Our oracle card for August comes Denise Linn's deck, The Sacred Forest Oracle. This deck really highlights the power and quiet majesty of the forest. I had never drawn this card before, and it was really fun to think about the symbolism of this card.
Read MoreMay Day and the Celtic Fire Festival of Spring Beltane are ancient traditions that celebrate the coming of the Light, new growth and seasonal beginnings. Not only did people joyfully dance around the May Pole, but couples jumped the fire as part of spring mating rituals.
Read MoreTwo dear friends and I have been working with this deck every morning for the last few months and I wanted to share it with you. It’s been wonderfully enlightening and helpful to us as we choose our respective card and then reflect on it for the day - or throughout the day, I should say. The messages are clear and simple, yet profound concepts to walk with through a busy day.
Read MoreIt has been a while since we've drawn a spirit animal card, You might think of this as just a card to ponder or meditate on for the day, or you might think of it as a spirit guide or as your particular spirit animal (totem). While I was shuffling the cards, I was thinking of the summer breezes and wishing they would bring in new vitality and insight into my next project.
Read MoreNot only have we been given this card at the beginning of spring, the season of new beginnings, but our world is in a new place in so many ways, a place with new possibilities but also new dangers. The Major Arcana lays out the guides and experiences of Life’s Journey. This one does so using Welsh mythology and ancient wisdom.
Read MoreOur tarot card for March is Equilibrium, certainly needed as we navigate this rapidly changing world and often challenging time. In the traditional tarot, this card is represented as Temperence, a Major Arcana card representing balance and moderation.
Read MoreMay this lovely Air Spirit bring a blessing to your endeavors.
May you find focus and clarity in her gentle breezes and,
May passion and momentum come with her strong winds.
Read MoreI was thinking about the upcoming July 4 holiday here in the US, when I pulled this card. Once, again, a serendipity comes through in the cards. The EAGLE is our oracle card for July. It is the national symbol for the USA, and holds a significant place in the cultures of many other nations.
Read MoreI love the calming stare of a cow chewing its cud quietly and steadily. I know how central the cow is to daily life. The quiet, constancy of this animal as it provides us with daily milk, butter and cream is rather astonishing when you think about it.
Read MoreI chose Denise Linn’s Sacred Traveler Oracle Cards for December’s card draw because I assume many of you, like myself, are itchy to travel again. Of course, it is 2020. The Universe did not give me the kind of message I expected. Instead, we were given a challenge: Answering the Call.
Read MoreShamanic practice in its many forms include animals as spirit guides for a particular journey as well as guides that stay with you for life. Totems or fetishes are the physical representation of that animal that evokes the message of hope, support, and specific strengths a person can rely upon when needed.
Read MoreUsually, I draw one tarot or oracle card as a new month begins to stimulate reflection and insight. Given COVID -19 and the huge test it is to all that has meaning in our lives, I decided to do a three card spread for the month of April.
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