Tarot for Real Life: Use the Cards to Find Answers to Everyday Questions by Jack Chanek   Jack Chanek is an exciting new voice for Llewellyn. You may already be familiar with his name from his first book, Qabalah for Wiccans. Or perhaps you met him as I did, through his blog, particularly his articles on Baba Yaga. In this book, Chanek takes a fresh approach to tarot by putting as much emphasis on the minors as the majors, hence bringing our attention to where the archetypal energies manifest in the real world. By weaving his teachings on the practical aspects of tarot reading through the suits, we experience a beautiful unfolding. The practice and sample readings

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Jack Chanek, author of Qabalah for Wiccans and the new Tarot for Real Life. In tarot, some readers will pre-select a card from their deck to represent the querent of a reading. This card, known as the significator, is placed face-up on the reading space at the start of the session, and then the remaining cards are shuffled and dealt as normal. Readers who use significators like to have a card that grounds the reading and connects it directly to the person asking the question. If you're interested in trying this technique, here are five different methods for choosing a significator in your readings. The Fool, Magician, and High

Tarot Priestess: Using the Cards to Heal, Grow, and Serve by Leeza Robertson Begin an incredible journey that unites your deepest self, your beloved tarot cards, and your destiny. Walking the priestess path is exciting, demanding, and most of all, healing. Let’s take a look at what to expect from this experience (excerpt from the book): Tarot as the Path, Initiation and Temple This book is structured to give you a framework to connect your tarot practice back to the goddess and recommit your feet to the priestess path. The chapters of this book walk you through three priestess gateways, four goddess temples and introduces you to the four stages of the initiation process. Some

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Leeza Robertson, author of several books and decks, including Tarot Court Cards for Beginners, and Tarot Reversals for Beginners, The Soul Cats Tarot, and the new Tarot Priestess. The Path to the Goddess always starts with some form of initiation. Be it water (cups), earth (pentacles), fire (wands) or air (swords), the Goddess picks a way for you to step up and start your journey to her. This is your point of entry to her temple. The place you take your very first step, both physically and spiritually along the path of the tarot priestess. To start your own initiation, pick up your deck and divide it into 6 parts: Part One: The Major