Tarot

Tarot Card of the Week, June 1-7, 2015: The King of Pentacles

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Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. ~ Epicurus This week, as we bask under the Full Sagittarius Moon, moving swiftly towards the climax of the waxing light of the year at Summer Solstice (or the deepest dark, in the Southern Hemisphere), we are visited by the King of Pentacles. Crowned … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Sept. 21-27, 2015: Eight of Pentacles

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Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. ~ Zen Proverb In this pivotal week of the Autumn Equinox (or Spring, for our friends who live below the equator),  I wondered if we might receive a dramatic message from the Tarot. Instead, while we celebrate the great turning of the Wheel … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week: Gatekeeper for the Changing Year – Ace of Swords

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The supreme end of education is expert discernment of all things —  the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit. ~ Samuel Johnson It was with great curiosity that I pulled our card for this … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2015: Justice

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The foundation of justice is good faith. — Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BCE Our guide for this coming week is a powerful Major Arcana card that we have not seen for several years. In a world that seems increasingly skewed away from such ideals, let us warmly welcome this visit from Justice. After a hiatus … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, June 8-14, 2015: Last Week the King; This Week the Queen

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Money is the blood of the planet. Heal the money and we can heal the world. ~ Barbara Wilder, Money is Love In gratitude for the life of Bonnie Cohen (Nov. 6, 1951- June 4, 2015) What an interesting development. Right after last week’s King of Pentacles, here comes the Queen! The Pentacles, of course, … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week – Oct. 5-11, 2015: Ace of Cups

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Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; ’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. ~ John Newton, Amazing Grace, 1779 Here is a beautiful visitor we rarely see. This week, let us bid an especially warm welcome to the Ace of Cups. The Aces represent … Read more

Tarot Card of the Week, Feb. 1-7, 2016: King of Swords

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  Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used. ~ Dr. Carl Sagan Why hello there, stranger. Long time no see! Welcome to the King of Swords, who has not visited us since June, 2009. … Read more