Does this spark joy? If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. Marie Kondo, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up As we approach the Samhain season, the stores are already pushing us to shop for Christmas. Although this is one of the holiest times of the year for some of us, money … Read more
This week of the Scorpio Full Moon, with Pluto just turning retrograde, we have a guide who can advise us well on matters of strength and success.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done, because he wants to do it. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower In his first visit since a couple of years ago, say hello to the King of Wands. Coming directly after The Empress last week, it would appear that passion, creativity, and … Read more
The Circle is Cast. We are between the worlds . And what happens between the worlds Affects all the worlds. ~ Traditional Circle casting In this powerful week of the Full Taurus Moon, and the celebration of Samhain, the most solemn holiday in the Wheel of the Year, The Hanged Man makes a very rare appearance. … Read more
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. – Ralph Waldo Emerson In this week of the New Moon in her own sign of Cancer, we are visited by an old friend who, over the years, has frequently appeared on important lunar dates. Welcome this week, to the Seven of Pentacles. The Pentacles of … Read more
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold. ~ Thomas Jefferson This week’s card has only visited us twice before now, in the twelve years I’ve been blogging the Card of the Week. It last came calling in early 2010. I wish it was better news. It’s not rocket science to see that this … Read more
What would you do, if you knew you could not fail? ~ attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt This week, the Tarot sends another message about the importance of tenacity and patience, if we desire success. Almost exactly one year after its last visit, as the celebrations of the First Harvest once again draw near, we welcome … Read more
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. ~ Sir Edmund Hillary For this week of the New Scorpio Moon, we receive a mixed blessing from the Tarot. Still, with great respect, let us welcome the insights of the Nine of Wands. In the Tarot, the Nines traditionally are the culmination of the suit … Read more
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross After an absence of almost five years, in this week of the Leo Full Moon, let us welcome the … Read more
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. ~ Alice Walker In the wake of the devastation in Paris, as well as the less documented but equally tragic attacks in several other countries, it is a joy this week to welcome the Queen of Wands. With her … Read more