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I’m taking a couple of days off for the Memorial Day weekend here in the US, but private readings and the ko-fi page are still open for orders. Readings will go out next week starting Tuesday 5-27-25. Happy and safe weekend to everyone everywhere!
Sage Sips is tarot for your day in the time it takes to sip your coffee
My private readings by email are a bargain, and who doesn’t need that in this economy? The way I write them, a five card layout tells you the exact same things I would say to you in an hour (ish) live or in-person session. You get that plus my 30 years of Tarot experience for what other psychics charge for 15-30 minutes. Order yours on my ko-fi page
“Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.”
Noam Chomsky
Even though it is a long holiday weekend here in the US, it may feel like a continuation of the week with all of the travels and get-togethers and summer kick-offs and whatnot.
Maybe it is because of rumors of a new covid strain just as the vaccine program is being sabotaged. To be honest, this might be a projection on my part, but I think a little bit holds true for the collective energies as well.
It doesn’t feel peaceful. It feels like we are being thrown into dynamic, change-filled energy. Again.
One keyword for the Eight of Wands is “progress.” Progress is impossible with out change, without movement. Progress in any direction is still progress.
If you are moving toward failure, great! At least there is something to be learned.
If you are moving away from failure, great! At least you’ve learned from the situation and are making corrections.
If you are moving toward something better, great! Savor the moment.
If you are not moving much at all, great! At least you are getting a chance to rest and recharge. Enjoy it.
Change is a part of life and living. There is always the potential for progress.
The blog will be quiet over the holiday weekend and any reading orders will go out May 27, 2025 or after. Have a happy and safe weekend everyone! See you at the next sip!
Sage Sips is Tarot in the time it takes to sip your coffee. Private readings are OPEN for the holidays.
I doomscroll way too much.
Still, it’s amusing how you can read social media a bit like you read the cards to get a sense of the big picture, zeitgeist, collective energies. To do that you have to keep a meta-analytic mindset and look to the biggest big picture you can intuitively see. To read this level of energy, you have to look at the big picture.
Today’s big picture Zeitgeist is – the big picture. Perhaps perspective would be a better word. I wish I could give credit where credit is very much due, but as always, I can’t find the post I want to tell you about now that I’ve scrolled away from it.
I can’t even remember which platform it was on. Probably BlueSky or Threads (I’m @Sage.Sips on both) In any case the original post that caught my attention was from a small business owner who is stressing over the holiday rush and was told by her friend “It’s a craft show. In CLEVELAND” not to belittle this person’s efforts, but to in that oh-so-bestie way remind her that it wasn’t so earth-shaking when you keep it in the big picture perspective.
German has given the world some very fun and useful words. Zeitgeist is one. Shadenfreude is a personal favorite. Another is gestalt, the whole seen as the sum of its parts and occasionally more.
Mindfulness is like that.
Mindfulness is not just a supreme focus on the present moment or small detail of our current experience alone. It is awareness of the present moment AND the backdrop of the connected everything in which our current present moment experience is happening. Mindfulness and gestalt are connected. Small and large, this moment and eternity, yin and yang…now you know why I named my website and potential book “TaoCraft” in honor of the Taoist philosophies that have so enriched both gestalt and present moment for me over the years.
In her book Magical Tarot Mystical Tao, Diane Morgan reads the World major arcana card as being the gestalt, or a big picture point of view. That has always been my favorite interpretation of the card, even though as a practical matter that isn’t the meaning the World card most often brings. Most of the time it resonates with completion (World is the last card in the major arcana series) good omens, success, generally a “the world is your oyster” feeling. Major arcana cards carry more energy, and to my way of thinking, they all carry two or more potential threads of message. They can mean different things, and can bring one or more of those varying meanings to any given reading.
Every now and then, the World card carries its reminder to look to the gestalt, to remember the biggest picture. That is its energy today.
I want to connect that to the holidays. Usually this time of year is full “Elfcon 1” as they called it in the Santa Clause movie. For reasons beyond my control, it isn’t like that this year. This year the mood is less festive and more middle age INTP genX fresh out of fucks to give. But I’ve learned something important here. Getting the most out of the holidays isn’t about full throttle festivity, unless that is the thing that sparks full throttle joy for you.
It is just as fine to make the most out of the holidays by not making the most out of the holidays. Small, meaningful and thoughtful things ARE making the most out the holidays.
Mindfulness aware of and within the big picture is an excellent holiday gift to give yourself.
Happy Thursday. I hope it is a good one for you.
-Sage
Private readings are OPEN to order 24/7, no appointment needed. Starting at $5, a Tarot reading is an easy moment of mindfulness for you during the holidays, or any season.
“Seasons” look ahead at the coming year are now available. Happy Winter Solstice everyone!
Sage Sips is Tarot in the time it takes to sip your coffee
Holiday Hours: all of them!
Need a minute to yourself this holiday season? Spend a little quiet time with a Tarot reading crafted just for you. Cozy, down to earth, no-drama spirit / energy guidance at stocking stuffer prices.
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King of Pentacles: As always, the pentacles are real-world and practical. Think of the king of pentacles as a steady, reliable, trustworthy protector of the kingdom who has done the hard work to succeed. Perseverance and practicality win the day.
Four of Swords: Wait. Watch. Meditate. Contemplate. Rest while you can. Now is not the time for impulsive or radical changes. You are not alone in this energy. This card has been popping up a LOT lately.
Don’t comply in advance, but don’t panic either.
Both cards together give a sense that it is important that cooler heads prevail.
Sage Sips is Tarot in the time it takes to sip your coffee
Due to a situation beyond my control (don’t ask) Elf-con is cancelled this year. This is going to be the lowest energy, lowest expectation holiday season I’ve ever experienced. Like Chinese take-out on Christmas day levels of non-celebration.
SO…
I have oodles of time to do readings. I’ll be open for readings throughout the holiday season.
Are you at Elfcon 1? Ready to take a moment for yourself? Ready to take a deep breath, relax and spend a few minutes with something that was created 100% just for you?
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Open for the holidays – announcing January hours
The elves are busy, but not panicked. The squirrels are taking it easy – kicking back munching nuts and drinking spiked eggnog, apparently. I’m going to take the opportunity to spend some quality time with the fam, the kitchen, the knitting needles and an actual library book.
I can slide an email Tarot reading into that scenario pretty easily. Email readings are my happy place, my specialty, my niche and my strong suit in the world of Tarot. Come in to that coziness and read a reading. No appointment needed for this kind of Tarot – order anytime HERE.
I’m @sagewordstarot on Threads, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr and TikTok. Threads and Instagram are my favorites, so if you want to say hi that’s the best social media place to find me and have actual conversation. The socials might be sporadically quiet, but stay tuned here on the main blog. I have some new posts planned for the blurry-time between now and New Year.
Next up, however, is a Learn With Me: Lenormand tomorrow. See you then!
Party Tarot is pretty much closed for good except for very local, case by case special appearances. In-person individual readings and live online readings are closed until January 2024. In person will resume in January and be available by appointment on Mondays. Live online/phone readings return in January by appointment.
E-mail Tarot is ALWAYS OPEN. Order anytime 24/7. Delivery times are usually within 24 hours but may vary if you place your order nights, weekends or holidays (US eastern time)
Summer hours update, link to newest blog/pod with the Two of Swords
The most recent (posted late-ish last night) blog & podcast is up…“Inescapable Unity (both edges apply)” with the two of swords.
I need a little extra time in meatspace. Blog/Pod and social media will be on hiatus June 23-27 and July 1-5.
BUT – Email readings will stay OPEN throughout. Order email readings anytime 24/7 no appointment needed.
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