Tarot Card of the Week, July 28-August 3, 2014: Three of Wands

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown. ~ Soren Kierkegaard This magical week of the Sabbat of Lughnasadh (sometimes called Lammas), we welcome the Three of Wands. In the numerology of the Tarot, Threes are the expansion cards, the creative growth that comes from the initiative of One combined with … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, July 21-27, 2014: The Empress

Abundance is about being rich, with or without money. ~ Suze Orman This week, when both the Sun and New Moon align in Leo, the sign which has just begun a year of blessings from Jupiter, perhaps it is no surprise that for only the fourth time in over 10 years, The Empress graces us … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, July 14-20, 2014: Nine of Cups

Gratitude is a two-fold love – love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest. ~ Henry Van Dyke How perfect that this is the card that appears just after the Full Blessing Moon of July! This week, we welcome the Nine of Cups, the gatekeeper of satisfaction and thanksgiving. … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, July 7-13, 2014: The Seven of Pentacles Returns

All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope. ~ Alexandre Dumas Père Only one month after its last visit, and following last week’s other, more challenging Seven, we welcome back the Seven of Pentacles. Is it only coincidence that its last appearance was, as will be the case this week, … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, June 23-29, 2014: Queen of Pentacles

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. ~ Maya Angelou My goodness!  Here is a card we haven’t seen since 2008! In this week of the … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, June 16-22, 2014: Nine of Swords

Watch out now, take care Beware of the thoughts that linger Winding up inside your head The hopelessness around you In the dead of night. ~ From Beware of Darkness, by George Harrison This week, the Earth’s great extreme of light and darkness arrives, with the Summer Solstice arriving in the Northern Hemisphere, and Yule … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, June 9-15, 2014: Seven of Pentacles

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

Tarot Card of the Week, June 2-8, 2014: Five of Pentacles

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