Each week this month, we are taking a look at the Tarot Illuminati by Eric Dunne and Kim Huggens.  Because so many reader relate to the High Priestess, this is an important card. I think we've got one here that shows power and beauty.

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Douglas de Long, author of Ancient Healing Techniques, Ancient Teachings for Beginners , and the new Past Lives for Beginners . About five years ago my wife, Carol, and I took a trip to the red rock country of Sedona, Arizona. It was a working vacation for us; I did a book signing and lecture at a very, popular bookstore there. During our vacation, we took a one day excursion to the Grand Canyon and the surrounding area. It was a profound and eye opening event; the energy and expanse of this natural creation took our breaths away. My fear of heights made it all the more exciting as we stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon gazing at this

Today's post is more of a long, rambling kind of question rather than tips or ideas.  It's something I've been thinking about for a long time. As an acquiring editor, it is part of my job to think of these things. Also, sometimes when I'm at conferences or on panels, I get asked about this. Also, as a deck designer, I get either critiqued or praised for this. What is "this"? Let me tell you. The Rider Waite Smith (RWS) deck revolutionized tarot for many reasons. And, in the US, it is the most popular deck, selling who knows how many copies a year. Additionally, most teachers use it for classes and in most workshops I attend at conferences, the RWS is the "common language" amongst

One of the most popular and successful aspects of working magick involves what is known as Gematria (pronounced with a hard G as in "good": gem-ei-tree-uh). Gematria is a Kabalistic technique for taking the letters of Hebrew (and later other languages) and assigning them a numerical value. It is believed that if two words had the same numerical total they had a significant relationship to each other, and in some cases could be considered synonyms. As an example, aheva = 13 and echod = 13. Therefore, aheva is the same as echod. Echod is the Hebrew word meaning “one.” Since in Judaism there is only one God, it also represents God. Aheva is Hebrew for “love.” Therefore, according to