Tarantula: The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit
After the destruction and annihilation that comes from the Panther, we emerge more aligned and clear in our path forward. Now, in the sixth position, there is an obvious brightness with this card by the imagery alone, but this was the goal of the Panther: to help us emerge from chaos and frenzy into brightness […]
Ace of Wands
Ace of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot We have come to our last Ace! Moving alphabetically through the suits, the Ace of Wands rounds out our understanding of the Aces within the tarot, and the role that they serve in starting us off into the Minor Arcana. I hope that after this blog, and reading […]
Lizard: The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit
The fourth animal from the Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck is the Lizard. Coming after the Scorpion, with its fierce and fiery energy, we need to find some stability, which the Lizard encourages. There needs to be a bit of a metaphorical cooling off. With the Scorpion, we recognize how the spirit within (as we […]
Scorpion: The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit
The third animal within the fire element of the Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck is the Scorpion. It is a perfect time to write about this wonderful creature as we approach the Full Flower Moon in Scorpio. A quick recap: the previous card was the Hyena. The Hyena invites us to consider where laughter, comedy, […]
Hyena: The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit
Next up in our deep dive into the The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck is the Hyena, second in the suit of fire. The fire suit starts with the first animal, the Fire Ant. The Fire Ant invites consideration of how we are spending our energetic currency. Are we quick to anger? Are we spending […]
Whale: The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit
We have arrived at the end of the water element. The animals that have journeyed with us have taught us how to move in the flow of life, express our emotions with awareness, and create from the center within that is connected to the world at large. Our last card in the water element is […]
The Sun
The Sun from the Shadowscapes Tarot We are so close to coming to the end of the Major Arcana. The Fool has almost completed the journey, bounding into and out of each card with the spontaneity that only he can bring. Once we get to the World card, the journey starts over again. But, for […]
The Tower
The Tower from the Ostara Tarot We have officially arrived at the Tower, perhaps one of the most unwanted tarot cards in the deck. The Tower, even for those (like me) who value and appreciate this card, is no joke. It is a card that brings forward a lot of edges. Ultimately, these edges will […]
Temperance
Temperance from the Spirit Animal Tarot Continuing the series of diving deeper into each tarot card, we have just moved through Death, and are hinged on the energies of evolution and rebirth. This hinge is the beautiful alchemy of Temperance. This connective thread of death into rebirth pulls on the web of life. Temperance stands […]