Be afraid, be very afraid! We have arrived at the Lord of Cruelty (or if you like your fear extra crunchy, the 'Lord of Cruelty and Despair'), the 9 of Swords. In this sharpest of swords cards, Mars governs the middle decan of Gemini. The portentous moment we faced in the 8 has reached critical mass, and something must be cut away. One twin dies that the other may live, but oh how cruel the choice.
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Update on the tarot course!
So I’ve made some decisions and I’m making some progress! on the tarot course and I thought I’d do a quick update for all those who have been patiently waiting. The course will be a bit more ambitious than what I originally envisioned!
Fortune's Wheelhouse: Eight of Swords
This week on Fortune's Wheelhouse we arrive at the three cards of Gemini: the 8, 9, and 10 of Swords: dreaded by many and relished by few! Yet the cards of the twins are full of uniquely human dilemmas and insights. The questions they ask, and the challenges they pose, offer answers to the riddle of the human condition. The 8 of Swords, the Lord of Interference or Shortened Force, poses perhaps the biggest one of all. Its associated major arcana are the Wheel of Fortune and the Lovers - in other words, the potent confrontation of fate and free will.
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Fortune's Wheelhouse: Seven of Swords
In this week's episode of Fortune's Wheelhouse we have arrived at the 7 of Swords, the Lord of Futility or Unstable Effort. Here dwell actors, diplomats, tricksters, politicians, and the spirit of wily Odysseus, beloved and scorned by the gods. In each of these cases, a divided mind brings both skill and sabotage. The moon's rulership over this final Aquarian decan brings flexibility, inconstancy and a familiarity with exile.
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Cards of the (birth)Day
Is there any draw more loaded than the draw one does on one's birthday? Probably not. But a portent is nothing more than a symbol, and a symbol gains its power from perception, and perception is driven by intent, and my intent belongs to me alone.
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This incredible correspondence chart, which contains astrological, numerological, and Kabbalistic correspondence information for the major arcana, was created by Jacob M. Yeung of the Fortune's Wheelhouse Academy group.
When oh when will you be offering a tarot course?!
I'm working on it! Truly! At the moment I'm debating how elaborate I'd like the course to be. I think it will probably look like a large folder of downloadable PDFs - worksheets and lectures, possibly along with an audio component - which you can work through at your own pace. My forthcoming Tarot Correspondences: Ancient Secrets for Everyday Readers will be the reference text for the class.
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Fortune's Wheelhouse: 6 of Swords
This week we arrive at a welcome point of harmony in the suit of the mind with the 6 of Swords, the Lord of Science or Earned Success. Here are journeys of the spirit and the body, problems solved and refuges reached. Mercury, world traveler and expert decoder, rules over this middle decan of starry Aquarius, interpreting its distant guidance and plotting a course toward its light.
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WHERE THE DEUCE ARE MY KEYS?!
So on Sunday, in the space of half an hour, I lost my keys. I had just come in from taking the trash to the dump, and I was steamed because that's not usually my job and I thought the person who was supposed to do it had forgotten. (He hadn't.) …
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Fortune's Wheelhouse: 5 of Swords
This week we confront the 5 of Swords, the Lord of Defeat - an uncomfortable place at best and a dangerous no man's land at worst. The truce of the 4 of Swords has fallen; winners gloat and losers suffer.
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