Do it now! It’s a fantastic day to get going on whatever project (especially a new one) you’ve been thinking about. Opportunities abound for you to finally move forward with your plan.
Don’t be afraid if you think you can’t do it? You’ve been spending plenty of time thinking about it. Look close, you’ll see you have all you need to make it work.
The only thing that will slow you down is doing things the same old way. Start fresh now. You’re ready to go.
But he won’t be talking about that deck tonight, he’s got a brand new one coming out in June, and we can’t wait to hear all about it.
Lake
Wanless’ new Sustain Yourself Cards aren’t traditional Tarot, but rather 101 photomontage cards organized into five domains – Elemental, Mineral, Plant, Animal, and Human.
Through the oracle deck and its companion book, Handbook to Live Well and Long, Wanless explores the power of intuition and creativity to sustain ourselves.
He’s hoping the cards will help us to re-charge, re-store, re-start and re-new, and he’s going to show us how.
The moon moves into Scorpio today and stays there until Wednesday.
If you translate this transit into the Tarot, you could say that the High Priestess is dressed as Death. She’s in the midst of a great transformation.
The Moon in Scorpio, or High Priestess in Death’s clothing, suggests a time when feelings run deep. The ability to end relationships that don’t work, or release stagnant emotions is accentuated.
If there’s a situation in your life that’s nearing its completion, especially if it’s emotional or relationship-oriented, this might be a good time to let it go. At least explore it with emotional clarity.
This isn’t a time to be afraid, but rather a time to face your fears with equanimity and intelligence.
You’ve got what it takes. Don’t back down from the scary stuff.
It’s the 9 of Disks again! I guess it wanted to be the Tarot Card of the Weekend …..
You’ve worked hard for your keep, with discipline and perseverance. Physically, some important goals are finally being achieved.
You’re moving towards a place where you feel more at ease, towards a practical stability. The fruits of your labour can now be recognized and finally enjoyed.
Take some time today to quietly congratulate yourself. You’ve worked hard and deserve what you’ve received. Though the road hasn’t always been easy, developing patience and inner strength will prove well worth it.
This is interesting, a video of the dark side of the moon.
A camera on board a NASA lunar spacecraft has captured images of the moon’s north pole, something we don’t normally see from Earth.
Of course it made me think of Tarot, specifically the High Priestess, who in the Golden Dawn system is astrologically assigned the Moon.
Seeing the lunar dark side is sort of like getting a glimpse behind the Priestess’ veil. Or a look at the secrets behind the pomegranates, the answers to all our questions.
Of course the reality is a lot less mysterious than the metaphor, though it’s still incredible that we have these images.
Apparently the dark side of the moon may be craggier, but it isn’t so different than the light side. And it’s not even always dark.
You’ve worked hard for your keep, with discipline and perseverance. Physically, some important goals are finally being achieved.
You’re moving towards a place where you feel more at ease, towards a practical stability. The fruits of your labour can now be recognized and finally enjoyed.
Take some time today to quietly congratulate yourself. You’ve worked hard and deserve what you’ve received. Though the road hasn’t always been easy, developing patience and inner strength will prove well worth it.
I was recently the very happy recipient of a Hatch Show Print from Nashville, Tennessee.
As you can see, the delightful image features two cats sitting comfortably on a disk, held up on the back of a strong man.
In the bottom left corner is the word ‘Alive!’ with a sort of stylized lemniscate under it.
So many things about this picture have weirdly personal meaning for me, but I’m writing about it here because it reminds me so much of the Tarot card Strength.
Strength
As the woman in the card plays fearlessly with the lion, the strong man in the print almost effortlessly holds up the giant cats.
His strength comes from his deepest core and he uses it with mastery, not to mention a good dose of showmanship.
To live fully, or to be ‘Alive!’ is one of the messages in the Strength card, and the Hatch Cats are saying the same thing. And it’s a good thing to remember.
Maow and Huey are very smart felines. I’m glad to have them hanging on my Tarot Room wall.
The Moon moved into Libra today, and will stay there until Sunday.
Looking at this transit through the lens of the Tarot, it would be like the High Priestess is wearing Justice’s clothing. She takes on the mantle of the Karmic Decider.
With the High Priestess as Justice, or the Moon in Libra, we might be required to face up to something and decide.
Our emotions will demand respect. If we’ve leaned too far back or forward, we’ll probably find ourselves moving just as dramatically the other way.
It can be a slightly challenging period, perhaps a little manic. But by the time it’s done, something is likely to have been decided upon.
Don’t be alarmed by conflicting emotions. They’re there because you can see both sides. It’s not good enough though to just acknowledge them and walk away.
During this transit you’re being asked to take a stand one way or another. And you’ve got the wisdom and power to do so.
I’ve posted before about a man who reads tortillas, but he’s not the only reader that’s chosen an unusual edible medium.
Jemima Packington, presently of Bath, Somerset, reads asparagus, and claims in fact to be the world’s only asparamancer. She says she’s been doing it since she was eight, and likens the process to reading tea leaves.
Her method is quite simple. She takes a handful of asparagus spears and tosses them into the air. How they land is the key to the reading.
Packington looks for clues by seeing which way the spears are pointing, and if any break in the fall. She looks for how they cross each other, what condition the prominent ones are in, and if the pile itself forms a shape.
Take a look at the videos below to see Packington in action. The first shows her predicting the weather for England this winter, while the second shows her actually giving someone a reading.
And to see her predictions for 2012, the British Asparagus Festival has posted a full list.
