Kathryn Ravenwood

About Kathryn Ravenwood

Kathryn Ravenwood, aka Raven, is a Shamanic Priestess, Author, and Tarot Reader. Her long love and study of the esoteric realms led her to the Tarot, Egypt, and ceremonial altars. She studied in the Egyptian Mystery School tradition with Nicki Scully, Normandi Ellis, and Gloria Taylor Brown and is an initiated member of the Lineage of Thoth.
Her Tarot readings are done with the guidance of the Great Council of Tarot for personal alchemical transformation. Raven is also an instructor on Mystery School of the Goddess - you can join her class An Introduction to the Spiritual Directions: A Shamanic Path of Initiation. More info can be found on KathrynRavenwood.com.

High Priestess Tarot – Eight of Cups by Kathryn Ravenwood

June 20, 2018 By Kathryn Ravenwood 1 Comment

The Eight of Cups – Moving On I love seeing trends when I do readings for people. Lately the 8 of Cups has been showing up so I decided to take a closer look at it. I confess that, being a Cancer and easily overwhelmed by my emotions (duh), this card carries a lot […]

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High Priestess Tarot – Temperance by Kathryn Ravenwood

June 10, 2018 By Kathryn Ravenwood Leave a Comment

What is Temperance? The dictionary defines it as “moderation in action, thought or feeling; restraint; a habitual moderation in the indulgence of appetites or passions (especially in regards to alcohol).” However, the Tarot, always encouraging us to think in archetypes, tells us Temperance is alchemy, art, blending. There is a much larger sense of this […]

High Priestess Tarot – The Hanged Man and Letting Go by Kathryn Ravenwood

May 23, 2018 By Kathryn Ravenwood Leave a Comment

“I sit before flowers, hoping they will train me in the art of opening up. I stand on mountain tops believing that avalanches will teach me to let go.”…Shane Koyczan I recently read this quote in my Free Will Horoscope (the brilliant Rob Brezny). It has been pressing upon my consciousness for several weeks […]

High Priestess Tarot – The Death Card by Kathryn Ravenwood

May 9, 2018 By Kathryn Ravenwood 2 Comments

Do you feel it? The constant pressure to change? Are you exploring it? Surrendering to it? Fighting it? Ignoring it? Does it exhilarate you or scare you – well, to Death? In the image above, The Goddess Nut, our Great Cosmic Mother, is the shining portal of life through which we each pass. She holds […]

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High Priestess Tarot – The Four of Swords by Kathryn Ravenwood

November 22, 2017 By Kathryn Ravenwood Leave a Comment

The Swords are the Suit of the Mind and are traditionally associated with the East. The Four of Swords is when the agitation of cruel and self-punishing thoughts are put to rest. We go to sleep without the hamsters racing on the wheel all night. We have found a mental stability that allows us to […]

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High Priestess Tarot – Ten of Swords by Kathryn Ravenwood

June 16, 2017 By Kathryn Ravenwood 1 Comment

The Ten of Swords is one of the most dismal looking cards in the Tarot. We see a woman lying face down with swords stuck in her back. It would seem someone came up behind her to stab her not once but ten times. A bit of overkill for sure. Looking more closely we notice […]

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