I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. ~ Mark Twain This week, we receive a visitor that hasn’t come calling for a number of years. Should we gladly welcome the Two of Swords? Or not? The twos are usually about choices, … Read more
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. ~ Maya Angelou My goodness! Here is a card we haven’t seen since 2008! In this week of the … Read more
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. ~ Benjamin Franklin This week, as we bask under the Full Aries Moon, accompanied by a full lunar eclipse, … Read more
He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief. – German Proverb Is it just me? I sometimes feel like we are constantly getting this card! But when I checked, we actually haven’t seen it since the Spring of 2012. So yes, it’s been a while, but it doesn’t seem like it! Here … Read more
From all who dwell below the skies, Let faith and hope with joy arise, Let beauty, truth, and good be sung Through every land, by every tongue. ~ Earth Prayers What a beautiful gift for us during this Autumn week as the Moon wanes, the harvest season deepens, and the barriers against marriage equality fall. … Read more
Earth’s crammed with Heaven. ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning After last week’s challenges, it is with some relief that in this week of the New Moon we welcome the Nine of Pentacles. The nines of the Tarot show the suit’s completion (with the tens being an overflowing into the next phase). All of the nines speak … Read more
All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope. ~ Alexandre Dumas Père Only one month after its last visit, and following last week’s other, more challenging Seven, we welcome back the Seven of Pentacles. Is it only coincidence that its last appearance was, as will be the case this week, … Read more
Life has left her footprints on my forehead. But I have become a child again this morning. The smile, seen through leaves and flowers, is back to smooth away the wrinkles, as the rains wipe away footprints on the beach. Again a cycle of birth and death begins. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh In this week … Read more
The one characteristic more essential than any other is foresight. ~ Teddy Roosevelt This week, many of us are preparing to make our solemn vows and dedications for the ancient holiday of Imbolc. But we are also in the midst of a Mercury retrograde, creating delays and possible interference. So it is quite instructive to … Read more
The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. “They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.” “What are you complaining about?” said God. “They won’t let Me in either.” ~ Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel In this, THE … Read more