
Abundance is about being rich, with or without money. ~ Suze Orman If ever we would believe that the age has turned, it is now; and behold who guides us across its threshold. For only the second time ever, in this week of the Aquarius New Moon, and Lunar New Year, we are graced by … Read more
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