All true work is sacred. ~ Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) In this pivotal week of the American Election, the astronomical cross-quarter of Samhain, and the beginning of Mercury retrograde, we get another Eight this week. This one has now appeared three times this year, most recently in August. Welcome, the Eight of Pentacles. We have gotten … Read more
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. ~ Albert Einstein This week, we need to stay on our toes and pay attention to important messages, because that fierce, smart, sometimes naive youth, the Page of Swords, has come to visit. Arthur Waite summarized this card with the word, “vigilance.” What enemies are nearby? Is there real … 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
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. General Norman Schwarzkopf Looks like we could be called on to step things up this week. The Seven of Wands suggests we might need to defend that which matters most to us. With the Wands … Read more
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. ~ Ralph Nader This week, Mars changes signs, the Moon conjuncts rebellious Uranus and squares transformational Pluto on the 16th, followed by a lunar eclipse in the fiery sign of Aries on Friday. Into this potentially volatile mix, we receive a visit from … Read more