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noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 21:04:00 +0000

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Reverting to original blog name: hummingwitch

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:53:00 +0000

Hi! A very quick note. Some days ago, I announced a new name for this blog--TAROT IN THE WILD. However, I have decided to restore its original name--hummingwitch.

You'll find my new TAROT IN THE WILD series on Substack where you can get a free (or paid) subscription to my Substack very easily, and I'd love to see you over there!

https://evayaaasantewaa.substack.com

And do let me know if you write on Substack, too!

Thanks for your ongoing interest and support of my work!

Blessings,

Eva

Turns out the entire universe is a humming witch!

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:44:00 +0000

Read--and listen!--here:

"The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, Astronomers Find"

by Katrina Miller, The New York Times, June 28, 2023

CARD OF THE WEEK: March 20-26, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:29:00 +0000

Five of Cups

Modern Witch Tarot

by Lisa Sterle

March 20-26, 2023: This traditionally gloomy card reminds me of my city and one of my riverscapes. It also reminds me of how I've often taken my sorrows to the riverside and sat there feeling increasingly nourished and healed.

The black-clad figure in this card is doing the same, perhaps mourning whatever those three toppled goblets represented to her life. The two standing upright just behind her, though, speak to holding something untouched in reserve for the future.

Or they could mean a resource or blessing she's not even aware of now which she could discover at that point in time when she turns away from her grieving. They suggest "This too shall pass," and there's still something to which you can look forward.

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IMPORTANT NOTE

After today's post, I'm suspending hummingwitch's CARD OF THE WEEK for an indefinite period. It has been a pleasure to share these Tarot explorations with you, and I hope you'll take the opportunity to continue your engagement with Tarot, revisiting cards that had strong meaning for you or delving into others you might have missed. (See CATCH UP! below.)

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CARD OF THE WEEK: March 13-19, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:12:00 +0000

Page of Cups

Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

March 13-19, 2023: There are times to boldly strike out on your own and other times to stick together. With this Page of Cups, Ambi Sun shows a school of sardines in perfect, instinctual coordination. They make a sinuous swirl in the water near a beautiful golden goblet. Rather than showing us a single figure for this court card, we've given a group, and that can suggest that its numerous individuals contribute build the dynamism of the whole, revving up one another in their journey through the sea.

Recognize when it's useful--or imperative--to move in this way, especially, though not exclusively, if you're young, inexperienced, and untried. Tarot's Pages have much to learn, with fresh energy and heart for the task of steadily developing themselves or something of importance.

This week, you might make plans to gather with peers or potential collaborators and see what newly emerges or gets a good boost forward.

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: March 11-12, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 09:20:00 +0000

The Phoenix

Daughters of The Moon Tarot

by Ffiona Morgan

March 11-12, 2023: The Phoenix is the Death card in Ffiona Morgan's Daughters of The Moon Tarot, and here is liberation and transformation in an ongoing cycle of being. Rise!

Break with the expected. Being tested by life reveals aspects of yourself you never imagined. Rise and fly!

Challenge your internalized limitations. If you think you have reached the edge of your ideas, push a little further and a little more. Feel the rush and buoyancy of fire energy. Rise and fly and live!

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CARD OF THE WEEK: March 6-10, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:40:00 +0000

The Tower

Morgan-Greer Tarot

by Lloyd Morgan with art by Bill Greer

March 6-10, 2023: Here's The Tower again. (See a previous visit to The Tower, via Neo Tarot, back in January.) Now, in Bill Greer's art for Morgan-Greer Tarot, the archetypal Tower is besieged by air and sea. You can see three of the four great elements at work here--a rage of Fire, Water, and Air. The Tower itself represents the element of Earth, and that suggests for us that the things we've come to consider normal, stable, and reliable are undergoing radical changes.

Before you freak out about this, pause, take a breath or two, and think about what rightly requires shifts and revisions. The vibe of the times offers momentum for shaking things up, making corrections, sweeping with new brooms. Blockages can be removed. New paths open. Clarity emerges.

It can seem unnerving when big changes happen in a way that seems out of our hands. The very idea of individual control in life gets upended. But you can learn to resist the anxious urge to seize the steering wheel and instead watch the rise of positive developments and solutions you did not anticipate. These changes have their own internal logic, their own rightness.

Rather than fear this time, ask how you can partner with and serve this energy. Sometimes this means doing something you never imagined doing despite any hesitation. Sometimes this means releasing the pressure you put on yourself and/or those around you.

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ONE WORD/THREE CARDS: March 4-5, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 09:34:00 +0000

Daughter of Swords

The Wild Unknown Tarot

by Kim Krans

Below:

Daughter of Wands

and

Father of Cups

March 4-5, 2023:

One Word/Three Cards

Our word for this weekend is KINSHIP, and our interesting draw of cards might represent a family of choice rather than one of blood lineage. Swords (Air), Wands (Fire), and Cups (Water) are here--two Court cards identified as daughters and one dad. Only the element of Earth goes missing from this array.

Do they represent external beings--even folks you might know in real life? Or are they parts of your inner self? The lack of Earth here suggests that we're dealing with the inner world, not the thing-ey world of tangible manifestation and embodiment. That does not mean, of course, that these internal energies or personalities have no effect in and on the outer world. Quite the contrary.

Two bright and high-spirited "daughters" sit in this arrangement with a sensitive but protective "father." (I say "protective" because swans are notoriously fierce.) These acquired family members come from here, there, and everywhere--a vision of diversity drawn together for some reason, and it will be your quest, this weekend, to discover why.

What do they contribute to one another? How do they challenge and/or support one another--or how might they?

Enjoy, and please feel free to suggest single keywords for future One Word/Three Cards posts!

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:56:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:58:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:12:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 08:29:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:29:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 09:13:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:07:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 08:57:00 +0000

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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CARDS OF THE WEEK: January 30-February 3, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:30:00 +0000

The World

and

Nine of Chalices

Afro-Brazilian Tarot

by by Alice Santana with art by Giuseppe Palumbo

January 30-February 3, 2023: Rather than shuffle a deck for these posts, I usually take a "stroll" through the deck and stay alert to the way one or another card reaches out to me. When I pulled Afro-Brazilian Tarot from the basket where it resides with a number of other decks, I found myself drawn to the two cards you see above--The World and Nine of Chalices (Cups). I swear it took me a minute to recognize that those poses are identical!

Major or Minor, they are sisters raising magickal symbols in supplication of the grand forces of nature. And both are celebrating and expressing thanks for their bounty or achievement.

So, this looks like a week to move forward with confidence and reap the rewards of all your efforts. This is a week to believe in yourself but also in the forces beyond you that both challenge you and lift you higher. This is a week to meditate on gratitude for the abundant harvest.

******

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: January 28-29, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 10:25:00 +0000

Nine of Swords

Golden Tarot

by Kat Black

January 28-29, 2023: Yeah, I know. A scary one. I call Nine of Swords the nightmare card, and I have a lifelong history of being plagued by nightmares. Of course, it could be the card of worries so all-consuming that you never get to fall asleep and dream to begin with.

For this version of the card, from Kat Black's Golden Tarot, I suggest taking a steadying breath and focusing on one or a few details that draw your attention and spark your imagination. I'm drawn to the faint gold pattern on the dark drapery. They suggest texture rather than uniformity. What appears bleak needs closer examination to reveal its details--many of which might include subtle sources of light and potential.

In the small book accompanying this deck, Black describes the dog as "menacing" and clearly relates this symbol to a term often used to speak of depression--"the black dog."

But what if this dog--as I and so many others have experienced with cats--has approached the suffering human to offer companionship and comfort, even guidance?

To me, the imagery hints at an ambiguous situation, more complex--and malleable--than thought at first sight.

Even the orientation of the swords could signal available resources of mind and speech to be seized and used in positive ways. Grab one!

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CARD OF THE WEEK: January 23-27, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:59:00 +0000

Seeker of Cups

World Spirit Tarot

by Madame Onca O'Leary, Lauren O'Leary,

and Jessica Godino

January 23-27, 2023: Some Tarot images draw you right into the energy of a moment, and here's a lovely example. The World Spirit Tarot's Seeker of Cups (Knight of Cups) and his steed pause in their waterborne journey to gaze at a gold chalice floating just above their heads. And, suddenly--whew!--this song came to mind!

Rhiannon Giddens sings Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Up Above My Head"

Tarot's knights--or seekers, as conceived here by the O'Leary-Godino team--are all about focused, dedicated action. And Cups symbolize the flow of emotion and creativity.

Our seeker/knight lifts his arms in adoration and receptivity. He and his stallion are ready and eager to see a precious gift safely to its destination and recipient.

This week, consider what you most love, what you hold in highest value. What do you wish to bring forth in this world or pass along to others? How can you prepare to fulfill your most sacred commitments?

The Seeker of Cups' sensitive and loyal heart leads the way in all things. This card asks you to listen deeply and never betray your heart.

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CARDS OF THE WEEKEND: January 21-22, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 09:31:00 +0000

Two of Pentacles and Temperance

Neo Tarot

by Jerico Mandybur with art by Daiana Ruiz

January 21-22, 2023: Balance and blending are the key concepts here, illustrated by two cards from Neo Tarot who wished to collaborate on this weekend's message--the Minor Arcana's Two of Pentacles and the Major Arcana's Temperance.

The first most often refers to balance within practical, earthly matters with the prancing figure skillfully keeping everything moving in harmony. The second takes things to more psychological, archetypal, and magickal levels, hinting that it's possible to make the "impossible" happen.

Consider the truth, too, that what we think of as earthly and what we think of as spiritual are already one, already perfectly functioning as one. Lean and relax into that reality.

I continue to enjoy Daiana Ruiz's art for this deck, and I especially love the sapphire blue spurt of water from vessel to bowl and the lavender aura emanating from the Temperance angel's head. And, of course, that outfit with its wing-like power shoulders!

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CARD OF THE WEEK: January 16-20, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:46:00 +0000

The Tower

Neo Tarot

by Jerico Mandybur with art by Daiana Ruiz

January 16-20, 2023: Might it ever be possible for the sight of The Tower to bring a laugh? Or a wheeeee!!! woohoo!!!? Or, at the very least, a sigh of relief?

It might not seem the way things typically go with Tarot's Tower, but you never know. I'm definitely getting a curiously giddy vibe from this Neo Tarot Tower today.

The disruption of the status quo introduced by a higher, external force (that pointing index figure) both liberates enormous energy and gives the toppled figure a Hanged Man-style brave new perspective on things. And it's all to the good.

So, if you often find yourself asking for sameness--perfect stability and safety--maybe ease up on that this week and see what novel things this week will introduce to your life. Accept that you don't know everything and that your good may come in a form as yet unanticipated.

Let go and fly!

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: January 14-15, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 10:38:00 +0000

The Hanging Cat

Tarot for Cats

by Regen Dennis with art by Kipling West

January 14-15, 2023: Well, at least illustrator Kipling West did not turn this "Hanging Cat" head down like Tarot's traditional Hanged Man!

Author Regen Dennis seems to think West's tuxedo cat has voluntarily submitted to its human's grasp. But anyone who has ever lived with a cat--and especially a tuxedo cat--knows holding a cat that way will only lead to furious hisses and wriggles. Kitty will soon jump free and, since West's scene is clearly outdoors, scoot off in hot pursuit of the nearest sparrow.

The usual Hanged Man's upended suspension offers a radically different way to look at things, sometimes completely out of this world. West's hanging cat might have a temporarily heightened level from which to view its surroundings, but this position will be uncomfortable, unacceptable, and brief. The cat did not choose it. And, for cats, choice is everything.

So, here are a couple of different ways to view and work with this weekend's card:

Consider the way I normally interpret The Hanged Man. This card comes as advice to take time out and perform an unusual, even extreme, action or practice that would help you explore a question or issue from a quite new, potentially transformative angle. How might this insightful breakthrough help you resolve your concern or situation?

Or...you can be a tuxedo cat. Don't let someone force you into a view or position that you do not choose. You're perfectly capable of leaping to your own perch from which to observe and understand things. You have a right to autonomy over your own body, mind, and spirit, and that right is worth fighting for.

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CARD OF THE WEEK: January 9-13, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:48:00 +0000

Page of Cups

Greenwood Tarot

by Chesca Potter and Mark Ryan

January 9-13, 2023: Our kingfisher friend--Greenwood Tarot's Page of Cups--fulfills a beautiful promise now and foretells a promise to manifest in times to come. To receive that future beauty one must recognize, accept, and fully integrate the true wonders of the current moment, be sensitively, humbly, and gratefully open to them. Recognize the lovely gift within yourself that is yourself.

Here's how you'll fly close to your desires and reward--by knowing that you are already the recipient of good and grace. Take note of what's around you and within you. For this week, identify the many gifts you have received and are continuing to receive.

Each time negative energy arises within yourself or your surroundings, acknowledge its presence but counter that negativity with thoughts and affirmations that strengthen your self-worth.

As you do, you're training yourself--and the universe--to associate your being with creativity, justice, healing, and joy. What's good belongs to you and, more and more, will gravitate towards you.

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CARD OF THE WEEKEND: January 7-8, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:40:00 +0000

Seven of Pentacles

Revelations Tarot

by Zach Wong

January 7-8, 2023: When you reverse Zach Wong's Revelations Tarot cards, they show you a different picture of the central figure. The Seven of Pentacles, for instance, turns a guy whose crossed arms suggest satisfaction, even smugness, into one whose body language suggests he's ready to smash the joint.

A time of pause, rest, settling in, reflecting, and taking stock is suddenly upended. The once-gathered pentacles appear to be scattering all over the place.

In a reading, then, much will depend upon how this card arrives--right-side up or reversed. And some of you don't accept and read reversed cards (I do). Pay heed to how this binary shakes out in your current or considered situation.

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CARD OF THE WEEK: January 2-6, 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Eva Yaa Asantewaa) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 09:40:00 +0000

Six of Knives

The Hoodoo Tarot

by Tayannah Lee McQuillar with art by Katelan V. Foisy

January 2-6, 2023: All the Hoodoo Tarot cards have a hazy, somber, ghostly cast. Open this deck, and you're in Spirit country. In the underworld. In ancestral territory. In the watery subconscious. And this week's card, Six of Knives--or Six of Swords, as a standard Tarot deck would name it--shows a journey by boat through a beclouded environment.

You might be familiar with Six of Swords cards that depict a rower standing over a shrouded, seated passenger as they push off towards an unseen, perhaps yet undetermined, destination. In the Hoodoo deck, only one person appears and must row alone.

The swords' hilts suggest crucifixes. For some, these blurry images will subtly stir a memory of religious paintings.

This journey appears self-directed and potentially perilous, more so without an overseeing companion to steer, guide, and protect.

Not hesitating, though, the rower moves out into the changeable and changing environment of air and water, in search of land, in search of something that can hold and be held. Is there agreement and investment in this journeying? Or just resignation?

Author Tayannah Lee McQuillar offers many ways to understand her Six of Knives, leaning towards either positive or negative interpretations. I'd say, the essential difference comes down to personal attitude. Conditions are what they are, but how do you wish to row your boat? By clinging to the past and what no longer works? Or by setting off, with energy and resolve, to fight for your future?

Welcome to 2023.

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