Under the Surface

We're still celebrating Roll for Divination! being out for one year by doing dice readings this month! If you want to get your own copy and learn my system for dice divination (which includes more than just the readings with three dice that I'm doing here), here are your options for where to buy my work.   I almost rolled the dice a second time today because this almost never happens! All three dice landing on 2?! I'm not one to draw cards or roll dice again when I don't like the results, though, so I'm reading them as they landed. The number 2 is about relationships. Not bigger groups, like your role in a community, but close, personal, one-on-one relationships. Even that can take many forms, though. That could be a romantic relationship, a parent-child relationship, or even a business relationship if we're looking at partners in a business who work closely and know each other well. If there's a situation you'd like to look at this as guidan...

June is the anniversary of the release of my book Roll for Divination! , so I'll be replacing the weekly tarot readings with dice for a few weeks. This is one of the readings in the book. It's quick and simple, kind of like the three card readings, but you don't really need three dice to do it. I like seeing all three numbers together. I feel like I can get a deeper look at things that way. You could just roll one three times, though. Here's an explanation from the book of how this reading works: Why do I call this Hekate's Dice? It's because each of the dice has a context in the reading inspired by epithets of the Greek Titan Hekate. The first one is Dadophoros - Torchbearer. This is to shed light on the situation. What is a greater influence on the situation than may have been previously recognized? What needs more attention? The second is Kleidoukhos - Keeper of the Keys. What is needed to resolve the situation? This could be an action that needs to be taken...

(Three cards from the Wildwood Tarot deck. The Wanderer (The Fool), Ace of Arrows (Swords), and Seven of Bows (Wands).) Starting something new can be exciting! It can also be intimidating, and sometimes we talk ourselves out of it before we really get going. It's easier to believe you would have failed, and that you saved yourself from wasted time and effort, than to admit you were scared. If you're looking at taking on something intimidating, look at what it will cost (not just with money) and what you'll gain. Make a plan. And be prepared for setting and enforcing boundaries. That may mean not letting other people into your space, or it may mean holding yourself accountable when it comes to sticking to the plan. This is a quick general reading. If you want a detailed personal reading emailed as a pdf, I have spots open for tarot, tarot and oracle cards, and dice divination readings . 

I'm using the Greenwood Tarot deck again, and the message for this week is very short and to the point.  (Three cards from the Greenwood Tarot deck. Queen of Bows (Wands), King of Stones (Pentacles), and Ace of Bows (Wands).) It's not enough just to have ideas for things. Follow the ideas that you have a passion for! Those are things you're likely to put the best work into, and that work raises the likelihood of success. This is a quick general reading. If you want a detailed personal reading emailed as a pdf, I have spots open for tarot, tarot and oracle cards, and dice divination readings . 

No, there's not a second tarot reading this week. I haven't talked openly much about the tarot poetry collection I'm working on, other than to sometimes mention the fact that I'm working on it. I want to tell you about one of the card decks I'm looking at for inspiration.  "Inspiration" might not really be the best word. It's more like filtering and refining the inspiration. While the booklets that come with tarot decks often keep things confined to the keywords, that is just a starting point. I've been reading tarot for over 20 years. Trust me when I tell you each card has many stories to tell. I can't put it all in the poems, so using a few of my decks to focus on different ways the same card can be depicted helps me narrow things down and weave them together. Sidenote: I refuse to do the "I know, I know... I have too many decks!" thing. No, I don't. I have a bunch of decks! Each one serves me in different ways, though.  Some of...

I decided to use a different deck this time, but the message for this week's tarot reading has to do with community again.  (Three cards from the Greenwood Tarot deck. 5 of Vessels (Cups), 3 of Vessels (Cups), and 2 of Stones (Pentacles).) The five of Cups is often read as loss and grief, but it's ecstasy in the Greenwood Tarot. Think of emotional experiences - good, bad, and especially mixed - that disconnect you from daily life. Those times when you don't know how to get things back together, and don't even know that you want to.  If it feels like you're fighting yourself and creating your own obstacles, you might be your biggest challenge at this time. Don't punish yourself for it. Don't ask why you're being such a problem for yourself. Look at what you can learn from the part of you that keeps doing these things.  Community can be the roots that keep you from completely drifting away. These are also the people who can help you figure out ...