Quiet Mystic (previously Tarot Salve) – Any perception can connect us to reality, properly and fully. What we see doesn't have to be pretty, particularly; we can appreciate anything that exists. There is some principle of magic in everything, some living quality. Something living, something real, is taking place in everything. –Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

What I Learned at WisCon 42: Science Fiction and Fantasy CAN Save the World

9 Jun 20189 Jun 2018

I almost couldn't write this blog post because I started reading my WisCon42 notes instead. No, seriously. I not only have notes I took myself, but I have notes I…

Bachelor Cooking with Bonnie

Bachelor Cooking with Bonnie: Easy Vegan Ramen

I'm slowly figuring out that I'm not actually a bad cook. And I don't actually dislike cooking. I just dislike the foods that other people prefer to eat. And I…

Read the tarot. Do the work.

Read the tarot, do the work: Job-hunting.

People usually come to the tarot looking for a greatly-desired change in their lives. But, guess what? If you want change, you have to make changes. You can use the…

Science Meets Mysticism

Science Meets Mysticism: You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Clock

People often wonder how I can read tarot and ALSO write and edit science textbooks. Science Meets Mysticism is a new series addressing various aspects of that question. Doctor…

getting things done

8 Ways to Supercharge Your Affirmations*

These days, if you want to work with affirmations, it's especially easy to do so on your phone or computer. Although it was never that hard to work with them…

Literary Lenormand: The Art Forger

30 Nov 201728 Nov 2017

Amazon sucked me into another book--this time it's The Art Forger, by B.A. Shapiro--an author I've never read before. So, why not write another Literary Lenormand post? Here are the…

Tarot for Skeptics

Always question everything! Seven reasons why I love reading for skeptics

28 Nov 201728 Nov 2017

I know that some readers find skeptics intensely irritating. Being asked to read for a skeptic makes those readers question why they should put their heart-based effort into something that…

The first best practice: Kindness as a form of spiritual technology.

23 Oct 201723 Oct 2017

I've been thinking a lot about best practices, lately. Best practices are not about morality. They are the practices that are most practical, in that they lead the most efficiently,…

Learning the Mary-El…

Learning the Mary-El: One Card at a Time: A Surprise On the Way.

12 Oct 201712 Oct 2017

People sometimes ask me what my favorite tarot deck is. It might be this one, the deck I rarely use and never use with clients, because it has so much…