Back in January, I pulled this card to set an intention for the year. I cannot remember its exact message, but the take-away for me was, and continues to be:…
using your b.r.a.i.n. to make informed decisions
For the longest time I lived like the Eight of Swords. I never made my own decisions and was always persuaded by someone else to follow their (usually terrible) advice.…
iui, what’s it like?
In the Cosmos Tarot, the Six of Earth depicts the Dorado constellation. In some traditions Dorado is a swordfish and it also has links to El Dorado, the Golden King…
the people you meet in fertility hell
Recently I was observing myself shift between sadness and anger, back and forth throughout an entire day. I must have lost a few years of my life from all the…
my tarot journaling practice
For me, tarot (and oracle) is a mirror that reflects things that I may have forgotten or don’t want to accept. It’s a method of soul study. But I also…
stepping into the dragon’s mouth
For me, fertility treatment (which I really want to rebrand as “fertility care” because the word treatment makes me cringe) often feels like this specific Eight of Swords from the…
the choice is of the soul
One cup for bloodwork and ultrasound. Another for urine test, AMH and SHG. A cup for bloodwork and ultrasound again. Then, one for medication. One for injection. A third cup…
what i am offering this year
Autumn reminds me that there is always an insufficient quality to life, even in the sweetest moments. In my youth, my father too spent many many hours teaching me to…
can you pass the unworthiness, please
I absolutely enjoy this very matter-of-fact depiction of the Ten of Pentacles, with the left hand basically saying, “Look, this is the recipe we have inherited for generations. You don’t…
how an ectopic feels
Leaving aside card meaning for a moment, I find very poignant the quiet violence that exists in these two illustrations. In the Body card, there is a sense that something…