In my opinion, the Judgement card needs a rename as much as the Hierophant. It is such an important card and so many people seem to misunderstand it. Probably in part due to some holdover from the Christian idea of the Last Judgement. Perhaps long ago, this card was read that way, but as our culture changes, so do the card meanings. We this so clearly in the Fool, the Magician, the Lovers, the Hanged Man, and even Death, to name just a few. Judgement and the Hierophant, though, seem to have a hard time shaking their biblical tethers. As part of my goal to help evolve these cards, I offer the Judgement card from Maggie Steifvater’s recent deck, The Raven’s Prophecy. Keywords:

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Cyndi Dale, author of a number of books, including The Complete Book of Chakra Healing and the new Llewellyn's Complete Book of Chakras. Have you ever wished upon a falling star? Well, you can actually access a chakra for the same effect. It's called the "Celestial Wishing Tree." I'm a chakra expert. My book, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Chakras, contains 1,100-plus-pages of chakra knowledge. If asked about my favorite chakra—and there are hundreds to choose from—I'd select the "Celestial Wishing Tree," also called the Hrit, Anandakahdha, Kalpataru, and sometimes Hridaya chakra. I think you'll see why it's so appealing. In the Hindu

Let’s start by saying I can’t believe I’m writing another remembrance on this blog. I’ve lost too many authors in the 10 years I’ve worked for Llewellyn, and now I’ve lost my boss Carl Llewellyn Weschcke. We all have lost a very special person – not just his family, not just the Llewellyn family, but all of the Wiccans, Witches, Pagans, and magicians that I acquire books for, under his mighty imprint. So this is not going to be short. Carl was a natural-born leader, the kind of person with so much enthusiasm for an idea or a project that others got caught up in it, too. He was a kind, intelligent person who was always looking to expand other people’s minds, by starting

This time of year, from Samhain to Yule, it is natural to turn inward. In quiet darkness there is enough space and solitude for reflection…at least this is true metaphorically. With our culture’s obsession with “the holidays,” it is easy to ignore the important soul work that is so natural to attend to during the short days and long nights of winter. This is, indeed, natural, and essential to the health of our souls. May this card, from the lovely Green Witch Tarot by Ann Moura and Kiri Østergaard Leonard inspire you to make time for yourself during the upcoming weeks. XIII -- THE LORD OF SHADOWS This is a card of change, moving from shadow into light. Some things that