Date: 2009-09-30
From Tarot for All Seasons, by Christine JetteIn the darkest of seasons, the Yule sun begins to rise a little earlier each day, and all the world seems ready for change. Use the Solstice Light spread to strengthen your hopes for the future. Plan, make wishes, raise your spirits—knowing that the creative fire of spring is promised to you at Yule.If you have a specific question in mind, ask...
Date: 2009-09-15
Miniature objects play a role in the material culture of magic and divination, because they can signify material goods as well as other things—including intangible qualities—that we’d like to manifest in our lives. Perhaps the best known miniature is the dollhouse, which intrigues both children and adults. A dollhouse can also be used in magic and divination, because not only does it convey the charm of the miniature, it also shares the symbolism of the house, and the house and its chambers provide metaphors for different states of being. As such a symbolic structure, a dollhouse can serve as the basis of a tarot layout, in which the cards are inserted into its miniature rooms, and then interpreted in the context of the rooms’ different metaphorical associations. Author Janina Renée presents the "Dollhouse Oracle," a way to use the tarot for insight into your life.
Date: 2009-08-20
From Llewellyn's 2001 Tarot Calendar. For more Llewellyn tarot books and decks, click here. Lughnasadh marks the first of the three harvests: the Grain Harvest of Lughnasadh, the Harvest of Fruits at Mabon, and the Harvest of Game at Samhain. Ancient peoples celebrated Lughnasadh as a time of great happiness, enjoying the gifts of the earth. Yet the harvest also began the waning half of the...
Date: 2009-08-20
From Llewellyn's 2001 Tarot Calendar. For more Llewellyn tarot books and decks, click here. The imagery of the tarot can be used as the focus for rituals that help us concentrate on goals, channel archetypal energies, and shape the quality of our daily lives. The following rite uses the imagery of the Sun, Judgement, and Magician cards to activate the Sun within and put its creative energies...
Date: 2009-01-06
As the practically perfect, ever practical, and wondrously magical Mary Poppins said, “Well begun is half done.” Wise words to keep in mind when facing a New Year. For me, memories of a clean book bag, empty notebooks, and new shoes planted the notion of autumn as the time for new beginnings firmly in my psyche. Although that impulse still remains, January is fast developing its own special...
Date: 2008-11-17
There’s nothing like a brand new calendar to give a sense of determination and optimism. It’s a new year! With no mistakes in it! Yeah! There is the temptation (or peer pressure) to make resolutions…to start something or quit something or do something. Before you go too far, though, take a few minutes and analyze where you are at. Take a look at the last year before jumping...
Date: 2008-11-10
Many long-time users of the Tarot get set in their ways when it comes to the variety of layouts they favor for readings. Janina Renée, author of Tarot: Your Everyday Guide and Tarot Spells, details the "card tracking technique" that can be used for clarification on a card or cards that come up in a reading, amplifying meanings, and fishing for advice.
Date: 2008-05-28
From Tarot for All Seasons, by Christine Jette Celebrate the freedom and liberation of summer. Because energy is so potent during Midsummer, it is a wonderful time for protection, developing psychic ability, and divination. Use the Midsummer’s Dream layout when you want to visualize your heart’s desire. Catch a glimpse of the future in the fall beauty of the sun’s golden rays. ...
Date: 2008-03-28
From Tarot for All Seasons, by Christine JetteBeltane: April 30(May Eve)The Beltane RitualFragrant flowers, lush green foliage, and warmer temperatures celebrate the magical energies of love. It is time for splendor in the grass. Beltane is a bawdy holiday of love, sexuality, regeneration, and prosperity. We drink in the earth’s colors, aromas, and tastes. Appetites are keen. Beltane...
Date: 2003-01-01
Happy New Year to all of you. After all the wonderful indulgences of the holiday season, many of us start the new year by making resolutions. We assess the past year and look ahead. We set goals for ourselves. And sometimes our enthusiasm wanes and ...
Date: 2001-12-07
Precis: Christine Jette, author of such books as Tarot Shadow Work, Tarot for the Healing Heart, and Tarot for All Seasons, reveals how her use of the Tarot helped her get through the impact of the terror attacks on the U.S. ...
Date: 2001-11-01
In this season of giving, I want to thank all of my readers for your interest in my work. I have been overwhelmed with positive responses to Tarot Shadow Work and Tarot for the Healing Heart. It is the greatest gift I can receive as a writer and I ...
