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
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. ~ Khalil Gibran From last week’s momentous invitation to leap into a new, unknown adventure, this week’s Four of Wands offers structure and harmony. The Tarot’s Fours … Read more
One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes Thank you to Diotima Mantinela for her newsletter this week, … Read more
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used. ~ Dr. Carl Sagan Why hello there, stranger. Long time no see! Welcome to the King of Swords, who has not visited us since June, 2009. … Read more
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt We have certainly been getting a run of Wands lately, and now to crown this brilliant week of the Leo New Moon, we welcome the Queen … Read more
Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. ~ Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century C.E.) This is certainly not the card I would wish for this week. After a … 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 This morning, in the dawning of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Fire Monkey, … Read more
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey Here’s a card that we haven’t seen in a long time. Not that we’ve been missing him much. In Tarot numerology, the fours are about … Read more