Sasha Graham’s Tarot Diva Blog – The Moon Tarot Card Equals Disturbia
February 22, 2010
You ever pace the house late at night, toss and turn in your sleep, feel something inside gnawing away at you? You peer out your window, the landscape softly caressed by the moon gentle glow. Your mind flooded with images and thoughts you know you shouldn’t be thinking. Wringing your hands, you close the curtains and throw your head under a pillow. To no avail, the moon’s light creeps upon you, poking you, prodding you. The next morning, under the light of day, you wonder what all that angst was about.
The Moon Tarot card is sandwiched between two very optimistic cards, The Star and The Sun. The Moon card stands as a reminder that your murky subconious is alive and well even – in the best of times. Your innermost thoughts, feelings and images that dwell there sometimes rise to the surface. The Moon Card represents your sensitivity with the crawfish rising from the pool of your subconcious.
In its most positive light, The Moon tarot card is a reminder to pay attention to your dreams, intuition and imagination. Within The Moon’s darker side lies confusion, unstability and things not appearing normally. The good news is, like the moon’s phases, as the moon waxes and wanes, whatever the issue at hand, it will soon be over.
Rihanna’s fierce Disturbia video is a perfect example of the Moon Tarot card’s darker aspects. Take a peek and watch how the Moon Card can make even the most sane person go absolutely crazy!
Beginner Tarot Class for Artists, Actors and Creative Soul with Sasha Graham, Tarot Diva of NYC
February 19, 2010
Beginner Tarot Class for Artists, Actors and The Creative Soul with Sasha Graham, Tarot Diva of NYC starting Tuesday night, March 16th.
Learn to read Tarot.
Manifest destiny with your cards.
Empower yourself, your career and creative projects with a mystical deck of cards.
Join Sasha Graham, Tarot Diva as she whisks you on a six week journey through the Tarot. You’ll quickly learn to interpret the cards, gain guidance and enjoy reading practice. Join Sasha at The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the end of our Tarot journey for a super fun Tarot field trip!
Dates – Tuesday nights, March 16th thru April 20th.
Where – TRS Professional Suites 44 East 32nd Street (between Park and Madison) NYC.
When – 7pm – 9pm
Cost – $20 per class
What to bring - Notebook and a deck of cards. Rider Waite preferred.
Important – There is a fifteen person limit to this class. Reservations are a must! Email sashag@nyc.rr.com to reserve your spot.
Class description:
March 16th
Tarot History, Structure and The Four Suits
What Suits you?
Reading Practice
March 23rd
Meet the Majors
What are the Major influences of your life?
Reading Practice
March 30th
Court Cards
How would you be Courted?
Reading Practice
April 6th
Superb Spreads
Got questions? We’ll answer them!
Reading Practice
April 13th
Continuing and Advanced Students
Reading Practice
April 20th
Continuing and Advanced Students
Reading Practice
Saturday, April 24th
Metropolitan Museum of Art Field Trip!
Are you a super 80′s fan? Does a string of syntho beats and neon headband send you flying into a dance flurry. Did you see Rock of Ages before it even hit Broadway? Do you hunger for legwarmers and parachute pants? Does a mullet secretly look attractive to you? Do you still do the Maniac dance when no one is looking? Don’t feel ashamed. Your 80′s obsession is exactly the feeling expressed by The Six of Cups Tarot card.
The Six of Cups is a card of remembrance and nostalgia. The Six of Cups card represents a walk down memory lane. If the Six of Cups card appears in a love reading, it means you’ve rekindled an old flame or met a sexy someone you instantly connect with.
You meet an old friend for lunch and though years have past, it feels like none? This is a Six of Cups feeling. You meet a potential lover and it is as if you’ve known them for years, even though you’ve only just met? This is a Six of Cups feeling.
This Six of Cups feeling of comfort and nostalgia is why music sampling and retro style remains popular. Our subconcious is attracted to what is familliar.
The reason we dig 60′s, 70′s, 80′s or 90′s nostalgia is because it brings us home to the decade we were living in when our hormones popped and we were becoming adults. The music and pop culture surrounding moments of our life our “firsts” . . . our first kiss, first prom, first day of high school, first time driving, first time breaking curfew, first time doing it will always be connected in our psyche.
Next time a song comes on the radio and you are overcome with memories of the past, connect that feeling with The Six of Cups card. Know you are having a Six of Cups moment . . .
Think American Idol and America’s Best Dance Crew are original ideas? Go back to the 80′s. Remember how you sat in that theater and rooted for the underdog while they scraped to the top via music and dance. Think Flashdance, Dirty Dancing, Breakin, Stayin Alive and Purple Rain to name a few.
Thanks to the gorgeous Jennifer Beals for the use of her image!
Sasha Graham’s Tarot Diva Blog – The Devil and Valentines Day
February 12, 2010
Valentines Day and The Devil Tarot Card
The origins of Valentines Day whisk us back to ancient Pagan Rome. February 14th was set-aside for Love Lotteries. The names of young girls were placed on slips of paper, tossed into jars and randomly picked by young men. The boys and girls were then coupled up for the duration of the Lupercalia Festival, dedicated to Juno, patroness of marriage. These pairings often lead to long lasting romances. Sounds like a daylong version of Seven Minutes in Heaven, doesn’t it?
To find more on Valentine history visit April H’s Blog.
To capture the feelings of V-day, one might be tempted to reach for The Lovers tarot card of the Two of Cups tarot card and they are logical choices. But if you want to embrace the saucy, sexy side of V-day I suggest you pull out your Devil card.
The Devil card is typically understood as bondage, obsession, manipulation and temptation. The Devil card harbors issues of power and control. Becoming a slave to your desires.
Examine the issues of power and control. We are slaves to our desires only if we let our desires own us. We take control of our desires, we become masters of our destiny. The Devil card loses the negative connotation.
Think of the power of your sexuality. Sexuality could be the most profound, powerful force we possess. The Devil card reminds you that if you own our sensual nature, you remain in control. If you give your sensual power away, resist it, try to ignore it or stuff it down, you inadvertently become a slave to it. Our repression wields itself in other forms of negative behavior.
To make the most of this sinfully sensuous holiday, toss the greeting cards aside. Wear Valentino Red. Indulge in dark chocolate, luscious cheese and good bread. Take a bubble bath, light candles and write a love letter to yourself. Write a love letter to your lover expressing all of the naughty things you’d like to do to them. Above all, indulge and please your sensual self.
It doesn’t matter whether you spend V-day alone or with a loved one. Sensual satisfaction does not hinge on another person. Sensual satisfaction has everything to do with how you feel about yourself.
And please, use your sensual satisfaction kindly and safely.
Peek below for an 80’licious video using high fashion, sex and George Michael in one hell of an awesome song! Hmmm . . . who’s the Devil in this video?
Thanks to Elizabeth Hurley and 20th Century Fox’s “Bedazzled” for the image above 
Sasha Graham's Tarot Blog – Bad Romance Spread inspired by Lady Gaga
February 10, 2010
Bad Romance Tarot Spread
Gaga-oh-la-la! A peek at Lady Gaga’s addictive song and video reveals obsessive love. Sigh, we’ve all been there . . .
Are you currently obsessed with a lover who is no good for you?
Are you obsessing over someone you can’t have?
Are you in a long term, commited relationship but harbor a dangerous crush on someone else?
If you answered yes, this spread is for you.
Shuffle your Tarot cards while thinking seriously about the situation at hand. When you feel the cards are mixed, select six cards and place in front of you. Look below to discover what each card stands for and glean some information about what you can do . . .
Card 1 – Your Bad Romance as It Stands.
Card 2 – What Should I Do?
Card 3 – How Long Will it Last?
Card 4 – What You are in Danger of Losing.
Card 5 – How to Temper Your Obsession.
Card 6 – What You Take Away from the Situation.
Good luck little monsters
