This Magickal Day is powered by Justice.
You know that problem you've been dealing with--or, maybe it's better to say, not dealing with? The one you keep pushing back into the shadows? You're going to get a chance to knock that sucker out. But, first, you have to get honest about it.
Resolve, today, to sit down with that Justice part of yourself and take a brave, careful look at the facts. Make Justice your ally.
Justice swoops in with her scales and sword, ready to make the most refined, delicately-calibrated adjustments or, if necessary, swift, radical change. Those functions are very different and, in your situation, either one--or a combination of both--can be possible.
The Justice card I'm looking at is from the Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg, and she combines a certain severity and inevitability with a definite ornateness of costume and decor. I think this is one who "makes the crooked places straight" and had best not be messed with. I'd prefer her in my corner, not opposing me.
She is a rare, bracing force, like the rarity of the sun in this early New York summer. (What a gracious sun we had yesterday for the Fourth of July!) She is a force for clarity, order and honesty in a world where murkiness, disorder and dishonesty seem to hold sway. At the very top of the elaborately-carved archway above Justice's head, the lower half of a sun descends towards her crown. A sign of hope.
Go for it.
Blessings,
Eva :-)
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Magickal Day of Independence and Coming Out!
This Magickal Day is powered by the Ace of Cups.
Your first assignment is to read the following New York Times piece:
U.S. Nuns Facing Vatican Scrutiny
by Laurie Goodstein, July 1, 2009
Thank you for taking the time to read that. It sets the stage for what follows here.
Yesterday, I drew the Ace of Cups for today's reading and puzzled over it for a very long time--that puzzlement having little to do with the card itself and everything to do with the challenge of coordinating it with the "secret sauce" with which I now interpret and work our daily Tarot cards.
But when I woke up this morning, I had it. The Ace of Cups, and its secret sauce, led me right back to Goodstein's article which--having been raised in a Roman Catholic household and educational system--I had read with interest and alarm.
So, here is today's message:
The tender and determined Ace of Cups asks us to take a stand for love.
In the face of oppression, stand up and come out for love.
If your understanding of faith leads you to social justice, stand up and come out.
If you are a healer--Catholic or non-Catholic--remember the example of the healer Jesus. Bring forth that which is within you. Bring forth that which is given to you.
If you are queer--within or outside of religion--stand up and come out.
If you are a woman priest in your heart and soul, come out.
If you believe a woman's body is her own and its well-being, her right to direct, stand up; come out.
If you are a heretic, come out. If you are a pagan, come out.
If you are a survivor of mental, physical or sexual abuse by clergy, stand up and come out.
Come out, in big or small ways, on this Day of Independence and on all days from now through the 4th of August.
Let's make this a month of independence, a month of resistance, a month of standing up for one another and coming out as who we are.
Blessings,
Eva
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
Your first assignment is to read the following New York Times piece:
U.S. Nuns Facing Vatican Scrutiny
by Laurie Goodstein, July 1, 2009
Thank you for taking the time to read that. It sets the stage for what follows here.
Yesterday, I drew the Ace of Cups for today's reading and puzzled over it for a very long time--that puzzlement having little to do with the card itself and everything to do with the challenge of coordinating it with the "secret sauce" with which I now interpret and work our daily Tarot cards.
But when I woke up this morning, I had it. The Ace of Cups, and its secret sauce, led me right back to Goodstein's article which--having been raised in a Roman Catholic household and educational system--I had read with interest and alarm.
So, here is today's message:
The tender and determined Ace of Cups asks us to take a stand for love.
In the face of oppression, stand up and come out for love.
If your understanding of faith leads you to social justice, stand up and come out.
If you are a healer--Catholic or non-Catholic--remember the example of the healer Jesus. Bring forth that which is within you. Bring forth that which is given to you.
If you are queer--within or outside of religion--stand up and come out.
If you are a woman priest in your heart and soul, come out.
If you believe a woman's body is her own and its well-being, her right to direct, stand up; come out.
If you are a heretic, come out. If you are a pagan, come out.
If you are a survivor of mental, physical or sexual abuse by clergy, stand up and come out.
Come out, in big or small ways, on this Day of Independence and on all days from now through the 4th of August.
Let's make this a month of independence, a month of resistance, a month of standing up for one another and coming out as who we are.
Blessings,
Eva
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
Friday, July 3, 2009
Magickal (Independence) Days!
Powered by the Ten of Swords
No getting around it, today's Ten of Swords signifies a lot of thought and muscle going into an effort to bring something to an end despite a countering, desperate effort to hold it together. Denial, stubbornness and self-interest will no longer evade the inevitable. The "enders" win.
Come to think of it, what an appropriate card for a America's Independence Day weekend!
Despite the dire look of this card, its presence actually comes as a relief. Enough is enough; underneath it all, you know it. "Time has come today," as the Chambers Brothers used to sing.
The actual getting to any decision represented by this Ten of Sword and/or the implementation of it will most likely require outside pressure--or, on a more positive tip, outside help.
For today: If the commonly-used Rider-Waite deck's image of the Ten of Swords shocks and disturbs you, try this substitute: Think of a person who is kindly, but firmly, leading an elephant out of a living room.
Blessings,
Eva :-)
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
No getting around it, today's Ten of Swords signifies a lot of thought and muscle going into an effort to bring something to an end despite a countering, desperate effort to hold it together. Denial, stubbornness and self-interest will no longer evade the inevitable. The "enders" win.
Come to think of it, what an appropriate card for a America's Independence Day weekend!
Despite the dire look of this card, its presence actually comes as a relief. Enough is enough; underneath it all, you know it. "Time has come today," as the Chambers Brothers used to sing.
The actual getting to any decision represented by this Ten of Sword and/or the implementation of it will most likely require outside pressure--or, on a more positive tip, outside help.
For today: If the commonly-used Rider-Waite deck's image of the Ten of Swords shocks and disturbs you, try this substitute: Think of a person who is kindly, but firmly, leading an elephant out of a living room.
Blessings,
Eva :-)
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Magickal Day of Decision?
Thursday, July 2: Today's Magickal Day is powered by The Lovers.
In The Lovers card of the Ancient Minchiate Etruria Tarot, a voluptuous lady holds a crown above the head of a man humbly bowing before her. A Cupid-like cherub aims an arrow right down through the top of the crown. Ooo! That's gonna hurt!
"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown!"
Looking at this image, I can't help but think of South Carolina's lustful, wandering governor, Mark Sanford, still defiantly clinging to his job while compulsively talking his way out of it, compounding his initial acts of self-sabotage. There's mounting pressure on him to resign, and I bet that, before long, he will be forced to do so.
Jupiter Retrograde, now joined by Uranus Retrograde, continues its unsettling run. Murky power upheavals and reversals of all kinds will also continue--think Iran, Honduras, that nutty New York State Assembly! What else is in the pipeline this summer? Well, at least Al Franken will finally make it into the Senate.
This Jup Retro itself has joined a period in which Neptune and Pluto are also in retrograde. I can't imagine an atmosphere of stranger intensity and disorientation. Every day, we must strive to identify or locate reliable touchstones. We've seen a series of sudden, very sad losses--in the case of Michael Jackson, a death whose disturbing drama continues to unfold. We now add choreographer Pina Bausch and actor Karl Malden to the growing list of celebrities and world-renowned artists who have passed on in the early days of this summer.
In the latter months of 2009, we will see new life, new gifts and new gifted ones, emerging. It will feel as if the whole fraught, constricted, discouraging atmosphere has begun to lift. As Jupiter turns direct, healthy energies will begin to be restored, flowing more freely and gracefully. We will perceive that we're releasing tension, breathing out again, moving forward. We'll be better able to take a look around us, to recognize and feel joy in the company of all with whom we share this journey. A few months later, Uranus will turn direct, building on what Neptune is loosening and Pluto is revealing, and I believe we'll see some sudden, necessary corrections in the status quo.
For today: If you hold, or aspire to, a position of authority, take some time to get in touch with your humility and integrity. You have been given authority on the basis of your ability and willingness to serve something greater than yourself. Move towards releasing the hidden insecurity that secretly eats away at everything you do and everything you hope to be. In a time of transition, confusion and fear, your clarity and genuine strength are needed. Become your full, true self.
Enjoy your magickal day!
Blessings,
Eva :-)
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
In The Lovers card of the Ancient Minchiate Etruria Tarot, a voluptuous lady holds a crown above the head of a man humbly bowing before her. A Cupid-like cherub aims an arrow right down through the top of the crown. Ooo! That's gonna hurt!
"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown!"
Looking at this image, I can't help but think of South Carolina's lustful, wandering governor, Mark Sanford, still defiantly clinging to his job while compulsively talking his way out of it, compounding his initial acts of self-sabotage. There's mounting pressure on him to resign, and I bet that, before long, he will be forced to do so.
Jupiter Retrograde, now joined by Uranus Retrograde, continues its unsettling run. Murky power upheavals and reversals of all kinds will also continue--think Iran, Honduras, that nutty New York State Assembly! What else is in the pipeline this summer? Well, at least Al Franken will finally make it into the Senate.
This Jup Retro itself has joined a period in which Neptune and Pluto are also in retrograde. I can't imagine an atmosphere of stranger intensity and disorientation. Every day, we must strive to identify or locate reliable touchstones. We've seen a series of sudden, very sad losses--in the case of Michael Jackson, a death whose disturbing drama continues to unfold. We now add choreographer Pina Bausch and actor Karl Malden to the growing list of celebrities and world-renowned artists who have passed on in the early days of this summer.
In the latter months of 2009, we will see new life, new gifts and new gifted ones, emerging. It will feel as if the whole fraught, constricted, discouraging atmosphere has begun to lift. As Jupiter turns direct, healthy energies will begin to be restored, flowing more freely and gracefully. We will perceive that we're releasing tension, breathing out again, moving forward. We'll be better able to take a look around us, to recognize and feel joy in the company of all with whom we share this journey. A few months later, Uranus will turn direct, building on what Neptune is loosening and Pluto is revealing, and I believe we'll see some sudden, necessary corrections in the status quo.
For today: If you hold, or aspire to, a position of authority, take some time to get in touch with your humility and integrity. You have been given authority on the basis of your ability and willingness to serve something greater than yourself. Move towards releasing the hidden insecurity that secretly eats away at everything you do and everything you hope to be. In a time of transition, confusion and fear, your clarity and genuine strength are needed. Become your full, true self.
Enjoy your magickal day!
Blessings,
Eva :-)
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
Environment as healer
The Puzzle of Spaces That Soothe by Esther Sternberg, M.D.
reviewed by Abigail Zuger, M.D., The New York Times, June 30, 2009
reviewed by Abigail Zuger, M.D., The New York Times, June 30, 2009
Magickal Day & just a tiny spoonful of sauce
Today's Magickal Day is powered by Temperance.
Take well-considered, measured steps in all things today, particularly--but by no means exclusively--concerning any ingestion of medication. Less is more today, especially concerning anything ingested, and that includes herbal remedies, food and drink.
(Interestingly, there's news of a concern that people might be damaging their livers by taking too high a dosage of prescription and over-the-counter painkillers.)
Select the right elements in the right amounts, for anything you do. Pay attention and follow instructions carefully. No guessing, no improvisation.
It's an appropriate day for medical consultations, tests and physical adjustments. At the very least, call today to set up an appointment for another day. If you've been delaying, consider taking this important action now.
All intimate conversations are favored, especially ones concerning topics that have been difficult to address in the past. If necessary, mediation is favored--preferably by someone close to one or both of the disputing parties. But even happy, fun chats are favored.
It's also a good day for writing--really, for any communication as long as it's on a personal, intimate level, not a mass level. "Old tech" is favored over "new tech," and face-to-face works best of all.
Enjoy your day!
Blessings,
Eva :-)
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
Take well-considered, measured steps in all things today, particularly--but by no means exclusively--concerning any ingestion of medication. Less is more today, especially concerning anything ingested, and that includes herbal remedies, food and drink.
(Interestingly, there's news of a concern that people might be damaging their livers by taking too high a dosage of prescription and over-the-counter painkillers.)
Select the right elements in the right amounts, for anything you do. Pay attention and follow instructions carefully. No guessing, no improvisation.
It's an appropriate day for medical consultations, tests and physical adjustments. At the very least, call today to set up an appointment for another day. If you've been delaying, consider taking this important action now.
All intimate conversations are favored, especially ones concerning topics that have been difficult to address in the past. If necessary, mediation is favored--preferably by someone close to one or both of the disputing parties. But even happy, fun chats are favored.
It's also a good day for writing--really, for any communication as long as it's on a personal, intimate level, not a mass level. "Old tech" is favored over "new tech," and face-to-face works best of all.
Enjoy your day!
Blessings,
Eva :-)
(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com
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