Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world. ~ Eckhart Tolle This week a card appears that, in all these years, has only visited twice before. The Ace of Pentacles represents all the potential and power of the Earth, for the Pentacle is a magical tool that is … Read more
Life has left her footprints on my forehead. But I have become a child again this morning. The smile, seen through leaves and flowers, is back to smooth away the wrinkles, as the rains wipe away footprints on the beach. Again a cycle of birth and death begins. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh For people with … Read more
Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter, Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say it’s all right… ~ George Harrison, The Beatles, Abbey Road Yet another Major Arcana this week, and one we haven’t seen since January of 2008. … Read more
It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. ~ Albus Dumbledore (via J. K. Rowling), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets In this powerful threshold week that brings a Full Supermoon and the beginning of the astrological New Year, as the Sun moves into intense Aries, loaded … Read more
Waiting is. ~ Valentine Michael Smith Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein This week, we step back from the intensity of all the Majors we’ve been getting, which is just as well, since the astrological forecast for this week has enough drama to go around. The threes in the Tarot are the expansion … Read more
Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself. ~Paulo Coelho Our visits from the Major Arcana cards resume this week, this time with a rare visit from The Hierophant. Since Dec. 27, only two cards of the week have not been either … Read more
The trick to juggling is determining which balls are made of rubber and which ones are made of glass. ~ Anonymous After the momentous new beginning promised by The Fool last week, it appears that more down-to-earth matters are now in need of our attention. This week we welcome the Two of Pentacles. The Tarot … Read more
Our purpose in life is not a thing that we must choose or figure out; it is revealed as we move towards it. ~ Beth (me) And The Fool is here to say, “Get moving!” The Fool is one of my favorite cards in the Tarot, because how people react to him is always very … Read more
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done, because he wants to do it. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower This week of the Capricorn Full Moon, the American Solar Return, and Mars changing signs from Earthy, detail-focused (some might say nit-picky) Virgo to mental, sociable (some might say argumentative) Libra, … Read more
If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill Back yet again, The Chariot seems to be one of our most frequent visitors lately. This week, it is especially welcome! In a world changing at dizzying speeds, it can be a steady ally to help us stay focused and balanced. And where we are … Read more