You might know Timothy Leary as one of the leading figures of the American counter-cultural movement in the mid-twentieth century; you might be familiar with his Harvard research on Psilocybin; you might know that he successfully arranged for a dramatic escape from prison in California and voluntary exile in Algeria; and you are quite likely...
The Florana Tarot by James Ferry began life as an independent deck funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign. Aren’t we lucky to live in a time when so many independent decks are being picked up by publishers, thereby alleviating the grossly overpriced, indie deck second-hand market??! ‘Florana’ blends the terms Flora and Fauna, a “portmanteau”...
Yasmin Boland is a best-selling author and astrologer, whose works include, Moonolgy, Astrology Made Easy, Moonology Oracle Cards, and the best-selling Moonology diaries. The diary acts as a journal to help live ‘consciously and magically’, setting goals and intentions in line with lunar phases. The object of working with the diary is to heighten awareness...
In recent years there seems to have been a resurgence in interest in Runes, possibly because of the popularity of the television series “Vikings”, films such as “The Northman” or the widening interest in Scandinavian “Heathen” bands like Wardruna, who created the music for “Vikings”, and Heilung, who carry out dramatic rituals as part of...
This book made me break my own rules about writing book reviews. I only take on reviews as an energy exchange — if you give me the item for free, it’s only fair that I give you something in return. But this book, I can’t not talk about. I love bibliomancy (opening a random book...
I saw the W.I.T.C.H. Woman In Total Control of Herself Tarot deck and knew I needed her in my life. First, she arrived in a stunning box with an equally gorgeous gold pouch was the first thing I saw on opening the box. What a lovely touch! I might be new to tarot, but I...
The Art of Tarot Spreads by Barbara Moore is a wonderful book for those who want to deepen their understanding of tarot spreads. Moore takes a historic and practical look at different spread types, while keeping her tone light and conversational. She walks you through how she learned certain spreads and why she finds them...
Spoiler alert: I absolutely love this deck despite my not being a SciFi or Fantasy person per se. Jen Sankey is also the creator of The Enchanted Forest Felines tarot as well as an author. The artist of Stardust Wanderer is Carol Phillips, though you have to do a bit of work to learn her...
I wrote a lot about this deck in my journal, and probably spent way too much time mulling over its meaning and considering what place it can hold in my tarot practice. Astrology and Tarot do go hand in hand historically, particularly if you are using more esoteric decks like the Thoth tarot. And there...
When I was first learning Tarot, there seemed to be so much wiggle room. How could a single card mean one thing in a reading about work, something else in relation to spiritual matters, and something else again for a relationship reading? And how was I ever going to learn how to read from so...