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
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. ~ Victor Hugo This week, we stand on the razor’s edge of new beginnings and ways of seeing. The Ace of Swords is our guide, as we begin with a beautiful and rare Grand Sextile, but then head straight into a difficult T-square, … 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
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. With the return of a card that more often than not chooses New Moons for its visits, this week we welcome the Ace of Swords. … Read more
If I must choose between peace and righteousness, I choose righteousness. — Theodore Roosevelt In this week when Mars stations direct after its LONG retrograde, we welcome the Seven of Wands. The Wands, ruled by the element of Fire, point to our energy, will, and passion. And the Sevens of the Tarot are ruled by … Read more
What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am? ~ Brene Brown This week of the New Moon in Gemini, we receive a rare visit from the Eight of Swords. This is a card that, at first, is rather … Read more
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. ~ Benjamin Franklin This week, as we bask under the Full Aries Moon, accompanied by a full lunar eclipse, … Read more