So Below Court Cards

I am really proud of the court cards for both volumes of the Book of Shadows Tarot. Because Lo Scarabeo encouraged me to push the boundaries and explore new possibilities, I tried to meet the challenge. Because Book of Shadows, vol. 2: So Below is meant to be closer to the RWS tradition (whereas As [...]

Solstice 2012 Greetings

The Yule card (aka XIII, Death) from the Book of Shadows, volume 1: As Above Tarot

Apocalypse NOT—and the Future of Occult Training

I am writing this just a few days before the supposed Mayan Apocalypse on Friday, December 21, 2012. The belief that the “end times” are here is nothing new. This LINK will take you to a page that lists over 200 dates where experts and religious leaders said the end of the world was coming. [...]

Blessed Samhain from the Book of Shadows Tarot

Watch a Behind the Scenes Video About The Book of Shadows Tarot

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 [...]

Scott’s Book of Shadows – the whole story

As I mentioned a few posts ago here, Cunningham’s Book of Shadows is now in our warehouse and being shipped out to stores all over the world. I thought I’d share the quirky story of its discovery for those of you who haven’t gotten the book yet and read deTraci Regula’s first person account, contained [...]

Working in the warehouse makes it all worthwhile

Man, do I love working in the warehouse! This summer when orders for our calendars and datebooks were coming in fast and furious, our warehouse manager Chuck asked the rest of the Llewellyn staff if any of us wanted to be trained in to pitch in a few days to deal with the rush. Of [...]