While Tarot holds the lion’s share of popularity in the world of divination, its younger cousin, the Oracle deck, also deserves attention and appreciation. Using oracle decks offers a different, often more accessible, form of guidance and personal reflection. Today, we’re diving into what makes Oracle decks unique and how you can incorporate them into…
Tag: Astrology
Tarot and the Wheel of the Year Part 1
About This Series Monday is May 1st, which is Beltane to those of us who celebrate the Wheel of the Year. Starting with Beltane, The Fool’s Bag will be doing a series of posts looking at ways to integrate the Tarot and the Wheel of the Year. Though the Wheel of the Year is a…
The Hermit’s Guide to Mercury Retrograde
Welcome back! We’re talking about Mercury retrograde again today. Mercury went retrograde on Friday, and I was feeling it for a good week even before that. As the planet of communication appears to move backward in the sky, it can bring with it miscommunications, technology glitches, and general chaos. I decided it would be a…
Surviving and Thriving During Mercury Retrograde
Uh, oh… It’s that time of year again, that so many of us dread: Mercury is in retrograde. Three to four times a year, Mercury, the planet of communication, goes into retrograde, causing many to brace themselves for a period of miscommunication, technology glitches, and general chaos. Mercury retrograde can be a super sucky time….