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The Seven of Pentacles is a work-in-progress card. Work, and balance of energies. The seven speaks to those times in a project where you stop to celebrate the progress you’ve made so far, and gauge how much work is ahead of you. It’s an encouraging card, particularly if you’re feeling a bit burdened and worn […]
I most often read this card as a warning against succumbing to mindless drudgery. If that thing you’re doing has lost its passion, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate. Today, though, as I meditated on the cards — also called ‘mulling it over’ — I had a different perspective. Though we often […]
Who hasn’t had the Two of Swords experience? You have a decision to make. You’ve considered the pros and cons, you’ve weighed and balanced and looked at the thing from all angles. And you Just.Can’t.Decide. You are stuck. Stucker than stuck. I pulled this card only a few days after having finished reading Designing Your […]
The first time I saw this card, I thought I was seeing a picture of dead person lying in state. A little eerie. In some versions, that could be exactly what you’re seeing. In others, it’s just a resting person. Whether or not the stillness is eternal, this card is absolutely about stillness. This is […]
Most days, first thing in the morning, I pull three cards for myself. The first card represents me, my energy for the day. Yesterday, that card was Death. If this were a movie, there would have been a sweep of loud, ominous music. I’d have gasped, eyes wide in terror. And the next scene would […]
Oof, this is a tough one. 9 of Swords. It’s about regret, shame, pain, dread … those dreary, weighted things which keep you up at night. No one is immune. We’ve all had our dark night of the soul, that time when there just don’t seem to be any good options. Everything is painted in […]
Welcome to February, pretty pink month of hearts and flowers and boxes of chocolates. Little rebel that I am, I was not going to go that route. I was going to write about something else! No sappy romance here!! Not that there’s anything wrong with hearts and flowers and boxes of chocolates, mind you. Not […]
This is a card many people find worrisome when it appears for them, but I’ve always really liked it. Part of that is the artwork for the card in my favourite deck, the Mucha Tarot, which I find absolutely breath-taking. Seriously. The first time I opened this new deck, and went through it card by […]
“Oh, you’re not old!” I’m ringing my purchases through at the local pharmacy. The sweet young thing at the till, probably a teenager, strenuously objects to some casual remark I’d made about being old. She thinks she’s being kind and supportive, of course. But you know, I’ll be 60 in a few months. I’m certainly […]
I am a member of the Biddy Tarot community, a lovely place for those interested in all things Tarot and intuition. Recently, I received this email, which was just so perfect for me — and for you, my lovely dream readers! — I had to share. (With permission, of course! Because I am a respectful […]
