Tarotscopes at Siobhan's Mirror
I'm happy to share with you all my latest tarotscope for one of my favorite tarot sites, Siobhan's Mirror. This Leo season I did a reading for Taurus. For that and amazing tarotscopes by professional readers, head over to the tarotscope page now. They're magical!
Tarot Valentines
Happy Valentine's Day my darlings!
I love any excuse to get mushy and give cards, so I couldn't resist making some tarot-themed valentines for everyone.
Find Your Valentine Here
Pick the tarot card that best fits your approach to love for a special valentine.
Thank you for being so lovely :)
xoxox,
Gina
Lovely Links & Happenings
I don't know about you but I'm having major Halloween withdrawal over here. My partner and I dressed up as Cesar the Somnambulist and Jane from one of my favorite silent films, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. (You can watch the whole thing on youtube here. It's spooky and the handpainted sets are beautifully surreal.) It was a ball, though I have to say I do not have a natural talent for face painting.
It's been a few weeks since I had a link roundup, so there's lots of diverting tidbits to be had. Enjoy and share what you discovered in the comments below.
Tarot
Those moon phase cards! Irresistible.
Over here I had fun with 10 questions every tarot reader must answer and shared why I choose not to read with reversals in my tarot practice.
For all you tarot professionals out there, I really enjoyed this post from Benebell Wen about how to deal with refund disputes. Check out her blog if you haven't already for the best source around on the ins and outs of running a spiritual business.
I've been salivating over the gorgeous Pagan Otherworlds deck by Uusi. It's hard to belive I was a one deck girl for almost ten years! This one just might be my holiday gift to myself...
I absolutely loved this piece on "Coming out of the Woo Closet" by Andi Grace at Little Red Tarot.
Eclectic Others
Haruki Murakami on the danger of excluding others and the importance of embracing our shadow.
13 Rules for Female Friendships by Roxane Gay.
Why being consistent and small is the best way to win at business.
And, to end on a goofy note:
Finalists for the 2016 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
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Fall in New England - is anything better?
It's been a majestic week in my world, and I hope it has been in yours as well! I went on a trip to New England to peep some leaves, so things were a little quiet on the blog front over here.
The gorgeous, gorgeous Circo Tarot
I did get my paws on a copy of the Circo Tarot and let me tell you, it's gorgeous and mysterious. There are some especially Halloween-y (Halloweenie?) cards in there that I can't get enough of. Stay tuned for a post on them soon.
In the meantime, here are the links that caught my eye this week:
A Twin Peaks tarot deck! Can't wait to get my hands on these damn fine cards...
More evidence the universe has no direction
Amazing Bauhaus halloween costumes.
Gorgeous photographs of Japanese fisherwomen.
Tell it like it is, Dolly! Dolly Parton's response to her homophobic fans.
Someone brought their service duck on an airplane, and now I'm going to be hoping I get to sit next to it on every flight I take!
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Here are the tidbits that caught my eye this week. It's been busy and bustling over here. Pumpkin Spice Lattes seem to be everywhere (still haven't tried one yet, though I am tempted. It feels like a cultural experience of our times!) and I'm getting excited about Halloween and in the mood for horror movies.
On the blog, I shared some of my favorite ways to read card reversals. (No book required, just your tarot knowledge and trusty intuition.)
How was your week? What new things did you discover? And, most importantly, what are you going to be for Halloween???
Photographs of gorgeous libraries in the US.
Beautiful article about how trauma is stored in the body.
Tips for working at home.
A moving poem.
What do McMansions and haunted houses have in common?
Looking to absolve your sins? In Dakar, Senegal, just purchase a bird and set it free.
How God created animals according to twitter.
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This week has been feeling like fall for real! I'm not letting a little North Carolina mugginess get in my way - I already have four pumpkins on my porch and I'm not stopping anytime soon.
In tarot-world, I explored how The Hermit reminds us to reconnect with ourselves after pulling the card for the Self-Care series. Let's just say it was a message I needed to hear during a frenetic week.
You can also see my two cents on when not to consult tarot. Useful whether you're just getting started or are an enthusiastic tarot reader who can't stop pulling cards. (<-- hint: this is me.)
I hope you've been having a splendid week and have an even better weekend. Don't hesitate to share your latest inspirations in the comments below - you'll make my day!
Until next time, here are some things that piqued my interest this week:
I'm late to the party, but I don't give a damn. The pomodoro technique has been a game-changer. I feel exhilarated! Productive! Fellow procrastinators, I highly recommend this one.
Getting excited for fall flavors, including this cauliflower soup.
Really enjoyed this excerpt from an upcoming biography on Shirley Jackson. The quote below is especially beautiful:
“When 8-year-old Laurence asked his mother how he ought to spend a dime, she suggested he give it to the birch tree in front of their house. He promptly went outside and asked the tree for a dime’s worth of wind. To Jackson’s delight, a massive hurricane struck that night. “All we could figure was that wind must be very cheap indeed for him to get that much for a dime,” she wrote to her parents.”
This post from Yes and Yes on why we resist things that make us happy really hit the nail on the head. And explained why I have been avoiding yoga for months...
And because it's fall and I have to read it every yeart: it's decorative gourd season motherf*****!
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A glimpse into my fall equinox ritual. Cards from the Wild Unknown Tarot
What a week its been.
Fall begain on Thursday during the equinox, when the day is the same length as the night. What a beautiful way to signify the beginning of autumn. In addition to buying an excessive amount of pumpkins, I performed a centering tarot ritual (pictured above) to celebrate the change in season.
The latest bout of killings by police officers has been weighing heavily on me as it should. I decided to get in-depth with the three of swords, a dark card if there ever was on, and investigate the importance of acknowledging and feeling our grief and holding space for the grief of others. I decided to put this post in Tarot for Self-Care because I truly believe that caring for the self extends to caring for our communities and fellow human beings. We cannot flourish if we limit our love and care to the individual level.
Some especially eloquent articles that moved me on this topic are this piece by John Metta about the prejudices lurking in our culture and this stirring op-ed about the systematic injustice in Charlotte. Please take the time to read them and let me know what you think.
Other thought-provoking and inspiring internet happenings:
Loved this interview at Little Red Tarot with Courtney Alexander, artist and creator of the Dust II Onyx: A Melanated Tarot Deck. Take a peek at this gorgeous deck and support it via kickstarter. I'm especially in love with her Empress card.
I lost myself in these beautiful photographs of specimens from museum and national park collections by Leah Sobsey.
A new study suggests pigeons can recognize words! Another reason they're the most misunderstood bird and one of my favorite animals.
Sand looks absolutely beautiful close-up.
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Hello lovely readers! How has your week been? It's been a bit of a wild zone over here. We now have a third dog in the house - a majestic Siberian husky who we're watching for a friend. It has been quite a hoot leaving my study to see these three faces:
Gina, everything you say is fascinating! Oh, no you're just holding some food.
This week I delved into the rich realm of The Empress with my first installment of Tarot for Self-Care. I'm so stoked about this series and had so much fun writing this week's piece.
I also got carried away and made a fragrance inspired by The Empress. A little backstory: my hobby (and part of my former job) is making natural perfume. I keep all my absolutes and essential oils on my desk, and sometimes I glance over and... make just a quick bottle of something new.
For the curious, this batch featured hibiscus tincture, honey absolute, mimosa, and pink graprefruit essential oil. Definitely a keeper in my book!
I've also been working on some super secret freebies you'll be seeing more of soon, so stay tuned...
Some more things that I found delightful this week:
Came across the gorgeous Circo Tarot - looks like another beautiful deck to add to the wishlist!
Wish this Horror Tarot was still available for halloween.
Really loved this animation of an interview with David Lynch about the origin of great ideas.
And my favorite topic, food: I haven't been able to stop devouring Pan con Tomate this week. Hard to imagine anything better than bread, tomato, and olive oil.
How about you? What has tickled your fancy lately?
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How has the week been treating you, snap peas? I've been basking in the glow of early fall. It's still hot here in North Carolina, but the light has changed and the leaves are juuuust starting to turn. It's absolutely gorgeous.
In exciting tarot news, I finally got my paws on Ricardo Cavolo's fantastic Tarot del Fuego. I'm so glad I pulled the trigger because this deck is wonderfully vibrant and engaging. And that's not to say the pop art style and multiple colors make it any less insightful. You'll be seeing much more of it on the blog soon...
Here are some other gems that captivated me this week - hope you enjoy and please share your own discoveries below.
Hilary Parry gives tarot readers helpful tips for how to recover from a bad reading.
How amazing is this moon garland?? I'm swooning.
This wonderful Manifesto at the Midheaven sums up perfectly some of the issues I have with the commondification of mysticism.
Made my first panzanella - it was delicious and easy-peasy. Definitely recommended for a low key dinner party aka the best kind of dinner party.
DIscovered a blog about "strange and lovely" words called Other-Wordly. It's very moving to see feelings expressed in other languages - check it out for a dose of beauty.
Read a fascinting article about the Miss America pageant. Entertaining, surreal, and more than a little disturbing - makes me think about the pressure for women to smile almost constantly,.
Watched Don't Breathe (mostly through my fingers, I have to admit!) Very suspenseful, though as a lifelong horror fan, I'd say it's more of a thriller. More spookiness please!
And finally, someone created a Mario spinoff called Ennuigi where Luigi chainsmokes and contemplates his past. An accurate portrayal of how I feel when I'm grumpy. It's delightful!