Elder, Not Older

I’m turning forty in a couple months. I recognize that by many standards forty isn’t that old and I can appreciate that perspective. At the same time, throughout my life I’ve known far too many people who lost their lives at a much younger age than this. When I...

A Crocus Tarot Spread

I’ve become a great admirer of crocuses. Every year by the time we get to late February and early March I am hunting for any sign of spring, and the crocus blooms are usually the first sign I receive. Mine started blooming a couple weeks ago. There’s some of my lovely...

and if the Hermit spoke

If the Hermit spoke to you, what would they say? The Hermit can communicate to you as an external force, a guide you meet on your path who imparts you with wisdom. The Hermit can also communicate as an internal force, a key part of your psyche. So… the question comes...

The Essence of Tarot

I have a thing for obscure old tarot books, and I also have a thing for Mary K Greer. So when I discovered Mary K Greer had written a book on tarot and essential oils back in 1993, which had been out of print for ages, I tracked it down on eBay. I’ve now had the OOP...

Spiraling Secrets Spread

A few weeks ago I wrote an introduction post titled ‘telling secrets about me + tarot.’ Since then I’ve had the hankering to take this concept and channel it into a tarot spread. I can’t resist a good alliteration so I’m calling it the Spiraling Secrets Spread. The...

Telling secrets about me + tarot

“If we want to discover the secrets of tarot, we must expose our own secrets.” – Rachel Pollack, Forest of Souls Well friends, it seems unavoidable to begin this post with the cliché of saying “I’ve had some new followers lately and I haven’t introduced myself...