As I write this, I can feel that I am in my cave. I go there when I am tired, spent, empty. After coming out of three days of workshops and several overnight guests, I crawled back through the blankets and pillows and nestle in. I love it here. But the first time I visited […]
Read More...Strength VIII Week 9 In the strength card of the tarot deck that I prefer, there is a powerful woman with one foot in a pond and the other kneeling on the earth. She stands naked in a warrior-type pose, holding a large snake in her hands as if deciding if she will fling […]
Read More...The Chariot VII Week 8 Bonnie Tarantino I’ve got nothing…. Sometimes I just don’t’ have it.. I am not inspired. I feel the writer’s block. You’ll see when you read on. This is a choppy one. I actually started three essays on the Chariot this week and all of them ran right off the road […]
Read More...By Bonnie Tarantino If you read my last essay on The Hierophant, I left you with the question, “What broke the curse?” What broke the curse of self-doubt that was cast over me was love. But this is not the love story you might expect, as it starts with a nasty fight. All couples fight—some […]
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There are two modules to the Tarot Workshop on April 19th and 20th and they are interchangeable. MODULE I Friday, April 19th, from 5-9:30, is module I, which will introduce you to the system of the Tarot with a focus on the Akashic fields, Alchemy, and The Archetypes. (I taught this class back in February) […]
Read More...The Hierophant V Week 6 By Bonnie Tarantino Professor Plots. When I think of The Hierophant, I think of the day I wandered into her English class during my freshman year at GWU. She was a sight to behold, with wild gray hair in a bun held by several pens and pencils. Sometimes, she would […]
Read More...The Emperor IV Week 5 By Bonnie Tarantino When I was in my early twenties my family hit a brick wall at full speed. The reckless driver of this disaster was addiction & mental illness. It was truly a shit show but as it turned out, there was now a big hole in the wall […]
Read More...The Empress III Week 3 Bonnie Tarantino I was not sure who I was going to pick for the Empress but then I saw this Mia Thai in my hand and my feet up on a chaise lounge by the pool with the Gulf of Mexico shimmering out in front of me and realized I […]
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For fluidity, I will be referring to the high priestess as a “She” because she embodies the sacred feminine but please know she can show up as she, he, or they and is completely comfortable with all these pronouns. The High Priestess II Week 3 I am not sure if you have ever […]
Read More...During the next 22 weeks, I will do my best to share how I notice the forces of love and light around me as they appear as archetypes. I will note how these forces nudge me toward what is best for my own cosmic evolution. I hope by doing this you will notice the signs […]
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