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Transformed by Love. A Reading for Humanity.

I have been trying to finish my lessons from A Course in Miracles. It has only taken me a couple of years to get to lesson 215! LOL! I keep dropping and picking it back up. Todays lesson was Love is the way I walk in gratitude. Soon after sitting with that lesson for a minute, I pulled The Star and The Empress. Todays reading invites us to let the gentle, yet powerful ways of love guide us in every step, so that we may witness how transformative a love-centered way of being can be. Even when...

Adapting As We Go. A Reading for Humanity!

Whenever we make plans for our lives, there always needs to be room for the unexpected, and for the realities of our emotional nature to take place. When we practice presence and consent to the unexpected setbacks that are natural to any endeavor, we are priming ourselves for long-term success. In this reading, you will notice that all the four cards contain sideway images of people. From the right to the left, it seems like a procession of sorts: Page of Pentacles starts off this journey,...

6 of Cups: Befriending our Depths

6 of Cups. Deep within our psyche, in the crevices of our soul, there are creepy creatures and strange terrains. There are the bony remnants of trauma, there are carcasses of our old wounds. There is so much buried there: the accumulated fears, experiences, and nightmares of a lifetime. In these dark depths, you will find patches of unresolved emotions, and visions that you thought you had long forgotten. But they are still there, lurking, causing that pervasive sense of unease that underlies...

Be the Sunrise and the Mountains

It is starting to really warm up in the desertthis week we will have our first day of the year of temperatures of 100F. As part of my new work-at-home morning routine, I set up a reading space right outside my office/bedroom, and put my little cactus from the old office on a cute table next to a comfy chair. As I sipped on my coffee this morning, I faced directly East, greeting the Sun as it rose. Today, the strength of the sunrays was considerably more noticeable. The warm days are upon us!

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The Astrology of the Major Arcana: the Planets

In this video, I overview the 10 cards of the Major Arcana that are ruled by planets, and give you tips on making the connection between these correspondences. A cheat sheet from the keywords shared in the video is below.

PlanetCardConnectionMercuryThe MagicianThe power of mind, Connection to the DivineVenusThe EmpressPleasure, sensuality, and passionMarsThe TowerAbrupt change and upheavalJupiterWheel of FortuneExpansion through connection to cosmic lawsSaturnThe WorldSelf-mastery and...

The Tower Reversed: Living in Freedom not Fear

The reversed Tower may be an indication that we are living in disaster avoidance mode. When upright, The Tower often has us focus on the unstable structures of our lives, and in ego-based constructs, that need to give way before stronger foundations are built. Perhaps a line of work is no longer serving us well; maybe a relationship is no longer in our best interest; perhaps a limited way of thinking about reality is starting to crumble. Whatever the case may be, The Tower invites us into...

Aces of Cups and Swords: Peace of Heart and Mind.

The sacred combo of Ace of Cups and Ace of Swords comes back a second reading in a row, after in last nights Pick-a-Card Reading I felt called to read them both together as guidance for all who were watching, regardless of which cards they had picked. What is their joint invitation to us? Lets see.

The four Aces represent the simplest, raw form of the energy of the suit that they belong to. They are the beginning of a journey. They are portals to new beginnings of different kinds. As we know,...

10 of Cups: Cultivating Joy & Presence

The 10 of Cups connects us to presence and to a sense of joy that lies underneath the ups and downs of life. 10 of Cups is, at its basic, emotional fulfillment. After all, all 10s in the tarot are numbers of completion of some sort. A certain journey has reached its end, and before a new one starts, there is not much to do, save for savoring or enduring whats here. The 10 of Cups today reminds us to look no further than our own heart as a source of fulfillment and emotional contentment....

Natural, Slow Growth. A Reading for Humanity.

We are going into periods in which our main challenges will be being able to emotionally handle our realities and that of the world, while remaining present and open, without recoiling back to a completely contracted version of ourselves.

For that reason, we are now being asked to practice first opening up whats here; and second, growing within the limitations of where we are. The empress invites us into expansion and growth, but this isnt a rapid evolution. This is slow growth. Think of a...

Nine of Pentacles Reversed: Reclaiming Gratitude

Nine of Pentacles Reversed. Take the day to ponder about how far youve come, to be grateful to yourself about all of your efforts and all that you have been through, to be thankful for existing as yourself in this earth plane. While taking a mindful breath, exhale out any anxiety about the ways in which your actions were out of alignment with your intentions, and simply be grateful that each day gives us a chance to try again. That longing in your heart may never be filled with things outside...