Candlemass is coming, and Imbolc. I am doing a spread about Brigid, goddess and Saint of Imbolc and Candlemass.

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Clare follows the ‘Poor Christ’. In the excerpt of today from the Fourth Letter (1253) Clare tells that Christ was born in a manger, poor, needy and vulnerable like every other human, and maybe even more. The cards for day 4 and 5 in this period of Advent circle around the theme of the poverty of Christ.

“(19) Look closely, I say, to the beginning ( Read more... )

Today I look into my qualities as owl. The owl is one of the animals that belong to Halloween. Right now I am delving into the animals and figures that belong to Halloween. An owl is seen as a wise animal. Further, it hunts in the night. It can turn its head almost in a circle, they have a broad view. Owls are far-sighted, and are unable to see ( Read more... )

I start a new spread today. It is the spread of the Dark Goddess, a spread for the waning moon by Christine Jette from her book Tarot for All Sesons. The spread is meant to put your life in perspective, to see the big picture and helps in finding your place in the web of life.

The first position shows the area of my life in which I give away my ( Read more... )

The last card in the Midsummer’s dream spread is The Cauldron from the Arthurian Tarot. This card depicts “Future Trends in Psychic Development.” The card depicts the outcome of paying attention to my intuition, which is the probable outcome to my psychic development and a direct path to my heart’s desire.


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At the Eleventh Station Jesus is nailed to the cross. Moments before that happens Jesus asks God to forgive the people who do this. He speaks the words: “Father forgive them, they do not know what they are doing.” My  question is: What do I need to forgive?


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On this Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent starts, I have picked a card alongside a poem.

The Desert Waits (an invitation to Lent)

The desert waits,
ready for those who come,
who come obiedient to the Spirit’s leading;
or who are driven,
because they will not come any other way.

The desert always waits,
ready to let us know who we are -
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Today I have another question about “The Adoration of the Shepherds” by Nicolas Poussin. Why would there be shepherds in the surroundings of Jesus? One view is that Jesus cares about them because of their status as outcasts. Another view is that Jesus is a shepherd himself; the shepherds being present in the stable right after his birth, sent by ( Read more... )

I am Dutch, so no Thanksgiving here, but for weeks already 
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