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Magickal loving day

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:32:00 +0000

This Magickal Day is powered by the Knight of Cups reversed.

This is a day for gift-giving--to yourself! A day for unconditional love--of yourself! The cup of kindness is turned within; the good you regularly give to the world comes back to you, ready for your willing reception. This is a day to get in touch with whether you are sufficiently devoted to yourself and, if not, how that imbalanced situation might be changed.

Explore the spacious, capacious spirit within you. It's an excellent time for yoga, meditation, shamanic journeying and channeling. Work with the subtle body, the subconscious mind and/or the chakra system. Have body work that addresses tuning these areas.

We're all passing through hard times, but do not forget and neglect yourself and, especially, that aspect of you that is glorious.

Wishing you a special day,

Eva :-)

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, hummingwitch, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

It's Magickal Day (never believe it's not so!)

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:22:00 +0000

This Magickal Day is powered by the Ace of Pentacles.

Today, expect to get a little something--something of substance--rapidly coming at you from a variety of sources, including quite distant ones. It's a good day to really work your network for what you need, especially information, sales or financial contributions. You also might find yourself awash in calls or emails, but that's okay. What you hear and learn today will be useful, planting seeds that you'd do well to nurture. Don't worry if some of these things seem a little vulnerable or vague at this point. They will take root and firm up with the proper amount of attention and faith. Your role is to make sure they touch down in your healthy, fertile ground and to feed them on your interest, positivity and out-and-out love. Go to your network, too, if you need a variety of folks who can speak up on your behalf in any matter.

Wishing you a loving day!

Blessings,
Eva :-)

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, hummingwitch, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

Magickal swashbuckling day!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:27:00 +0000

This Magickal Day is powered by the Page of Swords.

Today's reading will be a quickie, in keeping with the speedy--and often impatient--nature of the Page of Swords. This guy/gal has no time to waste.

The message, though, is coming through big time: Think before you speak (or tweet) and don't let anyone draw you into a verbal engagement you'd prefer to let alone.

Judge Sotomayor, this means you!

And, dear reader, this means you, too!

Have a remarkable day!

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, hummingwitch, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

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A Magickal Day to levitate the Pentagon

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:07:00 +0000

This Magickal Day is powered by the Ten of Pentacles reversed.

On this first day of confirmation hearings for Obama-appointee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, I can't think of a more relevant card than the Ten of Pentacles reversed (and slathered with copious amounts of "secret sauce," let me tell you) to represent all the bellowing, grandstanding and down-and-dirty lying of an established order in fear of demise. This anti-Sotomayor grandstanding will continue, despite the fact of its futility and, even more important, its needlessness. At this point, the Grand Old Party of Self-Saboteurs (GOPSS) has slipped down a greasy chute and would not be able to stop its plunge even if it had the good sense to want to stop.

Today's Ten comes from Robert M. Place's Alchemical Tarot and bears the image of a greybeard with a constellation of coins encrusting his cheek, his beard and his eyes, effectively blinding him--the face of the hidebound Establishment. If he can see anything at all, it's just the reflection of his own eye. Perhaps not so coincidentally, I've got a DVD of The Fog of War--the documentary about the recently-deceased Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War--which I had planned to watch this evening.

On the political (and possibly on the personal) front, you will hear some things that will make you want to rub your eyes--or gag--and get the stinging fog of lies and illusions away from your face. It's a day to question and speak truth to power.

Secret sauce mojo underlies the double fantasy of this day, a confluence of illusions, the reflection of a reflection--as when the moon, reflecting light from the sun, is, in turn, reflected in a still pool of water. Then that water is troubled, and the reflected moon breaks apart.

What is real? What is true? You might not get definitive and satisfying answers today, but it is, at least, important to start the process by asking.

Best wishes to our future Supreme Court Justice...and to you!

Blessings,
Eva :-)

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, hummingwitch, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

Back in NYC, that magickal town!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Papessa Iohanna
Rosenwald Sheet (uncut sheet of cards)
Late 15th or early 16th Century
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Back from DC and ready to roll with more "secret sauce" from Tarot's book of piping hot recipes! See you tomorrow!

Eva :-)

A quartet of Magickal Days

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:21:00 +0000

Today and the following three Magickal Days are powered by:

Today: Six of Wands reversed

Friday: The Hierophant

Saturday: Nine of Wands

Sunday: Seven of Pentacles

Whoa! Four cards at once, Eva?

Yes. I'm going out of town for a few whirlwind days of museum-hopping. So, here's a guide to the next few days in Tarot magick:

Six of Wands reversed: Let this card remind you of all that I've said before about Jupiter retrograde. For a variety of reasons, my "secret sauce" tells me, Jupiter is retrograde in so many ways today, it's virtually doing back flips. On the positive end of things, take the opportunity to pat yourself on the back whenever appropriate and necessary. You might not get the kudos from the external world--not right away, at least--but you have to believe in yourself and love yourself fiercely.

On the other hand, some of you might need to pay attention to the possibility that you're not recognizing--or taking in--respect, admiration and acknowledgement when it's there for the taking. You might need to look at that a little bit and see what's keeping you from enjoying and building upon the fact that others do indeed think well of you.

A further meaning here, applying to some of you, involves timing: Have patience; a little bit longer, and you will see the thing accomplished.

The Hierophant: Friday's card interested me more than all others. I immediately got the impression of something sticky--like double-sided tape. That's kind of funny, since The Hierophant, as I see him, is always between things, providing connection. Friday's Hierophant is definitely connecting by pasting or gluing things together on either side of himself. There's also the attraction factor, says my ever-helpful, ever provocative "secret sauce." One literal interpretation that might please (or frighten) all of you is the possibility of more love than you can handle! Take that literally or metaphorically. Just know that connections will be forged where necessary (and sometimes where unexpected) and that that could be just great or it could increase the need to be discerning about just what/who it is you're connecting or being connected to. Oh, boy!

Nine of Wands: On Saturday, memories of an old battle come to mind. You might find yourself feeling an inexplicable rush of apprehension or bitterness or vulnerability followed closely by a sense of your own integrity and strength and…I can only call it "okay-ness." It's like something from your past takes a sudden walk through your nervous system, lighting up certain trigger points. There's a reason for this. Maybe it's important that you become aware of this unconscious, body-stored history and also acknowledge the reality and victory of your survival.

Seven of Pentacles: Sunday is, indeed, a good day of rest and reflection upon the present or potential fruit of actions taken or the successful effort to move through difficulties. If the weather warrants, get a little sunshine, then spend some time by yourself, pampering yourself, perhaps meditating, writing in your journal or, at least, listening to your own thoughts.

Wishing you a most magickal weekend!

Blessings,
Eva :-)

©2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, hummingwitch, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

Magickal Starry Day

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:52:00 +0000

This Magickal Day is powered by The Star.

I woke up to a clear, early-morning sky. How appropriate, then, that this day has been blessed by the air-clearing presence of The Star--and not a minute too soon!

Just when it was getting all too heavy, along comes The Star--bouyant, lighter than air, a dazzling silver light dancing through the clouds.

Today favors airing out and cleansing of thoughts and feelings as well as physical things, and you will know which of these will most benefit from your attention.

Communication--especially via technological means and reaching large numbers of people--is also highly favored. Take the wraps off what you've been gestating and holding close to you. It's time to put it out in public view. You could not find a better time to seize upon the power of a network. Communicate and draw to you the right people to help you achieve your goal.

Have a beautiful day!

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

Magickal Day addendum--wow!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:06:00 +0000

It was astonishing to write and post that previous Magickal Day post and then read the following:

Mind - Why the Imp in Your Brain Gets Out
by Benedict Carey, The New York Times, July 7, 2009

Magickal Day, Full Moon and...oh, my!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:00 +0000

This Magickal Day is powered by The Fool.

Today's "secret sauce" is thick and rich and sloshing all over the cauldron and its surroundings! Goddess, what a mess! You don't want to know!

We've got a Full Moon, a lunar eclipse, the aforementioned retrograding quartet of Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, ethnic violence suddenly erupting in China and people giddily grasping tickets to the King of Pop's memorial as if they're going to see the man do one last moonwalk. We also have--my secret sauce tells me--a Fool who's hellbent on doing whatever s/he pleases with an Id and impulses on auto-pilot.

Seriously, folks, this is a day for all of us to inspect our brakes and recognize when to apply them. The potential for things to blow up bigger than they need to be--including events, work projects, arguments, egos--is quite high. And it's all underscored by a nasty double dose of illusion, confusion, aggression, anger and ignorance.

Sound bad? Personally, I've never read a Fool card this twisted. I usually love the Fool. But, this time, the Fool has leapt into a roiling environment that brings out a shadow--eclipse?--side that these archetypal symbols contain within their extensive range of meanings. All is not sweetness and light.

So, take your time today. Be slow to leap on things, slow to react in speech or action. Breathe. Cool it. Try to keep a clear head.

Give anyone under the influence of the Fool Moon a wide berth. And light a little candle of safety and sanity in your own corner.

Many blessings,
Eva :-)

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

Magickal Day group on Facebook!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:55:00 +0000

Magickal Day is now not only announced each day on Facebook; as of today, it has its own Facebook group page! Create community by sharing your questions, experiences and insights with other fans of Magickal Day.

Group membership must be approved by me, and you have to sign up for Facebook to be able to join. If you're not on Facebook yet but would like an invitation to the MD group, send your email address to me at: hummingwitch - [at] - gmail - [dot] - com.

Thanks for your interest!

Blessings,
Eva :-)

Magickal Pentacles Day

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:17:00 +0000

This Magickal Day is powered by the Five of Coins/Pentacles.

Consider the following:

1) the change numerologically implied by 5
2) the material, practical value signified by the suit of Pentacles
3) the situation of something being worn out, shabby or damaged
4) the subtle suggestion of recycling implied by the roundness (circle) of a coin
5) the connection of the suit of Pentacles to the earth

Take your choice of two possible strategies:

1) Do an inventory of your life situation: What's in good repair and working? What's worn out? Broken? What can be discarded? What can be repaired? What should be salvaged? What has sufficient remaining value for recycling? Plan your actions today and get ready to start implementing them very soon. Tomorrow's eclipsed Full Moon will usher in a period during which you can take action on your decisions.

2) For this option, you have a considerably shorter window of opportunity. Ideally, you will be able to move on your insights today. You have precisely five rich seeds to plant in the fertile earth of your current situation. What are those five seeds? Draw up a list. Next, identify your fertile ground. What is it? Where is it? What resources does it hold to nurture your seeds? Take the appropriate actions. If you find that you cannot do so at this time, put your list aside for now and focus, instead, on Option #1.

Blessings,
Eva :-)

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

Magickal Sunshiny--and Tough Loving--Day

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:02:00 +0000

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

Magickal Day of Independence and Coming Out!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:39:00 +0000

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

Magickal (Independence) Days!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:12:00 +0000

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

The way to do it: Marvin Gaye

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Marvin Gaye sings American National Anthem

Have a wonderful weekend!

Magickal Day of Decision?

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:28:00 +0000

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

Environment as healer

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:48:00 +0000

The Puzzle of Spaces That Soothe by Esther Sternberg, M.D.
reviewed by Abigail Zuger, M.D., The New York Times, June 30, 2009

Magickal Day & just a tiny spoonful of sauce

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:54:00 +0000

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

Magickal Day: Tarot and "secret sauce" for the Warrior

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Today's Magickal Day is powered by the Five of Swords.

Coming to the end of a fierce struggle gives you an opportunity to catch your breath, make peace with your losses, adjust to your changes and re-evaluate the tools and methods with which you approach your challenges. Do these tools and methods still serve you well? Or is it time to let them go and to discover and adopt better strategies?

(Interestingly, today is the day that U.S. forces are being withdrawn from Iraqi cities.)

Do not give in to sadness and frustration. Care for yourself and your needs today and use any available quiet time to tune into the archetype of the Spiritual Warrior.

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

The debut of Magickal Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Magickal Day replaces my Audio Card of the Day and will be a text-only (for now) guide to your day, utilizing Tarot plus my new "secret sauce." Let me assure you that that secret sauce is hot!

I hope you'll enjoy Magickal Day and, if you, you'll send your comments!

June 29, 2009: Today's Magickal Day is powered by the Three of Hearts/Cups.

Explore creative collaboration, especially among a small group of friends.

Be sure that your speech, in any social circle, is positive and productive. It could easily slip into gossip and negativity and end up being "creative" of negativity, if you catch my drift. Today, you have tremendous power to magnetize and increase energy and whatever you visualize. So, you want to keep things on the positive tip.

Make it a good one!

Blessings,
Eva :-)

(c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, http://hummingwitch.blogspot.com

Happy Pride Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:21:00 +0000

With many thanks to you!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:45:00 +0000

Dear friends of hummingwitch,

Due to increased monthly fees for bandwidth, I'll have to discontinue the Audio Card of the Day clips feature on hummingwitch blog. I'm gratified that so many of you found these recordings enjoyable and helpful, and I hope you'll continue to engage with my work in other ways. This is a transitional time, and I am delving into new areas. Stay tuned and, as always, thanks so much for the kind words and support you've offered!

Happy Solstice!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:31:00 +0000

Wishing everyone a grand Summer Solstice, and thanks, once again, for your friendship and suppport of this blog!

Bright blessings,
Eva :-)

Audio Card of the Weekend: 6/19-22/09

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:54:00 +0000

Ace of Wands reversed, from the Diamond Tarot, says, "Stir it up!"

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Audio Card of the Day: 6/18/09

noreply@blogger.com (Eva YaaAsantewaa) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:59:00 +0000

Ace of Cups reversed. Something needs examination and repair--or opening up--so that you can be a secure, sturdy vessel for the good you will receive and give.

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