Moving through and into the Moon, again from Top That Publishing, this is another symbol for cycles and things in motion. Like the Wheel of Fortune, the Moon has phases, from light to dark, dark to light.

The Moon Waxes and Wanes, it also links to tidal patterns both internal and external. We are 80% water after all, so we are all affected by a lunar cycle.

Some cycles are in tandem with Waxing/Waning, Light/Dark, whereas like myself anti clockwise, so Waning/Waxing, Dark/Light.

Perhaps it is because I carry a lot of light inside, that I need the dark cycle to recover and recharge, where as others hold the dark and need to recharge in the light.

The light/dark refers more to the balance of Yin and Yang than it does good/bad etc. We are creatures of balance, and so require stability of some form in order to function.

My most recent Moon/ Wheel of Fortune, as seen me face my mortality, look it dead in the eye, and still trying to rebuild what I saw. Thing is, in facing your mortality, facing not only yourself but everything that makes you, discovering the beliefs, that have shaped the person you are, its not for the faint of heart.

The true secret of the Moon, it really, really forces you to show up...

The Hermit is my last offering from Top That Publishing, and he's my go to guy. A true reading for me should always feature his appearance, the reason is quite simply, he is my representation within any Tarot deck.

The Hermit represents Destiny, the ultimate choice. While the Moon, the Hanged Man, and  The Wheel of Fortune, all represent aspects of choice and the failures to see beyond them, the Hermit is our choice.

Remember above, when I said that the True secret of the Moon; it really, really forces you to show up? Well The Hermit, is the outcome. It is easy to throw on a work face, a happy friend face, a fake face, but when you face yourself, when you look at your own inner reflection, there is no hiding, no faces to put on other than the one you have.

The Fates have Three Faces, The Mother, The Maiden, and The Crone, the three who are one, the Morgane, the names are endless depending on the mythology, but there is only one Destiny.

You may take many roads to get there, make many false starts, and many wrong turns, but the truth is that's just us making an excuse, there are no wrong turns, there are no false starts, there is only the road, its branches and its destination.

It is only the limit of our choice, the blindness in our resolutions that prevent us from seeing that.