Tag: tarot
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Stand Still
Stand Still We are truly in the Yuletide season. The darkness seems never so close as these days leading up to the longest night, and this year that darkness is particularly heavy. Solstice comes from the roman word ‘solstitium’ meaning ‘sun standing still’. I welcome it, this opportunity to be still. I want to wrap…
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The Four of Cups and Finding Solace in the Practice
The ritual as I remember it, was unchanged. I would come home from school, make tea, put it on a special table, and start sewing while watching Little Women on VHS (the 1949 version). Back then I did tapestries – large vividly printed designs on canvas that I filled in with thick, wool-like yarn, a…
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Cleansing Ritual to Clear Negative Energy and Embrace the Star
We are entering the waning phases of the moon. This is a good time to clear negative energies and move away from struggles. For this ritual gather the following:The Star Tarot CardSome candles one or more could be scentedSome incense/incense stickA bath Journal First let us meditate on the Star tarot card. Look at the iconography…