It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. ~ Albus Dumbledore (via J. K. Rowling), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets In this week before the final square between Uranus and Pluto and during which Saturn the taskmaster turns retrograde, we welcome the Seven of Cups. It … Read more
Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown. ~ Soren Kierkegaard This magical week of the Sabbat of Lughnasadh (sometimes called Lammas), we welcome the Three of Wands. In the numerology of the Tarot, Threes are the expansion cards, the creative growth that comes from the initiative of One combined with … Read more
Very few things frustrate me more than watching powerful people pretending to be powerless. ~ Elizabeth Gilbert When I pulled this card today, I admit it felt like – hey, didn’t we just get this only a few weeks ago? Well, I checked, and while I was certain that we had, it turns out that it’s … Read more
Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic. ~Van Morrison Making a rather rare appearance in time for this week’s Full SuperMoon, the Eight of Cups beckons with mystery and longing. In her classic work, Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel … Read more
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. ~ Andre Maurois This week, as millions of us travel and celebrate Thanksgiving (in the U.S.), we need to stay on our toes and pay attention to important messages. That fierce, smart, sometimes naive youth, the … Read more
You shall be keeper of the Grail so that it may heal the hearts of men. ~ The Fisher King, directed by Terry Gilliam Here is a beautiful visitor, once rare, but now it has us appeared twice this year. Welcome this week to the Ace of Cups. The Aces represent the complete potential of … 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