Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life…Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not … Read more
The Shambhala warriors know that the dangers that threaten life on Earth do not come from evil deities or extraterrestrial powers…the battle is not between good people and bad people, for the line between good and evil runs through every human heart. ~ from The Shambala Warrior Prophecy, a Tibetan legend as told to Joanna … Read more
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ~ Vincent Van Gogh With the superstorm Sandy bearing down on the most populous corner of the United States, on the day of the Taurus Full Moon, and with only a week until the momentous Presidential election, it was with great … Read more
All true work is sacred. ~ Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) In this pivotal week of the American Election, the astronomical cross-quarter of Samhain, and the beginning of Mercury retrograde, we get another Eight this week. This one has now appeared three times this year, most recently in August. Welcome, the Eight of Pentacles. We have gotten … 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
Dance with pleasure, sing Life. Join the rocks and trees in chorus. Wrap your legs around the mountains And let your lips caress the river. Join with Life in this moment And Sing. ~ from Psalm 95, Earth Psalms, by Angela Magara Making its first appearance since the solar eclipse in May, 2011, this week … Read more
The Circle is Cast. We are between the worlds . And what happens between the worlds Affects all the worlds. ~ Traditional Circle casting In this powerful week between the lunar and solar eclipses, for many a time of traveling between home and holiday destinations, and the beginning of the Yule season, The Hanged Man bids … Read more
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. ~ Winston Churchill Having visited at almost this exact time last year, the Six of Pentacles appears during this week of extreme astrological tension, showing us a picture of resources given and received. … Read more
In my beginning is my end. In my end is my beginning. ~ T. S. Eliot This week, we in the Northern Hemisphere will be celebrating the sacred rites of Beltane, while our neighbors below the equator observe the great sabbat of Samhain. In addition to these ancient threshold ceremonies, there is a New Moon … Read more
I have seen in the world a great deal of awfulness . . . but it is goodness, it is love, it is caring, it is compassion for which we are made. ~ Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu After the intensity of the past several weeks, the astrology calms down and the Tarot Major Arcana lends us … Read more