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In relating the archetypes of Tarot to our common experience it used to be that readers would rely on well known people or figures from mythology and folklore to illustrate a point. Nowadays our references can come from a vast array of resources. I like to sometimes illustrate a card’s meaning through what we know of famous […]

Temperance is one of my favorite cards. I find that there are certain symbols in Tarot that have come to have a deep resonance throughout my life. Some that I relate to easily, others that I have had to really work to understand and some where I have thought I’d seen it all and then

Years ago, when I was bumbling through an understanding of Tarot’s relationship with the Qabbala (it’s spelt a number of different ways before you correct me). I found a curious relationship between the Knights and the Sixes, particularly relevant in the illustrations found in the Rider deck. All of the sixes show a modified force,

There’s trends I sometimes notice, where certain cards are more prevalent. It sometimes seems that there’s lessons we all are moving through and symbols become more evident during these times. Lately I have noticed a stronger than usual emphasis on the Eight of Swords. The suit of swords itself is where we often are having

I am often asked what kinds of questions bring people to a reading. Most folks are looking for insight into the lessons going on in their lives, a perspective outside their own immediate perceptions and, often, a double check on what their own intuition is telling them. A reading can give some validation to a

Anyone who has ever remotely worked on a committee or in a group effort, often will see certain human traits that surface in themselves and others. Archetypes that show up again and again and human frailties and booby traps we can all fall into. There is the very self sacrificing person who perpetually saves the

In the comments on the previous article about the Eight Of Swords, I mentioned the business of detachment and how that doesn’t necessarily mean physical detachment or leaving a situation but rather not being defined by it – being “in it but not of it”. This is a tricky business for some. I’ve started this

If you continually go above and beyond the call of duty, often exceeding expectations, the day you stop, the people you have enabled will feel let down because you’ve spoiled them. Communicating limits and expectations is important. Giving your all doesn’t mean depleting or damaging yourself. Don’t be a martyr about it, they make horrid