Good Friday
The Lenten arcana of the Hermit (9) and the Holy Week arcana of the Hanged Man (12) are removed and replaced by the Good Friday arcana of Death (13). Crux …
Maundy Thursday
The Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body, …
Interruption and Introspection: Strength and the Nine of Cups
A Week of Inner Worlds and Outer Demands Over the past week, I found myself reflecting on two small but revealing incidents. The first was a moment of unexpected interruption …
Palm Sunday
The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, has sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer …
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A great and wondrous mystery is celebrated today; God is made man assuming mortal flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin. A new thing is done in both natures. …
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
The New Testament readings for the fifth Sunday in Lent refer to the priestly role of Christ. The first is from the 9th chapter of Hebrews, speaks of Christ as …
A Cycle of Repetition: When the Same Arcana Returns Three Times
One of the questions that naturally arises when drawing a single tarot card each day from a full seventy eight card deck is how to interpret repetition. Over time, repetition …
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
The Fourth Sunday in Lent is known by several names such as “Laetare Sunday” in the Roman Catholic tradition, and also as “Refreshment Sunday” and “Mothering Sunday” in Britain. Indeed, …
The Third Sunday in Lent
(3) The Emperor, stretching forth of the right hand of his Majesty, is the Arcana for the Third Sunday in Lent. The Collect We beseech thee, Almight God, look upon …
A Week Through the Arcanae: From Broken Foundations to the King of Earth
One of the disciplines I practice is drawing a single tarot card each day, following the traditional planetary sequence of the week. The card drawn the previous day is returned …
