Back at the end of May I was happy to have the opportunity to volunteer my Tarot skills in support of Sistering, at their 12th annual fundraising event, Funny Girls and Dynamic Divas, held at the Jane Mallett Theatre. Who could resist a party with a name like that? And the promise of, “laugh, smile, […]
Do your best! Ganbatte!
“When I was living in Japan…” – this is a phrase that brings the most profound glassy look to my friends’ eyes, causes polite yawns, or provokes the hilarious reply, “Oh wait a minute! Did you live in JAPAN? I didn’t know that! Really?”. I totally understand this reaction, and accept the teasing as 100% […]
Tarot and Tax Time
Having now received all of my various slips, forms and receipts, I no longer have any excuses left to avoid doing our household income tax. I even broke down and bought the world’s most user friendly tax software to make the experience as painless as possible. Nevertheless, tax time is not fun. Going over your […]
Goddesses in Tarot: Athena
When I was a university student, I went to Greece every summer to dig at archaeological sites. To the romantic at heart, like me, this sounds very glamorous and exciting, but in reality it involved many hours in the hot sun, working away with pickaxes and trowels, covered in dust and dirt, clinging to the […]
Everything you wanted to know about Tarot but were afraid to ask
Yesterday I went out for lunch with some friends (who also happen to be ex-co-workers) that I haven’t seen in ages and it did me a lot of good. I just soaked in as much energy as I could from this inspiring and vibrant group of people! Even though I keep getting the 3 of […]
A Perfect Combination: The Tarot Wine Collection from Reif Estate Winery
I may have discovered my downfall. Reif Estate Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, has formulated the most divine of combinations, the Tarot and wine. Being a huge fan of both of these things, you can imagine the positive giddiness that I felt when I first discovered their The Fool Gamay Nouveau in a Toronto LCBO back in […]
The Elora Tarot Deck Opening Reception at the Gladstone
On Saturday night I went to the opening reception for the “Pieces from the Elora Tarot Deck” exhibition at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, and luxuriated in an atmosphere of warmth and community, surrounded by artists and lovers of Tarot. The gallery was happily noisy and full, with over-heated guests admiring the artwork while dancing […]
Icy Reflections on the New Year
Today my hometown is colder than the South Pole. This morning I discovered ice on the bedroom wall, INSIDE of the house. There is an extreme cold alert, with the wind chill currently at -35 degrees Celsius. Last night some people were awoken by “frost quakes”, loud booms that shook their homes, the result of […]
Zombies, vampires and the magic of the holiday season
This December has been even colder and snowier than usual, so I’ve been fighting a constant desire to stay home and to only venture out into the world when completely unavoidable. As a result, in the bone shatteringly frigid evenings I’ve been spending a lot of time on the couch by the light of the […]
If you don’t pay attention to the nudge, you may get a kick in the pants
Being a Tarot reader, you think I would have learned to really listen to my intuition long ago. Well, I sure have now. I have never had any problem hearing my intuition, but I have learned the hard way what happens when you ignore it because of fear or conventional thinking. Listen to your gut! […]
