The Seven of Swords In art and dream, may you proceed with abandon.In life, may you proceed with balance and stealth.— Patti Smith From these past several weeks of inspiring cards, we are now presented with a challenge. Not the most pleasant card in the deck, we see a young man rushing away from a … Read more
The Tower Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.— John F. Kennedy The Tower, probably the least pleasant of all the Tarot cards, is our card this week. Although we humans are not usually fond of being struck by sudden, irrevocable change, sometimes it is as necessary to our liberation and growth … Read more
DeathWhen I despair, I remember that all through history, the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it — always.— Mahatma GandhiI gazed at the cards this morning, asking for guidance … Read more
The Queen of WandsYou gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I can take the next thing that comes along.” You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt Here’s a surprise! … Read more
The Three of SwordsLove don’t make things nice – it ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren’t here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us! We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong … Read more
Nine of PentaclesTo be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.— Samuel Johnson This is a really fascinating coincidence (at least, for me!). Last week, I was invited by my dear friend (and Fairy Godmother), Bonnie Cohen, to give a brief presentation at her monthly soulful salon that she calls The Gathering. … Read more
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
The MagicianImagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.— George Bernard Shaw A powerful message appears for us this week, and one I think will especially resonate for those of us who are working with The Artist’s Way. The … Read more
It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. — Albus Dumbledore (via J. K. Rowling), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Somehow, I am not surprised to see the Seven of Cups make a somewhat rare appearance this week. With his back to us, we see a … Read more
Queen of WandsBut thy eternal summer shall not fade. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XVIIIPresiding over summer’s farewell this week, we are graced with a visit from the Queen of Wands. She is an inspiring combination of the passionate, magical fire energy of the Wands suit with the more gentle focus of a Queen. With her … Read more