Brazil was the name of a strange and wonderful film by Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam. Whenever I think of that name, however, I think about the famous song of that name. It has a melody and rhythm that keeps repeating in one's mind. The full name of the song is "Aquarela do Brasil" ("Watercolor of Brazil"). It was written in 1939 and it began a new form of the samba called the samba-exaltação (exaltation samba) which was considered very patriotic. Some claimed it was literally pro-fascist (this was at the very beginning of World War II, a time when fascism was considered by many to be just an alternate political system and not a fountainhead of evil), although its composer, Ary

Run for cover! (Really, just kidding.) Mercury will turn retrograde tomorrow, February 23 in Pisces; it will station direct on March 17. Since Mercury is so slow-moving, the effects of this retrograde period could potentially be felt for a few weeks afterward (until the end of March). I’ve stated many times before that Mercury retrograde is truly not to be feared. While periods of Mercury retrograde are not ideal times to begin new ventures (and you should be extra careful with details of communication, travel, and finances), they are still powerful times of “re:” renewal, reflection, re-doing, recovery, etc. This is a time to use the powerful planetary energy to the fullest.

PantheaCon PantheaCon 2013 is over, and it may have been the best convention yet. Speakers came from all over, including Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero from Florida, Christopher Penczak from New Hampshire, Athena W. of Enochian.org who is up in Canada, and Lon Milo DuQuette from Southern California. Elysia, the head acquisitions editor for Llewellyn was there, as was Bill Krause, our publisher. Both of them were very busy, as was the area we had in front of the vending room. We offered book signing from some of the many Llewellyn authors who attended, and two panels on occult publishing. If you haven't attended PantheaCon and enjoyed all of the people, events, hospitality rooms, dances,

I've mentioned this before, but for new readers, I think this resource is worth restating. There are in-depth reviews of most Llewellyn and Lo Scarabeo decks on the Llewellyn website. Donald Michael Kraig and I both write them. We attempt to be as honest and thorough as possible. Sometimes we both review the same deck, so you have two points of view. You can find them by going to the product page for any deck. In the center, there is a green box that says “more information.” In that box, there is a link for “publisher’s reviews.” Click that link and find the reviews. For example, we both reviewed the Initiatory Tarot of the Golden Dawn. Take some time and see what