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
The Hierophant“All things, oh priests, are on fire . . . The eye is on fire; forms are on fire; eye-consciousness is on fire; impressions received by the eye are on fire.” — Buddha How interesting to pull this card for the first time since I first began writing up the card of the week … Read more
The Devil“No reason to get excited,” the thief he kindly spoke,“There are many here among us, who feel that life is but a joke.But you and I, we’ve been through that, and it is not our fateSo let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.”— Bob Dylan Now, as we enter the … Read more
Nine of PentaclesThose who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.— Rachel Carson Once upon a time, when I was much younger, and believed that my life would not be complete unless I merged it with a soul mate, I always dreaded getting this … Read more
The Ten of PentaclesAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time. — T.S. Eliot Not since June of 2005 has this been my website’s Card of the Week. Rachel Pollack notes that this is one of the “Gateway” cards, which would be appropriate … Read more
DeathBecause I could not stop for Death —He kindly stopped for me —The Carriage held but just Ourselves —And Immortality.— Emily Dickinson This week’s card has such a powerful feeling of inevitability about it, I am having difficulty knowing where to begin. Tomorrow, the Sun enters the sign of Scorpio which, according to most Western … Read more
Six of CupsBy words, by voices, a lost way —And here above the chimney stackThe unknown constellations sway —And by what way shall I go back? — Archibald MacLeish This is an enigmatic card, to say the least. In the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, we see two figures that, at first glance, appear to be children. Many … Read more
Five of PentaclesThe storm is threateningMy very life today.If I don’t get some shelterOh yeah, I’m gonna fade away.— Mick Jagger/Keith Richards We seem to be getting more than our fair share of fives, don’t we? Certainly not the happiest card in the Tarot, sometimes this card is called “the dark night of the soul.” … Read more
The Five of Swords In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity.— Sir Winston Churchill Here it is again, one of the most frequently drawn cards in my Card of the Week. When it came up again today, I was sorely tempted to quietly put it back and try again, because to be honest, … Read more
The Moon That moon which the sky never saweven in dreamshas risen again bringing a firethat no water can drown See here where the bodyhas its houseand see here my soul the cup of love has made the onedrunkand the other a ruin.— Rumi In the ancient Greek lunar calendar, the days during this week’s … Read more