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 Cultivating a community through the exploration of magical living and spiritual evolution. Legends of the Haunted Highway Tour with Richard SouthallTo celebrate the release of his new book, Haunted Route 66, author Richard Southall jumped in the car and took a road trip along The Mother Road. Southall kicked-off the tour in Chicago, and after hitting six bookstores in six day, joined six other authors for a “Great American Road Trip” event in California, only [...] New Moon in Aries, April 10, 2013The New Moon in Aries occurs tomorrow, April 10 at 5:35 am EDT (9:35 am GMT), at 21 degrees. New moons signify a new cycle, new beginnings, and rebirth. This New Moon, along with the Sun (also in Aries) will highlight the fiery Aries qualities of enthusiasm, action, and impatience, as well as first house [...] Leaders or Consensus?I don’t know who originally stated it (maybe one of my readers knows), but there’s a statement running around the U.S. political blogosphere that “Republicans look for a leader while Democrats look for a consensus.” Whether or not you agree or disagree with this description, it would seem that the organization of occult groups seems [...] The Power of the AcesIt is just now beginning to feel like spring here in Minnesota, even though we still have snow on the ground. I always associate the Aces with spring, probably because I think of them as seeds full of all the potential of their suit. Awhile back, I wrote an article about the Aces and created [...] Preparing a Deck for UseMany tarot readers consider their decks as important tools for their magical or spiritual work. As such, they treat them with respect and reverence. Often, they cleanse or charge their decks, dedicating them to specific purposes. This article but Joy Vernon is one of the best I’ve read on the subject. Reading and Ceremony for [...] Notes from the Net—Win a Tarot Deck ContestHermetic Virtues Hermetic Virtues is one of my favorite journals. The latest issue, Volume VI Number 2, continues their record of excellence. This issue begins with an article by Chic and Tabatha Cicero (You can pre-order the new edition of Israel Regardie’s The Philosopher’s Stone with the Cicero’s incredibly valuable notes and additions now) on “Osiris [...] Colors: Enlivening the Rainbow BodyReaders, please enjoy this guest blog post by Margaret Ann Lembo, author of Chakra Awakening and the new Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones. The array of colors in our energy field and all around us is part of the life giving force that keeps us alive and well. The vibrancy and sparkle of [...] Time to Listen to Your IntuitionOver a decade ago I was feeling frustrated over seeing the way most Westerners thought about Tantra. If you’re like most people, Tantra is “that sex stuff.” Or perhaps you know a bit more about it and thought that it was all about sacred sexuality and extending periods of sexual bliss. In fact, Traditional Tantra [...] Shuffling and Selecting CardsOnce I was in a yarn store with a friend. I was teaching her to knit and we were picking out yarn. The yarn she wanted was in a skein not in a ball, so I told her had to wind it into a ball before she started knitting. She asked, “how do you wind [...] Wikipedia as a ResourceThere are lots of books that can function as powerful resources for magicians, from my own, wide-ranging Modern Magick or The Complete Magicians’ Tables to books going into depth on more specific topics such as Geomancy in Theory & Practice, Hands-On Chaos Magic, or Magickal Self Defense. In my experience, however, many magicians today don’t start [...] MEET THE BLOGGERS
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