Ellie@Home by Nicole Kapise-Perkins

   I read my Tarot cards every day, and lately all of my readings have shared some message or have meanings that link together seamlessly. The messages from Spirit are unmistakable: not only is beneficial change coming, but it is coming soon, so I had better be ready (for what, I don't entiely know. I do have several thread-like roots I have extended into different ventures, so it really could be any number of things coming).    I also read Oracle cards, though not every day. To me, the messages imparted therein are best mulled over for a longer period of time, so I have only read my Oracle cards twice over the past few weeks. The first card I chose from Amy Sophia Marashinsky's Goddess Oracle (illustrated by the amazing Hrana Janto) was Ix Chel, the Maya goddess of healing, magic, creativity, and childbirth.   Ix Chel tells me that it is time to express my creativity, and that I will find the greatest soul-healing through creative acts. It is through creative endeavors that

Gifts from Decay : Imbolc has recently passed, a festival of warm candlelight and plans and intentions; it is the festival at which we sow our goals for the year to watch as they sprout and grow, and lead us to the change we wish to see. I got my seed catalogues in the mail some weeks ago, and have been sorting through my box of last year's seed packets ...