Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ~ Anais Nin Back again for the third time this year, and once again at a decisive juncture, we welcome the Queen of Wands. Her last visits were on the threshold of the New Year, Dec. 31, and then, quite recently, the week of the Turning … Read more
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. ~ Winston Churchill Having visited at almost this exact time last year, the Six of Pentacles appears during this week of extreme astrological tension, showing us a picture of resources given and received. … Read more
Barn’s burnt down — now I can see the moon. ~ Mizuta Masahide (1657–1723) After last week’s card that some have characterized as the “dark night of the soul,” this week we are given its ultimate antidote, the gift of grace and navigation in deepest dark. In what could be one of the most astrological … Read more
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. ~ Abraham Lincoln In pulling this week’s card, I have to admit my heart sunk. For this most juicy week that features the Full Harvest Moon, the turning of the Wheel in our Mabon/Equinox celebrations, our own … Read more
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. — Søren Kierkegaard The holidays are now over, and, whatever needed to end last week has departed. Make way! In this first full week of the New Year, it’s time to saddle up and charge ahead! The Knight of Wands … Read more
In my beginning is my end. In my end is my beginning. ~ T. S. Eliot This week, we in the Northern Hemisphere will be celebrating the sacred rites of Beltane, while our neighbors below the equator observe the great sabbat of Samhain. In addition to these ancient threshold ceremonies, there is a New Moon … Read more
Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. ~ William James This week’s card echoes the guidance of last week’s card, calling to our higher nature, and guiding us with hope, beauty and love. Welcome to The Lovers. On the … Read more
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. ~ André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 – 1951) French author, Nobel Prize laureate This week brings us another Swords card, and yet another Court card as well, in a year that has had many. But this is a visitor who we’ve not seen … Read more
There is nothing but mystery in the world, how it hides behind the fabric of our poor, browbeat days, shining brightly, and we don’t even know it. ~ Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Prepare yourself for the fabric of the mundane to part; a time of power and mystery is upon us. … Read more
I have seen in the world a great deal of awfulness . . . but it is goodness, it is love, it is caring, it is compassion for which we are made. ~ Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu After the intensity of the past several weeks, the astrology calms down and the Tarot Major Arcana lends us … Read more