shea in the catskills

shea in the catskills

10
Feb
a white swan in profile with a white goblet in the foreground out of which colored radiating lines are coming out

Card of the Day: Son of Cups

When I was in my mid-twenties, working at a corporate job, I would walk to work. I had a Nomad
1 min read
09
Feb
5 cups white cups line both the top and bottom of a white oval while colored threads connect each cup to every other cup

Card of the Day: Ten of Cups

True joy is our birthright. And if we’ve done any kind of spiritual work or just paid deep attention
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08
Feb
a great horned owl looks directly at the viewer while standing upright on the hilt of an angled rainbow sword

Card of the Day: Father of Swords

My flash reaction to this card tends toward the negative. He kind of represents “The Man” in my mind. Power,
2 min read
07
Feb
three women in yellow, blue and red dresses with bulbous vessels balanced on their heads

Card of the Day: Three of Vessels (Cups)

Also known as the Three of Cups, this is one of my favorite cards. When the internal water of our
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06
Feb
daughter of cups tarot card showing a black-billed duckling looking at its rainbow reflection in line-drawn water. a black goblet hovers at the top center

Card of the Day: Daughter of Cups

Yes, sometimes it’s like this. A card follows you around, asking: What else? What more? I’m including images
2 min read
05
Feb
an illustration of a white branch and leaves with 6 small pendulous golden-orange pentacles hanging off against a black ground

Card of the Day: Six of Pentacles

I had nightmares from watching the surrealist game show that was last night’s SOTU address. Equity and justice—a
1 min read
04
Feb
a tarot card showing three swords bound together in a tangle of blood-red ties with blood dripping off the sword tips

Card of the Day: Three of Swords

The image is clear, isn’t it? Pain, sorrow, heartbreak, betrayal. The thing all of us are avoiding in a
1 min read
03
Feb
daughter of cups tarot card showing a black-billed duckling looking at its rainbow reflection in line-drawn water. a black goblet hovers at the top center

Card of the Day: Daughter of Cups

No, your eyes do not deceive you; it’s the same card as yesterday. The temptation to just draw another
2 min read
02
Feb
daughter of cups tarot card showing a black-billed duckling looking at its rainbow reflection in line-drawn water. a black goblet hovers at the top center

Card of the Day: Daughter of Cups

The Daughters (or Pages; any gender) are the young ones of the court. They are messengers, risk-takers and students of
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01
Feb
hierophant tarot card showing a black cawing crow with an antique key in its talons a yellow bolt of lightning is striking the key

Entering February

Thanks to those of you who came out for last night’s Tarot for Self-Study Workshop—it was a blast!
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