It’s a new year, and it’s time for some clean cuts. I like the martial arts metaphors of Camelia Elias in her tarot practice. She describes it as such: “There’s hardly a single piece of writing or instruction from my hand that does not emphasize cuts. Three divination books and some 500 free essays online… Read More »
Coronavirus – a Lenormand Reading
Today is April 7th, 2020 here at Coronavirus central in Santa Barbara, California. In keeping with the news cycle of “All Coronavirus, All The Time” I thought I’d lay out a block of nine Lenormand cards in response to the question “Where are we headed in the next month with the Coronavirus?” This time frame… Read More »
Santa Barbara Tarot Circle
Santa Barbara Tarot Circle – a Story And then I was the organizer of the Santa Barbara Tarot Circle. Whoops, that’s the end of the story! Sometimes it works like that. Way back when, about 15 meetings or two years ago, a wonderful woman named Allana decided to put together a group of tarot aficionados… Read More »
The Emperor’s Reflections
Tarot De Marseille Jean Dodal Lyon c. 1701 Restoration: Jean-Claude Flornoy This spread was posted with a question in one of the groups I am a member of. The question was “What advice would you give to The Emperor?” The thing that occurred to me immediately is that The Emperor is gazing… Read More »
Shadow of a Flag
Shadow of a Flag Forced from the garden And cast out into the world All for an apple Napoleon discovered That men will die for ribbons Our lives sold for a trifle ________________________________ The poem form is a tanka, a Japanese poetic form similar to the haiku. The entire quote attributed to Napoleon is… Read More »