Why is it magical people are so interested in the Tarot? There are numerous forms of divination. Currently, I'm beginning to study palmistry. Here are a few great resources if you're interested: You Can Read Palms by Richard Webster Instant Palm Reader by Linda Domin Palmistry Quick & Easy by Peter Hazel Palm Reading for Beginners by Richard Webster and The Hand from A to Z by Judith Hipskind There is a good reason for palmistry's popularity: you don't need any props. You don't need cards or runes, tea leaves or crystal balls. All you need is your hands. But it's not the Tarot. For magicians, the Tarot has far more uses than divination. The great occultist, Eliphas Levi,

No, I don't mean the Batman. He was called the "Dark Knight." But I am talking about some similarities to the Batman. He had to deal with issues arising from watching his parents' senseless murder. He wants to follow a path that will prevent others from having to deal with the issues he did. In fact, he becomes so obsessed with his path that he becomes the archetypal loner, pushing away not just friends, but even companionship. He's like the Hermit of the Tarot, a shining light if others will follow. Few will. When most people start on a spiritual path, especially a non-traditional one such as the path of magick, it usually starts as a relatively minor interest. Eventually, that

On another forum I saw a question about spirits. The poster wanted to know how to do magick to get rid of a spirit that had linked with another person. The poster was worried that he would be working against the Wiccan Rede by forcing the spirit to do something it didn't want to do. You may have seen similar posts or heard questions like this. I have a few problems with it. What is a Spirit? My first question is what does this person think a spirit is? Today, some people (notably members of religious sects) put the blame for all their problems on spirits or demons. Are you an alcoholic? Are you broke? Are you unhealthy? Did you lose your job? Are some of your teeth missing? Did you get

Today, there are more than 800 million active users of the social network known as Facebook. That's closing in on three times the population of the U.S. Twitter has about 300 million active users. Facebook and twitter are means of communicating with others. But are they really helping people become more social? I think they're doing the exact opposite. I'm not criticizing Facebook or Twitter for what they are. Rather I'm suggesting that people should realistically understand that while using Facebook and twitter may be good for communication, they're not so good as sources of socialization. Sitting in your room, staring at a monitor, is not the same as meeting people in person. You can't