Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Elana Zaiman, author of the new Forever Letter. It is a weekday evening. Our family of three—my husband, Seth, me, and our son Gabe—just finished dinner. On some evenings, especially weekdays, dinner is often quick, each of us racing off to do our own thing. But this evening is different. We have moved from the table to the couch and we are sitting around talking about college, SATs, possible majors. You see, Gabe is a senior in high school and he will soon be applying to college. Tonight, he's in a talkative mood, chatty even. His cell phone sits on the counter, not on his person, and he's content to let it rest there, and not tend to it

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Natalie Zaman and Wendy Martin, co-authors of the new Color and Conjure. Have you ever tried coloring as a magical working? It's a wonderfully simple way to focus your energies. Give it a whirl with this spell, crafted specifically for the impending fall equinox ♥. A Twenty Four Carat (Carrot) Coloring Charm Clearly, there are NOT 24 carrots to color in this spell (although it might be fun). There are only three carrots, but you can still have a 24-carat intention—remember, in magic, intent is (almost!) everything. (And 24 is divisible by three after all. 3 divided by 24 is 8—another magical number that represents, among other

Animal Totem Tarot Leeza Robertson, art by Eugene Smith To see more, click HERE. Three of Swords It is all too easy to spin even "negative" cards in a positive way. We've grown accustomed to shunning anything that might be considered negative, but this illusion that all can and should always be sunshine and rainbows comes at a cost. If we do not honor our sorrow, we forsake an important and necessary part of the human experience. Leeza Robertson shares a message that she received from Elephant while working on this powerful deck. A message from the Elephant “There is something to be said for taking a moment and honoring what hurts. Pain itself is not the problem;

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Andrea Mathews, author of the new Letting Go of Good. Most of us have been taught that we must seek guidance from wise instructors, such as parents, friends, significant others, or spiritual leaders. Some look for signs from the external world to tell them what to do. What we don't as commonly know is that we have our own internal messaging system that can guide and protect us as needed on a daily, even moment-by-moment basis. The components of this system are described in detail in my book, Letting Go of Good: Dispel the Myth of Goodness to Find Your Genuine Self. But for a brief overview of these components, the internal messaging system