One of the grand metaphors of Tarot – though it is a fairly recent innovation – is the that that Major Arcana is The Fool’s Journey with three levels or kinds of work for our Hero Fool to do: Cards 1 – 7 represent the development of self and the ego; Cards 8 – 14 [...] Learn more →
Journey into the Tarot: Rearranging the Dance Partners
My Journey into the Tarot has me looking with new eyes at the relationships between the wisdom figures of the Major Arcana. Before this journey, I would pair up the Magician and The High Priestess, but as I wrote about in last week’s post, it is actually the Hierophant and the High Priestess who offer [...] Learn more →
New Hierophants for New Times?
I lead monthly Tarot meditation sessions where we journey into the cards to meet the wisdom figures there. This month we focused on the Hierophant and this figure was offering surprises. As the card in the Tarot most connected with rules, assigned roles, and established teaching or principles, the Hierophant is not the usual suspect [...] Learn more →
What We Might Learn from Plants and the Five Green Allies Spread
I wondered while gazing upon the Gaian Teacher about what questions the plants pictured might ask us if we could understand their language. I looked at Joanna’s companion book and my own herb books to see their properties as well as drew to mind my experience with these plants. I felt that each plant offered [...] Learn more →