The Seven of PentaclesAll human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope.— Alexandre Dumas Père The Seven of Pentacles makes a welcome appearance this week. As most people may be aware, seven is considered a “lucky” number, but why? Traditionally, it is a number of magic, spirituality and initiation into a … Read more
To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.— Pearl Buck This is a card that is both mysterious and sorrowful. A figure is slightly turned away from us, face hidden in grief, gazing at the three spilled cups. While the sky is gray, the river is clear and relatively smooth, and … Read more
Four of PentaclesMoney often costs too much. — Ralph Waldo Emerson In Tarot numerology, the fours are about stability, grounding, and consolidation. In the money- and practical reality-focused energy of Pentacles, this card could be about structuring our finances, about strengthening our assets and making fiscally sound decisions. But look closely at the man holding … Read more
Eight of WandsIf you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Here we have an image of eight wands, flying like arrows, all in alignment and balance. The wands are approaching the Earth, and the fire of the will … Read more
The World I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume, you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. — Walt Whitman If life is a Fool’s Journey – the soul’s adventure of the ups and downs of outrageous fortune – then this is the card at the completion of … Read more
The Queen of Pentacles Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.— Henry David Thoreau Another Pentacles card this week. In fact, glancing back at the previous weeks, we have certainly had our share of them. Of course, this is not very surprising as the dimming economic picture has overshadowed the politics of war (although … Read more
JusticeLate breaking update: A comment by astrologer Eric Francis is particularly relevant:Jupiter, Pluto and the Galactic Core have completed their extremely rare conjunction. We learned a lot the past few days, and much of it (in true Jupiter style) has involved law and justice. Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of … Read more
Ace of SwordsThere is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.— Victor Hugo What a great card for the week that transitions us from March to April, when Spring comes with more certainty and clarity (in the Northern Hemisphere). The Aces of the Tarot represent new beginnings, strength, speed and energy. Each … Read more
The Two of CupsAlthough my neighbors are all barbarians,And you, you are a thousand miles away,There are always two cups on my table. — Chinese poem, possibly Tang Dynasty As you might expect, the number one issue when people seek a Tarot reading is love: When will it come? Who will it be? How can … Read more
StrengthLet me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. — Rabindranath Tagore The Strength card appears this week for the first time as my card of the week, which I have been offering on my website since early 2005. As always, the timing seems ideal. The lion is … Read more