Two cards, two teachers

byJason May 3, 2020 Personal life stuff Tarot
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…

A story of wisdom

byJason March 14, 2020 Tarot Writing
A story of Wisdom by: the 8 of Cups   The time came, perhaps a little later than it should have, when we realized that distance was needed. When we realized that a carefully-planned collection must remain unfinished, a seat laid at table remain unfilled, an ideal arrangement left out…

A draw for the new year

byJason January 25, 2020 Uncategorized
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…

On aging, gift-requesting, and receiving

byJason December 29, 2019 Uncategorized
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…

Tarot Stories #78: King of Pentacles

byJason October 31, 2018 Tarot Writing
  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…

Tarot Stories #77: Two of Cups

byJason October 28, 2018 Tarot Writing
Once there were two people who had long kept their hearts hidden from the world. It wasn’t a conscious thing, mostly, just the sort of decision that gets made after a bout of heart-bruising, and then a little extra caution intended to help avoid that happening again, thanks, and then…

Tarot Stories #76: The Tower

byJason October 24, 2018 Tarot Writing
Once, upon the highest peak of the tallest mountain, there stood a tower that had been crafted – brick by brick, stone by stone – by all the moments of the builders’ lives. Every day they woke, and every action they took was in service to that construction. Often, these…

Tarot Stories #75: The Hierophant

byJason October 21, 2018 Tarot Writing
There were once two friends who set out to discover the meaning of life. They were young, and therefore quite certain that this endeavor might take them a month or so to accomplish. The friends began by looking around their hometown, and then by asking the librarian, and then by…

Tarot Stories #74: Queen of Pentacles

byJason October 18, 2018 Tarot Writing
Once there was a queen of a minor nation who had, over the course of her reign, made a few powerful enemies who conspired against her. They managed, after years of scheming and plotting, to have her banished to a place far, far away from the land that she had…

Tarot Stories #73: Knight of Wands

byJason October 14, 2018 Tarot Writing
There was a horse, once, who with each of their lives was sent to Earth to be a teacher Sometimes the horse was there to teach a fool to be more thoughtful about the risks of taking up a firebird’s feather, and sometimes the horse was there to teach their…

Tarot Stories #72: King of Cups

byJason October 12, 2018 Tarot Writing
  Once there was a ruler who had been at the job for a good while, long enough that they felt confident in their decisions and their ability to lead. This confidence was hard-won, as it is for most people (even those of us who don’t mete out justice or…

Tarot Stories #71: The Lovers

byJason October 6, 2018 Tarot Writing
  Once there was a god who knew all the things that were in the province of gods, and nothing at all of what was in the province of humans. Which is to say, broadly speaking, that the god understood creation of something from nothing, and of nothing from something,…

Tarot Stories #70: Six of Wands

byJason October 4, 2018 Tarot Writing
  Once there was a man who went off to a great battle, not because it was a cause he believed in or because he felt called to defend his loved ones or even because it was his job to do so. He went, instead, because he felt it would…

Tarot Stories #69: 2 of Wands

byJason October 2, 2018 Tarot Writing
Once upon a time, before there was time, a person stood upon the top of a wall, looking out over all that was theirs to survey, and also looking within the depths of a planet they held in their hand.   Now. This is one of those things that sounds…

Tarot Stories #68: Queen of Wands

byJason September 30, 2018 Tarot Writing
Once there was a traveler who came upon an imposing throne in the midst of their journey, where desert met stone. Upon the throne sat an even more imposing crowned figure, with a robe the color of the sands and a cloak the color of the endless stone. In their…

Tarot Stories #67: 9 of Pentacles

byJason September 28, 2018 Tarot Writing
  Once there was a woman who lived in an abundant valley, full of beauty and good food and perfect sunshine and luxury. She was happy there, or happy enough, and why not? She wanted for almost nothing, and who else in the world could say such a thing? Now,…

Tarot Stories #66: 8 of Cups

byJason September 22, 2018 Tarot Writing
Once there was a person who hated leaving things unfinished. Whether it was a task like cleaning the house or something more fun like telling a story, they felt uncomfortable until the end, as if a part of their soul was missing and wouldn’t be made whole again until everything…

Tarot Stories #65: The Fool

byJason September 18, 2018 Tarot Writing
  “Well!” the Fool said, “Thank goodness that’s over. It was quite an adventure, and there was plenty of fun along the way, but I’m ready to rest and be still for a while.”   Oh, thought the dog, it’s going to be like that, this time.   There is…

Tarot Stories #64: King of Wands

byJason September 13, 2018 Tarot Writing
  Once there was a king who had two important virtues – one that was very obvious, and one that was not. The virtue that came easily was the king’s decisiveness and readiness for action. It was apparent to all who saw the king – the way he leaned forward…

Tarot Stories #63: 10 of Cups

byJason September 12, 2018 Tarot Writing
  The thing you need to know about stories is that they have no beginnings and they have no endings, not really. Nobody lives happily ever after, nobody was a blank slate before their moment of initiation, and it’s always a little more complicated than what can be written down…