I am going to rant right now. I do not see why we need to stop saying “it is what it is.” I just read this article: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/26/most-embarrassingly-outdated-words-and-phrases-to-stop-using-right-now-according-to-grammar-experts.html. The Grammar experts say (among other phrases) we should stop saying, “it is what it is.” I get it, the rest of the article talks of stop… Read more »
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Morning Pages
I have made a new resolution to start doing Morning Pages again. Morning Pages are the brainchild of Julia Cameron in her book The Artist’s Way. Every day you get up (a little extra early) and write in a 10×8 inch notebook whatever is in your head. You write 3 pages and stop. You don’t… Read more »
Want to learn something new in the new year? Take a Tarot Card class
Have you been wanting to learn to read Tarot Cards? It is not hard really and a lot of fun. I teach a class on Tarot cards for any group, of any size. I recommend at least 5 people join a class to make it interesting, since much of my class is interactive. You all… Read more »
Things I have learned about Romance (by reading a lot of people’s tarot cards)
Things I have learned about Romance (by reading a lot of people’s tarot cards) I have been reading tarot cards professionally since 1989. Yes, that is 32 years. I was reading cards for longer than that. I have learned a lot about romance over time. These are a few of the points I have learned…. Read more »
Hosting A Virtual Tarot Party
Are you looking for some clarity in your life? Maybe some guidance through your most challenging concerns and questions? Well, tarot helps yourself and others find answers and direction in life. Whether you’re looking to host a memorable party or you’re looking for some one on one insight, hosting a virtual tarot reading sounds like… Read more »
Trust the artist
I am in the process of having some new tunics made to go with my costume. Julia (Needlman www.julianeedlman.com) is making them with the help of a very good local fabric artist named Jennifer Smith. This last week, they perfected the basic pattern and showed me some design elements they will be using to make… Read more »
Eating a Frog
Many years ago, when I was still working as a Librarian, someone had pasted a funny bookmark on their locker. It showed a photo of a frog and said: “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse can happen to you all day.” I loved that bookmark! I thought about it… Read more »
Believe it or not: you CAN make your dreams a reality!
I was just watching An American Experience special on PBS about Robert Ripley and his “Believe it or not!” work. I have always loved Robert Ripley. I thought his “Believe it or Not!” columns showed just how wonderful the world really was. Not all of them were about big or grotesque or monstrous things. Sometimes… Read more »
Keep your opinions to yourself
When we read tarot cards, we are reading Reality. This is what is THERE. It isn’t always nice or what WE want, it is just what is there. This is sometimes hard to deal with. As Readers, one thing we MUST do: we must learn to suppress our own opinions and just read the cards…. Read more »
Candle Magic
Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. –Nursery Rhyme We all wish for things. Sometimes we wish on stars, sometimes on birthday candles. Sometimes we pray, sometime we just wish. Sometimes, our wishes come true. I have been asked… Read more »