I had a conversation about New Year traditions at the hair salon yesterday. My lovely long time stylist asked me if there is anything I do in particular, and I mentioned that I have adopted some customs that I learned about in Japan, like eating Toshikoshi Soba for long life, strength and to welcome the New […]
(This article is a shorter version of a talk that I gave at the Wickedly Divine Divination Parlour on Oct 20, 2018 in Toronto as part of WITCHfest North.) I am a professional Tarot reader and teacher, and I am also a legal wedding officiant, so most of what I do involves ritual, intuition, empathy […]
I love Hallowe’en. When I was a kid, I thought it was the most thrilling day of the year…a day when you could transform into anyone or anything, when you get to roam the blustery streets of your neighborhood after dark, a time when the ordinary shifts into the shadowy unknown. I still get that magical feeling […]
September for me will always mean the end of summer and time to go back to school. As I write this, it is 27 degrees (Celsius) and sunny outside my window, and I haven’t been a formal full time student for many years now…but part of me is still thinking about buying sweaters and exciting […]
Tarot is my go-to divination tool. I imagine that we are on the same page here, that you love the cards as much as I do. It is wonderful to dive deep into the imagery, to see how far into the rabbit hole those symbols and archetypes take us. There are endless opportunities for exploration, […]
I love Friday the 13th. I get excited when one comes up…if I had my way, this would be a floating national holiday. I think that it’s ok to take this day off, or calling in sick may be even more in the spirit. It’s always been a lucky day for me (knock wood). I […]
On June 28, 2018 we experience the Full Moon in Capricorn. I don’t usually sleep well in the time leading up to a Full Moon, and when I do I have extremely vivid, cinematic dreams. Dreams that are somewhat unsettling, and that I remember in great detail. At these Full Moon times, I wake up at […]
June 21st, 2018 marks the Summer Solstice here in our dear Northern Hemisphere, also celebrated as Midsummer and Litha. The Summer Solstice is a magical time on many levels. Living in the north, most of us long for this day, for the official coming of summer, of warmth, ease, freedom. This is a time when […]
Yes, this is a Monday morning kind of card. I woke up this morning thinking about all I need to get done today. Some things I’m looking forward to, like Tarot readings at my private office, others I’ve been putting off in order to address more immediate concerns but I can’t ignore any longer (the […]
This morning I am exhausted. It’s all good, I am exhausted from a wonderful and busy weekend. I read and taught Tarot at the Elora Tarot and Divination Festival on both Saturday and Sunday, in between driving back to Toronto to perform a wedding on Saturday night. I pulled this card and thought, yes, this is […]
