The Devil“I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.”St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Recently, a small, family-owned restaurant here in central North Carolina was intimidated into canceling a special event they had planned. Based on their experiences at similar offerings in New York, they had planned to offer … Read more
The WorldThe world is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;Little we see in Nature that is ours;We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! — William WordsworthThis is one of the happiest cards in the Tarot, for it symbolizes the ultimate completion, nothing less that the … Read more
Today we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their homelands. May we honor them, not by continuing to glorify and worship war, but by learning to live in peace. The WorldThere comes a redeemer and he slowly, too, fades away;There follows a wagon behind him that’s loaded with clay.The seeds that were … Read more
The King of SwordsI’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. — Abigail Adams Swords are the suit of Air, of the mind and intellect; they rule communication and decision-making. The King of Swords is the only … Read more
Judgement Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world;The heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own.Wake now discover that you are the song that the morning brings,The heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own. — from Eyes of the World by Robert … Read more
The man who refuses to judge, who neither agrees nor disagrees, who declares that there are no absolutes and believes that he escapes responsibility, is the man responsible for all the blood that is now spilled in the world. — Ayn Rand This week, we have the somewhat rare return of the Two of Swords. … Read more
There’s a blaze of light in every word It doesn’t matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah. ~ Leonard Cohen For only the second time since I started posting my Card of the Week back in 2004, this week we are visited by what I consider the second … Read more
He who binds to himself a joy Does a winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity’s sun rise. ~ William Blake, Eternity More Cups for us this week, but lacking in the happy connections that we saw in last week’s offering. The Tarot Cups have to do … Read more
I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume, you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. ~ Walt Whitman After the wonderful gift of The Sun last week, we receive a card that we haven’t seen since before the American presidential election, when “hope” was the slogan … Read more
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~ Mary Oliver We receive the third Major Arcana card in a row this week, and with notable timing. The last time we received this card was exactly one year ago (the only difference being that in 2010, Monday … Read more