Tarot Card of the Week, April 15-21, 2013: The Page of Swords

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

Tarot Card of the Week – July 28 – Aug. 4, 2013: Ace of Swords

There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. ~ Victor Hugo This week, we stand on the razor’s edge of new beginnings and ways of seeing. The Ace of Swords is our guide, as we begin with a beautiful and rare Grand Sextile, but then head straight into a difficult T-square, … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week – Sept. 16-22, 2013: Five of Swords

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

Tarot Card of the Week, Sept. 23-29, 2013: Queen of Swords

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

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, Feb. 3-9, 2014: Queen of Swords

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles. ~ Horace Walpole (1717-1797) English writer, art historian This week, as Mercury goes retrograde and the challenge of the First Quarter Moon arrives, the Queen of Swords comes to visit. In the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, this Queen holds an upright … Read more