“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.

Continue reading Daily Tarot, April 26, 2011: Getting Through the Night

When I’m bothered or disturbed, I tend to slosh it around in my head a while before I share it with anybody else. It’s not that I don’t trust my inner circle so much as that I want to be certain what I think first. I have difficulty even articulating until I have developed a frame of reference. My Saturn-flavored moon also needs to feel some sense of emotional control before I plop emotional messiness in anybody else’s lap.

Continue reading Dixie’s Daily Tarot, January 22, 2011: Moving Past "Problem Paralysis"

Worries are stronger at night. Fear breeds in darkness, and the worst seems more possible. If you’ve got ghosts, that’s when they come haunting. In the light, it all feels safer, somehow. More optimistic. Darker periods of your life work the same way.

Today’s Tarot is the Nine of Swords (Air). Here, the center sword hangs menacingly positioned over her neck, while  ghostly hands hover just above her. I certainly couldn’t sleep under those conditions! And it’s true, I’ll see this card when someone is having trouble sleeping or problems with nightmares. Many times, this is someone is carrying a secret burden, overwhelmed and alone. Swords are cutting, so they tend to show up in contexts where there is pain, or danger of hurt. Astrologically, this card is associated with Mars in Gemini. The sword cuts both ways.

Continue reading Dixie’s Daily Tarot, August 31, 2010: How Can You Sleep at Night?