It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. ~ Bilbo Baggins, via J.R.R. Tolkien This week, which holds the space between two powerful eclipses, kicks off a Mercury retrograde, and sees the … Read more
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. ~ Henry David Thoreau After all these years, for only the second time ever, this week of the Full Snow Moon we are graced with a visit from The … Read more
When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful. ~ Edward Paul Abbey (1927 – 1989) This week, we have a rare visit from the Page of Wands, a Court card. Neither as dramatic and spiritual as the Major Arcana’s big life lessons, nor as pragmatic as the actions, moods, … Read more
The care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it, and to foster its renewal, is our only legitimate hope. ~ Wendell Berry, The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays After last week’s unusual appearance from The Emperor, we … Read more
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that [anyone] will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability. ~ Henry Ford In this week that kicks off with the New Moon in security-loving, nurturing Cancer, as well as Jupiter, the Sun, and … Read more
If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path. ~ Joseph Campbell After the intensity of the past several weeks, we are given an opportunity to step back … Read more
Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double… ~ The Clash With interesting magical timing, the same card we had for the late January New Moon pops up again for this week’s … Read more
People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, But people will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou On this momentous day that promises the birth of British royalty and that ushers in the Full Aquarius Moon as the Sun slips into the sign of Leo, we receive … Read more
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 Yet another of our many visits from the Tarot Court Cards this week, … Read more
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~ James Oppenheim (1882-1932) What a joyous card, and how sweet to see it this week, in this time of dark challenges and uncertainty. Welcome to the Ten of Cups. The Cups, of course, are the suit of the emotions, … Read more