daily forecast… Presence, Awareness, Faith, and Integrity: The Keys to Freedom and Choices (The Monk/R’d 2 of Swords) 19 Dec 201219 Dec 2012 From the Samurai Tarot today, The Monk. And what a content monk! But what does he have to be happy about? Sitting on the ground, naked, he has nothing, and…
daily forecast… R’d Death + 7 of Swords/6 of Wands: Birthing Our Change With Calm Acceptance 11 Dec 201211 Dec 2012 Ready for a change? a big change? Judging from the three cards I drew today from the Samurai Tarot, change is on the way, and we need it -- but…
meditation… Meditation Without Mindfulness Is Like Being Kidnapped by a Tengu Spirit 3 Dec 20123 Dec 2012 We can't help but meditate. It's not really something that we have a choice about. Humans go into trances at the drop of a hat. Every time we concentrate on…
daily forecast… Judgement and Courage in a Moment of Stillness 21 Nov 2012 Though I drew two cards from the Samurai Tarot today (the Seven of Wands and Judgement), I feel as though I drew the same card twice. Take a close look…
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… All Hallows’ Eve Cards: R’d Judgement/The Priest: A Day to Welcome Ghosts 31 Oct 201231 Oct 2012 Oooooh, spooky cards for Halloween: reversed Judgement and The Priest. If you're familiar with the Rider-Waite deck, you know that Judgement typically shows dead people rising out of their coffins.…
daily forecast Cards for the Day: Queen of Wands/Emperor: The Creative Struggle for Control of Time and Work 27 Oct 2012 It's not easy to do creative work in the world, amid chaos and many people who make demands on your time. The creative spirit pines for solitude. Nobody, perhaps, has…
daily forecast Cards for the Day: 4 of Cups/R’d Knave of Wands: Derailed by Dissociation. Mental Fog. Dreaminess. Wake Up! 18 Oct 2012 The Rider-Waite Four of Cups card shows a person sitting under a tree, considering whether to accept the cup being offered--but in the Samurai Tarot (which I am starting to…
daily forecast… Cards for the Day: Going Demon Hunting? Put Down Your Sword and Bring a Nice Pair of Spectacles Instead 17 Oct 2012 In the Samurai Tarot, the Knight of Wands is represented by Shoki, the demon hunter -- and the Three of Swords, unlike the Rider-Waite version (which shows a heart pierced…