Reach out your hand if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again; Let it be known there is a fountain That was not made by the hands of man. ~ Ripple, by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia Here is a beautiful visitor we rarely see. This week, let us … Read more
He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief. – German Proverb Is it just me? I sometimes feel like we are constantly getting this card! But when I checked, we actually haven’t seen it since the Spring of 2012. So yes, it’s been a while, but it doesn’t seem like it! Here … Read more
Life has left her footprints on my forehead. But I have become a child again this morning. The smile, seen through leaves and flowers, is back to smooth away the wrinkles, as the rains wipe away footprints on the beach. Again a cycle of birth and death begins. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh In this week … Read more
Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. ~John Petit-Senn, French poet (1792–1870) This week of the Lunar New Year and New Moon, the climax of Mardis Gras, plus the Sun’s ingress into the last sign of the astrological year — Pisces — we are blessed with an unusual second Ace in a … Read more
All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope. ~ Alexandre Dumas Père Only one month after its last visit, and following last week’s other, more challenging Seven, we welcome back the Seven of Pentacles. Is it only coincidence that its last appearance was, as will be the case this week, … Read more
…Know that thy seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. ~ from The Charge of the Goddess, traditional by Doreen Valiente Bliss! Having just visited us at the threshold of the Celtic New … Read more
The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. “They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.” “What are you complaining about?” said God. “They won’t let Me in either.” ~ Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel In this, THE … Read more
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. ~ Rumi For only the third time since I began pulling the Card of the Week back in 2003, this week we welcome the Queen of Cups! The Queen of Cups has been compared to … Read more
It takes a long time to become young. ~ Pablo Picasso It’s been a while since we were visited by a Page, and what a tender one to get in this week of the Aries New Moon. As a gentle antidote to the fear and hostility that dominate the news, the Page of Cups comes … Read more
Shame is a fierce and burning energy. The power of tribal shame is not to be underestimated…If you dare to leave your tribe, the tribe will shame the living hell out of you, and that shame will hurt you. ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, from an essay on her Facebook page As I head off this week … Read more