Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself. ~ Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536) Happy New Year! We receive an auspicious beginning for this new year and the powerful New Moon of Capricorn with a visit from the Ace of Wands. After the time-out-of-time winter holidays, so perfect for reflecting on the waning year and for … Read more
In the end, we will remember, not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the first time in all these years that I have allowed myself to be late for our Tarot Card of the Week. Many thanks for your patience while I … Read more
True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. — His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) This is a profoundly important week that begins with the Sun entering the sign of Cancer. That means it is the Summer Solstice in the northern Hemisphere, and the Winter Solstice … Read more
In summer, the song sings itself. – William Carlos Williams Once again, in this Year of the Empress, she appears as our card of the week. And what a week this will be! Of course, we are in the most lush season of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer is ripening, as full, fertile … 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
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. ~ Mahatma Gandhi Here’s a card that hasn’t come calling since before the economic meltdown of Autumn of 2008, when Pluto moved into the sign of Capricorn. After the expansiveness of the Threes, the Tarot Fours are about stability, grounding, and consolidation. … 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
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. ~ Bilbo Baggins, via J.R.R. Tolkien For only the second time since I began these online readings in 2004, and both being this year, … Read more
Habit is the denial of creativity and the negation of freedom; a self-imposed straitjacket of which the wearer is unaware. ~ Arthur Koestler This week of the Virgo Full Moon and the “Super Tuesday” elections in the United States, where over 400 delegates are up for grabs, we have a visit from another important teacher. … Read more
Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it’s greedy or loving. ~ Dan Millman Quietly sitting on his throne while all the other Tarot cards have paraded by week in, and week out, in this incredibly … Read more