Last day of Christmas today. Happy Twelfth Night! It’s my Temperance reading: 12. Jan. 5. What is the most uncharacteristic thing I can do right now? What extreme in my life is ready to transform into its opposite? 12.jpg 16-Tower-Red Jasper The state of constant emergency in the world is going to s...

11. Jan. 4. What needs balance in my life? How can I increase justice in myself and in the world? 11.jpg 6-Lovers-Rhodocrosite You can’t have true justice without empathy and compassion. Put yourself in someone else’s shoes, feel what they feel, to get a better idea of what needs to be done. Also re...

10. Jan. 3. What is my greatest inner strength? 10.jpg 20-Sun-Citrine I’m usually optimistic and can see the good in most things. And I know when I’m getting overwhelmed by negativity and can cut that out of my life in time before I’m an anxious mess. I’m open and honest and pretty much WYSIWYG. (I’...

9. Jan. 2. How can I honor and help my friends? How can I be a good friend? 9.jpg 10-Wheel-Botswana Obsidian I can go with the flow and be ready for anything! I shouldn’t get into a rut, but instead be ready to be there when I’m needed or wanted. It’s like marriage: for better or for worse! Be there...

8. Jan. 1. How can I honor my teachers and spiritual friends? How can I be an effective teacher or mentor? 8.jpg 13-Death-Mahogany Obsidian I can be an effective tutor by letting go of preconceived notions. What is more annoying for a young person than hearing, “the way we used to do it”? My student...

7. Dec. 31. What should I forgive? What should I ask forgiveness for? 7.jpg 3-Empress-Malachite I should have a heart-to-heart discussion with my son before the wedding on just clearing the air about my deficiencies as a parent. I did the best I could, which at times wasn’t that great. Weddings and ...

Dec 31.jpg Page of Wands To release the old and let in the new, I need to not be afraid of being a beginner. If I’m going to start something new, I need to start at the step 1 and go on in order. And expend some energy on it. Nothing I want to do is just going to happen by itself. An investment of ...

6. Dec. 30. How can I honor my parents and ancestors? How can I be a better parent? 6.jpg 8-Fortitude-Tiger Eye I can honor my parents and be a good parent by being strong! I’m seeing that mostly with taking care of my mom. She took care of us for so many years, it’s now time for me to take the resp...

Dec 30.jpg XVIII. El sole I got the sun, too! But no children. To be relaxed and confident, I should be receptive and grateful. The trees are gratefully receiving energy and life from the sun, which provides it with no strings attached. I’m thinking “He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the go...

5. Dec. 29. What is the state of my spiritual life? What do I have faith in? How can I increase tolerance in myself and the world? 5.jpg 20-Judgment-Petrified Wood I might deal with each of these “faith” questions separately. They seem much more different from each other than when I created the spre...

When I was a little kid, my favourite show was "Bewitched." It was on TV a lot, in re-runs every day. I always wanted to be Samantha, except without the stupid husband. Me, too! All the same! I watched the reruns and wanted to be just like her. She was so practical yet magical, just what ...

Dec 29.jpg Page of Swords My playful side is keeping an open mind and being excited about learning new things. And maybe pretending to be a cat. (Dude is wearing a lion skin like Hercules.) Even when I’m playing around, I like to stay sharp. Over the holiday, I’ve had fun hanging out with my son an...

4. Dec. 28. How can I honor and help the children in my life and the children of the world? 4.jpg 12-Hanged One-Sodalite I need to stop stressing about what and how I’m doing with my students. My role will become clearer in time. For now, I just need to show up and be there for them. I remember how ...

Dec 28.jpg VII. Lo caro triumphale I’m on the right path to victory/accomplishment. Keep going! As I’ve mentioned before, there are an awful lot of people in this chariot! Along with Winged Victory? So I’m going to say that life is not a zero-sum game. We achieve better when we achieve with others....

3. Dec. 27. What is my wisdom, and how can I share it? 3.jpg 11-Justice-Aventurine Well this ties in with yesterday, doesn’t it? I’m trying (not very successfully) to study philosophical ethics to get a better grasp on the various ideas about morality out in the world. There’s nothing new under the ...

Dec 27.jpg Nuoue wands Love and creativity are a personal struggle for me! Both of which require self-confidence and self-trust. And then acting on that. I’m still getting there, but much better than earlier in my life. Freyja is saying it's not just beautiful, young women who get to exercise their...

2. Dec. 26. What gift do I have to give? 2.jpg 4-Emperor-Carnelian I can use my authority to do some good. I have a perceived authority with the students because I’m old and at work because I’ve been with the firm for over 20 years (and I’m old!). I need to grow into that role and do some good with ...

What if a person (like me for example :-)) would take some time to meditate on all the people she knows, one by one. Picture each person, their face, their gestures, really set them in mind. And then, I don't know, say something to them? have a mental exchange of some kind. Tell them how I feel abo...

Dec 26.jpg Ace of Wands, the Just Do It Leopard I should express nurturance. And it’s cool to make up and follow our own new traditions and rituals. Anything can be a tradition if it turns out that way. And there’s nothing wrong with making that happen on purpose. I’m not sure what that would be in...

I did this last year, and I want to follow it as a little tradition. The questions are based on Christian holidays and saint days, but I generalized them! I’ll be doing this concurrently with the Sacred Days of Yule, but this will take me a bit farther, until Jan. 5. It’s also a chance to use my Arc...

Dec 25.jpg 2 Coins I can connect with spirit as an equal exchange. I’ve always been interested in religion and religions, it’s just something that grabs me for study. At one time I thought I should pick a religion rationally and then stick with it. That didn’t really work. And now it’s all come to ...

Yesterday was all about making cookies, so now I’m catching up. Dec 24.jpg 10 Coins I can connect to ancestors physically, through a legacy or inheritance. Hmm. I was thinking about my did the whole time I was shuffling. We’re having our family holiday gathering tomorrow, Dec. 26, at my sister’s, wh...

Dec 23.jpg XIII La morte Ok, things are getting strange around here! The cards are being very literal. Purification? Renewal? Death is here for it! Death is getting rid of something completely, so definitely purification. And something has to end for something new to begin, so renewal, too. I see r...

I laughed out loud when I drew this card: My shadow, my demon seems pretty literal. But I've learned to be careful about going for the easy interpretation. I didn’t read your post, just noticed that it was the Devil before I drew mine. Interesting to see how our interpretations are so different yet...

Dec 22.jpg XIIII El diavolo Me too! Very funny! (Kind of like nothing to fear but fear itself) nothing holds us back but whatever holds us back! Tarot is saying it’s a no-brainer. It’s easy to identify the negatives that are affecting our lives. The negative comes from how we deal with it. That’s t...