Did you ever watch Dr. Who? I am a huge fan. This morning I watched the first of the new season of DW (with Peter Capeli) and a few minutes of the Hand of Fear (the last of Sarah Jane Smith in the Tom Baker years.) And I thought about the Lovers Card. No, it… Continue Reading
The Moon’s the North Wind’s cooky. He bites it, day by day, Until there’s but a rim of scraps That crumble all away. The South Wind is a baker. He kneads clouds in his den, And bakes a crisp new moon that . . . greedy North . . . Wind . . .… Continue Reading
“’You see a craftsman honing his skill. He’s not in his shop, though. He’s working outside—in the world—so there’s a connection to something larger than himself. Beyond him, in the distance, is a doorway. A building. A Town. There’s a community waiting for what he makes. His skills have a purpose….There are people the craftsman… Continue Reading
Parties are fun – with music, drinks, food, and good company. These are the times that make life worth living. Unfortunately we can’t go to parties every day. Thankfully, we have entered summer, which means that we’re entering the one season where it feels like there’s a party almost every day. Whether it’s a wedding… Continue Reading
A young violinist carrying his instrument case gets lost in New York. He stops by a street musician and asks for directions: “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” The street musician answers: “Practice, my son, practice.” I have always loved the 8 of Pentacles. I see it as being about Practice. It is shows… Continue Reading
“Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges– Something lost beyond the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!” –Rudyard Kipling “The Explorer” 8 of Cups has always been a favorite card of mine. It usually (we will use the Rider-Waite as an example here) shows a person walking away from… Continue Reading
When I started reading tarot cards, I had a friend who was a palmist. She told me she just couldn’t get excited about Tarot cards. “I can spend a half an hour on someone’s palms, but only a few minutes on their cards!” I told her I was just the opposite: I can spend lots… Continue Reading
I was contacted by a local On-line Newspaper for a Super Bowl prediction. So I made one. See the article at http://bit.ly/1C6cCdG Justine Breen, Senior editor at DNAinfo.com Chicago asked me for a score Prediction and WHY I felt that team will win. Now I know NOTHING about Football but I have been asked for… Continue Reading
The High Priestess traditionally is the guardian of secrets. She is a teacher rather than a doer. But if you listen, you can learn much information you can use. Followers of the I Ching may know the High Priestess as Yin (passive) to the Magicians Yang (active.) But she is not completely unmoving. Nor… Continue Reading
I was reading the new Freakonomics book (Levitt, Stephen and Stephan Dubner, Think like a Freak, William Morrow, 2014.) In this book, they discuss the “Upside of Quitting.” They make a distinction between stopping and failing. Why quitting or giving up is NOT a failure. We all subscribe to the Winston Churchill ideal of never,… Continue Reading