Pat Dumas, Astrological Consultant/Tarot Reader

09/24/2025

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ASTROWEATHER IS BACK TONIGHT AT 8 PM!
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Astro Weather
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This Month in the Heavens
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09/03/2025

08/26/2025

Great advice from my buddy, a true pro, NOT this wannebe fool who's made some absolutely unethical, bu****it predictions.

Check out The No Bu****it Psychic’s video.

08/25/2025

This is very true. Hang in there, though. Be your authentic self. Any less is a betrayal of self. Loving you all.

08/25/2025

Have you ever wondered why your emotions work the way they do?

Why do you have the attitude you do toward father- and authority-figures?

What's the 'journey" you're on in this lifetime?

What does nurturing mean to you, both giving it and receiving it?

All of these questions relate to the zodiac signs and house positions of your Sun and Moon in your natal birth charts.

If you're interested in learning more, why not join us for this on-line workshop on "The Luminaries", Module 4 of Astro 101?

Saturday, August 30th, 2025 at 1:00 pm - ~ 4:00 pm
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tuition $75
a 60-page workbook accompanies this class

Call 717-914-8136 to learn more!

08/15/2025

Daily Draw, Friday, August 15th, 2025
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Today's deck? The Golden Universal Tarot, by Roberto De Angelis.

I always love it when a major comes up, because it's sort of telling me that we're at a milestone in the Fool's Journey (that allegorical trip from 0 - The Fool to XXI - The World).

And in this one, we're at the point of choices and personal viewpoints.... VI - The Lovers. Sounds counter intuitive a little, doesn't it? To equate this image of Lovers, the two becoming one, so to speak, as individuality?? To be fair, that interpretation, also of intimacy, new relationships, partnerships, and/or literally making love ARE some of the interpretations of this card. But let's go a little deeper.

Think about the card in front of it... V - the Hierophant. That's the card of cultural conformity. Of society's (yes, and organized religion's) rules for social conduct and belief systems.

THAT card states "this is what we believe, and you should too so we all get along!" (simplistic, I know... )

But THIS card demands that you have your own viewpoints. Your own ideas. That you think for yourself. THAT is how to you create a successful partnership, a symbiosis. You must know what your OWN beliefs are before you can create a true partnership with another. Without that foundation, the relationship is no more solid than a skyscraper built on sand.

* What do YOU bring to the mix?
* What are YOUR values?
* What are YOUR standards and benchmarks for behavior?

It is only when we have determined those that we can see clearly when we are on the slippery slope of temptation or know which choices to make when faced with an ethical or moral dilemma of some kind.

So... sometime today, chances are you'll be prodded to figure it out: Where do you stand?

Namaste, y'all.

08/14/2025

Join me tonight at 8 pm for Tarot Thursday on Firefly Hollow Holistic Wellness Center's Holistic Connections area of Might Networks!

You can access it for free at the link below, but you must create an account in order to do so... make sure you take the time to do so before 8!

For those new to Tarot Thursdays, each month I pull four cards for the community at large, our "theme" for the month. Tonight I'll be using a "new to me" deck that ended up being my "go to" deck for the New Visions Holistic Expo this past weekend. :-) I think you'll enjoy it! The imagery is familiar (based on the traditional Rider Waite artwork) but still unique and glitzy in its own wonderful way.

Join us live tonight at 8 for Tarot Thursday!

https://firefly-hollow-holistic-wellness.mn.co/posts/52060408?utm_source=manual

08/07/2025

DAILY DRAW, Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
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Y'know, it's interesting how this card, in almost every tarot deck out there, is one that makes people and make the sign of the horns, warding off the "evil eye". And, in truth, the Rider Waite deck truly fosters that sense with the image of a man prone on the ground with 10 swords in his back!!!

It's the card of intellectual overkill... "Like, one sword wouldn't be enough?!"

It's the card of the victim mentality. Of moaning about your lot in life, of believing yourself to be suffering an attack...of self-pity. Now mind you, you may truly have some real sh... er... stuff you're dealing with, but what's required is a change of persepective, a change of attitude. Remember, the 10s of the deck ALWAYS herald either a new cycle ending and beginning, or the NEED for it shift.

Here, in MJ Cullinane's "Guardians of the Night" Tarot she points out the need for boundaries, between the cowbird and the warbler... it is only by clearly refusing to give in are those boundaries enforced, and nestlings hatched in safety!

So, the presence of this card could clearly be a signal to you to pay attention: Are you giving in to others just to bitch about it afterwards?! If so, you're doing a great job as a martyr, and a lousy job as a self-directed human being.

Are you wailing "Woe is me!" so often that it's become like a broken record? Time to erase those tapes and start a new song!

Are you forever at the mercy of others because you've developed an amazingly good talent for martyrdom? This card can warn you to wake up and take back your power.

Time for a new attitude, a new method of communication, new ideas, which are what the warbler represents.

I don't mean to sound harsh, truly I don't. But WE write our stories. WE decide the path our lives take. When we use the words 'can't', 'should', 'shouldn't', etc., we are limiting ourselves and our potential. Won't is fine... we take ownership with that word. WE decide. But can't? Nope. Zip. Nada. Not gonna happen.

Time for a new intellectual challenge, baby. The Warbler says so. :-)

Namaste, y'all.

08/04/2025

Daily Draw, August 4th, 2025
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Today's card is a tough image to look at... the Three of Swords - Sorrow, from Robin Scott's "The Urban Tarot."

In number theory, the Threes of Tarot represent the natural progression from the polarity of the Twos to stabilization or culmination. And, as is the case with all the Swords, we're studying a situation that involves an intellectual challenge. The Three of Swords represents the culmination of an idea... the reality of a situation coming home to roost, and clearly it is an idea that is mentally painful to face.

Sorrow comes when we truly have to face the reality of a situation we can no longer hide from nor escape. The disturbing image depicted gives the sense of all positive emotion and hope drained away like the water in this empty tub, leaving nothing but the cold, harsh reality of truth behind. As Scott writes in her paragraph on this card, "Without the emotional support of Water, Air can lead us to nihilistic conclusions as the only logical path." That bloody razor blade on the tub's edge says it all.

But like water, we must remember that air ALSO has an ebb and flow. Rather than giving in to the mental anguish of this card, Universe asks us to take a beat and breathe (USE that air!). This is a time we need to connect with others: talk to someone else to find clarity, remove the blinders that cause tunnel vision. Acknowledge your pain, but don't allow it to drown you.

This card can also be a warning we are tempted to hurt others. That double-edged sword of "well, I'm just telling the truth." You may be, but if you're enjoying the pain that truth is causing someone else, then you need to look in the mirror and really examine your motives.

This card may also be the herald of that sharp, painful shock of coming smack up against reality we've refused to look at, either a betrayal by a friend or loved one, or seeing ourselves for who we really are and not liking what we see. Whatever the cause, if this card comes up, it is NECESSARY for us to face that reality and deal with it...WITHOUT the razor blade. Reach out for help instead, I beg you. Su***de doesn't end the pain; it prolongs it.

Namaste, y'all.

08/02/2025

I'm SO looking forward to this class on August 17th! The perfect chance to understand more about what the Sun and the Moon mean in your birth chart! And it's in easy to understand, smaller 'bites'... I call it "Astro Light... less filling, tastes great!" LOL

Seriously, these beginning astrology stand-alone workshops tackle fundamentals of astrology for the person who wants to just understand more about astrology, not necessarily the person who wants to study to become an astrologer themselves (that may happen, of course! But this class isn't the more rigorous 1st year training I used to teach!).

Check out Firefly Hollow's Website to learn more!

P.s. - Rich and I are ALSO looking forward to seeing you all at Booth A25 at the Expo!

08/02/2025

Daily Draw, Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
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Another draw from Robin Scott's "The Urban Tarot." Today, the Five of Disks, Reversed - Worry.

What a breath of fresh air this card represents in its reversed state! It signifies a letting go of material hardship and worry. However, let me be clear: the energy for this card IS present. It doesn't mean that you're going to suddenly walk into your bathroom and find your bathtub full of Benjamin Franklins. So, I would err on the side of prudence and not go out and buy a yacht when all you can afford is a dinghy.

But, seriously, folks (insert rimshot), to me what this card is truly saying is that WORRY about your financial or resource situation is fruitless. Worry robs us of our peace. It isolates us and makes us feel on the outside, looking in, feeling as though 'no one is suffering as much as I'.

That viewpoint always makes me think of a quote from Haruki Murakami in his book "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running." Paraphrased, he states that while physical pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. We can't avoid the reality of physical or even mental pain in this life. However, what we CAN avoid is exacerbating our **attachment and our reactions** to that pain: that IS in our control, though it usually feels otherwise.

Mindfulness is the key. Being IN THE MOMENT. "Right now, I have everything I need." "Right now, I'm safe." "Right now, I have a roof over my head." The hard part is learning to accept that pain is a part of life; that expecting life to always be comfortable and easy is a fallacy. Learning this is one of the greatest gifts to mental health and emotional wellness and resilience.

So today this card teaches us this: We can ALWAYS choose the way we respond to our discomfort in challenging situations. ALWAYS. We may FEEL that today's world situation has made us powerless, but in reality we always hold immense power within us.

Namaste, y'all.