The Kindest Thing: Emotional Support and Queen of Cups Card
At the end of the Mabon Gathering in my home and a night of food, deep conversation, and a round-robin of Tarot reading, my friend Patrick read my cards last. It turned out to be extremely comical–and…
From Heartbreak to Higher Ground: Turning Points in Our Lives
This photo reminds me of the 5 of Wands Tarot card, the sense of desolation. Of course, 5’s in the Tarot are all about choices….. Photo copyright by Aislinn Bailey, all rights reserved. When you’re…
The Passionate Queen of Wands
Originally published in Third Degree Curves Photo credit by hradcanska; creative commons license “Oh,” he says, picking up the Tarot card. He’s incredibly gifted, yet this is a new experience for him. He’s never seen…
Decluttering and Creating Sacred Space
Photo credit by Ko_An; creative commons license. From the upcoming book, Searching for Serenity: the Spiritual Way to Declutter your Life and Create Sacred Space I’m intrigued by a Tarot card known as the “Two…
Long-Distance Relationships, Says the Tarot, and Why That’s Just Fine
A few favorite cards from Raven Grimassi and Stephanie Taylor Grimassi’s The Well-Worn Path deck I have a lot of friends who read Tarot cards–and every last one of them is pretty good at it! …
April 2009’s Full Moon: Meditations and Rituals for the Pink Moon
This Special Post on the Full Moon is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic. ************************************ The April Full Moon, aka the Pink Moon,…
Why You Can’t Read your Future for Yourself (and Sometimes for Others)
When I first began meeting “intuitives,” I heard several of them say that they could not read their own futures. I thought it was odd at the time, given that some of them had told…
Spiritual Tools and Forging Your Own Meaning
Not everyone keeps a Book of Shadows in the “traditional” way. You know, the hardback tome of paper, perhaps even wrapped in some kind of animal hide or decorated with all sorts of magickal symbols….
Last Straws
Photo by burnblue; creative commons license “You have an interesting life path,” a clairvoyant friend told me 3 weeks ago. Her eyes widened and then she chuckled as she said it. She never told me…
Spiritual Paths and Rocky First Steps
Photo by atomicpuppy68; creative commons license I’ve been trying to explain the Wiccan degree system of formalized training to a new student who is excited about taking this important step on her spiritual path in…
