the hanged man
10 posts
*+-The Hanged Man comes before Death in the Major Arcana. All evening I’ve been looking up meanings for the Hanged Man since this card was drawn for me in response to my question: why am I here? (Yes, typical Tuesday night for me.) But what does it mean that Death […]
*+-I love when I discover new Tarot meanings. Either straightforwardly (i.e. read them in a book) or when I get inspired by something I’ve read and make my own discovery. And the more grounded the better. I think we forget the literal sometimes in favor of esoterica or abstract. Let’s […]
*+-I gave myself a Tarot reading today and before I sat down at my desk to do it, I had a plan and I was asking yes or no questions mostly. Tricky, right? And my plan was broad: positive card means yes. Negative card means no. Almost like Tarot as […]
*+-Jessica Lange, Taurus, in The Postman Always Rings Twice I never knew how much I responded to other people’s needs — and not my own — until it was pointed out to me, recently. And I wrote about this last week, I think. I need to take one, two, three […]
*+-Still not used to the time change. Waking up late, going to sleep late, my body is all confused and more sunlight does not fill me with cheer. I find it strange. All these months it’s been one way and all of a sudden: CHANGE! Takes time to adjust and […]
*+-I keep seeing Tarot cards in my head. Especially on days when I didn’t sleep well the night before and have time for a cat nap. The cards are alive to me and I mean the art from the Rider Waite in particular. I don’t mind other decks, I’m interested […]
*+-Ever have those days, weeks, months, years when you keep on seeing the Three of Swords? Imagine my shock when my old friend from highschool told me she had it tattooed. There was a time, a couple years ago, when I was in an unhappy, very Venus in the 12th […]