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My blog--I pull a card--if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it is for you?
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How to Read the Tarot

Begin by brewing a cup of tea,
a nervine, lemon balm or chamomile,
this is after all, your future.
A reading at the dark of the moon is best,
before the night creatures crawl
and bad humours fill the air.
Pick a circular deck, with a fairy-tale motif,
and no reversals.
Hold a question in your heart,
shuffle the cards and place them on the table.
Choose only two.
Like the ancient Israelites,
these are your seer stones, Urim and Thumimm,
black and white, yes or no.
Isn't that all you were asking?

the golden mean

December 27, 2024 at 12:30pm
December 27, 2024 at 12:30pm
#1081595
Zenith

The Zenith tea room is my spot
for a book club of strong women,
a restaurant and antique store.

Old madonnas and sacred hearts
line the shelves, kitsch is a given.
The vegan cuisine we adore.

A monthly meeting set aside
for poetry and politics.
We aim to kill all doom and gloom.

Not for us prejudice and pride,
we have outgrown close-minded cliques,
at the funky Zenith tea room.

Form: Zenith
12 lines


Herb Crafter's Tarot--Eight of Fire--Ginger--Fire up your imagination!

There is an actual Zenith Tea Room in Pittsburgh, PA. I visited many years ago but do not live there now.
December 18, 2024 at 3:45pm
December 18, 2024 at 3:45pm
#1081284
Naples Solstice 2024

We don't have snow
in Naples, Florida
except the machine made stuff.
We have lots of sunshine
and glistening white sand.
I string lights
and dust off the electric candles.
At the beach
a full cold misty moon
and a fresh star to follow..
Seaweed washes onto shore.
I gather some to take home and dry.
I will sprinkle seaweed
and a dash of Gulf water
into my Yule bread.
Life is good here
from now to Epiphany.

17 lines
prompt: snow, sunshine, glistening

The Herb Crafter's Tarot--Curandera of Water--Seaweed--restore your connection to the sea
December 11, 2024 at 10:26am
December 11, 2024 at 10:26am
#1081030
Serendipity--

Two volumes arrived yesterday
Book of our Divine Mother MariaTheos.
Thick and spiral-bound
they were offered gratis.

MariaTheos
I fall into mystery
answer my prayer

Nikki Giovanni died yesterday. Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
She wrote that no one ever says what they mean.
How can we know our heart's true desire?
I am skeptical of channeling, but heard a strong feminine voice.

I asked for guidance
She answered with one word, "Stay"
and thus, I abide.

Form: Haibun, 14 lines
Prompt: Serendipity
Mother Mary Oracle--Our Lady of Answered Prayers
December 4, 2024 at 11:12am
December 4, 2024 at 11:12am
#1080812
Thankful

I am no longer a woman
of the 24-hour news cycle
but becoming
a being of the long sacred story.
In our shattered world,
in a body deranged
by genocidal technostates
there are shifts and waves
safe caves.
It is there in your bones and skin,
a place where your ancestors live.
Come,
be a wide-eyed wanderer.

12 lines
prompt: Thankfulness

The HerbCrafter's Tarot--6 of Earth--Pine--Recognize the bounty in your life.


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