The Jasper Journal, cont. Today’s entry: on sleeping with Cobra Jasper under my pillow… The other day, when I dug out all of my Jasper stones from storage, I wanted to pull a card for each variety, to explain a bit about what each one would represent for me. While I was shuffling, the Moon … More Cobra Jasper
So I’ve put up several posts in recent days about Leopardskin Jasper, and how it seems to promote animal-themed dreaming for me whenever I sleep with a piece of it underneath my pillow. Last night, I managed to dig out the rest of my Jasper holdings, exiled to the bottom of a box for the … More Jasper!!!
Recently I posted about how I keep having animal-related dreams whenever I put a piece of Leopardskin Jasper under my pillow, and I’ve received some requests asking me to log updates here if it happens again… So after giving the Jasper a couple of nights off, I tried it again last night. I didn’t do anything … More Moose Dream…
I just got this stone a couple of days ago. It’s called Leopardskin Jasper, and it’s said to be very shamanic in nature, and especially connected with animal energies (I posted about this stone once before, nearly two years ago). I have a few pieces, currently packed away in a box somewhere, and I will … More Leopardskin Jasper and Animal Spirits…
Yesterday, something caused me to wake up just in time to see this pre-sunrise sky-show. Immediately after I made my way to the window to take this shot…an enormous Owl flew by, presumably heading off to bed. It looked large enough to carry off small automobiles if it got the urge… I decided to ask … More Tarot at Sunrise…
When you start collecting Tarot decks, you quickly realize that some deck creators like to get all jazzy with their nomenclature. Some will rename the Majors or the Court Cards. Some rename the Aces. And lots of them will rename the Suits. And this can be totally cool…even if it means that you have to … More The Unforeseen Dangers of Renaming Suits in Tarot
Today I was awakened before dawn by the insistent chirping of a smoke detector crying out for a fresh battery. I tossed my sister’s place where I’m housesitting, but found only other batteries of incompatible size. It was 56F…inside the house. I decided to go outside and bury the wheedling contraption in the yard so … More Cards That Speak of Challenge…
In honor of the Full Moon last night, I busted out a big spread based on the 12 astrological Houses. I’ll be doping out the meaning of this reading for days to come! Interesting note: the numbered Minors (not counting the Aces) make up just under half of the deck. So statistically speaking, in a … More 12 Astrological Houses Spread
My strongest aversion to any Tarot card has always come pouring out in response to The Hierophant. See, I never connected to any of the various religious leaders I met while growing up, and I had zero interest in someone like that telling me what I should be doing with my life. Years later, I … More Hierophant as Shaman…
When I first learned Tarot, I focused on the Rider-Waite-Smith deck (“RWS”). I primarily did this by working with a couple of more modern decks that are based on the RWS, but that was my template. And as I like to tell people, I imprinted on the RWS system hard, like a baby duck on its … More Woman of Soul…