Over the next two months, our troops in Iraq — tens of thousands of them — will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. The last American soldiers will cross the border out of Iraq — with their heads held high, proud of their success, and knowing that the American people … 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
As I am preparing to begin driving home this morning, I have pulled our card of the week in sacred space, but am only adjusting it slightly, to reflect the current energies, instead of writing a totally new interpretation. I hope you’ll understand. ~ B. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat … Read more
I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume, you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. ~ Walt Whitman After the wonderful gift of The Sun last week, we receive a card that we haven’t seen since before the American presidential election, when “hope” was the slogan … Read more
In order to risk, we have to be willing to look bad. We have to be willing to be a sucker. We have to be willing to look like fools. ~ Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way After a hiatus of several years, during this magical week of Imbolc, The Fool returns. The Fool is all about … Read more
Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation. ~ Eileen Caddy (1917-2006, co-founder of Findhorn) For only the second time since I began pulling the Card of the Week, this week we welcome the Queen of Cups! … Read more
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~ Mary Oliver We receive the third Major Arcana card in a row this week, and with notable timing. The last time we received this card was exactly one year ago (the only difference being that in 2010, Monday … Read more
Indecision is the seedling of fear. ~ Napoleon Hill This week of the Leo Full Moon, Saturn turning retrograde, and Venus moving into Aries, we have a relatively rare visit from the Two of Swords. The Twos are often about choices, balance, duality, polarity, and opposites. And the Swords in the Tarot are connected to … Read more
Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies. Robert F. Kennedy In this very busy astrological week, one that irrevocably flings open this year’s doors of change, we welcome The Chariot. Coming up in the next seven days, we have Venus turning retrograde on Tuesday the 15th. Then, … Read more
Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. ~ William James Gracious! We are on the most powerful streak of Majors I have ever seen in all my years of presenting the Card of the Week. This week, after The … Read more