The New Moon in Aquarius occurs Sunday morning, February 10 at 2:20 am EST (7:20 am GMT), at 21 degrees. New moons signify a new cycle, new beginnings, and rebirth. This New Moon, along with the Sun (also in Aquarius) will highlight the airy Aquarian qualities of intellect and forward-thinking, as well as eleventh house themes of friendships, social relationships, and the world at large. This New Moon period is the perfect time to examine your friendships and your role in collective society. Do you feel like you need to invest less time and energy in your friendships, or more? Perhaps you'd like to turn your acquaintances into life-long friends. Conversely, you may find yourself wanting

Haunted Route 66 author Richard Southall has a guest blog post on The Huffington Post, detailing his new book and the research he conducted while writing it. The Huffington Post is a Pulitzer Prize-winning news website and blog, offering news and personal views of politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interest, and local news. Visit The Huffington Post to read the full blog post.

...or will be in a few weeks. Valentine's day is approaching and love it or hate it, it is a very in-your-face holiday that probably causes you, your friends, or your clients to think about their love lives, or lack thereof. While of course any deck can be used for readings about love and relationships, sometimes it's fun to use a deck designed specifically for matters of the heart. The Heart Tarot One of my favorites is The Heart Tarot, a charming deck with heart-shaped cards. I wrote about it once HERE.   Learn more about it HERE and read a review of it HERE Eros Oracle Another deck that brings a more mature playful attitude to the table is the Eros Oracle (see

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Lexa Olick, author of Witchy Crafts. Incense, candles, and oils are valuable tools in ritual work. Even unscented candles have their own waxy aroma, no matter how slight. Sweet-smelling herbs purify and cleanse our homes and essential oils have the ability to enhance our moods. This beautiful bouquet of aromas is just a bonus to ritual work. Originally, gods were thought to receive nourishment from the scent of incense and oils. They took in the sweet savor of the scented sacrifices as one would take in food. The ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans all honored their gods with gifts of fragrances. It illustrates how universal