Adventures in Tarot Cards: Dr. Who and the Lovers card

Did you ever watch Dr. Who? I am a huge fan. This morning I watched the first of the new season of DW (with Peter Capeli) and a few minutes of the Hand of Fear (the last of Sarah Jane Smith in the Tom Baker years.) And I thought about the Lovers Card. No, it… Read more »

Adventures in Tarot Cards: 8 of pentacles, Part 2–Going Public

“’You see a craftsman honing his skill. He’s not in his shop, though. He’s working outside—in the world—so there’s a connection to something larger than himself.  Beyond him, in the distance, is a doorway. A building. A Town. There’s a community waiting for what he makes. His skills have a purpose….There are people the craftsman… Read more »

Psychic Entertainment for Your next Summer Event

Parties are fun – with music, drinks, food, and good company. These are the times that make life worth living. Unfortunately we can’t go to parties every day. Thankfully, we have entered summer, which means that we’re entering the one season where it feels like there’s a party almost every day. Whether it’s a wedding… Read more »

Adventures in Tarot Cards: 8 of pentacles, Part 1– How do I get to Carnegie Hall?

A young violinist carrying his instrument case gets lost in New York. He stops by a street musician and asks for directions: “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” The street musician answers: “Practice, my son, practice.” I have always loved the 8 of Pentacles. I see it as being about Practice. It is shows… Read more »

Adventures in Tarot Cards: 8 of cups

“Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges– Something lost beyond the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!” –Rudyard Kipling “The Explorer” 8 of Cups has always been a favorite card of mine. It usually (we will use the Rider-Waite as an example here) shows a person walking away from… Read more »

Which is better: Tarot Cards or Palm Readings?

When I started reading tarot cards, I had a friend who was a palmist. She told me she just couldn’t get excited about Tarot cards. “I can spend a half an hour on someone’s palms, but only  a few minutes on their cards!” I told her I was just the opposite: I can spend lots… Read more »

Predicating the Super Bowl

I was contacted by a local On-line Newspaper for a Super Bowl prediction. So I made one. See the article at http://bit.ly/1C6cCdG Justine Breen, Senior editor at DNAinfo.com Chicago asked me for a score Prediction and WHY I felt that team will win. Now I know NOTHING about Football but I have been asked for… Read more »

Card of the day: High Priestess

The High Priestess traditionally is the guardian of secrets. She is a teacher rather than a doer.  But if you listen, you can learn much information you can use.   Followers of the I Ching may know the High Priestess as Yin (passive) to the Magicians Yang (active.) But she is not completely unmoving. Nor… Read more »

Card of the day: 10 of Wands Reversed— Quitting is not Failing

I was reading the new Freakonomics book (Levitt, Stephen and Stephan Dubner, Think like a Freak, William Morrow, 2014.) In this book, they discuss the “Upside of Quitting.” They make a distinction between stopping and failing. Why quitting or giving up is NOT a failure. We all subscribe to the Winston Churchill ideal of never,… Read more »