This morning my daughter (12) went to school on her seven centimeter pumps. We have a new vacuum cleaner with a face on it: it has eyes and a mouth. By leaving for school she turned around, beaming a radiant smile to me and said: “It has a face!” She is still a child.

Tomorrow a new episode in my life as a mother begins. My daughter, aged twelve, will wear pumps (heels 7 centimeter) to a big school party. I do not know if I am up to it.

Yesterday I pulled the Empress for the question what I can renew the upcoming (moon) month. Today I realized that the caring side of the Empress is more active in me than I thought.


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In an exhibition about angels in the Catharijneconvent in Utrecht, where I was today, there was an etching by Chagall abut the calling of Jeremiah. He is a prophet from the Bible. It was really odd to see this picture because yesterday I have prepared, and edited material for a lesson about the tarotcard Judgement. I use this etching is an ( Read more... )

Today I have been with my mother and daughter to an exhibition about angels in the museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht. There were many biblical scenes, paintings of guardian angels and modern angels. Here are photos of us as angels.


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It is the day before Rosh Chodesh, the Jewish festival of the new moon, a day to look back at the moon month that is now behind me.

The card that I pulled for this month, way back, was the Hierophant. An important theme this month was me wondering “how things worked”, being uncertain how to deal with organizations I am involved in. Teaching was ( Read more... )

It is Yom Kippur Katan today, the Jewish kabalistic festival of repentance to look back on the month that is passed in order to begin with a clean sheet at Rosh Chodesh. I have drawn Lord of Teacups (King of Cups) from the Tarot of Jane Austen in order to look back on this month. Charles Bingley is a character from Pride and Prejudice. He raises ( Read more... )

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To look back on my day I have pulled a card from the Gay Tarot. My card is Strength.


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