The annual COVR (Coalition of Visionary Retailers) awards were announced this weekend at INATS in Denver. Eight Llewellyn titles were finalists for 2012 COVR Awards: Chakra Awakening, by Margaret Ann Lembo (WINNER, Alternative Health & Healing Book Category) Spirit & Dream Animals, by Richard Webster (WINNER, Divination Book Category) The Healing Wisdom of Birds, by Lesley Morrison (WINNER, General Interest/How-To Book Category) The Witch's Heart, by Christopher Penczak (WINNER, Wicca/Paganism Book Category) Never Letting Go, by Mark Anthony (First Runner Up, Spirituality/Alternative Science & Spirituality Book Category) Llewellyn's 2012 Dragons Calendar, by

Cancer, The Crab June 20 to July 22   Modality: Cardinal Element: Water Ruler: Moon Keywords: Receptive, patient, intuitive, nurturing, sensitive, imaginative As a Cancer, you are known for your nurturing nature; you will do your best to make others feel secure, and will go to great lengths to ensure that you have strong family relationships and a warm and welcoming home. You are often very emotional, being ruled by the watery moon; you must be careful, as you are very intuitive and can pick up on energy and vibes (both positive and negative) from others around you. You are devoted to those in your inner circle of friends; while that circle may not be that wide, you

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Mark Townsend, author of Jesus Through Pagan Eyes. Though Jesus was often discussed by his contemporaries in a manner suggested by this post's title, the above words do not in fact refer to Jesus, but to me. "Oh, how arrogant!" you might now be thinking. Actually no, I’m merely paraphrasing the comments that have often been made behind my back by people (Christians) who simply can’t cope with the stuff I write. I’m a priest, you see, yet one who has had an almost constant battle with his own religion and the hierarchies within it. From teenage days when, as a young would-be-clergyman, my own parish Curate told me that I should

Ginny Brock, author of By Morning's Light, was interviewed on the NBC affiliate WSLS (Roanoke, Virginia) program Daytime Blue Ridge. Daytime Blue Ridge is a daily program that offers everything from travel ideas, fashion, cooking, celebrity guests, movie reviews, and do-it-yourself tips. You can also visit the WSLS website to watch the full segment.