Taroku: The Hierophant

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Bound by tradition

Enriched by community

Free to find your path

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Taroku is Tarot inspired haiku for National Poetry Writing Month.

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Action Dissolves Anxiety: Lucky Listen

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The ADA layout, opposite to all of my other layouts is read left to right, just like reading English. There is a reason for both. Reading in a direction opposite of my native language disrupts the logical process of reading and grammar, which makes it easier for intuition to flow through.

In this case, the sentence-like structure is the point of it.

I was listening to a podcast that was talking about Lenormand Tarot, and it echoed my own (albeit limited) experience with the Lenormand deck. It is very language like and better suited to small 2-3 card layouts. These small Lenormand readings are often blunt, forthright, in the present moment with a subject and predicate, noun and verb quality. This layout focuses on exactly that: the energy thing that is and what to do.

Today’s energy: Clover. Just like the famous four leaf clover, this is a card of growth, luck

What to do: The letter. Communication is key. Take care to listen and not jump to conclusions. Take care about what you say and speak into being.

Deck: Healing Light Lenormand by Christopher Butler c 2021 all rights reserved. Used with permissions on llwellynpublishing.com

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Tarot-ku: The Fool

Sage Sips is Tarot for your Day in the time it takes to sip your coffee

Falling or freedom

A precipice is either

Do you choose to fly?

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Happy NaPoWriMo!

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New Week – New Layout

Introducing the NEW TaoCraft Taijitu layout for a collective look at the week ahead. “You Choose” readings return next week. Order your TaoCraft Taijitu Tarot reading HERE

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Taijitu is another name for the famous yin-yang symbol that inspired this layout.

The Yin card (right) shows the energies that you are pulling toward you (the dark part of the symbol) and energies that are growing in influence (the white dot in the black half)

The Yang card shows things you are resisting or need to push away and release (the white part of the symbol) These are energies that are diminishing in influence (the black dot in the white half)

The Harmony card suggests how to flow forward with these energies instead of fighting the currents. This card suggests a good next step in your journey.

These blog readings are just a glimpse of the general, collective energy. It might fit for you, or it might not. If it does, great! The ideas are yours to ponder and use as you see fit. If not, don’t worry. Feel free to use the search bar and browse the archives. Type in a Tarot card or topic and you might find something helpful in the post archives. I’ve been reading cards professionally for over 20 years, blogging for a lot of that, so there is plenty to read! Although I don’t do in person, party, online or phone readings now, I still have personalized readings by email (they are my best readings anyway) available to help support the cost of writing and hosting this website.

TaoCraft Taijitu Tarot for the week of 31 March 2025

Yin card: The Empress. The turn of seasons can help support your mood. It’s a good week to touch grass literally and figuratively.

Yang card: Five of Swords. Rise above the mischief. Find your inner bada$$ get over it. The storm is beginning to pass and there is recovery work to be done.

Harmony card: The Lovers Focus on what you really want, not one the means that you think will bring it. Look to the destination and the way will become clearer. (Inspired by The Witch’s Coin by Christopher Penczak)

Starting tomorrow, there is something special planned for NaPoWriMo in April. Stay tuned! See you at the next sip!

The Squirrel Rave This Week (30 March 25)

Hi everyone!

I don’t know what the squirrels have planned, but here is what I’m aiming for this week:

I’ve been putting off making an “introduction” video for my ko-fi page for ages. If all goes as planned, instead of the usual “choose your card” for the week ahead, I’d like to video and upload an intro video welcome message for the ko-fi page that ALSO introduces the new layout.

Inspired by the Taijitu (the name of the famous yin-yang symbol) I wrote the “TaoCraft Taijitu” layout to show three key things for the short term path ahead.

The first card is the Yin card, that symbolizes the energies that are growing in influence or are being drawn into your life. The manifesting / attracting energy is like the black part of the symbol. The growing influence part is like the white dot in the black side of the symbol.

The second card is the Yang card, showing the energies that are or need to be pushed away. That is outward pushing is like the white part of the symbol. The shrinking influence of this energy is like the black dot in the middle of the white field.

The third card puts it all together to show the movement. This card can show the best way to move forward in balance and harmony during the short-term path ahead.

Stay tuned this week to see a video of this new layout in action.

If all goes very well, I hope to post a Wednesday “action decreases anxiety” reading plus a Thursday or Friday “Weekend Oracle” if the squirrels behave.

Happy Sunday – see you at the next sip!