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
Why can’t you harness Might so that it works for Right?… The Might is there, in the bad half of people, and you can’t neglect it. ~ Arthur Pendragon, The Once and Future King, by T.H. White This week of the Full Moon in Gemini that also brings us a lunar eclipse, we are visited … 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
I climb to the tower-top and lean upon broken stone, A mist that is like blown snow is sweeping over all, Valley, river, and elms, under the light of a moon That seems unlike itself, that seems unchangeable, A glittering sword out of the east. ~ William Butler Yeats As I shuffled my deck and … 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
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
Barn’s burnt down — now I can see the moon. ~ Mizuta Masahide (1657–1723) After last week’s card that some have characterized as the “dark night of the soul,” this week we are given its ultimate antidote, the gift of grace and navigation in deepest dark. In what could be one of the most astrological … 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 This week, which holds the space between two powerful eclipses, kicks off a Mercury retrograde, and sees the … Read more
Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double… ~ The Clash With interesting magical timing, the same card we had for the late January New Moon pops up again for this week’s … Read more