Category Archives: Being Human

Tarot #58: Knight/King of Disks, solid and dependable, and planted in the earth

This is the middle way, not clever, but applicable in everyday life. Never overreaching, the embodiment of practical approach and common sense. One who heals through simple methods learned from observation and tradition. Think on a small scale, do little … Continue reading

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Tarot #57: Ace of Disks, the center from which all roads lead

The Labyrinth is thoroughly known; we have only to follow the thread of the hero-path. And where we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay our … Continue reading

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Tarot #56: Queen of Cups, the still waters reflecting and receiving.

The water holds mysteries, bends light, and when still is a perfect mirror. Without any movement or thought, the water embraces and adapts to anyone moving within it. The Queen represents people who are emotionally able to reflect and absorb … Continue reading

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Tarot #55: Truce, not peace but compromise or retreat from struggle in order to regroup.

Which opponents will you choose not to engage and which allies will you decide are too costly to support?Bargaining to save a beleaguered position with terms that are only temporary.   Exhausted from unceasing labors toward a cause you consider … Continue reading

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Autumn poems #5

  Mary Oliver from New and Selected Poems

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