When people get to together to discuss tarot, one of the topics that often comes up is “do you read reversals?” Reversals are cards that appear upside down relative to the orientation of the reading. Like this (The Lovers from the Llewellyn Tarot by Anna Marie Ferguson): The topic of reversals includes several subtopics, such as do you use them (or ignore them if they show up), how to you make sure they appear in readings, and what exactly does it mean when a card is reversed? 1. Should You Use Reversals? You need to decide for yourself. Because there are so many different ways to work with the cards, there isn’t a single rule that works for everyone. There are two things

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

Carl Llewellyn Weschcke wrote a lovely foreword to The Llewellyn Tarot Companion. Allow me to quote a bit here: The tarot is the universe hidden in a secret book of cards. The universe is both “out there” and “in here.” As above, so below. The Llewellyn Tarot deck is the result of five years of intense study and creation by this artist, already knowledgeable and well-known for her creation of Legend: The Arthurian Tarot and for her illustrations to the Caseell edition of Le Morte D’Arthur edited by John Matthews. Anna-Marie Ferguson created the Llewellyn Tarot to exemplify the very raison d’etre of Llewellyn as “bringer of light.” Llewellyn is named for Llew Llaw