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Everything is Witchcraft
A fellow Tarot reader and I were recently hired for a 10-year-old’s birthday party for a girl who loves witches. My colleague read cards while I taught an age-appropriate lesson about how to be a good witch.
I asked the group of fresh faces, “So, what do you think about witches?”
Each girl repeated a similar sentiment:
“Well, I used to think they were scary and bad but then I learned that a lot of witches are good.”
I asked them, “What do you think witchcraft is about?”
One of the first answers floored me . . .
Solstice Rituals
We in the Northern hemisphere are tilted toward the sun and have thus returned to the longest day of the year!
This weekend, consider making some time for a ritual to celebrate in the ways our ancestors of various lineages have for many centuries. This has always been a world-wide celebrated event, so it might be fun to look up your own historical practices of your own ancient relations.
Triple Goddess Symbol Revealed
One of my favorite people and deck creator of the Disassembled Tarot, Jennifer Steidley, invited me to have a chat with her on an instagram live this week about the Triple Goddess symbol.
Here are some highlights to consider the next time you see this symbol on a shirt, a tattoo, jewelry, or hanging from the wall of a New Age shop.
The triple goddess symbol represents the three phases of life through the feminine divine. Maiden is the waxing moon, Mother is the full moon, and Crone is the waning moon.
I prefer to call this Maiden, Mother, Matriarch, because alliteration is pretty and I don’t know many women who want to be called a crone these days.
Blessed Beltane Reading
in honor of the upcoming Beltane, I share a free reading with you below.
Enjoy Beltane rituals yourself by mingling pleasure and spirituality.
Beltane in Celtic means ‘lucky fire’. So have a bonfire with friends or light a candle during a ritual to release what you no longer need.
Plant your garden, buy some flowers, or enjoy a walk in nature where you take in the blossoms with full delight. Perhaps even make some art from the nature.
Prepare for Spring with the pleasure of a personal tarot reading from someone who delights in the magick.
Imbolc Rituals: Welcome in the Light
Happy Imbolc!
We are at the halfway point between Winter and Spring. While Groundhog’s day is a US tradition that has only been celebrated since 1887, there is ample evidence that the Neolithic Celtic people marked this point in their calendars with rituals up to 6,000 years ago.
Free Reading with Golden Girls
Thank you for being a friend, dear reader. It means a lot to me.
After the blizzards and record-breaking rainstorms around the US last week, I think we can all do with a little sunny daydream of a warm place with witty friends.
This week, I am sharing a longer form reading with you from my beloved Golden Girls deck.
Choose Art: A Yule Gift
Storytelling is one of the most human art forms. Perhaps animals do it as well, but we are not able to access that information (yet). So it seems quite our thing.
For me, tarot reading is a form of storytelling, and my passion for it’s archetypes and the hero’s journey relates directly to my first love of movies.
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