The WorldThe world is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;Little we see in Nature that is ours;We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! — William WordsworthThis is one of the happiest cards in the Tarot, for it symbolizes the ultimate completion, nothing less that the … Read more
Four of PentaclesMoney often costs too much. — Ralph Waldo Emerson In Tarot numerology, the fours are about stability, grounding, and consolidation. In the money- and practical reality-focused energy of Pentacles, this card could be about structuring our finances, about strengthening our assets and making fiscally sound decisions. But look closely at the man holding … Read more
The Moon That moon which the sky never saweven in dreamshas risen again bringing a firethat no water can drown See here where the bodyhas its houseand see here my soul the cup of love has made the onedrunkand the other a ruin.— Rumi In the ancient Greek lunar calendar, the days during this week’s … Read more
The Four of PentaclesMoney, it’s a crime. Share it fairly but don’t take a slice of my pie.Money, so they say, Is the root of all evil today. But if you ask for a rise it’s no surprise that they’re Giving none away. — Roger Waters, Pink Floyd In Tarot numerology, the fours are about … Read more
The Queen of Pentacles Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.— Henry David Thoreau Another Pentacles card this week. In fact, glancing back at the previous weeks, we have certainly had our share of them. Of course, this is not very surprising as the dimming economic picture has overshadowed the politics of war (although … Read more
The Five of Swords In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity.— Sir Winston Churchill Here it is again, one of the most frequently drawn cards in my Card of the Week. When it came up again today, I was sorely tempted to quietly put it back and try again, because to be honest, … Read more
Five of PentaclesFor I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me: I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to … Read more
Ten of CupsTo be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition,the end to which every enterprise and labor tends… — Samuel Johnson Two deeply happy cards in a row, last week’s on a metalevel, and this one, profoundly personal. The Cups, of course, are the suit of the emotions, and ten is … Read more
Five of PentaclesThe storm is threateningMy very life today.If I don’t get some shelterOh yeah, I’m gonna fade away.— Mick Jagger/Keith Richards We seem to be getting more than our fair share of fives, don’t we? Certainly not the happiest card in the Tarot, sometimes this card is called “the dark night of the soul.” … Read more
Seven of SwordsAll the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages.— from As You Like It, by William Shakespeare This is a first for us, since I started my Card of the Week in … Read more