Yesterday was a day for big thoughts, semi-procrastination, and little epiphanies.

I started the day at the computer getting bogged down in minutiae and Mercury Retrograde projects like trying to relaunch a scholarship fundraiser that went sideways four months ago.

At one point, I looked up and thought "where has the day gone?" Then I realized it was only 10am.

I got in the car. I thought I knew where I was going. I did not. I deliberately took a "wrong" turn, heading inland instead of tracking the coast, and ended up driving along back roads through the redwoods for about four hours. Finally, about five hours after I'd planned to, I arrived at my original destination, a favorite coffee shop in Mendocino where I often work and sometimes hold munches.

I'd already built my first week's deck for my intensive next week. I just needed to get the homework built and listed. Suddenly the work felt easy. I dashed out all the homework modules in about 90 minutes, thanked the barista, and headed back down the coast to home.

I was ten minutes into my drive when a completely new idea about the major arcana came into my head. That's the thing about deeply working with conceptual models for thirty years; sometimes something that will seem blindingly obvious in retrospect just comes up to surprise you. I couldn't wait to get home and check my theory, which thankfully did check out.

That's the thing about thinking in systems and theories, rather than memorizing a lot of rules. After a while, you make deep and unexpected connections.

All this to say: if you have an interest in tarot, and want to make deep connections with your deck rather than trying to memorize a bunch of arbitrary card meanings, you might want to join me for our upcoming tarot workshop, which launches on August 10th.

(Not into tarot? Fret not! I try to bring this same approach to all of our Wicked Grounds classes, too!)

Warmly

Mir