The annual COVR (Coalition of Visionary Retailers) awards were announced this weekend at INATS in Denver. Two Llewellyn titles won 2015 COVR Awards: Journey Into Spirit: A Pagan's Perspective on Death, Dying & Bereavement, by Kristoffer Hughes (WINNER, Reincarnation, Death and Dying Books) Merlin Stone Remembered: Her Life and Works, by David B. Axelrod, Carol F. Thomas, and Lenny Schneir (WINNER, Autobiographical and Biographical Books) Congratulations to our authors!   The Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) is an organization formed by a unique group of businesses that deal in "Visionary Resources," and who work with and support each other as independent

My friend Michael thought having me write about tarot ethics would be interesting. I think I might disappoint him because I don’t have a set of tarot ethics that I think all readers should abide by. And I don’t think, as some readers do, that unless you follow MY ethics you an ethical reader. I think that it is kind of arrogant to think that I have the corner on ethical judgment. I do think, though, that any one who uses the cards should think about ethics. Many people think that tarot readers should write out a statement of their ethics or standards. Even though I am a writer and someone who loves structure, I’ve never done this. Probably because for me, things aren’t actually

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Melanie Marquis, author of The Witch's Bag of Tricks, A Witch's World of Magick, Beltane, and the new Lughnasadh. Nothing quite says Lughnasadh better than a warm cup of freshly made spiced apple cider! It's easy to make and easy to customize to bring out the flavors and magickal properties that you find most appealing. The most important thing to know is that good cider starts with good apples. Many apple varieties come into season during this time, and you with a little poking around, you may be able to find a local grower who also produces their own apple cider. It takes a lot of apples and a lot of work to make cider, so you'll probably

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Aaron Leitch, author of several books, including Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires, The Angelical Language Volume I and Volume II, and Essential Enochian Grimoire. In the upcoming issue of Hermetic Tablet (Summer 2015), Jake Stratton-Kent has published an essay entitled, "The Other Magicians and the Goetia," (adapted from an Internet post simply called, "The Other Magicians"), and I am about to spoil the hell out of it. It's not that I want to steal Jake's thunder, but I think this is a topic that needs discussion, and I'm not against shining my own spotlight upon it—especially since the subject matter has become rather important to my own