the TARALMANAC is a mnemonic device

A weekly cycle of cards to help you track time, mood, and meaning.
Each day has a card.
Each card has a role.
You don’t have to hold it all in your head.

A quiet structure for each day: one card, one idea, one action. The Taralmanac blends ritual, self-care, and rhythm into a daily practice.

taralmanac is...

Something old

It's based on systems that are so old, we came up with them once in Babylonian times and never saw the need to change them much. That is because those systems were useful for other humans, and they still are, too.

taralmanac is...

Something new

The 8 chapters of the Taralmanac were designed by me, Tara, out of my own noggin, for my own benefit, and now for yours.

taralmanac is...

Something borrowed

In my studies I noticed that humans like generating systems of 7 & 8, and they all kind of line up with each other.

taralmanac is...

Something (for the) blue

"When a wise man hears of the Tao,he immediately begins to live it. When an average man hears of the Tao, he believes some of it and doubts the rest. When a foolish man hears of the Tao, he laughs out loud at the very idea. If it were not for that laugh, it would not be the Tao."

The TARALMANAC has discovered something.

When you line up all of these different systems of counting time, and the themes and personas that were encoded inside to help us remember, they all line up pretty consistently. That suggests that so many people found these systems useful that no one ever really tried to change them, they only added local flavors for palatability. This gives us a consistent and coherent source of inspiration about how to make choices, like a magic 8 ball that really does work. I just think they're neat!