Cacio e Pepe Tarot Cards: Deck & Guidebook Set

Long day? Week? Underworld journey? Crack the eggs, whisk the batter and place the griddle on the stove. Simplicity and pleasure are beckoning you. It’s not easy to open your heart and be vulnerable, or even be nostalgic for memories passed, but that is what is now being asked of you. Can you remember a sweet time without weighing it down with harder memories that may surround it? Can you look back and find that there have been times of ease, moments of pure joy and maybe even times when you ordered a round of pancakes as an appetizer? (aka Table Cakes). Perhaps today you can find this pancake moment. Make them for yourself, make them for someone else, make them in the shape of Mickey Mouse. Despite what may be going on in the world, what would it look like to let down your guard and open your heart?

Pull up a seat to the metaphorical bar and order yourself a stiff one. Transitions can taste bittersweet and this one may be tough to swallow. If the only constant in life is change, then why not use this time to take stock of what has come before and recognize the unknown of what lies ahead. No matter how harsh it may taste, life isn’t happening to you, it is happening for you, in the name of your personal evolution. And you just may have a little more hair on your chest as proof. So, how do you find yourself at the helm of this change? What stands ahead is completely unknown. It’s true that the only familiar thing you take into the future is… you. In the words of Charles Bukowski, “Who the hell is going to save me? You're going to have to save yourself.” This is an opportunity to give a heartfelt cheers to Transformation, pour it neat and swig it down.

Cheese + wine + bread: it’s hard to argue against a successful outcome with this combo. "La fondue crée la bonne humeur.” Translation: fondue creates a good mood. Listen, we won’t argue that. Fondue invites you to identify the glimmers in your current surroundings. A deep sense of fulfillment bubbling from within, and a near overwhelming gratitude for life exactly as is. If you haven’t had that moment, or can’t recall it, you’re not alone darling. The world can be tough and fondue-in-chalet experiences aren’t distributed evenly. But the fondue invitation is here to ask us to create joy out of what is present. To take the simple ingredients of life, melt them together and feast on the bounty they bring to you, exactly where you are. There may be a snowstorm outside, but perhaps you have a simmering vessel of warmth and love right in front of you. 

Steak and potatoes. Steak frites. Steak and eggs. Steak salad. Do you see the common theme here? Steak takes anything it’s with and uplevels it. Enjoying it requires effort, from raising the cow to the aging process to paying hard-earned cash for a worthy cut. You are here with the potential to pioneer something, and it has already taken hard work. Structure, control, strength of presence: practices to tirelessly employ and never abuse. You have set goals for yourself, and you’re on your way to achieving them, and becoming a leader along the way. As precise as the serrated knife it takes to eat it, you’ve taken measured steps to get to where you now find yourself. When you look in the mirror, do your ribeyes see what others see? Your inner authority is being called forward, so step into the power that is within you. Your indisputable role as a leader will no doubt require a juicy cut, the question now is: what will you choose? Also, think hard about sides.

“Cuantos mas seremos, más reiremos.” Translation: the more we will be, the more we will laugh. A Spanish adage reflecting a general truth on the sentiments of paella. When you have decided to make a paella, you have decided to feed the community you love. Paella is more than a meal, it is an opportunity for connection; and the energy that fuels this dish is inspiration and passion. The fire underneath the paella asks there to be a fire inside of you. The aromatic smoke of pine cones and orange branches burning, the flames flickering around the shallow pan, the rice absorbing the fragrant air and the heartfelt work of the chef… this dish has no ego, and yet creating it demands experience, enthusiasm and inertia. Paella reflects a generous heart combined with dedicated workhorse energy: you use your passion to feed the masses. Can you see that your talents and motivation can set an example for those around you? Paella is an occasion to channel the fiery bounty within and commit to creating something rewarding with it. You are more inspiring than you may realize.