Early Morning at the Phipps Conservatory.
A Simple Scoff
Recently, while discussing the recent lawsuit filed by a self-identified Pagan against her managers and the franchise owner of the Panera Bread for wrongful termination, I was surprised that a friend of mine immediately suggested she was making it up. While that remains to be proven in a court of law, in the age of … Continue reading A Simple Scoff
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An Article on Serendipity: All in the Way You See the Situation
You might think of serendipity as passive luck that just happens to you, when actually it’s an active process of spotting and connecting the dots. It is about seeing bridges where others see gaps, and then taking initiative and action(s) to create smart luck. Serendipity is a guiding force in great scientific discoveries but it’s … Continue reading An Article on Serendipity: All in the Way You See the Situation
Religious Discrimination in the News
It Takes Two…
Two of Cups video up on YouTube! Two of Cups video now available on YouTube!
The Waiting Game
The Two of Swords is one of the most nuanced cards in the Minor Arcana. In the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, a blindfolded woman sits before a sea of unsettled waters resting two swords on her shoulders under a crescent moon. What on Earth could this mean? Being a Sword, this card is about the mind. So, … Continue reading The Waiting Game
Always Juggling
Welcome, then to the world of the Two of Pentacles: this fellow is often depicted as dancing while juggling (in some decks he walks a tightrope!) This sense of stress at life is nothing new, we have centuries of writings on our ancestors also feeling overwhelmed. And it is the job of this Deuce to … Continue reading Always Juggling
From a spark to a…
The last ace video is up!
The Death Card
If the tarot were to have a trope, it would be the Death card. The thirteenth card of the Trumps, or Majors, of a standard tarot deck, you can find it renamed across the centuries as "rebirth" or in some cases "the card with no name." All of which is sad because I have always … Continue reading The Death Card

