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
What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am? ~ Brene Brown This week of the New Moon in Gemini, we receive a rare visit from the Eight of Swords. This is a card that, at first, is rather … Read more
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. ~ Francis Bacon This week, before Equinox heralds the great quarter turn of the Wheel of the Year, we are given one of the more enigmatic cards of the Minor Arcana. Welcome back, Six of Cups. As I have noted on its … Read more
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. ~ Mark Twain This week, we receive a visitor that hasn’t come calling for a number of years. Should we gladly welcome the Two of Swords? Or not? The twos are usually about choices, … Read more
The mother of revolution and crime is poverty. ~ Aristotle This week, we are faced with another challenging message from the Tarot. The Five of Pentacles is one of those cards that often comes up as a least favorite in my Tarot classes’ games of “Good Card, Bad Card.” Understandably so. The fives are … Read more
Earth’s crammed with Heaven. ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning After last week’s challenges, it is with some relief that in this week of the New Moon we welcome the Nine of Pentacles. The nines of the Tarot show the suit’s completion (with the tens being an overflowing into the next phase). All of the nines speak … Read more
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. ~William Blake In this week of the Full Rose Moon, we are visited by an old friend who, over the years, has frequently appeared on other Full Moons. After the strife of last week’s Five, the Seven of Pentacles is most welcome. As most people may be aware, … Read more
He who lives by fighting with an enemy has an interest in the preservation of the enemy’s life. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Here is a card we have only had once in the many years I have been publishing my Card of the Week. Its only other visit was in February, 2008, and so it is … Read more