Loveday Funck  Fairy Surreal Art

"And my whole life, y'all, my whole life is just a boomerang valentine; coming right back at me" - Andrea Gibson Valentine's Day is hard and heavy with expectations: the perfect lover; the perfect gift. Western society has emphasized this notion that somewhere out there we have all some perfect soul mate; someone who can make us whole; someone who will shower us with love and attention. I don't believe that. I believe we're already whole. I believe the perfect love we're

One of my many failings is a reluctance to ask for help. Self sufficiency should be a good thing, right? It is until it's not. It's not good when it involves slogging through miles of extra work because of a reluctance to get help. I don't want to bother others with my troubles almost as much as it feeds my ego to think that I can do everything myself. Both of these are qualities of mine that I struggle with. Yet another lesson that I need to learn every bit as much as Th

A new week. A new lesson. I dreamt that I was in charge of the entire country. I had to make all the decisions. Everyone, absolutely everyone hated me, but that couldn't matter. I still needed to make all the hard decisions. Someone has to lead, and this week, that person is the Emperor. The source of the Emperor's power is that he knows who he is. He isn't afraid to be unpopular. He insists on owning his truth. As the Fool arrives at the Emperor, he realizes that he

Every week, the Fool advances and learns. This week, he's arrived at the third stop in his journey: the Empress card. As I start each week with a new card, I'm trying to emulate the Fool, trying to learn as he learns. The Magician emphasized the importance of balance. The High Priestess reminds us to connect with our inner wisdom and power. The Empress represents fertility and growth. She is all things material and nourishing. From her springs forth creation and abunda

When we want to learn, traditionally we go to a source outside of ourselves. We pick up a book. We ask a would be expert. We google something on the internet. We think what we need to learn will come from an expert or an outside source, but the High Priestess reminds us that some truths can only come from within. She contemplates us calmly, enigmatically. She reminds us that the inner workings of our own mind can be as much of a mystery as a complex physics problem; and

As the Fool begins his journey toward self knowledge, he must make many stops. The first stop is at the home of the Magician. The Magician teaches us some of the most basic and important of lessons. The Magician is all about balance. We begin by balancing our inner world with our outer world. The Magician is the Master of the Four Elements: Air, Water, Earth, and Fire. Every element possesses different attributes. Each is important. Balance is everything. The Magician

First day of the New Year: time to leave behind the old issues; the old pain. Time to forgive. Time to let go of that which no longer serves us. Time to make lists of what we want for ourselves in the months ahead. Time to set goals. My big commitment for 2019 is to complete half of the cards in my Tarot deck. I've been talking about it for years, with vague thoughts that I would actually work on it, but I am finally committing to it. I've finished about seven cards in th