Whether you tend a garden or not, you are the gardener of your own being, the seed of your destiny. ~ The Findhorn Community We receive another Pentacle this week, but unlike the King from the past two weeks, it does not necessarily point us to a literal person. Welcome this week to the Seven … Read more
Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities. ~ Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 2009, now elected Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church There was a surprise for us this morning, since up to now, this card was so rare. It now revisits … Read more
Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. ~ Epicurus We have another strong personality this week, as, like last week, a court card comes calling. For only the second time in these eight years of pulling my weekly cards, to help us celebrate the Equinox holiday of Ostara, let us welcome … Read more
There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think. ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Flying like wind in the dark of this New Pisces Moon, riding the prelude to the turning of the seasons, the Knight of Swords bursts onto the scene. As … Read more
What do we live for, if not to make the world less difficult for each other? ~ George Eliot As we enter this delicate cusp that is the turning of the seasons, with Equinox only two weeks away, we are visited by our jolly old friend, the Nine of Cups. The Nines of the Tarot … Read more
The opportunity that the Divine One sends does not wake up those who are asleep. ~ Senegalese Proverb In this week that begins with the Full Moon in Virgo (Sun in Aquarius), for only its third time ever, the Judgement card comes to visit. I love this card, thanks in part to having been forced … Read more
Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God. ~ Ram Dass This week, which promises lots of transition, potential agitation, and possibly even “sequestration,” the Six of Swords comes calling. Tarot scholar Rachel Pollack notes that this Six is … Read more
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. ~ Warren G. Bennis In this week that began with the Pope resigning and which will feature the newly re-elected Barack Obama giving his State of the Union address, we are visited by the Two of Wands. Twos portray choices, duality, this and/or that. And … Read more
Abundance is about being rich, with or without money. ~ Suze Orman If ever we would believe that the age has turned, it is now; and behold who guides us across its threshold. For only the second time ever, in this week of the Aquarius New Moon, and Lunar New Year, we are graced by … Read more
You must meet the outer world With your inner world, Or existence will crush you. ~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakenings Blessings! A miracle is in the works for this week that brings the celebration of Imbolc (sometimes referred to as Candlemas or Brigid). The appearance of Temperance in this holy time is a powerful … Read more