Tarot Card of the Week – Dec. 16-22, 2013: Six of Swords

This journey then, is nothing more, yet nothing less, than a period of acclimating to a new way of seeing, a time of transition and revelation… ~ Bernadette Roberts This week, which promises plenty of volatility, change, and agitation, the Six of Swords is our visitor. As you probably know, Swords are the suit of … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Aug. 19-25, 2013: Five of Cups

Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains.   ~ Kahlil Gibran During this intense week of the Full Moon, and what astrologer Elisabeth Grace calls, “the supercharged energy of expansive Jupiter about to exactly square rebel Uranus at … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2013: Ten of Cups

Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred…I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character… I have a … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Jan. 20-26, 2014: Eight of Pentacles

Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. ~ Zen Proverb This week, we receive a reminder from the Eight of Pentacles that the more we focus and work hard at something, the luckier we get. Pentacles are, of course, the Earth suit, dealing with living in the physical, material world. … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, July 14-20, 2014: Nine of Cups

Gratitude is a two-fold love – love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest. ~ Henry Van Dyke How perfect that this is the card that appears just after the Full Blessing Moon of July! This week, we welcome the Nine of Cups, the gatekeeper of satisfaction and thanksgiving. … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, July 28-August 3, 2014: Three of Wands

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown. ~ Soren Kierkegaard This magical week of the Sabbat of Lughnasadh (sometimes called Lammas), we welcome the Three of Wands. In the numerology of the Tarot, Threes are the expansion cards, the creative growth that comes from the initiative of One combined with … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, August 4-10, 2014: Eight of Cups

Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic. ~Van Morrison Making a rather rare appearance in time for this week’s Full SuperMoon, the Eight of Cups beckons with mystery and longing. In her classic work, Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Dec. 22-28, 2014: Five of Wands

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. ~ Plato It’s one of the busiest weeks of the year, buzzing with travel, parties, gatherings with friends, and of course the big Winter holiday celebrations. There’s plenty of astrological activity, too.  So maybe it’s not that … Read more