The New Moon in Pisces occurs today, March 11 at 3:51 pm EST (7:51 pm GMT), at 21 degrees. New moons signify a new cycle, new beginnings, and rebirth. This New Moon, along with the Sun (also in Pisces) will highlight the watery Piscean qualities of creativity, sensitivity, and intuition, as well as twelfth house themes of privacy and containment. This New Moon period is the perfect time to examine self-imposed limits you might have. Do you feel like you need to unleash your inner creativity, or perhaps rein it in? Perhaps you find yourself being ruled by your own emotions, and want to change. Because Pisces is also a sign of intuition, you may find yourself experiencing more

Back on January 3, I posted that I have two preliminary goals for the new year. The first goal was to finish the manuscript for my next book and submit it to Llewellyn for consideration at PantheaCon. I am glad to say that indeed, I accomplished that goal. For a variety of reasons it takes a long time for a book to be published. I'll let you know how this develops. The first news I'll anxiously be awaiting is to learn if Llewellyn will accept it. The manuscript is about 40% smaller than Modern Magick and has lots of photos and illustrations, but it's still going to be a large book. I'll keep you informed as to how this all progresses. This will also allow those of you who have written a

[caption id="attachment_12420" align="alignright" width="155"] Sneaky monkey. Aw...so cute![/caption] Anxiety. Just the word makes me tighten up my shoulders and lose my breath. More and more people are realizing and admitting to their experience with chronic anxiety. In a fast paced and depend-on-yourself society, it’s not hard to imagine why this unwelcome experience and condition is flourishing. We’re losing our breath. We can’t relax. We’re bombarded and overwhelmed with task after task with no one but ourselves to rely on, and we’re just waiting for the moment when things will finally fall apart. Are you feeling it? That monkey on your back? The weight on your shoulders,

Very soon (in May although it may be available at the end of April) Llewellyn will be releasing the Anna.K Tarot. This deck was originally self-published by the artist. I heard her on a podcast and was intrigued. I looked up her deck and bought one directly from her. Then I used it for years as my primary reading deck. I was smitten. That deck sang to me like no other (until my believed Steampunk Tarot was published). Because I was so in love with it, I wanted it to have a wider audience (although, honestly, Anna was doing great on her own!). So Llewellyn acquired publishing rights. I just received an advance copy of the deck and was so surprised by the difference between the two