My tarot / I Ching readings offer insights into the present path and how to best navigate life from the highest self. My style comes with warm humor, considerate sensitivity, and a direction toward positive potentials.
Ever since my professional start in New Orleans many moons ago, I’ve loved doing public readings for events and have made it a staple of my offerings – ranging from birthday parties to setting up booths at the Renaissance Faire. My event readings can…
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST TO GET A FREE GIFT I did not expect to be swept into the art of reading cards– life impelled me toward it and it has become a root of my spiritual practice. At 15…
I love every season for different reasons, but the beginning of each has it’s own sense of magic.
The way the leaves change in the Pacific Northwest surprises me annually. One day you are surrounded by green and then, seemingly overnight, a tree on your commute bursts into a vibrant new shade. The others follow suit like music notes that create a song for the entry into cooler days.
The show Twin Peaks was filmed in the Pacific NW and thrives in the Autumnal vibes. It’s also enough of a horror theme to enter us into the spooky themes of October.
This made me think of the energy gained by trees when they drop their leaves. The word Abscission is the scientific word for the process.
First, the tree grows a band of cells at the base of each leaf stem called petiole. This blocks water and nutrients from feeding the leaf. The cells dissolve, and the leaf releases without harming the tree.
The same word is used for mushrooms dropping spores.
And for the intentional shedding of a claw or husk.
I am relieved that I have personally let go of the leafs of magazine pages that I once thought I would collage. I have so many craft supplies, and I accept that I am unlikely to prioritize trimming out images for decoupage anytime soon.
The Hanged Man is a card of wise inaction and surrender.
It’s about taking a step back to gain perspective on a situation. Maybe meditate or take a nap.
Breathe through the anxiety to get to a place where you can consider other angles.
Some historical interpretations align this card with Odin (Thor and Loki’s poppa) who hung himself from the Yggdrasil Tree at the center of he Universe, wounded by his own spear, to sacrifice himself unto himself.
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