What do we live for, if not to make the world less difficult for each other? ~ George Eliot As we enter this delicate cusp that is the turning of the seasons, with Equinox only two weeks away, we are visited by our jolly old friend, the Nine of Cups. The Nines of the Tarot … Read more
Gratitude is a two-fold love – love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest. ~ Henry Van Dyke Blessings and more blessings! We welcome the Nine of Cups, the gatekeeper of satisfaction and thanksgiving. This week, on a multitude of levels, we stand at a crossroads. The American election … Read more
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. ~ Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature This week, we are visited by that fierce, smart, sometimes naive youth, the Page of Swords. Pages in the Tarot are often … Read more
There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think. ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Flying like wind in the dark of this New Pisces Moon, riding the prelude to the turning of the seasons, the Knight of Swords bursts onto the scene. As … Read more
A good leader inspires others to have confidence in their leadership. A great leader inspires them to have confidence in themselves. – Source unknown It has been a couple of years since we were visited by this dynamic, powerful Queen, so in this week that brings us the magical Harvest Moon (which will be in … Read more
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. ~ Thucydides (460-395 B.C.E.) Fasten your seatbelts! For only the third time ever, following hot on the heels of the Page and in this week of the New … Read more
Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. ~ Epicurus We have another strong personality this week, as, like last week, a court card comes calling. For only the second time in these eight years of pulling my weekly cards, to help us celebrate the Equinox holiday of Ostara, let us welcome … Read more
The cause of poverty is not scarcity. It is fear and small thinking. Alan Cohen, inspirational author Here is a card that has visited only once since the economic meltdown of Fall, 2008. This week, we welcome the Four of Pentacles. In Tarot numerology, the fours are about stability, grounding, and consolidation. And the Pentacles, … Read more
In joyous welcome is my hand outstretched to every brother who would join me in reaching past temptation, and who looks with fixed determination toward the Light that shines beyond in perfect constancy. ~ A Course in Miracles For only the second time in all the nearly nine years that I have been posting my … Read more
Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities. ~ Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 2009, now elected Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church There was a surprise for us this morning, since up to now, this card was so rare. It now revisits … Read more