Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ~ Vincent Van Gogh With the superstorm Sandy bearing down on the most populous corner of the United States, on the day of the Taurus Full Moon, and with only a week until the momentous Presidential election, it was with great … Read more
Waiting is. ~ Valentine Michael Smith Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein This week, we are offered one last chance to launch our New Year’s new beginnings and hopes for 2013. This week of the Aries New Moon is a blend of the Aries astrological New Year’s energy with the dark moon’s seed-planting … Read more
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. ~ Abraham Lincoln In pulling this week’s card, I have to admit my heart sunk. For this most juicy week that features the Full Harvest Moon, the turning of the Wheel in our Mabon/Equinox celebrations, our own … 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
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. ~ André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 – 1951) French author, Nobel Prize laureate This week brings us another Swords card, and yet another Court card as well, in a year that has had many. But this is a visitor who we’ve not seen … Read more
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~ James Oppenheim (1882-1932) What a joyous card, and how sweet to see it this week, in this time of dark challenges and uncertainty. Welcome to the Ten of Cups. The Cups, of course, are the suit of the emotions, … Read more
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. ~ Albert Einstein In a week that features a New Moon, the Sun squaring Pluto on Tuesday, and opposing Uranus on Thursday, and the game of “chicken” being played out in the American government, we welcome the … Read more
In my end is my beginning. ~ T.S. Eliot This week, we receive one of the more disturbing images that makes the Tarot seem so daunting, especially for the timid. And, to be honest, I would have just as soon not pulled it for this week of the last Full Moon of Winter. But the Ten … Read more
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting — a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson This week, as we get fully underway into the … Read more
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe What a perfect card for kicking off the first week of Spring, starring the Sun in initiatory Aries! Welcome to the Ace of Wands! From last week’s High Priestess of contemplation and mysticism, the cards now … Read more