Tarot Beyond the Basics by Anthony Louis   We humans have been known, at times, to take ourselves just a little seriously. We can take our tarot seriously, too. Which we should, of course. But tarot is about balance and there are times when tarot gives us something we don't expect. Please enjoy this excerpt from Louis' Tarot Beyond the Basics. Tarot Sarcasm Not only can tarot cards potentially represent the opposite of their accepted meanings, but at times the tarot even seems to employ sarcasm. For example, one day my wife phoned to say that a restaurant near her office was offering for take-out one of my favorite dishes, stuffed peppers. Because this establishment

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Glenn Mitchell, author of the new Discover the Aspect Pattern in Your Birth Chart. Most of my clients have read at least one book on astrology. They also follow astrology topics on social media. Both have reinforced the notion that "this is good" and "this is bad." The terms "benefic" and "malefic" are used. I resist this sort of astrology. I reject the determinism behind such thinking. The idea that this chart feature is "good" and that that one is "bad" comes from astrology's past. Some astrologers today use astrology to scare people. If all squares are "bad," then the wise client will want periodic sessions to identify when challenging

Here in the northern hemisphere, Ostara, the Spring Equinox, is almost upon us, but for our southern hemisphere friends, it is time for the Autumn Equinox/Mabon. To help you celebrate, we’ve rounded up our best rituals, spells, books, and more! 13 Hidden Traditions of Mabon: Discover the origins of the festival along with 13 hidden traditions that may well be worth resurrecting for our own harvest celebrations.     A Dark Moon Ritual for Fall: The new moon is a time when many say that magic and meditative activity should be forgone. Instead, bravely travel inward and find what the darkness is hiding from you. Revel in this harvest season and commune with the

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Diana Rajchel, author of the new Urban Magick. Pagan, to a lot of people, means "nature worship." I've met many who resonate with this definition, and I do see where they're coming from. But as someone who is both Pagan and joyfully urban, I would like to take this opportunity to explain why I advocate for a more city-inclusive definition. For those that see Pagan as an umbrella term for multiple religions, we acknowledge that some of those religions center much more around daily human life especially activities of governance and shared community. Hellenism and Nova Roma most certainly have aspects of the urban within their