Baby Magician
After spending so much time reading Tarot, I have a tendency to notice when things reflect the imagery of the cards.
So, as I was looking through old photos, this capture of little me immediately struck me with its similarities to The Magician.
In the Belly
Imbolc, an ancient Celtic holiday and one of the sabbaths on modern pagans’ “Wheel of the Year,” is translated literally as “in the belly.”
Imbolc observes the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, when we are still cloaked in the darkness of winter, but spring begins to stir, slowly and unseen.
Lambs gestate in the bellies of their mothers. Seeds start to sprout in the belly of Earth. Spiritually, we may find ourselves in a cosmic belly of sorts, waiting for rebirth.
The Inscription Thief
Stumbling across my first Meg Cabot book when I was 13 felt like a rare, fated bit of magic.
The public library in my hometown was teeny tiny. It was old, not particularly well-kept or well-lit, and never, ever had specific books you were looking for.
But that was its magic
Persephone and The Hermit
From a perspective of Tarot and numerology, 2025 is the year of The Hermit:
2 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 9. The Hermit is card number nine in the Tarot.
The Return of Pink Blog Girl
I’ve really come around to the concept of time being cyclical, or at least existing in more of a freeform, amorphous shape than a straight line.