anxiety… What We Can Learn From Rocks: Courage and Calm Are Related Concepts 29 Jun 2013 Have I mentioned recently how much I love Lo Scarabeo's Samurai Tarot? Popping out of my deck today came two cards, clinging to each other: the Five of Swords and…
daily forecast… Is It Necessary to Battle Inner Demons, Or Can We Instead Draw Strength From Them? 29 Jan 201329 Jan 2013 Today's cards look like a day and night version of the same demon from the Samurai Tarot -- and both cards are very different from their Rider-Waite versions (or are…
daily forecast Be Brave Enough to Face the Judgements of Others 15 Jan 2013 Reversed Seven of Swords plus reversed Hierophant...looks to me like we are tiptoeing around trying to avoid being judged by others. You won't be surprised that my advice is to…
daily forecast… What Type of Path Are You Walking? It Takes Courage to Choose 7 Jan 2013 It seems as though all my cards today are about the idea of a path. First we have (all from the Samurai Tarot), the monk Nichiren struggling through a…
daily forecast… Security Systems Don’t Keep Us Safe. An Ethical, Compassionate Society Does. 16 Dec 201216 Dec 2012 This is a time when we might be tempted to indulge in extreme views. It's an emotional time, and understandably so. However, my cards today counsel temperance, moderation, patience, gentleness.…
daily forecast Cards for the Day: Facing Our Fears 6 Nov 20126 Nov 2012 Tenjin (then called Sugawara no Michizane), the Japanese deity of scholarship and calligraphy, was at one time Japan's ambassador to China's Tang court, but was exiled for political reasons in…
daily forecast… Cards for the Day: 8 of Cups/5 of Swords: Victory through Embracing Defeat 13 Oct 2012 "It isn't whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game." How often do we really realize how true this is? Let me put it another way by…
daily forecast Cards for the Day: R’d Strength/8 of Wands: Ground to Find Strength Before Rushing Around 11 Oct 2012 We all have plenty of strength and courage in us--the key lies in connecting with that strength. To do so, we often have to slow down, just a little. Rushing…
daily forecast… Cards for the Day: R’d 5 of Pentacles/Knight of Wands: A Strong, Pure Spirit Rides to the Rescue…on a Dragon? 4 Oct 2012 I think I've mentioned before that in the Samurai Tarot, the court cards each are represented by historical or legendary figures from Japan. Today we have Shoki the demon hunter…