The Llewellyn Virtual Author Forum is a bi-monthly series of free online roundtable events that feature your favorite Llewellyn authors discussing topics important to you and answering your questions. Our fifth in the series, on Tarot: The Best and Worst Questions to Ask Your Cards, featured The author Sasha Graham, Tarot by the Moon author Victoria Constantino, Cirque du Tarot author Leeza Robertson, and Fearless Tarot author Elliot Adam. Did you miss the live event? No worries! Stream it here.

The Magic of Tarot by Sasha Graham In her forthcoming book, The Magic of Tarot, Sasha gifts us with her unique and magical way of approaching tarot and life. She is also eminently practical. In her section on ways to study the tarot, she gives plenty of tips on ways to study and where to find materials. Her advice on how to identify a good teacher is priceless: How to Find the Right Teacher: Finding a gifted teacher, a personality you respond to, and someone who inspires you is a beautiful experience. Stars often align and a teacher will appear out of the blue when you least expect it (that's magic). Create space for an amazing teacher to enter your life by keeping a door open

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Victoria Constantino, author of the new Tarot by the Moon. So you know you want a new deck, but where do you begin? With so many varieties of tarot and oracle decks to choose from, it can be challenging to know where to start. It seems like there are decks for every interest and aesthetic preference. Even beyond appearances, the question remains: How do you find a deck with which you connect? Those who work with tarot and oracle decks often know that what seems like a simple pack of cards can hold much greater significance. When you ask a question, whether it's life-altering or quotidian, your deck becomes the mouthpiece of the universe. A

Tarot by the Moon by Victoria Constantino Tarot by the Moon is a wonderful new book by a new Llewellyn author, Victoria Constantino. Tarot readers often pay attention to the energies of the world, including the Moon. In this book, Victoria gives us moon lore, spreads, spells, and rituals for each month. In addition, helpful tarot tips are sprinkled throughout. Enjoy these excerpts from the chapter on August: The Sturgeon Moon Named for the fish that swim in abundance this time of year, the Sturgeon Moon shines during a time of plenty and is also known as the Dispute Moon, the Fruit Moon, or the Green Corn Moon. The Sturgeon Moon tarot spreads included in this chapter guide