cards for the day Justice and Practicality Don’t Always Go Together 5 Jul 2013 For several years now, I find that I haven't been a big fan of justice. While in theory justice seems so necessary, in the real world it seems to me…
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…
cards for the day… The Gentling of Fathers and the Relinquishment of Illusions 16 Jun 2013 So, I am experimenting with a new deck, The Ninja Wisdom Deck, which I found unopened among my husband's books (I looked at him until he said, "oh, would you…
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…
cards for the day Set Aside Acts of Self-Destruction. Rest and Delay. Give It Time. Later, Take Control of Life. 13 Jun 2013 Drawing today from the Samurai cards, today I pulled the Emperor, reversed, Nine of Pentacles, and, pulling them together (in my new favorite triangle spread: two cards at the base,…
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 Pay Attention 21 Jan 2013 Today's cards from the Samurai Tarot seem like opposites to me. Will we give in to our ADDish tendencies, and chase illusions, or focus, with the help of our teachers…
daily forecast Don’t Regret the Aging that Has Tempered You 12 Jan 2013 Are you feeling old today? That's all right, because age has its benefits--and one of them is that the aging process can temper us. Aging hones us like a sword,…
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…