Quiet Mystic – Page 3 – 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

Reading Your Kids Through the Tarot

Reading Your Kids Through the Tarot: Part 2: Cups

8 Jul 20178 Jul 2017

Can reading about your kids in the tarot help you to understand what's going on with them emotionally? Definitely! But don't forget to apply your own intuition. You know your…

A Celtic Cross for the United States

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…

Are You Pissed at the Universe? Then Stop Broadcasting Static

23 Jun 201723 Jun 2017

This morning, my husband was telling me about how "pissed" he was because he ran out of printer paper at work, and had to print a 60-page deal for…

How I Lay Out the Celtic Cross (More, More, More Cards!)

Okay, I admit it. I like to pull as many cards as possible for any given tarot reading. What? They're pretty! The version of the Celtic cross that I currently…

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Reading Your Kids Through the Tarot: Part 1: Wands

16 Jun 201715 Jun 2017

Can reading about your kids in the tarot help you to be a better parent, or even a better teacher? Definitely! But, please don't apply these interpretations word-for-word literally. If…

Literary Lenormand (and Tarot Too): Chris Bohjalian’s The Night Strangers (scroll down for the update and spoilers)

3 Jun 20176 Jun 2017

A recent trip to the library has left me with a pile of books to read, so you know what that means: Literary Lenormand! This time I also pulled tarot…

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Practical Tarot: Can a goddess use a cell phone? Answer: Yes.

Periodically I am asked whether it is possible to get an accurate tarot reading online or by using an app on your phone. Some people (including my husband) refuse to…

Prognosticating About Politics: A Last Look at Election Day

Who can resist trying to predict the outcome of this election? I can't. So without further ado, here is what I think, based on the tarot (in this case, the…

A Few Words About Words (Warning: Political Content to Follow)

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…