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Tarot Secrets: Ten of Wands

Stress testing is a thing, and we all do it sometimes. After all, how do you know what’s too much until things become too much? And generally, this process doesn’t do any lasting harm, or at least any major harm. So, we take on too much, find out that it is too much, and then […]

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Tarot Secrets: Two of Wands

Changes of perspective are useful and important. They allow you to see very large things play out in a small and controlled way, which can create the distance needed to engage with those very large things with a clearer head and heart. Yet there’s a risk, too, that the representation of the thing may feel […]

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Tarot Secrets: Four of Swords

It’s tempting to use all the words, all the time. To perfect the thought, hone the idea to its ideal form. To create a razor’s edge of cleverness, of clarity, of expertise. And you won’t, most of the time. Either you’ll have too many other things to do, or you’ll lack the combination of wit […]

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Tarot Secrets: Two of Cups

There’s no such thing as a level playing field, or at least not one that comes without a great deal of effort. Someone has always had a steeper hill to climb, someone has always started a little bit (or a not-so-little bit) ahead. But the thing is, you can create a space where the ground […]

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Tarot Secrets: The Moon

Even when I am in my fullness, shadows linger. No light is perfect, no fact all-encompassing. Even when I have disappeared into shade myself, there is still light to be found. And despite what it seems, no light is mine in any case. I simply reflect the Sun, in ever-changing degrees, and so night itself […]

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A rather overdue ally draw

Today’s question: What ally do I need to cultivate a better relationship with?   Card: King of Cups Look at the waves! The rising and falling of feelings, the crash of emotions against one another – creating complexity and threatening chaos. And look at the King, settled on their throne, navigating those swells and rapids […]

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Two cards, two teachers

I’ve been having a pretty rough stretch lately, particularly at that intersection between my professional and personal lives. Yesterday, I noticed that I hadn’t actually looked at my cards for more than a month, which is a pretty atypical stretch me, and probably a sign that I’m uncomfortable with something in my life, so I […]

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A draw for the new year

I recently wrapped up a long-term collaboration that was very significant to me, and was the basis of my spiritual life and work for the past seven years. It was time, maybe a little past time, so I don’t regret the ending exactly, but I’ve been feeling a bit adrift in the time since that […]

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On aging, gift-requesting, and receiving

One thing about getting older is that I really don’t ask for gifts very often. It’s rare that there’s a thing that I absolutely must have, other than a book here and there, or a game I probably won’t find time to play, or an experience that I’d really rather be a part of planning […]

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Tarot Stories #78: King of Pentacles

There once was a king who inherited both his family’s crown and their proclivity for acquisition. There wasn’t an object of beauty that they wouldn’t seek to buy, nor a marker of success that they wouldn’t find a spot to display as prominently as they were able. Theirs was an abundant realm, but more important […]