by Beth on January 31, 2011
Fasten your seatbelts folks, it’s going to be a bumpy ride for the next few months. ~ Astrologer Lynn Hayes, commenting on the astrological aspects that may be influencing the many uprisings and revolutionary fervor currently affecting world governments. They include Tunisia, Egypt, Thailand, Krygystan, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen. This week [...]
by Beth on January 3, 2011
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself. ~ Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536) Happy New Year! We receive an auspicious beginning for this new year and the powerful New Moon of Capricorn with a visit from the Ace of Wands. After the time-out-of-time winter holidays, so perfect for reflecting on the waning year and for [...]
by Beth on December 20, 2010
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. – Søren Kierkegaard This Yuletide week promises to be intense and exciting! The Knight of Wands has burst onto the scene! The Wands suit, of course, is about Fire, action, will, and energy. And the Knights of the Tarot are [...]
by Beth on October 25, 2010
Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity. – Daniel Burrus, business strategist, futurist and author Judging from our card today, this Samhain week is likely to be a busy one. As you may know, the Wands are about action, will, manifesting, creativity, and transformation. Fives are often about conflict and imbalance. So [...]
by Beth on October 18, 2010
Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worries on the doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street. – Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1929 After the rather dismal challenges of last week’s card, I am especially delighted today to tell you that we have a visit this [...]
Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other [...]
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. – General Norman Schwarzkopf Did you ever play “King of the Hill?” You know then, that as soon as you are the winner, you are the one under attack. So, perhaps, our King of Wands [...]
Whatever your sex or position, life is a battle in which you are to show your pluck, and woe be to the coward. Whether passed on a bed of sickness or a tented field, it is ever the same fair play and admits no foolish distinction. Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were [...]
by Beth on April 26, 2010
This week, I ask your indulgence. I am packing and preparing to check out of the hotel in New York where I’ve been since Wednesday and drive halfway home today. This morning when I pulled our card, it made me laugh. I believe it is actually the first time ever that we’ve gotten the Ten [...]
by Beth on February 8, 2010
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Elegiac Verse As we emerge from the quiet days of Imbolc, we are being awakened by the Eight of Wands. The eights of the Tarot are about abilities, self-directed [...]