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Tarot People #2: The Page of Cups, Reversed. (Emo Kid)
Published on 2009-09-13 09:34:00
What is emo? According to Urban Dictionary, emo means:Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar riffs with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarves (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5ths of the face at an angle....sounds like the Page of Cups on a
Tarot Pets #3: Nine of Pentacles on 9/9/9 (Merlin)
Published on 2009-09-09 13:47:00
Much is often made of the bird of prey in the Nine of Pentacles. Some say that it is incongruous that such a refined lady would have a falcon on her fist, trained to kill on command. They then conclude that the card means 'success after the years of patient dedication it takes to get a hunting bird to do as it's told'.Well, not really. Falconry was a standard, noble pastime for hundreds of years. The fact that Waite and Smith put a hunting bird on a card featuring a noblewoman may not have s
Tarot Cocktails (and competition!) #1: The Queen of Pentacles
Published on 2009-09-07 06:19:00
I wanted to celebrate the start of the cooler season with fruits of the earth. My favourite herb in anything Italian is fresh basil. Follow that with berries for dessert and I'm anyone's...You know how sometimes you draw two opposing cards and they combine to make the most precious reading, as long as you add intuition? Well, combining basil and berries works in the same way... as long as you add alcohol!Try this, chilled. I have named it 'The Queen of Pentacles' because it's earthy and bounte
Card of the Moment #3: Chariot. 'Movement in Stillness'.
Published on 2009-09-06 11:44:00
Bronze chariot, circa 240 BCE. From the reign of Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of ChinaIllegitimi non carborundum... (Don't let the bastards grind you down)We all have 'em... people that sap us, hold us back and demean us. Sometimes sticks and stones aren't in the equation and words DO hurt. You tolerate it for so long, and then the day of the Chariot arrives. You place some distance between yourself and your past tormentors and move off on your own, victorious, to the opposite side of the g
Tarot Pets #2: The Star (Ibis)
Published on 2009-08-29 09:23:00
Now, this bird that's in the background of the Star card... Is it really an image of the sacred ibis? ...or the scarlet ibis? Waiter, there's a bird in my Star card! There's an ibis perching on the tree in the background. Every writer I look to maintains that it's the sacred ibis o
Tarot Couture #1: Seven of Wands (Mismatched Shoes!)
Published on 2009-08-26 19:00:00
What would you do if you were lying naked in bed and someone broke into your house? In my twenties, I probably would have charged out to tackle (or blind?) the offender. These days... well, I might just cower under the covers and hope they didn't see me.I always thought that the fellow in the Seven of Wands has thrown on any clothes he can find, grabbed his weapon and raced out to defend the farm. After all, his shoes don't even match.Then again, I haven't read for any people who've been plac
In Memoriam.
Published on 2009-08-25 15:56:00
It's not possible to get far past the age of twenty without experiencing grief. For some, that loss comes much earlier. The pain is particularly keen when we lose a mentor, for we often feel unready to 'go it alone'.Like many of us, my new friend Georgianna (of thetarotroom.com) had a rather unusual teacher when it came to learning the Game of Life. After 'going it alone' since his passing twelve years ago, she recently found herself catapulted into a mystical experience, thanks to a random T
Tarot Pets #1: King of Wands (Lizard)
Published on 2009-08-22 11:37:00
In our current age, having a lot of 'yang' in your energy field can get you labeled as a jock. This is most unfair, because one needs a certain fire in the belly to accomplish goals and show good leadership.Some people channel their yang productively, whereas others do it aggressively...So what is it that differentiates a Republican rancher like Theodore Roosevelt from one like, oh, I don't know, say... George Bush?It all comes down to the size of their lizard. If you look on the King of Wands
Cards in the Sky #2: Nine of Swords (Mars in Gemini)
Published on 2009-08-21 08:51:00
For every high-energy, upwardly-mobile being out there, there's a volatile, neurotic older sibling. At least, that's how it is at the moment with with Mercury and Mars! While Mercury's busy prospering his way through Virgo, Mars is angsting through Gemini. Take a look at the Nine of Swords to see what I mean.The bad news? When Mars gets neurotic, so can you.The good news? This is going to end on August 26... when Mars goes into Cancer for some excellent, passive-aggressive tomfoolery (don't
Cards in the Sky #1: Ten of Pentacles (Mercury in Virgo)
Published on 2009-08-20 07:28:00
Mercury is currently in Virgo and will remain there until August 25, 2009. Sometimes the energy of astrological events has a tarot correspondence... and that's the case right now! The Ten of Pentacles is traditionally regarded as the 'Mercury in Virgo' card.Mercury (fast moving go-getter that he is) is so brilliant in Virgo, an Earth sign of stability and practicality, that he actually rules that sign.... which means happy times in the sky :)Mercury in Virgo is all about going beyond materiali