current events… Pausing for a quick read about John Deere. 14 Oct 202114 Oct 2021 Almost forgot to say this: These cards are from the Steampunk Tarot by Barbara Moore. Four cards: situation (Four of Swords) what to know (The Star), advice (Page of Pentacles),…
politics WTAF is wrong with Ron Johnson?2024, that’s what. 4 Aug 20214 Aug 2021 What the actual fuck is wrong with Ron Johnson? I never need a reason to ask this question. But it is interesting how often and how desperately RJ waves at…
mediumship… Did the dead vote? Not the way you think they did. 6 Nov 20206 Nov 2020 The photo above is of protesters from sometime between 1909 and 1923. It's from the National Archives: https://lccn.loc.gov/2016820317. I keep seeing these claims, "dead people voted." First of all, no,…
politics A Celtic Cross for the United States 5 Jul 2017 The day after Independence Day, I suddenly felt moved to do a reading for the United States. I pulled out the Gaian Tarot and shuffled very mindfully and very, very…
politics A Few Words About Words (Warning: Political Content to Follow) 13 Oct 2016 Words are NEVER "just words." Lawyers know this: Words are very often deeds. Words are the difference between marriage and divorce; words can create a legal person in the form…
politics… A few words on public service and this U.S. presidential election 28 Jul 201628 Jul 2016 Public service is hard work, even at the local level. People disagree with everything you do. It's always either too much or too little or not right in some way.…
cards for the day… What Tower Is This? Political Betrayal, a Volcanic Eruption, Both, or Neither? 15 Jun 201315 Jun 2013 I wasn't expecting this, this morning. Drawing from the Samurai Tarot: The Tower, The Devil reversed, and tying the two together: the Five of Chalices. Among the major arcana, the…