Tarot Card for the 2019 Threshold: Death
We stand on the precipice of the new year, the promises of Solstice still singing. Who is the Tarot Guardian to guide us at this crossing moment?
mystery
Tarot Card of the U.S. Independence Day and Full Moon Week, July 3-9, 2017: Ten of Pentacles
Our rare and mysterious Tarot card of the week shows that the most magical riches of Life are right in front of us, but do we know how to discern them?
Tarot Card of the Week: March 3 – 9
The HierophantLet judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute.Let generals secretly despair of triumph: killing will be defamed.Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true. — Leonard Cohen We receive another card from the Major Arcana this week, pointing to the fact that we are in momentous times. … Read more
Tarot Card of the Week – Nov. 19 – 25
The Hierophant“All things, oh priests, are on fire . . . The eye is on fire; forms are on fire; eye-consciousness is on fire; impressions received by the eye are on fire.” — Buddha How interesting to pull this card for the first time since I first began writing up the card of the week … Read more
Tarot Card of the Week – Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
The Seven of PentaclesAll human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope.— Alexandre Dumas Père The Seven of Pentacles makes a welcome appearance this week. As most people may be aware, seven is considered a “lucky” number, but why? Traditionally, it is a number of magic, spirituality and initiation into a … Read more
Tarot Card of the Week: July 28 – Aug. 3
The Hanged Man The greatness of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender. — William Booth This week, we are graced for only the second time by this powerful Major Arcana image. The Hanged Man is one of the most misunderstood cards by novices to the Tarot. In a recent class I taught, … Read more
Tarot Card of the Week – October 15 – 21
Six of CupsBy words, by voices, a lost way —And here above the chimney stackThe unknown constellations sway —And by what way shall I go back? — Archibald MacLeish This is an enigmatic card, to say the least. In the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, we see two figures that, at first glance, appear to be children. Many … Read more
Tarot Card of the Week – Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
The Ten of PentaclesAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time. — T.S. Eliot Not since June of 2005 has this been my website’s Card of the Week. Rachel Pollack notes that this is one of the “Gateway” cards, which would be appropriate … Read more
Tarot Card of the Week: Feb. 25-March 2, 2008
TemperanceLife is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.— Albert Einstein This week, in the Northern Hemisphere, we are on the threshold between February and March, the midst of one of the most dramatic seasons of blending and changing – from Winter to Spring, from death to rebirth. The appearance … Read more
Tarot Card of the Week – Sept. 29 – October 5
The Hierophant Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.— Bertrand Russell From the past two weeks of revolutionary change and difficulty, we emerge under the tutelage of the Hierophant. With the Rider-Waite-Smith deck’s obvious reference to the Roman Catholic pope, many people are put off by their perception of him as … Read more