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…
Tonight I brought back a lost personal tradition of playing music during a bath.
The last few years, I have chosen to watch a movie or show from my laptop beside the tub.
From audio cassettes to CD’s and then my beloved iPod, my classic tub-side company had always been Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Nick Cave, Belle and Sebastian, and other soothing crooners.
Granted, the music I listened to today was on my phone and the selections were in part likely chosen by an AI algorithm. But, truth be told, it did a great job DJing.
Best of all, it wasn’t screen time, and that was a nice break. I work on screens a lot and then relax on screens a lot. It’s a constant stream of stimuli.
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.
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