Sometimes, you get all the breaks in your favor and you flub it anyway. Sometimes, it looks like a huge disaster and you end up better off for it. Even if not, though, you can usually end up okay, regardless.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 27, 2011: Making More of Your Luck (265 words)

“Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.” –Stephen Wright

Now, Venus is fixing to square Pluto, shortly before opposing Saturn. That means undeniable strife and you can expect ghost sightings under these conditions. The thing to remember always, though, is that you have choices—not so much in the cards drawn, but always in how you play them.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 26, 2011: Getting Through the Night (334 words)

Just planting a garden won’t get you produce. You’ve got to tend it. Water, weed, fertilize and defend from pests that would interfere with your crop for their own, pesky gratification. The best results come from tending and defending.

Mercury’s direct and the details have been reviewed, revised and finally, settled. Thank goodness! The initial plot has been laid. Now, it’s time to follow through.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 23, 2011: Tending and Defending with the Ace of Cups (223 words)

He conquers who endures.  -Persius

Every personal achievement I can think of, I started off utterly clueless about the demands. All of ‘em! I wonder sometimes, how much I would have opted out on, if I’d been better informed or more realistic. Looking at it that way, I guess it’s just as well!

No matter where you start, though, if it’s important enough to pursue, there’s one thing that always seems to work: not giving up.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 22, 2011: Keep Going! (204 words)

Wham! Something unexpected has happened, your world veers in a direction you weren’t steering toward, and the whole landscape is wildly different. Successful navigation from here on out relies on adapting to the changing conditions without getting too disoriented by the shift.

Mercury’s preparing to go direct (thank God)! But that also makes this last call to check your course in the middle of this fire-fest.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 21, 2011: Reviewing Plans (183 words)

It can be intentional or accidental, but the end result is the same. I prefer intentional. You’re less likely to wake up some day wondering what you’ve done with your life.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 20, 2011: Freedom from Energy Drains (191 words)

To a lesser degree, though, I feel the the same about anybody I see unsure or struggling in areas where I am capable. I get the urge to swoop on in and make it all nice and pretty, then and there.

This is often NOT the best plan.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 18, 2011: No Fish for You! (331 words)

As disturbing as some resolutions can be, to me they are never as bad as the waiting part.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 17, 2011: Waiting’s Almost Done! (151 words)

Today’s Tarot is "Rest & Rejuvenate," better known as the Four of Swords. It’s associated with Jupiter in Libra.  Today, I’m reading this massive (Jupiter) impact in Libra. Ha!

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 16, 2011: Get Some "Me Time" (94 words)

So many times, I was completely sure of what I was doing. "This is it. This is what I’m supposed to do." And so many times, I eventually found myself thinking, "Eh…maybe not."

I keep telling myself what I learn en route, how I go about whatever it is I’m doing, matters a whole lot more than changes of course along the way. I hope I’m right.

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Read the rest of Daily Tarot, April 15, 2011: Is it the journey that counts? (233 words)