You might be thinking that I have the title backwards. Surely I meant that I wouldn’t have believed something if I hadn’t seen it. Nope. The statement in the title is actually a quote from Marshall McLuhan, one of the world’s greatest philosophers and multi-talented educators. The quote above clearly shows the way our mind [...]
Ellen Dugan wrote a wonderful article about her experience creating the Witches Tarot. Read it HERE
Have you attended festivals or conferences put together by hard-working volunteers and organizers? Have you mingled at Pagan Pride Day, learned something new from an excellent workshop at a local store, chanted under the moon with close friends, felt energy coursing through hands of strangers on either side of you? Have you been entertained and [...]
The Full Moon in Pisces occurs Friday, August 31 at 9:58 am Eastern (1:58 pm, GMT) at 6 degrees. Full Moons represent the culmination of those things that were begun with the New Moon (in this case the August 17 New Moon in Leo, which found us focusing on the hobbies, interests, and ambitions we [...]
Virgo, The Virgin August 23 to September 23 Modality: Mutable Element: Earth Ruler: Mercury Keywords: Intelligent, detailed, discriminating, analytical, reserved, conscientious, neat As a Virgo you are known for being detail-oriented and having a strong work ethic; you get great joy from checking items off of your to-do list. Be sure, however, not to miss [...]
The Book of Shadows Tarot is a unique project, many years in the making. It is an ambitious project based on a two-deck system. Each deck is designed to work independently but also to work together. The decks are based on the concept of As Above, So Below. The first deck, As Above, is a [...]
I live in Southern California, about 30–45 minutes from the City of Pomona. Pomona was founded in 1888 on a trade route used by indigenous Americans. In the 1700s it was known as the Rancho San Jose. Later, it became known as the Mission San Gabriel Grazing Lands. It was later “given” (albeit not by [...]
When I was very young I was fascinated by my grandfather’s books. Some were incredibly old and smelled funny. Years later I learned that the acrid smell was a type of mold often found on old books. Many used book stores reek of it. Initially, I wasn’t allowed to touch “Grampa Bill’s” books. After I [...]
The other day I was on a radio show (click HERE to listen to archive) and a listener reminded me of an exercise I wrote about, so I thought I’d share it with you. Learning the meanings of the cards is the first step in learning to read the cards. The next step is developing [...]
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Shawn Martin Scanlon, author of Everything You Want to Know About Magick (But Were Afraid to Ask). In 1952, Ray Bradbury wrote a short story about time travel. This classic story, one of the most re-published science fiction stories of all time, deals with a man of [...]