New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
Many people know that Llewellyn's history is rooted in the publication of annual calendars, almanacs, and datebooks. Llewellyn George founded the company in 1901 and focused on astrology. He published both books and annuals (how we, internally, reference those publications that come out once a year—annually, hence the name—like almanacs, calendars, and datebooks). The annual Moon Sign Book (which provides information for those who live by the cycles of the moon) has been a Llewellyn best-seller since 1905. To this day, Llewellyn still creates wonderful annuals of all sorts. You can see the full listing here. There is an entire department devoted to the development of new ...
While many of us are attracted to Steampunk because of the aesthetic, is there more to the The Steampunk Tarot Deck than tarot dressed up in extremely awesome clothing? Can a "Steampunk" tarot be more than a novelty deck? I think so, because the genre of Steampunk shares some fundamental characteristics with tarot. Individual ExperienceWhile the Victorian era also brought the beginnings of industrialization and consequently the beginnings of the homogenization of, well, almost everything, one of the great things about Steampunk is that it is an alternate history. It is a place where we can take the things we like about the time period and eliminate or change the things we don't like. Many ...
What do you do when you pull a court card in the outcome or action position in a tarot spread? Do you pull another card out to help get more clarification? (A total legit thing to do, BTW.) Do you pretend it didn't happen, put the court card back in the deck, and pick another card? Or do you learn how to use the tarot court to problem-solve, get unstuck, and move forward? There is a wealth of knowledge that the tarot court cards have, and they want to empower you and your tarot clients when they come up in a reading. Yes, sometimes they can be sassy, blunt, brash, and confusing, but that is part of their charm. So, let's see how the tarot court cards take "action," and how they can be ...
I don't read books in order. In fact, I almost never read a book from front to back. Instead, I start by reading the cover and the dust jacket, if there is one. Then I read the table of contents, thoroughly, followed by a few pages in the front, a few pages in the middle, and finally, the entire last chapter. Once I've surveyed the whole book, I'll usually go back to page one and read it straight through. Some people get angry when I tell them how I read books. "But you ruin the surprise!" they exclaim, as though they are protecting their favorite writers from an upstart reader. "You're cheating!" Maybe so. But I read books the way I do because I'm fascinated by structure. I like to see ...
