CARD OF THE WEEK: February 27-March 3, 2023

 

 Two of Swords

Universal Waite Tarot

 based on art by Pamela Colman Smith

with coloring by Mary Hanson-Roberts

 

February 27-March 3, 2023: That's a moon in flux (crescent) and a shifting body of water behind the Two of Swords figure firmly seated on a narrow stone bench and ground. Though blindfolded--or maybe because the sense of sight is not available--the swords bearer could be more finely sensitized to the environment than expected. I imagine sitting there and feeling the cold sweep of wind over water, hearing and feeling the rough roll of the water itself. The moon, itself, might whisper of changes in store.

Gripping a sword handle in each hand, the swords bearer takes a protective stance over chest and heart.

While the traditional interpretation of Two of Swords speaks of verbal or ideological conflict--not so much a meeting of the minds as a clashing of the minds--we can also consider new information about this image.

If the swords bearer's sensitivity detects large, powerful shifts in the environment, a protective stance could be understandable. Of course, all that bluster and resistance might be what faces you--not what you are doing.

In a reading, try to sense whether this refers to the querent or someone or something in the querent's experience. Nearby cards should help you determine that and whether Two of Swords represents a justified and positive response. As a card-of-the-week, though, consider how disturbances and disruptions should be handled, especially in terms of arguments or any verbal expression.

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: February 25-26, 2023

 

Four of Pentacles

Modern Witch Tarot

by Lisa Sterle

 

February 25-26, 2023: Notice the orange puffer jacket on this urban dweller--a go-getter who, seen here, keeps earthly rewards carefully gripped and locked down. Orange is a color of dynamic activity. Lisa Sterle finds the Four of Pentacles a bit too controlling. Perhaps the figure here fears that what has been steadily gained--likely through so much feverish, headstrong activity--can easily slip or be taken away.

While this is just one way to approach the Four of Pentacles, it might indeed have relevance to your current situation. Where (and why) might you be holding on too tightly? Is that necessary--or could you ease up on things--and on yourself?

If this resonates with you, consider if you're at the mercy of a deep-seated, haunting, self-sabotaging trust issue and in need of reassurance that you will not be stiffed, not be exploited, not be hurt or left without again. Or consider if you've undervalued yourself and the value of your work. Do you need to speak up on your own behalf more clearly? Or do you need to set a firm and convincing boundary?

Journaling around any of these questions can be helpful as writing moves all sorts of jumbled items out of an anxious mind and onto a blank page where you'll have adequate space to see and sort them.

And, hey, you might feel more comfortable with the puffer off. Your feet will move off the pentacles when you go searching for paper and pen. And you'll need at least one hand to write with!

So, there you go!

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CARD OF THE WEEK: February 20-24, 2023

 

your tail deserves to be told

Blooming Lovelies

by Amber Fossey

 

February 20-24, 2023: Blooming Lovelies, a quirky affirmation oracle deck by Amber Fossey, deserves to be in your collection. It has a funny way of expressing itself. So, make of it what you will!

For me, your tail deserves to be told, with its cheerful rainbow sky, speaks of the joy of being embodied and taking up one's due space on this planet. There's room for you and room for me.

So, this can be a week to celebrate all of that. Bonus points if your birthday happens to fall sometime within this week. If not, pick a day this week and celebrate it anyway, just like the royalty you are!

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: February 18-19, 2023

 

Queen of Fire

Tarot of the Four Elements

by Isha Lerner with art by Amy Ericksen

 

February 18-19, 2023: Leaping flames. Sunflowers. Snakes twining through infinity and winding their way up the energy portals along your spine. A face gleaming like the sun, steadily gazing straight ahead with benevolence and confidence. Our fiery Queen of Wands turns up the heat in all dimensions and shows you how to do so, too.

This weekend, concentrate on your connection with planet Earth and the earth beneath your feet and with your root chakra, your energetic point of connection with Earth and your earthly manifestation in this lifetime.

Draw heat and power up through your feet, legs, and all of your primary chakras--spinning vortexes of etheric energy--warming, illuminating, enlivening them. Get an appointment for bodywork to keep your blood, lymph, and auric energies flowing freely. Wear and surround yourself with sun/fire colors, and dance vigorously to upbeat music.

If you've been feeling low and out of sorts, this is a good weekend to restore your appetite for life and laughter. The Queen will show you exactly where (and why) you need that boost, and you'll end up feeling a 100 times better!

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CARD OF THE WEEK: February 13-17, 2023

 

 The Hermit

Tarot of the Four Elements

by Isha Lerner with art by Amy Ericksen

 

February 13-17, 2023: "Would you like another card to accompany you?" I asked. "No," came the swift reply. "I'm good."

The Hermit, like Greta Garbo, wants to be alone.

And so, staff in hand, The Hermit begins a journey, long or short, into the star-spangled night.

There are some journeys, we believe, that can only be faced with solitary resolve. But are we ever truly alone?

It came to me, when gazing at this card from Lerner and Ericksen's Tarot of the Four Elements, that those blazing stars may represent the spirits and spiritual forces that guide and protect. We are not even alone if we consider the many selves and elements we contain within ourselves. Every being dwells within community and is also a community.

Reach out and reach in deep. You may need peaceful solitude at this time. And delicious quiet. But you are lovingly held. And never alone.

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: February 11-12, 2023

King of Swords

Afro-Brazilian Tarot

by Alice Santana with art by Giuseppe Palumbo

 

February 11-12, 2023: You can feel the King of Swords, ruler of the mighty element of Air, stirring up dynamic currents of in Giuseppe Palumbo's image for Afro-Brazilian Tarot. As a Tarot king, he brings the clarifying force of history and lived experience to any question or situation in need of rational solution.

He's also not one to trifle with, because if you fuck around, you will find out.

Your mental and verbal skills are heightened and purposeful. It's a good time to re-read old diaries, journals, letters, or documents--or, starting fresh, begin to write or audio-record accounts of your past experiences. Spend time with elders and soak up their stories and wisdom. Make a brainstorming date with one of your mentors. They have so much of value to share with you.

King of Swords not only carries history, he vigilantly protects it. Be aware that there are those who, to maintain their own power, would prefer that certain facts of history be forever obscured. To the best of your ability, hold truth and share truth. Pass it on. Our stories keep culture alive, keep us nourished, and seed the future. They are tools of justice.

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CARD OF THE WEEK: February 6-10, 2023

 

 Four of Cups

Modern Witch Tarot

by Lisa Sterle

 

February 6-10, 2023: "OVER IT," declares the wording on our Tarot friend's grey hoodie. Just as in more conventional Four of Cups paintings, she looks totally uninterested in what she has (the three goblets arrayed before her) and what she could have (the fourth one, proffered by a spirit hand floating in mid-air). Even her cellphone, on the ground beside her, goes ignored.

As I've mentioned elsewhere, sometimes it pays to follow clues that arise as you gaze at a Tarot card. What details draw your eyes? What words, sounds, or music do you suddenly hear? What energies do you feel in your body?

In this case, I'm being drawn to certain colors--the yellow bricks, the placid blue sky seen through a large window, the grey floor. Though yellow is usually a high-energy color associated with the intellect--quick, bright, uplifting, and motivating--this orderly arrangements of bricks into a strong wall, combined with the figure's closed, refusing body language, suggests lack of movement, being dead-set against whatever might be newly offered. In the little box that comes with her deck, Sterle mentions cynicism.

The grey of the floor and hoodie--Wait... Is that grey lipstick, too?--suggest this person is wallowing in a limbo state of indecision or even depression. The blue of the sky does what blue does. It refreshes. Or, at least here, it offers refreshment.

The "cups" in Sterle's suite of Cups are all simple, modest in form and of a mid-toned pink, not expensive, precious metal goblets. They're there for anyone who needs them. Anyone, that is, willing to open mind and heart and take the gift.

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: February 4-5, 2023

 

Strength

Modern Witch Tarot

by Lisa Sterle

February 4-5, 2023: Thanks to a stop in New-York Historical Society's bookstore back in mid-January, I now own a copy of Lisa Sterle's Modern Witch Tarot, and I love it! You'll probably see a fair amount of it in coming weeks. This weekend, we're journeying with Strength.

Sterle associates Strength's lion with the sometimes scary, sometimes hard to control aspects of our inner selves, and I'll note here how gently the wise lady touches, calms, and protects her lion. You might imagine her speaking to him quite sweetly. I will also note, as Sterle does, they both wear wreathes of red roses, uniting them. They belong to each other.

And, further, check out milady's high-heeled sandals! Our elegant guide can do everything both forward and backward and in high heels!

 

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet (Library of Congress)

Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backward and in high heels. 

– Ann Richards (1933-2006), former Texas governor

 

So, class, what are we learning? An approach to those wild, scary bits that moves with respect and love. Do not beat yourself up for parts of yourself that have troubled you. 

How might you have fallen out of alignment? What needs gentle redirection?

How can you reconcile with yourself and find true, profound value in who you are as a whole human being?

Reach within and bring out that strength!

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