In my beginning is my end. In my end is my beginning. ~ T. S. Eliot On this first day of December, which is also World AIDS Day, for better or worse, the end of the year is now in sight. And to underscore this, in the week of the final 2014 Full Moon’s illumination, … Read more
You have access to an inexhaustible, invisible storehouse of good… When we choose abundance, we become rich in the Real. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance – A Daybook of Comfort and Joy Back again so soon? What a delight and a blessing as The Empress accompanies us in the last days of the August … Read more
Can I see another’s woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another’s grief, and not seek for kind relief? ~ William Blake As we in the Northern Hemisphere approach the threshold of Winter, with the waning Moon leading us to the darkest of nights, we are visited this week by the Five … Read more
Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. With the return of a card that more often than not chooses New Moons for its visits, this week we welcome the Ace of Swords. … Read more
I am going to show you how to change the world, not understand it. ~ Guy Kawasaki, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions The march of the Majors continues, since we have just been visited by The World, and Strength. In this week of the Full Moon, the third time is the … Read more
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion. – Gautama Buddha Alas, this week we receive one of the simplest, most obviously unhappy cards in the Tarot. It is with admitted misgivings that we are visited by the Three of Swords. As one of the very few Tarot cards with … Read more
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. ~ Plato It’s one of the busiest weeks of the year, buzzing with travel, parties, gatherings with friends, and of course the big Winter holiday celebrations. There’s plenty of astrological activity, too. So maybe it’s not that … Read more
If I must choose between peace and righteousness, I choose righteousness. — Theodore Roosevelt In this week when Mars stations direct after its LONG retrograde, we welcome the Seven of Wands. The Wands, ruled by the element of Fire, point to our energy, will, and passion. And the Sevens of the Tarot are ruled by … Read more
Opulence is the law of the universe, an abundant supply for every need, if nothing is put in the way of its coming. ~ Ralph Waldo Trine (1866-1958) Here is a relative rarity. Back for the first time since August of 2009, we welcome the Nine of Pentacles. It features a strong, self-reliant woman 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