In this series, we are taking the time to smell the roses, which for tarot lovers often means taking the time to really appreciate a single image of tarot art. Today we are looking at the 9 of Pentacles from the Llewellyn Tarot by Anna-Marie Ferguson. Here can see more images HERE. I love the golden warm of this card and the charming lines of Anna-Marie's work. The geese, the tilt of the woman's hand, the curve of the wheat...these are all so elegant and really suit the image. What I find particularly interesting about this version of the 9 of Pentacles is the inclusion of another person, which is very unusual. He is clearly not "with" the woman, but seems more like a steward or

For our fans not in the Fresno, CA area (and for those who missed it!), we are happy to share a video of Tess Whitehurst's appearance on KSEE TV. Tess is the author of several books, including Magical Housekeeping, The Good Energy Book, The Art of Bliss, The Magic of Flowers, and the forthcoming Magical Fashionista. She was interviewed on the NBC affiliate KSEE (Fresno, CA).   Visit the KSEE website to watch the full segment.

In this series, we are taking the time to smell the roses, which for tarot lovers often means taking the time to really appreciate a single image of tarot art. Today we will look at Death from the Revelations Tarot by Zach Wong. You can see more images HERE. The Revelations Tarot is unique because the images are designed to reflect both upright and reversed meanings. So with this card, upright we have a skull, scythe, and Kali, all symbols of death. When it is reversed, the main image is the baby being born, showing how something new and miraculous can come from a very traumatic or painful situation.

In my previous three posts (HERE, HERE, and HERE) I described an easy way to astral project, why astral travel is important and how to do it, and the concept explaining why performing astral magick can be very powerful. In the last post I wrote, "it’s possible for us to prevent ourselves from achieving our magickal goals by unconsciously countering our magick." I would contend that this is the primary reason magickal rituals and spells that have been performed well and should be successful end up failing. This was understood many years ago by Aleister Crowley, but he presented this understanding in a very sexist way. As we look back at some of Crowley's comments from our perspective