I presented this paper to the Denver Tarot Meetup a couple years ago. I started thinking about it yesterday, and even though it’s not my best scholarly work, and the topic could be expanded considerably, I think it’s interesting and…
Riker Saw Himself as if Dead Guinan was wrong. After making extensive repairs, the Enterprise headed towards Wolf 359 to re-engage the Borg after it had assimilated Captain Picard. While they raced to the battle, Guinan confronted Riker in the…
The following is a transcript, edited for clarity, of a discussion we had in my Magician’s Tools Intermediate Tarot Class this week. One class participant asked about reading about other people. Here’s her question and the discussion that followed: Class Participant: Can you do a tarot…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists (check out the master list) are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the…
A colleague of mine who is a Reiki teacher contacted me with a conundrum. Here’s a distilled version of the question: “I have a potential student who invites a lot of drama into her life (and tries to include me…
I’m currently taking a class on The Lyric Essay at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. This is the first draft of my essay, which was workshopped in class on Monday (I made only a few small edits since then). I will re-write it and…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists (check out the master list) are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the…
The Japanese term for birth is U-MU, consisting of the kototama U, “Being” and MU, “Nothingness.” That is, life springs forth when Form and Emptiness are in perfect balance.— Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido Founder In the previous article, I wrote about…
At a recent meetup the topic of taking on the energy of others came up. A woman told a story about doing a healing on a friend who had pain in her hip. The next day, the healer woke up…
Peek-a-boo Bag! Every tarot deck needs a bag. But how do you know which deck is in which bag? Shed some light on the matter with a window tarot bag! This bag features an eyelet lattice pattern reminiscent of a…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists (check out the master list) are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the…
When receiving a gift, a friend of mine would quip, the Universe loves presence. I have a regular client who took the time out of her busy schedule to see me in person for a reading—she usually does phone readings. As…
Do We Need to Make Our Reiki Stronger? A few weeks ago in my Shinpiden (Reiki 3) class, I proposed the discussion topic of how to make your Reiki energy stronger. Everyone spoke eloquently on how the Reiki energy comes…
About five weeks ago, I came across a review of the Chrysalis Tarot by Dan Pelletier of the Tarot Garden (published October 30 on his Facebook page). He praised the deck creators, saying, “Sierra and Brooks demonstrate they actually understand…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists (check out the master list) are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the…
That morning my cell phone told me that it would rain all day. It didn’t. But in the late afternoon, thunder crashes assured me that the rain was indeed coming. I had a class that night and decided to walk…
When My Understanding of Tarot Took a Quantum Leap Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists (check out the master list) are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that…
Insights into the Four Suits and Four Elements The topic for the upcoming BlogHop (to be published September 23) is to talk about a time when your understanding of the Tarot underwent a quantum leap, what brought about the change in your…
The following is a transcript, edited for clarity, of a discussion we had in my Practical Qabalah class earlier this month. One student asked, Why meditate? Here’s her question and the discussion that followed: D: Meditation, as I encounter it, seems…
It was nearing the end of the day at the Isis Books psychic fair this month when someone I knew from the store sat at my table. “I am overcome with the urge to buy a tarot deck and I…
