by Beth on February 22, 2010
When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be — I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into [...]
by Beth on November 16, 2009
Dark of the Moon
New beginnings
Dark of the Moon
Plant a seed tonight
Dark of the Moon
What we envision
Will come to be by the Full Moon’s light.
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.
– Galileo Galilei
Now this is interesting. [...]
by Beth on November 2, 2009
Reach out your hand if your cup be empty
If your cup is full, may it be again;
Let it be known there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of man.
– Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia
I can hardly believe it! As I search through my files, it slowly dawns on me that in [...]
The Ace of SwordsDark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light.
More Swords this week! We receive a powerful message for the start of Summer, as we evidently stand on the razor’s edge of new beginnings and ways of seeing. [...]
The Ace of WandsKnowing is not enough; we must apply.Willing is not enough; we must do.– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
From last week’s Knight, now to the Ace, the Wands are sending a clear message that we must take action. This is not the time for passivity, confusion, analysis, or emotions; now is the time to [...]
by Beth on March 31, 2008
Ace of SwordsThere is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.– Victor Hugo
What a great card for the week that transitions us from March to April, when Spring comes with more certainty and clarity (in the Northern Hemisphere). The Aces of the Tarot represent new beginnings, strength, speed and energy. Each Ace [...]