For the August tarot card, I drew The King of Wands from The Celtic Tarot by Helena Paterson. The illustration above is by Courtney Davis. In all tarot decks, wands/staves or clubs represent fire and spirit. The king is the highest court card in each suit.
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 MoreOnce again, there is serendipity in our monthly tarot card draw. The message to Get Unstuck serves us well as we emerge from the cocoon of Covid. What better challenge than to get unstuck from our holding pattern, unstuck from our old ways and unstuck from what blocks us from embracing the change we promised ourselves we would make if we survived all the craziness and fear of 2020.
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 MoreAt the beginning of each month, I draw and comment upon a tarot card or an oracle card, suggesting we all think about its message throughout the month. I looked for a good leprechaun deck for us to use in March. I found none, so chose The Heart Of Faery Oracle Card Deck, by Brian and Wendy Froud, after all leprechauns are cousins of the fairies. As I prepared to pull a random card, this one caught my eye and I couldn’t bring myself to choose another. So,after months of following serendipity, I have actually selected this card willfully. I trust you will understand why I was drawn to it.
Read MoreOracle Card pull for February is from a Moonology Oracle Deck, just in time for the upcoming Full Moon. The card for our consideration and contemplation this month is The Full Moon – Surrender to the Divine.
Read MoreSanta gifted me a new oracle card deck that is not directly Celtic but is certainly in accordance with Celtic wisdom. There ideas will be familiar to many readers. Yet, few of us have embodied the concepts as much as we might like.
Read MoreMagic, mystery and mysticism are associated with Merlin. Legends of his shapeshifting, his long-life and many feats abound. Yet, he is best known as the mentor to King Arthur. In this deck, the card represents guidance, introspection and solitude. All great prophets are said to have spent time alone in the wilderness as a means of gathering strength and wisdom for the path ahead of them.
Read MoreThe Queen of Cauldrons “represents the undifferentiated consciousness of the ocean and the human expression of feelings and emotions”. A steady stream or water has great strength over time, a raging sea becomes calm again, and the well-spring of life nourishes us. Being in the present, being current and going with the flow of Life with Love is what we all need to survive and thrive.
Read MoreThe card asks us to look seriously at the challenges we are facing, particularly financially. We all face economic uncertainty, with many people unemployed or receiving limited hours or profit from their work. Balancing the need for restriction for health and safety with the need for people to go back to work to make a living and restart the economy is a juggling act of high stakes right now.
Read MoreWhat a perfect message for these times of sea changes: Flow, be in rhythm with the Universe, ride the waves of change, be both the wave and the ocean. Note the free-flowing forms flowing in the circular ripples. Imagine yourself as one of those forms and see where the sea takes you.
Read MoreMay you chose your targets well, be patient and thoughtful as you judge the time of release, and let your arrows fly with precision to those targets that will bring you joy and love and abundance.
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