Most of the time, I create tarot spreads for specific questions. Sometimes, though, I am inspired by a quote, a particular card, or even a whole deck. Anything can provide inspiration for spread creation. Here is how a deck inspired me and the resulting spread. From Tarot Spreads: Layouts & Techniques to Empower Your Readings  True Magic Spread A few years ago, I did some writing for an Italian. Each magazine came with a tarot deck and part of my job was to create spreads that were inspired by the deck. Here’s an example; it is called the True Magic Spread and was created for The Sorcerer’s

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Chas Bogan, author of the new Secret Keys of Conjure. There are all manner of physical items that we may build a magical relationship with, such as roots whose indwelling spirits we have engaged for aid, or metal charms stamped out in factories, or mojo hands that some perceive as being an extension of their own body and magical will. Though the life force present within such objects may be perceived in many ways, keeping it healthy is essential to maintaining an effective charm. The responsibility falls on us to sustain and nurture our magical allies. If you won't work on their behalf, why should they continue to work for yours? Even the

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Kristy Robinett, author of Messenger Between Worlds, Forevermore, It's a Wonderful Afterlife, Messages from a Wonderful Afterlife, the new Tails from the Wonderful Afterlife, and the forthcoming Journey to the Afterlife. Most have lost a loved one. There is typically a standard grieving process, which may come with several days off at their job, flowers, cards, and compassion. There is often a funeral or memorial service where there’s time to give and receive support and love, and moments to say a goodbye to their deceased. Losing a pet is difficult, too, but it rarely comes with the same end-of-life formalities, which can cause

Many people think that the court cards of tarot are antiquated and no longer relevant to modern people. They may be right, but for some reason even when deck designers rename and re-imagine them, people usually revert back to the traditional names. For example, when using a deck with a court card called Seeker of Air, they will use the traditional card name in addition to or even instead of the name given by the creator, in this case, Knight of Swords. For better or worse, we can’t seem to release these names from another time. If we can’t let them go, perhaps we’d do better to try to understand them more deeply. In Tarot Court Cards for Beginners, Leeza Robertson gives