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The Tarot holds answers within its cards; join Tarot expert Barbara Moore on her path to discovering new Tarot techniques, tips, and tricks.
In my last post, I mentioned some questions that I’ve been considering lately. Based on the lack of response, save from my friend Mark, I wonder if these questions do not interest you as much. But they keep coming up for me in different conversations with various colleagues. I’ve been wondering a lot about the [...]
We’re doing it again! Llewellyn is giving away signed, uncut press sheets from one of our gorgeous 2009 tarot decks!
During our last giveaway, you had the chance to win your own little piece of happily ever after; this time you’ll have the opportunity to win a treasure from a lost world. That’s right! We’re giving [...]
Reading the comments in my post about the High Priestess from the Tarot of the Elves has raised many questions for me that I had not thought about while writing that post, so I thought a follow up was in order, most of them not necessarily related to the card I originally wrote about. Here [...]
After Tuesday’s rather intense post, I thought we’d end the week on a lighter note. And what is lighter than Arts and Crafts time in tarotland?
If you are familiar with the tarot forum Aclectic Tarot, you may have heard about cropping cards. People crop cards for a few reasons. One is if the cards are [...]
The High Priestess from the Tarot of the Elves is probably one of the most controversial images in tarot. Many people were appalled and had a very strong negative reaction to this card. However, people don’t have a problem associating The High Priestess with the Greek goddess Persephone. She was kidnapped by Hades, the god [...]
Blogger and author Catherine Chapman invited me to guest blog on her wonderful site, Tarot Elements.
Take a peek and let us know what you think about this approach to court cards.
While you’re there, take a look at some of the other articles there. You’ll find some really great information on Elemental Dignities and don’t miss [...]
Tall, Dark, and Silent
Recently Melanie Marquis, author and assistant editor of the American Tarot Association’s Quarterly Journal, interviewed me for their fine publication. She asked me which cards in the tarot I thought were the darkest. I responded:
“For me personally, I’ll risk committing tarot sacrilege and say that I have issues with the High Priestess [...]
A while back, I posted about shuffling techniques and invited readers to share their shuffling techniques. There were some excellent ideas and I wanted to highlight a few, plus add one of my own.
Catherine says
I’ve heard some pretty crazy methods and ways to shuffle and cut, but like most things in Tarot, I don’t believe [...]
A Real Treat
I’m sure most of you have heard of Lisa Hunt, a very talented artist and tarot expert. Her knowledge of fairy tales, myths, psychology, art, and tarot is impressive not only because of the sheer breadth but also because of the magical way Lisa weaves all these disciplines together to create extraordinary tarot [...]
As mentioned in Tell Me a Story in 30 Days, I’m taking the NaNoWriMo challenge. Since I am not a fiction writer, I’m not expecting a readable novel. Instead, I’m hoping to loosen up my imagination and play with my intuition. Because I really no nothing about writing a novel, I’m using Corrine Kenner’s book, [...]