Welcome to the Year of the Horse
Meditate on Horse
Know the Power
Feel the Energy
Life moves fast
Keep pace with your own truth
Horse Blessings Abound
Friday, January 31, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Death & Rebirth
#13
Death & Rebirth
The Tarot study group gathered on the first day of the year to pursue our consideration of the Major Arcana and its relevance in our lives as archetypal guides. It seemed quite appropriate that Death & Rebirth was the next card in our linear study.
Here are a few images that differ from Rider Waite Smith and Thoth.
Llewellyn deck
Mary-el Tarot
Peaceful Path Tarot
Rosetta Tarot
What did you let go of last year?
What are you giving birth to?
Celebrate the moment of transition.
Breathe into the resistance.
Accept the discomfort.
Laugh with yourself.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
What Card for December?
I have indeed been lax in posting and I shall not go into the vagaries of my life. Instead, I will consider what jumps to mind here in the twelfth month of the year right before Solstice. The Hanged Man (or Woman as the case may be. More on that later.)
The last month of the year is the perfect time to consider what has come before, what worked, what didn't, what was expected, what didn't manifest and how to look forward into 2014 with a sense of grace with arms wide open.
So, here are some Hanged Man cards. Many of them I do not know the deck from which they swing. But the feeling of letting go is always apparent. Release. Accept. Be calm. Meditative. Surrender.
The last month of the year is the perfect time to consider what has come before, what worked, what didn't, what was expected, what didn't manifest and how to look forward into 2014 with a sense of grace with arms wide open.
So, here are some Hanged Man cards. Many of them I do not know the deck from which they swing. But the feeling of letting go is always apparent. Release. Accept. Be calm. Meditative. Surrender.
The Peaceful Path Tarot
Cat's Eye Tarot is one of my favorites. Real cat positions,
not felines dressed to match the traditional image.
Traditional Rider Waite Hanged Man
Unique image from unknown deck.
Animals Devine tarot deck
The Sun & Moon Tarot Deck
I love this deck! The artwork is playful and intuitive.
Victorian Faerie Tarot Deck
I love this art work. This is on my wish list!!!
Tarot of the 78 Doors
Blessed Solstice, Darlings!
The Light will return and the cards will turn.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
World Peace Poets present Read-In! Write-On! event this Saturday, November 9, 2013
Join us for international poets, youth poets and an open mic.
St. James Presbyterian Church
Bellingham, Washington
worldpeacepoets@gmail.com
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Rotarota: Tea & Tarot
One day when I was having a hair cut, my stylist said she was taking a tarot class. Immediately we began a conversation that continues to this day. Art, beauty, life interpretation, nuance, curiosity and what-do-you-think-this-card-means? comments. She asked if I would start teaching. No. That's what I said for a few years.
She was as persistent as I was. Then it became clear to me that it wasn't about teaching but guiding, allowing each person to find their own truth in a card's image. No, we don't toss out the books. We just set them aside while we delve into our own experiences and begin to create a bridge to the subconscious with truths that reflect our connection to a higher self.
That's how the study group Rotarota: Tea & Tarot began. This month we had our first featured tarot artist, working on a new deck. (Of course there will be a new deck!!! We always want one!) (Just one more.) Gordana Curgus is the artist. The accompanying book will be by Judyth Sult.
She was as persistent as I was. Then it became clear to me that it wasn't about teaching but guiding, allowing each person to find their own truth in a card's image. No, we don't toss out the books. We just set them aside while we delve into our own experiences and begin to create a bridge to the subconscious with truths that reflect our connection to a higher self.
That's how the study group Rotarota: Tea & Tarot began. This month we had our first featured tarot artist, working on a new deck. (Of course there will be a new deck!!! We always want one!) (Just one more.) Gordana Curgus is the artist. The accompanying book will be by Judyth Sult.
Photo by Gordana Curgus
The study group card of the month was The Hanged Woman (or Man as the case may be). With divine synchronicity it was the card that Gordana had just completed. We were most honored to have her present two versions of the card and talk about the process.
Number Twelve, The Hanged One
This is the second card that Gordana produced for the Hanged Man. The first one, more traditional, did not suit writer Judyth Sult's perception of the card. Here half of the infinity sign surrounds an androgynous figure.
My focus is that you know everything you need to know. You just don't know it. No, it's not an original concept. I learned it from a spiritual sculptor in the '60s, Riva Bruns at the Yucaipa School of Creative Arts.
Long ago when I lived in Colorado, writer/artist Rachel Pollack came to a tarot group I hosted there. To see the original artwork is a great honor, to understand the back story from the creative point of view, expands awareness of the card.
What deck are you working with today? Use a magnifying glass and see if you missed anything. In this group, we have half a dozen magnifying glasses on the table and many different decks. Have fun with your cards. And may we all send out gratitude to the creative process and the creation of a deck.
Bright blessings this day!!!
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