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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? ![]() |
Hymn IV--Blue Madonna This picture, my totem, my touchstone a Blue Madonna pensive, serene, surely before the crucifixion. My holy child, at forty-five baptized this Good Friday. Mama Mary and I wait for a takeover of hope in the world. Away with flashy facades and the low despots that hold and wield the power of destruction. I wait for a celebration of the heart. The Great Mother and I hold close all the world's holy children. 19 lines prompt: write a poem about an object in your room The Gnostic Book of Saints--XVIII--St. Mary--the Moon--be forgiving of others and yourself. Rest and recuperate. |