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
Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself. ~Paulo Coelho Our visits from the Major Arcana cards resume this week, this time with a rare visit from The Hierophant. Since Dec. 27, only two cards of the week have not been either … Read more
One of the greatest gifts of the Tarot is that it opens doors to universal understanding for the human condition. This BIG door is now open for you.
Imagine spending a gorgeous, spa retreat weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains with a distinguished group of Tarot teachers and enthusiasts. You can!
The many branches of Earth-centered spirituality have come a long way from the early days I remember, like when we were pulling our liturgy from pop fiction (“May you never hunger, May you never thirst” is straight out of Robert A. Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land). But those days of flying our broomsticks by … Read more
Every January for the last 12 years or so, I have written an essay discussing the Tarot Year, which is based on the Major Arcana card that corresponds to the one- or two-digit number that we get when we add up (and sometimes reduce) the digits of the year. If you recall from my series … Read more
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~ Confucius I don’t usually promote my stuff here in my blog area .. but then I asked myself.. Why not? After all, I would hate for you to miss out on this because you, my faithful visitors, of all … Read more
Up until now, in order for a Druid, or Wiccan, or Heathen, or Vodoun Priest or Priestess to receive the advanced theological training they need, so that they can be recognized as professional clergy in the mundane world, they have had to go through degree programs at non-Pagan seminaries. In a world where monotheism dominates … Read more
Today, I am delighted to share this news video from last weekend’s graduation ceremony at the Sacred Space Conference in Maryland. A big congratulations to all the new graduates from Cherry Hill Seminary!! As Paganism spreads and deepens, the needs of its communities are growing, too. Our people need and deserve highly trained counselors; skilled, … Read more
Thanks to everyone who has been inquiring, and sending good thoughts and energy for the revival of my computer. The backup I was using when my Mac failed to boot Monday morning was a brand new, Western Digital external 1T hard drive (“My Book for Mac”). It uses software misnamed “Smartware,” because it was a … Read more