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All those of you who made resolutions: have you already broken them? All of them? Some? I’m betting a lot of you have. New Year’s Resolutions. Last week we considered approaching the new year with the attitude of the Fool rather than the Hierophant. We considered being open-hearted explorers of our lives, instead of trying […]
The Hierophant and The Fool are good role models for two very different approaches to a journey. The Hierophant is the planner. This one makes list, has goals, itineraries, agendas. He/she is very clear on when they have achieved a goal … and when they have failed. There are charts and plans. Things can […]
Happy (almost) New Year! It’s a mild day here (-5C), and there’s not a lot of snow, but it’s certainly winter. Isn’t it weird how our new year starts in the dead of winter? Here in the northern hemisphere, at any rate; in the southern hemisphere, they’re well into summer … which is better, but […]
It’s December!! On your marks, get set … HOLIDAY!!! Aren’t you just so excited? More likely, you’re feeling tired before you start. Your month is a to-do list to rival Santa’s “Good kids” list. And it’s topped by a day that has you up before dawn, and working, full-throttle, until bedtime. Not everyone does this, […]
As is not uncommon with menopausal women, I struggle with insomnia. I can fall asleep, no problem; I just don’t reliably stay asleep. As a result, many days I function adequately, but not optimally. Afternoons are droopy, and evenings non-existent. It’s hard to have a social life when you want to crash at 8:00 pm! […]
Oh, I love this card! When you read Tarot for long enough, you develop a relationship with the cards. Not just a relationship with the cards as a whole, or the idea of the cards — you can develop relationships with specific cards. Maybe, when I’ve been reading for long enough, every single card will […]
The world is your oyster! I bet when you read that, you automatically listed the ways in which it is clearly not. “Huh,” you said to yourself. “She obviously doesn’t know my life!” You haven’t hit this milestone or achieved that goal. There is laundry piled up on your dining table. You’re overwhelmed at work. […]
The questions people ask are really, really interesting… very often not so much the question itself, but for what it reveals about the client, or about where it leads. Fascinating stuff, this collaborative process of reading the cards. “Will I get the job?” I understand why people ask me to reveal their future to them. […]
This post is nothing to do with tarot! I know, crazy, huh? In my life outside tarot, I am a voracious reader. Most years, I read 80 – 100 books. Everything from fluffy chick lit to meaty non-fiction. Well, almost everything. I don’t like dark stuff. Horror horrifies me. Thrillers and suspense can have me […]
This is great card to pull when you’re contemplating a day of action, or are beginning a big project. It’s a cheerleader: You go! You’ve absolutely got what it takes! Most of the time, when I pull this card for myself, I grin. I take it as an open-hearted cheer of encouragement from the universe, […]
