The Hit List - I spy with my tarot eye

One of the things that I love the most about tarot is the depiction of major spiritual lessons but also the day-to-day life in each card. Every one of the 78 cards holds an image that we can relate to our daily comings and goings.

If you’ve been playing around with tarot as long as I have (almost forty years in a matter of two years…gulp), you start to see EVERYTHING as a tarot card.

:: A night spent with the family is the Ten of Pentacles.
:: A cat curled up on your lap is the Nine of Cups.
:: A crappy day outside (we’ve had plenty of those) becomes the Five of Pentacles.
:: A favorite bank teller might be the Queen of Wands (yes, I have favorites).

Like me, you might be able to look at your surroundings right now and find a tarot card. Go ahead. Take a few minutes to gaze around you. What’s in your line of vision? What do you see? What tarot card might represent that image/thing/object/person?

Here are a few things I’ve looked at recently and the tarot cards that I feel correlate with them:

The Hermit’s lamp.

Wheel of Fortune.

The Hierophant.

The Sun.

By the way, this little photography practice is something that I do often. I love taking pictures (my goal is to get more serious with photography when things slow down around here). I’m especially keen to click anything that reminds me of tarot.

Which everything does.

Wanna explore this with me? I’m co-hosting a workshop in Los Angeles with my friend, photographer Danielle Cohen in two weeks. It’s called Through a Tarot Lens. We have seats still available, waiting for you. We hosted this event last year and our participants had a fantastic time so we’re doing it again. But we’re adding a twist: we will be focusing on shadows. Both the shadow play in photos – and exploring our own personal shadows, those dark spots within ourselves that we usually try to hide or ignore. When we acknowledge the shadow, we heal.

Tarot + photography + healing = a magical day.

Here are some pics from last year’s event (these were taken by Danielle):

Come and join us! There are seats left – is one yours? Learn more and sign up here.

Other Stuff:

RIP Peter Tork. You were my favorite Monkee.

I Don’t Grieve Over His Cruelty. I Grieve Over Yours.

I am loving this from TarotLuv: 25 Crystals That Will Level Up Your Tarot Readings.

She makes a good point: The Modern Trap of Turning Hobbies Into Hustles.

I married one: How to Survive Dating a Virgo, the Most Judgmental Zodiac Sign.

From NPR: In ‘Saturn’s Return,’ Astrology Is A Framework, But Not A Fix.

This was an interesting read: How An Evangelical Dating Guide And Purity Culture Gave Me An Anxiety Disorder.

I love Susan Hyatt: Where is the life coaching industry headed?

Totally loving this from Refinery29: What ageism really looks like.

Learn about the Grand Cross in the latest Astrology Bytes.

This needs to be the norm everywhere: Tennessee Becomes First Southern State With Hate Crime Statute Protecting Transgender People.

What it means to find your twin flame.

Meet all the women running for president.

YAAASSSS: An Urban Decay Game of Thrones Collection Is Coming.

According to Cosmo: The Secret to Never Being Ghosted Again Lies in Astrology.

On being a tarot reader and privilege.

From Hello Giggles: I used the Moon Deck to help me set intentions for a week, and it’s a form of self-care that actually worked for me.

I love the Ben Franklin one: As Fate Would Have It, These Philly-Inspired Tarot Cards Are Finally On Sale.

Wise women: 3 Women Who Started Their Own Businesses Share Their Best Piece Of Advice.

Check out the latest book from Lissa Rankin, MD: The Daily Flame: 365 Love Letters from Your Inner Pilot Light.

This looks great: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe: Uncommon Ideas for Living an Unusually Happy Life.

Super interested in this: The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life.

New from Toni Morrison: The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations.

Oooh: The Feminist Financial Handbook: A Modern Woman’s Guide to a Wealthy Life.

In only a few days, a new edition of Rachel Pollack’s classic Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Tarot Journey to Self-Awareness will hit the shelves. This is a book ALL tarot lovers need.

This Moon Deck is gorgeous.

For tarot-curious folks: The Tarot Coloring Book is a great intro (and totally fun!)

You can preorder Tarot For Troubled Times – a book about tarot, shadow work, rituals, activism, and courage. Take a peek inside:

Classes:

Join photographer Danielle Cohen and yours truly for this amazing Tarot + Shadow Work + Photography workshop: Through a Tarot Lens. Date: March 9th. Location: Costa Mesa, California.

I’m teaching at New Renaissance Books in Portland, Oregon on July 2nd at 6:30. Tarot Cards for Shadow Work – Together we’ll explore shadow work, Tarot archetypes, Birth Cards, finding the good in “bad” cards – and the dark side in the “good” ones. You’ll come away with knowledge about your Tarot Birth Card and some suggestions for making peace with your shadow.

If you’re in the Bay Area, join Chris Zydel and me on July 7th for Brushes + Cards + Shadows An Intuitive Painting and Tarot Workshop. It will be EPIC!