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(A 15th century Fool card, from the Jean Dodal version of the Tarot de Marseille, after which most 19th century decks were based.) Much of the Fool’s symbolism originates in its name and imagery, directly related to its original function in the game of tarot. The tarot began as a deck for a trick taking […]
(The Fool in the Minchiate deck. A cousin to the Tarot with additional trump cards.) The following article gives instructions on the sequence of cards covered for this free, self-study tarot series, “Fooling with the Deck”, by Christopher Lee Matthews of Enter the Earth. Where does the symbolism of the Tarot cards come from? Most […]
(The Fool card on a split ammonite fossil. Both are symbols of the spiritual journey.) Join us each week as we attune to a different Tarot card, exploring both its traditional meanings and insights from your own guidance. The cards will be grouped by their number, helping us understand the 19th century models of Tarot […]
A lot about holistic healing is somewhat organic and non-linear, but there is a coherent, logical order in the progression of tasks in just about every holistic healing process. I like to use the analogy of a home with multiple rooms when describing energy healing. Let’s just say you live in a gigantic mansion, much of which […]
Hello, everyone! Our workshop this past weekend on body layouts was very popular. For those of you unable to make it, here is a summary of the basics: how to use a body layout on the chakras. Sarva mangalam (Sanskrit, “May all be blessed”), Christopher What are the chakras? The subtle body is believed to […]
So, okay… you’re ready to rock and roll and get some good work done. Perhaps you have something you’d like to accomplish and put into motion, but you’re not entirely sure what kind of logical flow is the most efficient? Pretty much all energy work follows a similar progression. I consider these steps a big […]
Salt is the common name for the mineral halite (NaCl, sodium chloride), a combination of the metal sodium and chloride, an ion related to the gas chlorine. The name comes from the Greek halos “salt, sea” and the suffix “ite”, derived from the Greek lithos, “stone” It is pronounced “hay-light”. The main metaphysical properties of […]
This blog is part of our “She Said, He Said…” series, where both Stacie and I explore the same topic at the same time. We write without the input of the other, believing where our opinions overlap and differ can both give their own insight. My guesses for her choices are at the bottom, along […]
She Said: My Top Five Stones for Crystal Grids I’ve been wanting to write about the most universally useful stones to have handy for gridding purposes for awhile now. These are the stones that I could use in almost any grid, regardless of the grids intended purpose. #1: Rose Quartz: My absolute number one. I […]