The FoolTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.— Mark Twain We welcome The Fool this week, only a … Read more
Death Death don’t have no mercy in this land. — Rev. Gary Davis (1896-1972) And so, this week, Death comes calling. Personally, I have spent the last three weeks sitting with Death – two deaths that have broken my heart. Of all the cards that could have spoken to us this week, it is the … Read more
The EmpressWhat could be a more perfect response to last week’s deep journeys with Death? This week we welcome the appearance of She of fertility, birthing and lushest creation. And I really can’t think of a better way to meditate upon the Empress this week than to share this, particularly since we are, in fact, … Read more
The Chariot In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves…self-discipline with all of them came first. — Harry Truman For the first time in all these years of my posts, we are visited by The Chariot. How perfect that it appears this week, as we … Read more
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions. — Rainer Maria Rilke This week, we welcome … Read more
All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. — Blaise Pascal Now, in the week of Imbolc, a time of introspection, dedication and initiation, we receive our second ever visit from the Hermit. The Hermit is a powerful card about going within oneself, and listening deeply regarding the … Read more
Give up all bad qualities in you, banish the ego and develop the spirit of surrender. You will then experience Bliss. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba This week, we welcome the powerful Major Arcana image of The Hanged Man. In my introductory Tarot classes, The Hanged Man is always one of the top choices for … Read more
In the human heart there is a perpetual generation of passions; so that the ruin of one is almost always the foundation of another. –François de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) This week’s card is not going to be easy or enjoyable. Especially for the “sacred cows” that we hold dear; the ones that we expect to … Read more
For I am the Soul of Nature, who giveth life to the universe; from me all things proceed, and unto me must all things return; and before my face, beloved of gods and mortals, thine inmost divine self shall be unfolded in the rapture of infinite joy. — The Charge of the Goddess, by Doreen … Read more
The Buddha’s insight into the middle way is not simply about a balance between extremes. This conventional understanding misses the deeper revelation of the middle way as being the very nature of unexcelled enlightenment. The middle way is an invitation to leap beyond nirvana and samsara and to realize the unborn Buddha mind right in … Read more