Tarot Card of the Week, June 2-8, 2014: Five of Pentacles

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty.   ~ Aristotle This week, we are faced with another challenging message from the Tarot. The Five of Pentacles is one of those cards that often comes up as a least favorite in my Tarot classes’ games of “Good Card, Bad Card.” Understandably so. The fives are … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, June 16-22, 2014: Nine of Swords

Watch out now, take care Beware of the thoughts that linger Winding up inside your head The hopelessness around you In the dead of night. ~ From Beware of Darkness, by George Harrison This week, the Earth’s great extreme of light and darkness arrives, with the Summer Solstice arriving in the Northern Hemisphere, and Yule … Read more

The Tarot Card of the Week: Ace of Swords and the New Virgo Moon

Dark of the Moon
 New beginnings
 Dark of the Moon
 Plant a seed tonight
 Dark of the Moon
 What we envision
 Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. With the return of a card that more often than not chooses New Moons for its visits, this week we welcome the Ace of Swords. … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Oct. 20-26, 2014: Ten of Swords

Life has left her footprints on my forehead. But I have become a child again this morning. The smile, seen through leaves and flowers, is back to smooth away the wrinkles, as the rains wipe away footprints on the beach. Again a cycle of birth and death begins. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh In this week … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Nov. 24-30, 2014: Page of Swords

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.   ~ Andre Maurois This week, as millions of us travel and celebrate Thanksgiving (in the U.S.), we need to stay on our toes and pay attention to important messages. That fierce, smart, sometimes naive youth, the … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, March 16-22, 2015: Eight of Swords

Very few things frustrate me more than watching powerful people pretending to be powerless. ~ Elizabeth Gilbert When I pulled this card today, I admit it felt like – hey, didn’t we just get this only a few weeks ago?  Well, I checked, and while I was certain that we had, it turns out that it’s … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Dec. 7-13, 2015: Two of Swords

I used to be indecisive; now I’m not sure. ~ Anonymous This week of the Sagittarius New Moon and a challenging Mars T-square aspect with Uranus and Pluto, we have a visit from the Two of Swords. The Twos are often about choices, balance, duality, polarity, and opposites. And the Swords in the Tarot are … Read more