Two Llewellyn titles, Biting Back (Claudia Cunningham; Silver in Self-Help category) and The Return of Intuition (Kathryn Harwig; Bronze in the New Age [Mind-Body-Spirit] category) are IPPYÂ award winners! These titles were named as finalists in the 2011 Independent Publisher Awards, which are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles [...]
Last week, I wrote about some very traditional ways to select significators HERE. Those traditional methods have their place and are used effectively by some readers. They never worked well for me. Here are two ways that I like to select significators, when I use them at all. Trust Tarot If I use a spread [...]
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Kenny Klein, author of Through the Faerie Glass and the new Fairy Tale Rituals. I wanted to share a little of the process that brought me to writing my newest title, Fairy Tale Rituals, a book that looks at the very dark side of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, [...]
In this blog I have repeatedly pointed to the difference between what I call “true skepticism” and debunking. When a person is a true skeptic, he or she simply holds a neutral position and requires proof before accepting or rejecting a theory as to why something occurs. For example, is reincarnation a reality? For a [...]
Many years ago there were two bookstores in Hollywood that I would frequent. One, just east of Cahuenga on Hollywood Blvd, was Gilbert’s Books. This was a full bookstore that offered both new and used books. It also had a large selection of occult books, some of which were quite unusual and rare. I’ve heard [...]
What is a Significator? A significator is a card that is used in a tarot spread to represent the querent (the person asking the question). Â Not all readers use significators. Some don’t use them at all. Some use them only with certain spreads. Some use them in every reading. I suggest trying various methods to [...]
This New Moon in Taurus occurred at 2:51 am Eastern (6:51 GMT) May 3, 2011, at 13 degrees of Taurus. New moons signify a new cycle, new beginnings, and rebirth. This new moon, along with the Sun (also in Taurus) will highlight the Taurus qualities of stability and groundedness, as well as second house themes [...]
Apparently I did not do my job as communicator when I wrote about the Death card last month. The post is HERE. In reading through the comments, I thought that if one person who posted misunderstood me, then others who did not post might have misunderstood as well. So, I’ll try again. But first, a [...]
Today is the first ever International Pagan Coming Out Day. Some people are all for it, others have difficulties with it. What are your thoughts on Pagan Coming Out Day? Are you more or less likely to come out because of this drive? What are your concerns about coming out if you haven’t? And if you have, what were the rewards and the difficulties?
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Debra Moffitt, author of Awake in the World: 108 Practices to Live a Divinely Inspired Life. A friend said that dreams were like letters from a wise relative; they must be opened. Over the past years dreams have helped me find a mate, warn me about the [...]