Cupid may have Come with LoveYet it is my Heart that Brought Love inCupid may have Touched the SparkYet it is my Flame that Lights the Arrow— ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto How interesting! In June 2006, we had the exact same progression – the 3 of Swords, followed the next week by the Eight of … Read more
Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish. — Miguel De Cervantes This happy card is traditionally known as the Wishing Card. So make a wish this week, and if it comes from your genuine heart of hearts and pure intentions, you will most certainly see its happy fruition. The nines of the … Read more
When the sun rises, I go to work.When the sun goes down I take my rest,I dig the well from which I drink, I farm the soil which yields my food, I share creation, Kings can do no more. — Chinese proveb, approx. 2500 B.C.E. The apprentice is skillfully focused on his task. Although he … Read more
The Two of Cups Love one another, but make not a bond of love:Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. — Kahlil Gibran What a beautiful view of this week’s Summer Solstice energy, for it is all about heart to heart connections, and true love. In fact, this gentle … Read more
Six of Wands If you seek truth, you will not seek victory by dishonorable means,and if you find truth you will become invincible. — EpictetusRuled by Jupiter, the sixes in the Tarot are expansive and benevolent. They are about the benefits of cooperation and sharing with others. With Wands being the Life force, we see … Read more
StrengthLet me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. — Rabindranath Tagore The Strength card appears this week for the first time as my card of the week, which I have been offering on my website since early 2005. As always, the timing seems ideal. The lion is … Read more
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
Ace of SwordsThere is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.— Victor Hugo What a great card for the week that transitions us from March to April, when Spring comes with more certainty and clarity (in the Northern Hemisphere). The Aces of the Tarot represent new beginnings, strength, speed and energy. Each … Read more
Nine of SwordsThere is no grief like the grief that does not speak. — Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe Nine of Swords is obviously a card of sorrow, and the anguish we sometimes feel in our dark hours alone. This card often speaks to our suffering on behalf of those we love, not just our own pain … Read more
Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic. ~Van Morrison As hundreds of my colleagues traveling from around the world gather this week for the annual Tarot Readers Studio in New York, it appears we are being guided by another Eight. … Read more