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 |   My blog--I pull a card--if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it is for you? |
I pull a card...if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it was meant for you?    How to Read the Tarot Begin by brewing a cup of tea, a nervine, lemon balm or chamomile, this is after all, your future. A reading at the dark of the moon is best, before the night creatures crawl and bad humours fill the air. Pick a circular deck, with a fairy-tale motif, and no reversals. Hold a question in your heart, shuffle the cards and place them on the table. Choose only two. Like the ancient Israelites, these are your seer stones, Urim and Thumimm, black and white, yes or no. Isn't that all you were asking?  |
| Today is Kitchen Klutzes of America Day. I am not a gourmet cook, but not a kitchen klutz either. I read cookbooks like noveles, and like novels with recipes. I am currently reading a novel, "The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo", that is filled with recipes. Feist Frida was bisexual. For June, for Pride Month, and just because, I have decided to throw a party. I know that a banquet can be a magic potion, and that a well-prepared meal can be a magic spell. I will bring out of storage all the vintage china and glassware I have collected, and all the missmatched tableware. There will be mason jars of sunflowers and wildflowers on the tables. I will order dozens of tamales from the Mexican woman vendor at the farmer's market. I will make from Frida's book Pasta with Mussels, Oranges and Tomatoes. There will be delicious frozen margaritas, pitchers of sangria,and washtubs full of beer and Perrier. I will go to the local Hispanic bakery and buy massive quantities of Hispanic pastries. These will be served with glasses of dry sherry or tawny port. The music will be John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and the SunRa Orkestra. All guests must bring a poem they have written. It will be a solstice party, welcoming summer. Tomorrow night of the Full Moon. The guest list is unlimited---and everyone is invited. Let the magick begin! The Cook's Tarot--7of Cups---Everything can be seen as either a blessing or a curse. You choose. |
| David and I continue to avoid the downstairs neighbors at all costs. A week ago David was attacked by our neighbor verbally and physically. We have filed a police report and have brought the situation to our HOA. That's what we could do in the outer world. Plus, I'm getting pepper spray. But on the inner, etheric plane----ah.......sprinkling extra strength valerian root extract, banishing oil, waiting for the black salt to arrive. Yes, I want these people gone. After this incident, and David wasn't hurt....I realized that both Dave and I were feeling traumatized. After a minor incident. It paused me to think about all of those who suffer severe trauma and abuse, sometimes daily. Justice isn't always forthcoming. And that's why some of us turn to the darker arts. And yes, I will pray that this neighbor gets help. But I still want them gone. Pholarchos Tarot--20--Judgement--Call in the 7th dimension, commune in every other language but your own. Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower By Rainer Maria Rilke Quiet friend who has come so far, feel how your breathing makes more space around you. Let this darkness be a bell tower and you the bell. As you ring, what batters you becomes your strength. Move back and forth into the change. What is it like, such intensity of pain? If the drink is bitter, turn yourself to wine. In this uncontainable night, be the mystery at the crossroads of your senses, the meaning discovered there. And if the world has ceased to hear you, say to the silent earth: I flow. To the rushing water, speak: I am. |
| My husband David was assaulted, unprovoked, physically and verbally this morning by our downstairs neighbor. He intentionally came at David, we don't speak to these neighbors, accusing him of intentionally making noise and disturbing him yesterday. We have had major, negative issues with this neighbor and his girlfriend, and we have cut all ties with them and don't even speak to them. This man pushed my husband to the ground. Fortunately David was unhurt. We filed a police report just to be cautious. David did not wish to file charges, but this neighbor could have been charged with elder abuse, a felony, because David is 74. I am going to file for a restraining order. WTF is wrong with people? I want these people gone! I have tried spells and potions and still they remain. The card I pulled today from the Dark Goddess Tarot--Ten of Earth is AJA an African Earth Goddess. The card reads, "If there is bad blood between you and another, it is a good time to make peace. If the other has transgressed too severely, let the relationship go. Leave the other to ALA--seek people who are trustworthy. Well, there has been no relationship here for over 2 years. And I do want vengeance. But, I suspect that people like this will be their own undoing. But sprinkling a little valerian root can't hurt. It seems to bring out people's worst characteristics and they do themselves in. So be it!! |
| I pulled the Hanged One--12--card from the Pholarchos Tarot. Indeed the world is topsy turvy and often without sense. But sometimes we must turn ourselves upside down and inside out to make sense of it all. Here in SW Florida the poinciana trees are in glorious bloom with their fiery orange red flowers. I always associate them with Mother's Day as they generally bloom by them. This mother and grandmother prays unceasingly for my family and friends. So many in sorrow, so many in distress. Prayer I think about you even when I'm not thinking. I go beyond words in my spoken prayers and silent ones sifting them together sprinkling them in the air. Breathing in, there is healing. Breathing out, there is love. I know why I breathe. Pholarchos Tarot--12--The Hanged One--The great river rushes through you. |
| I wanted to stay awake for the lunar eclipse last night but failed. I felt the full moon Scorpio energies all day, though. Yesterday, in the parking lot of the grocery store I heard the loveliest music. Music that made me weep. There was a young, pregnant woman busking, playing electric violin. She had a sign that read, Pregnant, Diabetic, No money. I don't know if it was a scam or not, I gave her money just for the music. In the grocery store I noticed a woman in the produce section. She was frail, emaciated, literally skin and bones. I continued weeping. I am weeping for the people of Buffalo and all the others affected by this random hate and violence. I have no answers. I pulled the Hermit card today. Pholarchos Tarot--The further you would travel out, the farther you must travel in. Discover what is needed and what is possible. Anchor well and let nothing stop you. We need to travel beyond words, beyond concepts. How do we change the world? May we all find answers.  |
| The friend soars you up to where spikenard soothes the senses and the sky is piercing blue.The storm is behind now or in the waves far below. 6 of wings--Pholarchos Tarot Attended a class yesterday--The Jesus Codes--a modality for healing powered by intent and faith. Learned that all is vibration/energy/frequency and that essential oils hold the highest frequency of living things. Rose oil has been considered the highest, though recently Idaho Blue Spruce is considered to be higher. I couldn't find a frequency listed for spikenard, but as it appeared in my card reading today I purchased some and will begin using. Spikenard is mentioned in the Bible--Mark:14:3, Song of Solomon 14:13 and John 12:3. The reference in John is to Mary Magdalene anointing Jesus' feet with nard. Spikenard means "light" in Hebrew and is believed to assist in positive, life-giving intent. After Yesterday's class I have been a little "spacey" all day, but paradoxically feeling calm and grounded. I am a Reiki Master, and always sense energy in my hands, but the attunements of yesterday seem to have boosted this energy. Myself, my family, the world all need this extra healing energy. May the blessings of this Sunday in May flow to you and yours. |
| Fatty Patty There once was a girl named Pattie Who was very thick and fatty Pretzels and pork rinds, Cheez-Its and key limes all ended up on her fanny. I may be fat said Miss Pattie but I'm not crazy or batty. I eat what I please and don't give a sneeze for those that are mean or catty. 10 lines The Cook's Tarot---Queen of Swords--Speak your truth, from your heart.  |
| Our local SW Florida weekly newspaper is asking for haiku submissions relating to the pandemic. They will print those selected in an issue at the end of March. My submissions: and they were very specific about the 5-7-5 format Thank God for the masks my teeth are falling apart I smile with my eyes Rainbow masks hanging beside all my necklaces there's no place to go Halloween costume a biohazard outfit it's still my birthday The HerbCrafter's Tarot--Datura--18--The Moon--Enter the luminous darkness |
| David and I went to Van Gogh Immersive Experience in Sarasota, Florida yesterday. What a brilliant experience to be surrounded by sound, light and color, immersed in a beautiful world. Many of Van Gogh's works were featured, his iconic 'Sunflowers" and "Starry Night'. Onw work not featured was his "Pieta". It is an image of Mary holding the body of the crucified Jesus. Van Gogh replaces Jesus' face with his own. This painting speaks deeply to my own beliefs. I feel I can place my own face here, beside Mother Mary. I can place the faces of all those suffering in Ukraine and elsewhere. My Mother Mary comfort and protect us all. I didn't notice any marigolds in Van Gogh's work. There were sunflowers, and irises, and almond blossoms. Perhaps marigolds don't grow in the areas he painted. But marigolds are the flower/plant from the HerbCrafter's Tarot deck I have selected today. Marigolds are associated in Mexico with the dead and the Day of the Dead. If Van Gogh was familiar with them I think he would have been enchanted by their bright golden glow. This Tarot uses them to illustrate the Death card. Van Gogh took his own life and suffered from mental health issues most of his life. Despite this, he captured beauty wherever he found it. May we be able to do the same. HerbCrafter's Tarot--XIII-Death--Marigold--Celebrate the beauty and fragility of life  |
| Today I am thinking of Ukraine and sunflowers. Sunflowers are the national flower of Ukraine, and one of my favorites. I am going to plant sunflowers all over our little plot of ground here in homage to Ukraine. I am praying that Ukraine prevails and Putin goes down to defeat. In the HerbCrafter's Tarot the Magician card--Number 1 is represented by the sunflower. Sunflower roots travel for miles bringing nourishment to the flower. The Magician card is all about harnassing your own energy and power. I am dreaming of vast fields of sunflowers over Ukraine, over the world, a connection of roots, with a message of peace and unity throughout the world. To me Ukraine manifests as deep feminine energy. My hope is that this Mother energy will resist and defeat the patriarchal destructive tendancies of both capitalism and communism. I am going to practice guerrilla gardening and sow sunflower seeds wherever I can. Prayers for Ukraine. The HerbCrafter's Tarot--1-The Magician--Sunflower--From one seed, a thousand. Sow peace. |
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