Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. — Kahlil Gibran From the sorrows of last week’s card, Love is reborn. What a sweet way to enter the final week before Solstice, the darkest time of year for us in … Read more
Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish. ~ Miguel De Cervantes This week we receive a happy visit from the Nine of Cups. How perfect for this week of the New Moon! And of course, it is the first full week of the new season (Autumn above the Equator, Spring in the … Read more
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. ~ Francis Bacon When I first pulled this card, my immediate reaction was, “Huh? What does this say, if anything, to the Magician/Uranus/ennui discussion we’ve been having?” Indeed, the Six of Cups, by its nature, is a puzzler. As I have noted … Read more
If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in. ~ Rachel Carson It’s been a while since we got a Court card, and what a … Read more
Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic. ~Van Morrison As hundreds of my colleagues traveling from around the world gather this week for the annual Tarot Readers Studio in New York, it appears we are being guided by another Eight. … Read more
Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. ~ William James Gracious! We are on the most powerful streak of Majors I have ever seen in all my years of presenting the Card of the Week. This week, after The … Read more
At any moment we have the opportunity of choosing love or fear. ~ Louise Hay Back for an encore appearance, having just visited in March, and providing even more angelic guidance in addition to last week’s card, The Lovers clearly has an important message for us in these pivotal times. On the surface, The Lovers … Read more
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ~ Buddha Joy to the world! Tidings of comfort and joy! Blessings overflowing to each and every one! In this magical week that brings the celebration of the ancient … Read more
Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. ~ Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century C.E.) Okay, yes, I admit I was dismayed to pull this card for this week. … Read more
Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. ~ William James This week’s card echoes the guidance of last week’s card, calling to our higher nature, and guiding us with hope, beauty and love. Welcome to The Lovers. On the … Read more