Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be by the Full Moon’s light. I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo … Read more
In the human heart there is a perpetual generation of passions; so that the ruin of one is almost always the foundation of another. –François de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) This week’s card is not going to be easy or enjoyable. Especially for the “sacred cows” that we hold dear; the ones that we expect to … Read more
For I am the Soul of Nature, who giveth life to the universe; from me all things proceed, and unto me must all things return; and before my face, beloved of gods and mortals, thine inmost divine self shall be unfolded in the rapture of infinite joy. — The Charge of the Goddess, by Doreen … Read more
The Ace of SwordsDark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. More Swords this week! We receive a powerful message for the start of Summer, as we evidently stand on the razor’s edge of new beginnings and ways of … Read more
Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic. — Van Morrison Another Eight this week, and a rare one, too. The Eight of Cups appears for the first time in about four years, bringing with it its many mysterious implications. In … Read more
Eight of Wands People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. — Andrew Carnegie We welcome the hopeful appearance of the Eight of Wands this week. The Eights of the Tarot are about abilities, self-directed action, and moving ahead. And of course, Wands are … Read more
Take the initiative. Go to work, and above all co-operate and don’t hold back on one another or try to gain at the expense of another. Any success in such lopsidedness will be increasingly short-lived. These are the synergetic rules that evolution is employing and trying to make clear to us. They are not man-made … Read more
Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted. ~ David Bly This first full week of the magical New Year, we are visited by yet another Page, the third since the week of Autumn Equinox. Hail and welcome to the Page of Pentacles. The Pages in the Tarot … Read more
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. — General Norman Schwarzkopf Did you ever play “King of the Hill?” You know then, that as soon as you are the winner, you are the one under attack. So, perhaps, our King of Wands … Read more
Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other … Read more