Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. We see a nude woman with a purple scarf wrapped loosely around her body. She appears to dance while surrounded by a wreath with a red ribbon in a figure-eight, or lemniscate, pattern at the top and bottom. She holds…
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Boundaries and Betrayal
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Monday’s As Above, So Below reading dealt with partnership and boundaries while Thursday’s reading dealt with betrayal, so there may be some linkage between the two readings. Both readings appear below. As Above, So Below for Monday, 20 March 2023…
Exploring Tarot: The Lovers
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Lovers card depicts a nude man and woman with a volcanic-looking mountain between them in the distance. The man stands in front of a spindly oak tree while the woman stands in front of an apple tree with a…
Exploring Tarot: The 5 of Swords
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A man picking up 3 swords looks back at two other men with an odd smile on his face. Two more swords lay on the ground while one man looks toward the other who stands closer to a large body…
Exploring Tarot: The 3 of Swords
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Rain pours down from the clouds as three swords pierce a red heart, two of which appear behind the sword in the center. The 3 of Swords describes betrayal and emotional wounding. A card of Saturn in Libra, the need…
Exploring Tarot: The Page of Cups
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A young woman, adorned by a feathery blue hat and a red billowy cape sits at a table with a meditative look on her face. Although her hands are unseen, it appears she’s holding two red tulips next to her…
Tarot Card of the Week: Death
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Haindl’s representation of the Death card is certainly a departure from the Rider-Waite version. It shows a raven’s head, a skeleton arm with a hand holding a scythe. A boat with a ferryman appears in the water in the background….
Texting: The Good, The Bad, and The Irritating
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Although I’m not skilled at programming like my two sons, I consider myself to be fairly tech-savvy. I manage my own website, but when things do go south, I depend on my web hosting service and WordPress for guidance and…
Tarot Card of the Week ~ The Pole Star
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Pole Star in the Wildwood Tarot replaces the traditional Star card from the Rider-Waite deck. Instead of the Goddess pouring water on both the land and water, it shows a man walking on a path in the forest comprised…
Mistaking Illusion for Reality
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. “Whatever plane our consciousness may be acting in, both we and the things belonging to that plane are, for the time being, our only realities. But as we rise in the scale of development, we perceive that in the stages…
Under the Full Moon
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. When considering the triple aspect of the Moon, there are three days that impact magickal rituals and workings. The day before the Full Moon is considered to be her Maiden phase while the day after she is said to be…
Tarot Card of the Week ~ 5 of Wands
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The 5 of Wands shows five young men, each with a staff, appearing to fight one another, although no one is actually hitting anyone else. That said, the man in the center does seem to connect with the staff held…
Privacy Concerns
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Warning: There are swears ahead. Not many, but if that bothers you, stop reading now. It’s clear, at least to me, that some Republicans feel entitled to either ignore or intrude upon the privacy of women in this country. The…
Tarot Card of the Week ~ 4 of Pentacles
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A king sits on a chair with his wealth displayed around him. Each foot is placed on a large coin while one coin is perched atop his crown, while a fourth coin is gripped by not only his hands but…
Herb of the Week: Lemon Balm
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis Magickal use: improves emotional balance, communication; finances, justice, healing, love General Information: With its light scent of lemon along with a lovely flavor, lemon balm is calming and soothing to our nerves as well as for respiratory and…
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