Tag: Tarot
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Day 293 of 1000: Surgery Week Arrives
As I approach major surgery and its aftermath at the same time I’m learning to trade, pondering the Hermit and his wisdom.
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Day 285 of 1000: In This alone
As I move towards committing to living a life by myself, I reflect on the Nine of Pentacles Tarot card and ideas from Kingma’s Coming Apart.
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Day 272 of 1000: The Inspiration Society
Instead of the achievement society, how about participating in the inspiration society? How The Fool Tarot card got me thinking of a different way of living.
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Day 245 of 1000: Planning for Valentine’s Day Week
Plans for the week including Valentine’s Day dinner, writing about investing, working on Mechanism paintings, dancing through life.
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Day 218 of 1000: The emptiness of success
Inspired by the Two of Wands, musings on goal setting, achievement, and dissatisfaction. With an appearance by Schopenhauer.
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Day 213 of 1000: Dropping your masks at midlife
The Chariot, as an auspicious card for a road trip departure, and a caution at midlife, reminding you to end reliance on personas developed for earlly adulthood.
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Day 205 of 1000: Artificial intelligence opportunities in 2026
Thinking about what I might do with artificial intelligence in 2026: build a Tarot reader, a developmental book editor, or a “next right thing” daily planning tool.
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Day 203 of 1000: The reckless road trip
Planning a reckless and somewhat impulsive road trip from Denver to New Orleans, to transport my dad’s dog to my sister’s place.
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Day 200 of 1000: What this website will become in 2026
On Christmas Eve, thinking about how my website, and my general creative approach, will evolve in 2026.
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Day 196 of 1000: Looking forward to January
Looking forward to January, I drew the Hanged Man. This card suggests surrender to the flow of life, and independently acting as myself.
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Day 184 of 1000: Rich in emotions
Emodiversity, the breadth and abundance of emotions an individual experiences, is associated with wellness. The Ten of Cups and emodiversity.
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Day 181 of 1000: Faith, ritual, and money
In which I ponder how to cultivate Page of Pentacles / Princess of Disks energy in my financial life.
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Day 152 of 1000: Being without wanting, having, and knowing
The concept of “releasement” from Meister Eckhart and Martin Heidegger. Reading the Five of Pentacles card as a card of releasement.
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Day 150 of 1000: Love as negation
To love, you must strip away your self and your ego, writes Simon Critchley in Mysticism. Iris Murdoch believed this too.
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Day 140 of 1000: storytelling vs cultural criticism in nonfiction
Much nonfiction today is filled with anecdote and narrative designed to support the author’s viewpoint. What I’m doing with my book is something different.
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Day 108 of 1000: On a writing journey
Reflections on the Six of Swords Tarot card, and how I feel I am setting out on a journey with my book pivot.
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Day 87 of 1000: September is for structure
September is one of my favorite months, along with January! They are both times for fresh starts and renewed rigor.
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Day 65 of 1000: What boredom might point to
Feeling bored and burnt out, I turn to the Tarot. The Judgment card asks if I’m turning down a call to adventure.
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Day 59 of 1000: ordinary magic
Inspired by the Queen of Pentacles to create some ordinary magic in my home.
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Day 57 of 1000: Advice from The Fool
Digressions on the Fool Tarot card, which I drew in the “what lies beneath” position this morning. Letting go of rules, taking chances, maybe being seen as grotesque.
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Day 52 of 1000: Establishing artistic focus
Figuring out which paintings to submit to the This is Colorado show. Thinking about the week ahead with my visiting daughter.
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Day 33 of 1000: The tower in a Tarot reading
I pulled the Tower in a reading about my romantic situation. Rather than some sort of disaster, this card suggests I’m ready to tear down old beliefs.
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day 14 of 1000: A life that is productive and alive
Interpreting the Nine of Pentacles as a course of action. Finding success in creating myself out of the circumstances and conditions of my life.
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day 13 of 1000: How websites will change with AI
In an age of AI, websites will become more dynamic and offer personalized content. What might that look like for this website?
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day 10 of 1000: Planning week two (The Star)
My attempt to mechanistically pursue business creation feels wrong to me. Instead, I’m inspired by a message from The Star, a card from the Tarot.
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day 3 of 1000: planning the first week
Planning the first full week of my 1000-day project. Main priority this week: recording and publishing the first podcast episode.