blast from the past

Back in early 2011, I had just started a new job the previous November; I had come from a tough situation where I was very unhappy, followed by six months of unemployment, and now I was just a few months in. As part of the sales support team, I was included in our annual sales…

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side-by-side: queen of swords

March was a very busy month, so it’s fitting that the first side-by-side I’ve gotten to catch up with had to be March. My boyfriend and I made a swift decision to jump on a new lease so a lot of things had to go into action really quickly. (Quick editor’s note — I did…

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rosy lens

How do I solve my cups problems? I throw pentacles at them. Yesterday I went to my local indie bookstore and picked up two new tarot books as well as the Lioness Oracle Tarot deck. I’ve been circling around this deck for a while; the art is so stunning and juicy that you can’t look…

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drained cup

I’ve been pretty zapped empath-wise the past week; dear friends have been going through some difficult times, and I’ve found myself flat on my back for the rest of the night, as if I were a blinking empty battery. I’ve also had a bit of impostor syndrome going on — a class I want to…

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where did the spring go?

It’s been just about two months since I last posted, which is way longer than I anticipated/planned. (I took this photo in February, so that *really* tells you how long it’s been.) It took me a while to unpack my cards and my office; there’s definitely an energy shift in the new room that I’m…

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drive or drag

I have barely touched my cards in the last few weeks; in true Chariot year fashion, I jumped on a new lease and am now packing up my Taurus homebody life. (Sometimes to my chagrin — I packed all of my tea and then immediately wanted a cup of tea I could no longer have….

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side-by-side: three of wands

Me: Gosh, why am I having such a hard time reading non-RWS decks for other people? Also me, realizing on taking this picture: Three of my five decks are Marseilles-style decks. February’s card, based on my 2019 spread, is the Three of Wands. Three in a family, that’s a magic number. I will admit that…

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