Life is full of surprises. It is said that a pure pessimist gets only pleasant surprises, while a pure optimist gets only unpleasant ones. For the rest of us, surprises can come in many forms.

The Star Trek Tarot matches every classic Star Trek episode one-to-one with its corresponding Tarot card, and presents the originally-​unaired Star Trek pilot film on two bonus cards.

To change the world, you must first change yourself.  To change yourself, you must change your mindset.  Take it day by day.  Results don’t come overnight.  Keep working towards your goals.

Coins represent work, money, home, the physical and the material.  It is the suit of both available and potential support, regarding health, wealth, talent and growth.

There is an old saying: A committee is a group of the unwilling chosen from the unfit to do the unnecessary.  And yet, sometimes they can still accomplish great things.

The Jungian archetype of the wise old man is a classic literary figure, often appearing as a stock character or even as a cliché.  But true wisdom can only come from long experience.

The twenty-two unsuited cards, known as the Major Arcana cards, are sometimes said to represent facets of a story called “The Fool’s Journey” through social, moral and ultimately spiritual influences.

The proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel” is sunshine, bright and welcome after a long trip through the dark.  Emergence into full daylight can be dazzling until our eyes adjust to the new light.

There is a difference between loneliness and solitude: one will empty you, and one will fill you.  Only in solitude can the gentle voice of wisdom be heard and appreciated.

You can grow to your fullest potential if you plant the seeds of joy, love, fulfillment, hope, and success.  Nature can only return to you what you plant.

According to wisdom, it is better to bend a little than to break.  But if you start to compromise yourself or your morals for the people around you, it may be time to change the people around you.

It is not the experience of today that drives a person mad; it is the remorse or bitterness of something which happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Many people ask to be forgiven for their actions, or to be forgiven for their tempers, or even to be forgiven for their thoughts.  But people rarely ask to be forgiven for their sadness.

Sometimes even an unseen force can still have tremendous power.  Even something as simple as an idea or an inspiration can make you feel giddy, swept away in a rush of enthusiasm.

Some people briefly come into our lives and quickly go.  Some stay for a while longer.  No matter what time was spent together, some leave footprints on our hearts.  And we are never, ever the same.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal.  But nothing can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Knowledge is knowing what to say.  Wisdom is knowing when to say it.  Each, by itself, is a valuable attribute.  Together, they are even more powerful.

It is said that the race does not always go to the swift, and the battle does not always go to the strong.  But that is a good way to bet, especially when the swift and strong racer is you.

There is nobility in compassion, beauty in empathy, and grace in forgiveness.  No one heals themselves by wounding another.  We must understand before we judge.

A  complex recipe combining wildly different ingredients can unite to create a masterpiece, but only if all of its elements are kept in proportions to balance and support the final result.