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
Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me, and drench me in loneliness. ~ Amy Lowell (1874-1925) The unprecedented string of Major Arcana cards continues. This week, strangeness and possible illusions may be in store, for our card is The Moon. If we see the trumps in terms of a progression of the soul’s … Read more
The Circle is Cast. We are between the worlds And what happens between the worlds Affects all the worlds. (traditional Circle casting) This week, our reading brings a message as profound as anything I have ever seen in all my years. First, the rather shocking string of Major Arcana cards continues. Maybe I shouldn’t be … Read more
Preachers err by trying to talk people into belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery. ~ Joseph Campbell In a bit of truly exquisite timing, our Card of the Week ushering us across the threshold from 2011 to 2012 is also the Card of the Year for 2012. This week, the unusual … Read more
Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself. ~Paulo Coelho Another visit from the Major Arcana this week, this time with a visit from The Hierophant. With its obvious reference to the Roman Catholic pope, many people are put off by their … Read more
You must meet the outer world With your inner world, Or existence will crush you. ~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakenings Blessings! A miracle is in the works for this week that brings the celebration of Imbolc (sometimes referred to as Candlemas or Brigid). The appearance of Temperance in this holy time is a powerful … 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
The opportunity that the Divine One sends does not wake up those who are asleep. ~ Senegalese Proverb In this week that begins with the Full Moon in Virgo (Sun in Aquarius), for only its third time ever, the Judgement card comes to visit. I love this card, thanks in part to having been forced … 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
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will. ~ George Bernard Shaw How exquisite! For this divine week of the New Moon, now moving into the heart of the harvest season, we are graced by the rarely seen Magician. … Read more