Something is completed. It is done, it is done it is done! This is our magical mantra for completion. Now what? The 4 of Wands suggests expansion, possibility and a portal to a newer better manifestation. Completion is a portal. Wands imply our creativity, our inspiration, our way of living life from our inner fire. …
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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 …
Trauma & Transformation – The Tower
When forces outside of our control cause the destruction of our carefully constructed ego identity, we are at a choice point. This is the Tower. We build our lives. We create structures that protect us from suffering. The Tower symbolizes the violent nature of transformation. This process is absolutely necessary if we are to dismantle the artificial …
The Empress – Feminine Power
In Tarot, the Goddess appears as Empress – an expression of our deepest yearnings to express and receive Love. She could be imagined as Venus, the Goddess of Beauty, Love and Creativity. She is the feminine side of our consciousness, or what Asian philosophy refers to as Yin energy. She is the heart and mind …
Death and the Subversive Act of Grieving
Death. This is a card that scares people – because it confronts a dark and frightening state that we spend most of our lives trying to avoid thinking about. This card represents the final end of something in our life. It could be a relationship, a way of thinking, a way of living or even an …
Tarot for Divorce – The Star
I had fun the other day writing about the 3 of swords and the Tower because I like to build up my fearlessness and ruggedness and strength. Tough times require pulling up our proverbial bootstraps and using our pain and anger as catalyst for growth. Can I get a hell-ya?! What I love about Tarot, is …
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 …
Father of Wands – Inner Badass Daddy!
I call all of my power back to me now. It’s mine and I’m calling it back. It can come home now. I’m strong enough to handle it. I’m not afraid of it any more. Thanks for holding on to it for me all of these years, thank you for keeping it busy or keeping …
Judgement – Forgive Self First
I gotta hear, I gotta hear, I gotta hear, I gotta hear…. The words to the song “Moonbeams” by Family Band play in my headphones while I ponder this beautiful representation of card 20 of the Major Arcana – Judgement. The wild thing that you may not know is that Kim Krans, the artist and …
Margot Darling 