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NINE OF PENTACLES: SUCCESS AND GOOD FORTUNE

 

 In The Garden Of Earthly Delights

The Nine of Pentacles indicates that you have reached a point in your life where you are feeling self-confident, self-sufficient, independent and free. By acting on your own accord, you have attained well-deserved success and may now enjoy money, leisure time, pleasure, material comfort and rest. You appreciate what is now available to you, knowing that the difficulties are over. You also know that you can complete any work necessary through confidence, self-discipline and patience.

The Nine of Pentacles is about enjoying the good life and the fruits of your labour. You have worked hard to get here, so now, sit back and relax and enjoy some of life’s luxuries. You deserve it!

 ACTIONS

being disciplined

exercising self-control
showing restraint
reining in impulses
sacrificing to reach a goal
sticking to a program
taking a step-by-step approach

relying on yourself

handling the situation alone
acting on your own
falling back on your own resources
doing it all by yourself
wanting to be alone
feeling sure your way is best

pursuing refinement

achieving a comfortable lifestyle
avoiding the coarse and unsavory
being tactful and diplomatic
seeking high-minded activities
enjoying the finer things of life
remembering to be gracious
enjoying leisure

I TOTO THE TRUE STORY OF THE DOG FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ

 

 Toto and Dorothy

During the expansion of the Ventura Freeway in Los Angeles, Willard Carroll unearthed a leather bound scrapbook from a site that was once a pet cemetery. To his amazement, its yellowing pages contained the rags-to-riches story of Terry, the cairn terrier who played Toto in the enduring film The Wizard of Oz.

Reprinted here in its entirety, I, Toto traces the canine star’s tragic beginnings, her exhilarating film career, and her happy retirement in Southern California. Best of all, it offers the inside scoop on Toto’s signature role, her costars, and the making of The Wizard of Oz. Toto’s lovingly illustrated scrapbook features 150 photographs collected over the dog’s life.

This unique autobiography, reissued just in time for the film’s 75th anniversary, is a must-have for every fan of the classic movie and its equally classic canine star.

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ARETHA FRANKLIN ON THE COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE JUNE 1968

Bet you didn't know....that Detroit's own Diva, Aretha Franklin, was the first African American Entertainer to grace the cover of TIME Magazine on June 28, 1968.. Just another landmark moment for the Queen of Soul......

Aretha Franklin had a very good year in 1968. She was the top-selling female recording artist, with smash-hit singles like "Chain of Fools" (released the year before, but hitting the top of the charts and winning a Grammy in 1968); "Think;" and "Since You've Been Gone."

Aretha Franklin is known as the "Queen of Soul," although she's also found enormous success with jazz, rock and roll, blues, gospel, pop, and even opera. She's had 18 R&B singles go to the top spot on the charts, including "Respect" in the 1960s. Otis Redding had originally written and recorded the song, but her feminist version helped her debut album sell more than a million copies. In the ten months after the single's release, Franklin released several top ten hits including "Baby I Love You," "Chain of Fools," and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." Read More Here

**NEW RELEASE** MARY SARAH & COUNTRY LEGENDS: BRIDGES

Mary Sarah

Cleopatra Records To Release Mary Sarah 'Bridges' on July 8 Featuring Appearances by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Oak Ridge Boys & More

“Mary Sarah is a beautiful young lady with a beautiful voice” - Willie Nelson

Nashville, TN - On her new album Bridges – being released on July 8th thru Cleopatra Records - 18-year-old singer and songwriter Mary Sarah duets with some of country music’s biggest names on 12 captivating songs.

Amazed by the Texas ingénue’s voice and talent, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, the Oak Ridge Boys, the late Ray Price and others all signed on to sing with Mary Sarah on their most iconic hits. Dolly’s “Jolene,” Willie’s “Crazy” and Merle’s “The Fightin’ Side of Me” are just a few of the songs interpreted by Mary Sarah and her A-list collaborators.
 

Produced by Kent Wells, Dolly Parton's long-time band leader and producer with oversight by executive producer Freddy Powers, who helped Mary Sarah assemble her dream collaborators, Bridges was moved along by the singer’s keen use of social media. “I've been singing since I was 8 years old, touring and posting my performances on YouTube,” says Mary Sarah, who already has amassed 80k+ followers on Twitter. “One day I got a tweet from the Oak Ridge Boys.

They asked me to sing at their concert that night. It was incredible. My love of the legends of country music grew, and that’s how this project was born.” It was thru this newfound relationship with the legendary Oak Ridge Boys that led to Mary’s eventual deal with Cleopatra Records – the American record label who had just released the Oak Ridge Boys new live album 'Boys Night Out' for her own N. American release of the 'Bridges' album.

Now, Mary Sarah is ready for country fans to hear it and connect those who love traditional country with those who follow today’s more polished sound. “I see Bridges as something that spans now and then,” she says, “and brings that music back over to this generation.”

Below is the full 'Bridges' Track Listing:

1. Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)
2. Crazy (feat. Willie Nelson)
3. Fightin’ Side of Me (feat. Merle Haggard)
4. Heartaches By The Number (feat. Ray Price)
5. Go Rest High On That Mountain (feat. Vince Gill)
6. Dream On (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys)
7. Texas, When I Die (feat. Tanya Tucker)
8. Rose Garden (feat. Lynn Anderson)
9. What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life (feat. Ronnie Milsap)
10. Where The Boys Are (feat. Neil Sedaka)

Bonus Cuts
11. My Great Escape (feat. John Rich and Big Kenny)
12. All I Wanna Do Is Sing My Song (feat. Freddy Powers)
13. I’m Sorry

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STRENGTH: RESOLVE AND ENDURANCE

The Strength card Under a golden sky, a woman gently pats a lion on its forehead and lower jaw. The woman gazes down at the lion with a peaceful smile on her face and appears to be successfully taming this wild beast. The fact that Strength is represented by a woman indicates that this card is not focused on pure physical strength. She has the infinity symbol above her head, the same symbol seen in the Magician. Her white robe is that of the innocent Fool, indicating a purity of spirit.

ACTIONS

showing strength

knowing you can endure
having a gallant spirit
feeling an unshakable resolve
taking heart despite setbacks
having stamina
being a rock

being patient

dealing calmly with frustration
accepting others
taking time
maintaining composure
refusing to get angry
showing forbearance

being compassionate

giving others lots of space
tolerating
understanding what others are feeling
accepting
forgiving imperfection
being kind

achieving soft control

persuading
working with
guiding indirectly
being able to influence
tempering force with benevolence
demonstrating the strength of love

CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG 1974 BOX SET!

by William Ruhlmann

The musical partnership of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash, with and without Neil Young, was not only one of the most successful touring and recording acts of the late '60s, '70s, and early '80s (with the colorful, contrasting nature of the members' characters and their connection to the political and cultural upheavals of the time), it was the only American-based band to approach the overall societal impact of the Beatles.

The group was a second marriage for all the participants when it came together in 1968: Crosby had been a member of the Byrds, Nash was in the Hollies, and Stills had been part of Buffalo Springfield. The resulting trio, however, sounded like none of its predecessors and was characterized by a unique vocal blend and a musical approach that ranged from acoustic folk to melodic pop to hard rock. Crosby, Stills & Nash, released in 1969, was perfectly in tune with the times, and the group proved an instant hit. By the time of their first tour (which included the Woodstock festival), they had added Young, also a veteran of Buffalo Springfield, who maintained a solo career.

The first CSNY album, Déjà Vu, was a chart-topping hit in 1970, but the group split acrimoniously after a summer tour. Four Way Street, a live double album issued after the breakup, was another number one hit. In 1974, CSNY re-formed for a summer stadium tour without releasing a new record -- nevertheless, the compilation So Far became their third straight number one. Crosby, Stills & Nash re-formed without Young in 1977 for the album CSN, another giant hit.

They followed with Daylight Again in 1982, but by then Crosby was in the throes of drug addiction and increasing legal problems. He was in jail in 1985-1986, but cleaned up and returned to action, with the result that CSNY reunited for only their second studio album, American Dream, in 1988.

CSN followed with Live It Up in 1990, and though that album was a commercial disappointment, the trio remained a popular live act; it embarked on a 25th anniversary tour in the summer of 1994 and released a new album, After the Storm. The trio again reunited with Young for 1999's Looking Forward, followed in 2000 by their CSNY2K tour. A DVD/CD set, CSN 2012, was filmed and recorded during a 2012 tour, and released that same year.

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