Tag Archives: tarot

October Tarot

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Thistle

At the beginning of every month, I do a tarot spread. I don’t view tarot as a future-reading device, but more of a way to sort out the thoughts I’ve been turning over. Sometimes I ask a more specific question, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Bountiful

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Thistle

That’s a new coffee mug I’m holding, one of many wonderful things I received this week. Cool story: The San Antonio Public Library system has summer reading programs every summer. I didn’t know until recently that there was not just … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – On November

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Thistle

Every year, right at the end of December, I draw a tarot spread for my upcoming year. It’s a simple spread, one card for each month. I do this mostly in jest, as I’m not a huge believer in the … Continue reading →

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The Dream Thieves, by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Thistle

This review will necessarily contain spoilers for the first book in the series, The Raven Boys. It will unnecessarily contain minor spoilers from The Dream Thieves. Ronan Lynch has a secret. He can remove things from his dreams, taking them … Continue reading →

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The Tarot Cafe (series), by Sang-Sun Park

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Thistle

I don’t read a lot of manga. I’ve tried a few in the past and they didn’t appeal to me, artistically, plus I had a hard time following the plots. So I’m not sure why, on my first trip to … Continue reading →

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On My Skin, These Words I Write

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Thistle

Note: Originally posted on Boston Blooming. I got my first tattoo on 7/12/13. It’s an infinity sign on my wrist, modeled after the halo on the STRENGTH card in the Rider-Waite tarot deck. The tattoo was triply significant to me. First, I’d … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Diviners, by Libba Bray

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Thistle

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