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IX of Swords Reversed It feels like very little time went by since the last Tarot Root we did together here. More and more lately I've been feeling like time is speeding up. That feeling is accompanied by a vague "running out of time" feeling that applies to no particular aspect of my life, but abets my general state of anxiety. Perhaps you feel the same. Anxiety is exactly what the cards are telling us to think about this week. Tonight's lesbian tarot extravaganza ended with

Judgement Welcome back to the Tarot Root! It's a big week, my witchy friends, because we've got Judgement to guide us through the next seven days. Ok, so you look at this card and you are like, "Oh, boy, this is going to suck." Judgement Day doesn't really sound like a fun Friday night, you know? Or maybe that's just me because I went to Catholic school and I am still working through my Fear-of-the-Lord. If you are in the same boat (or coffin, if we want to be cute and take m

Ace of Pentacles Welcome back to the Tarot Root, your weekly spot to wonder, "Is it written in the cards?" The answer is probably, "No," because we aren't trying to tell the future, we are just trying to be more mindful. Now that that is out of the way... the card we pulled for this week is the Ace of Pentacles. This week's card is a great one for January. Pentacles are the suit of material goods and earthly matters. They represent the physical world, our bodies, our nourishm

The Fool Reversed The Tarot Root is a weekly installment in which we will post the card Lizzie and Rachel pulled at their Sunday night lesbian tarot extravaganza. Picture various candles burning, the "Celtic Instrumental" Pandora station playing, and incense smoke floating and you will be right there with us. We pull one card for the week, and we reflect on the story of the card as we go about our business. There is nothing particularly divinatory about it, but it helps us be