The Medicine Garden

The Medicine Garden

A red fox and a fortune

Using poetry as tarot

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Val Alcorn
Nov 06, 2025
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Apothecary News: I just received word that the planners are finishing up in the print shop and should arrive within the next two weeks! I don’t have an exact date yet but they will be shipped out ASAP once I have them in hand. Thank you so much for being patient. It is very important for me to keep this project as local as possible, and sometimes that means longer waits.

2026 Luna Terra Planner

I found both ends of a rainbow. I hadn’t realized how much they shift and transform minute by minute, like a living thing sent from the clouds, trying to be part of the earth, but never quite losing its sky spirit.

Sometimes I use poetry like tarot. I pull out my books and let a poem find me.

Tonight’s full moon gives way to my birthday where 34 years ago a dark moon hung in the sky. I usually keep my readings to myself, but I wanted to share this one with you tonight.

The fox as you may know is an important guide for me. Whenever it pops up in my daily life, I pay attention. It doesn’t show up overly often, except when I keep ignoring its signs. It has been awhile, but here it is. I will warn you, it gets a bit heavy.

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