“How would you know you weren’t being a phony? The trouble is you wouldn’t.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
Category Archives: awareness
June New Moon – High Priestess in a Helmet
New Moons are a cosmic doorway. When we consciously pass through the doorway, knowing what archetypes can be activated at this time, we create fresh starts, new intentions and experience a psycho-spiritual reboot. This month, the New Moon is in the sign of Cancer on June 23 at 8:30pm Mountain Time. This month, we have …
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Winter Solstice Ritual
What is the deeper magic at work during this Winter Solstice-Christmas-Hanukkah-Pancha Ganapati-Kwaanza time? Yes, there are many cultures that make magical celebrations of light amidst our darkest days. There is lots of good symbolism and metaphor in that. But light in the dark? Is that it? A German friend recently told me that they call this …
Father of Cups – Snuggle the Shadow
Have you seen your shadow lately? Your dark side? Has the devilish presence of your hidden, unloved and scary side made an appearance lately? How would you even know? Notice your reactions to other people. Who really BUGS you? Tell me all about her! OK, I’ll go first. Theres this woman. When I see her, …
The Moon – Power of Intuition and Instinct
The moon card is a bit scary, because it calls us to look at our deeper selves, our dark sides and elements of our life we have been hiding from.
Strength – Tame the Inner Beasties
Happy Summer Solstice! Card number 11 comes in to bring us the lesson of true strength – the inner power of kindness and compassion. This image of strength has masculine power in the sun and the male lion, as well as the feminine power of the rose. May we have the strength to love ourselves through our …
Prince of Swords – Cut the Crap!
What attitudes or beliefs are limiting your creative, intuitive process? The Prince of Swords rides in on his power chariot, fueled up to slice through those old thought patterns. He is on a mission, a newly acquired and therefore totally fired up mission to master the process of creative-intuitive thinking. He’s got a sickle and …
Ace of Swords – New Moon in Gemini
Today we are celebrating a New Moon in the sign of Gemini. This means that the moon is in her first phase and is not visible from earth. A new moon is a powerful time to set intentions and plant seeds (literally or actually!). As the moon waxes up to Full (over the next two weeks), …
9 of Swords – Maggot Fest!
Repulsive! Horrible! Ugly! Yuck! What is this card trying to say? A picture of maggots eating the last bits of flesh from a jaw bone. I love this card! The Tarot offers so many portals through which we may travel through, searching for meaning. The suit of swords is a favorite of mine, because it …
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