Category: life
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Some people run marathons. Some people can bench press 250 pounds. Today, I am just happy that I was able to do 24 angled push-ups (three sets of eight) in my clap push-ups challenge and walk 2 miles without a cane. A couple of weeks ago I could do no more than three sets of five…
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I’m starting to wonder whether there is something happening to our species genetically/evolutionarily that we are seeing such a rise in what I term utter cruelty to those who are more defenseless than ourselves, whether it is just that we hear more about it in the information age, or whether this is a reaction to…
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What are we waiting for? Let’s get out there. Let’s be creative. Let’s joyfully live our truth. Let’s manifest our vision of the world. Wait, what? We’re too tired? We have to pay this month’s bills? We have dishes in the sink? We have to walk the dog? We have to … yeah. In life,…
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There is a big difference between being alone and being lonely. The Hermit has chosen a life of solitude, but she or he is not lonely. There is a purity of purpose to his/her solitude. Whether it’s a life of examination, meditation, communion with spirit, dedication to a craft, or the simple desire to be…
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I find this card a hard one to write about. There are so many connotations that people find it hard to objective about this card. We tend to ascribe so many meanings, facets, and patinas to it that we never get to bottom of things. In my opinion, it is easy to put all the…
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Do you, like me, get asked for advice a lot? And do you, like me, sometimes cringe when you give your advice and immediately you watch the asker(s) go off and do the exact opposite of what you advised them to do. For years, I’ve cringed when I have witnessed this behavior. And recently, I’ve…
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I love this card! It falls in the middle of one of my favorite runs in the tarot, the seven, eight, and nine of cups. The seven of cups talks to us about choices and options. We have them and we are faced with what we are going to do about them (see that entry…
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Learn and then do. Know and then act. Find out and then react. The Hierophant can be a tough taskmaster. He calls on us to know before we act. That can really cramp your style when all you want to do is jump in and get going. But, often when we do that, instead of…
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Six of Cups (innocence, childhood, play) Is ignorance really bliss? That’s the question the six of cups makes me ponder this morning. It’s all about childhood innocence and play. When you pull the six of cups, you know you are in for a treat because it tends to hearken back to times of fun and…
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Today’s Tarot: Ten of Rods (Struggle, Movement, Motion) Have you ever felt like just packing up all your toys and going home? Sometimes, after struggling to make something work or to make your square peg fit into something else’s round hole, or just to pretend long enough and hard enough that you actually care about the…
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Today’s Tarot: The High Priestess. (Secrets, Internal awareness, Independence) In my mind, there are two big archetypical women in the deck. The first is the Empress, who represents the caring, mothering aspect. Then, there is the High Priestess who represents the strong, independent aspect. She holds herself to herself, knows what she wants, and gets…
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Today’s Tarot: Queen of Pentacles. Nurturing, abundance, peace-of-heart. One of my favorite cards, the Queen of Pentacles calls on us to do that which can be so hard. She calls on us to stop rushing, stop stressing, and trust that things are exactly where they are supposed to be. There is a quote, the source…
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Today’s Tarot: The World. (Fulfillment, Completion, Integration) (The following is a PG-17 write-up so please refrain from reading or check with your parents if you are younger than that.) Ooh, this is one of my favorite cards (if you are younger than 18, please don’t read the following sentence…) It is like a life orgasm.…
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In “Life Elements” we discuss the transformative nature of Fire. Fire changes everything it touches. It is an alchemy by which one state of matter will change into another. If you want to cultivate the ability to enact change in your life, meditate on Fire’s evolutionary nature. In order to begin one thing, you must…
