Recently I talked with representatives of a couple metaphysical stores and asked what their bestselling tarot deck was. I thought there would be a “tarot flavor of the month”—an especially popular current deck—but it turned out that both stores sold…
Poetry is an important aspect of Traditional Japanese Reiki. The Usui Reiki Ryôhô Gakkai included 125 poems, called waka, in the hikkei, or handbook, given to members. Meditations on gyosei, the poetry written by the Meiji Emperor, reflect the nationalism…
Numerologically, 2013 is a 6 year (2 + 0 + 1 + 3 = 6), so the tarot card for this year is Trump 6, the Lovers. The year card indicates common themes that will play out throughout this twelve-month…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations…
Thursday night I taught Enkaku Chiryo Hô, the technique for remote healing, to my Okuden students (Reiki level 2). We learn a variety of traditional and non-traditional methods for treatment, as well as discussing the philosophy behind the practice. Then…
I think the attunement is one of the most misunderstood aspects of Reiki. Recently a friend, a Reiki practitioner who was unfamiliar with the traditional Japanese Reiki that I teach, complained that he didn’t like the way the system of…
Explore Your Shadow An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations and facets that…
Tarot Three of Pentacles Vs Eight of Pentacles A discussion came to my attention in which a number of people were debating whether, kabbalistically, the threes in tarot are higher than the eights. In particular, the person posing the question…
Aligning with Universal Cycles One important aspect of ritual work is timing. When I first studied this topic, I learned that, although magic can be worked at any time, it was advisable to align the work with universal cycles, such…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations…
“Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life. Breathe in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out and bring…
I’m a big proponent of ritual. I love it and recommend it to students and clients. However, too often I come across discussions online where people talk about the “hocus-pocus of ceremony” or the “mindless running around” of a formalized…
I used to wear a red windbreaker style jacket with the Constantine High School band insignia on it. I pinned all my festival medals on the front left breast—they mostly just blended in with the coat. Red for receiving a…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations…
Uranus, the planet of radical new thinking, and Pluto, the planet of transformation and rebirth, formed the first of seven exact squares last month. The last of the seven squares will be in March 2015. The square aspect is a…
I hate getting my picture taken. We were scheduled to meet at 6 pm on Wednesday for headshots, and when the thunder rumbled and I noticed some dark clouds at 4, I called the photographer. “Well, I guess with this…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations…
I have been following online the news about the High Park wildfire. It is the third largest fire in recent Colorado history after the tragic Hayman fire started by a forest service employee in 2002 and the Missionary Ridge fire…
I bought my computer in December of 2003. It is an HP Pavilion and has been a one-hundred-percent reliable workhorse for almost nine years. It is old and starting to slow down, but I have always been patient with it.…
What is meditation? I looked it up in my trusty Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary and found that “meditate” and “meditation” fall in between “mediocrity” and “Mediterranean.” That sums it up, doesn’t it! To get from an ordinary, average quality of…
