“I pulled nutmeg about you yesterday,” I said. “So I made oatmeal because I wanted to see if nutmeg had anything to teach me.” Usually when I pull tarot cards, I ask what I most need and about my most important relationships. Always I include the question, “How can I be kind to Ming?” I’m… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? What cards are you pulling lately? Sometimes when I ask Spirit what I need, I pull four of cups. Then I’m like–what are you talking about, Spirit? I need disappointment? Yes, maybe I need to face that I’m not getting what I need. Four of cups is about not… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I don’t have a ton of experience with tarot. But I’ve been doing it for a while now. I like to take it slow and learn about myself and my life through this cool lens. The seven of swords is classic about theft and deception. But it has also felt… Read More »
“Did you ever do logic puzzles when you were a kid?” I asked Ming. “No,” he said. “I failed at them.” “Yeah,” I said. “I see that.” We laughed. “You tell me a thing, and then you tell me another thing, and another thing. But the first thing totally contradicts the third thing. And I… Read More »
Usually my good friend Ariel and I talk via technology. We txt and polo often! With some emails, shared googledocs, and social media for good measure. When we get together, we usually just talk. There may be food, embroidery, tarot. But I thought it might be fun to go to my favorite riverbed with her… Read More »
For so long, Christmas has felt to me like it’s about death. Missing relatives who had passed, deep emotional pain, and many people around me trying to cover up their pain with passing pleasures. I even made a poetry zine some years ago called Christmas Is About Death. Now that my mom is on the… Read More »
Oh hey, something exciting happened. My good friend Ariel said I can use her name in my blog. Wow! Thank you, Ariel. Another exciting thing is my Fat Folks Tarot deck arrived, a gift from two good friends who live elsewhere. What a supportive, kind gift to nourish my well-being. I was so happy. I… Read More »
I always was intrigued by tarot cards and bought a deck for myself when I was young. It was The Mythic Tarot. I like mythology, so I thought this would be a good deck for me. I put it in a carved wooden box an ex gave to me. It came with a book about… Read More »