Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Richard Southall, author of Haunted Route 66. I was impressed with the recent blog about the different types of paranormal investigators. I feel that it is important to determine why a person would enter this field. That being said, it's also important to differentiate between the different types of hauntings that can be encountered. Over the years, I've discovered that most hauntings can really be divided into three categories—ghosts, spirits, and entities. GhostsGhost hauntings are actually "recordings" or "impressions" of an event that has taken place in the past. Unlike spirits, there is no sentience or intelligence behind a ghostly

Pisces, The Fish February 19 to March 20 Modality: Mutable Element: Water Ruler: Neptune Keywords: Creative, romantic, sensitive, self-indulgent, lazy, intuitive, dreamy, artistic, sympathetic As a Pisces you are flexible and adapting to just about any situation (though this can be both a positive and a negative). Sensitive and compassionate, you take pains to ensure the welfare of others, though sometimes to the detriment to your own welfare. You have great creativity, which can manifest itself in any number of ways, from art to ideas. You inspire others. You are idealistic and trusting, looking for the best in everyone; just be careful not to be taken advantage of. The home

I keep many of my tarot decks in bags. Some I've made, some I buy. Lo Scarabeo makes some nice ones and Llewellyn has recently made a few. Here are some of my favorites. Of course I love the Steampunk High Priestess bag. And the Witches Moon Bag. The High Priestess from the Book of Shadows Tarot. The Smiling Moon Bag is charming. And I love the Yin Yang Bag. I really like the color and design on this one. I might like the color and design of the Magic Star bag even more.

Saturn begins its retrograde motion in Scorpio on Monday, February 18, continuing “backwards” until July 7. Just like any other retrograde planet (including that trickster Mercury—which will also turn retrograde on February 23, stationing direct on March 17), periods of retrograde are periods of “re:” renewing, reflecting, restarting, etc. Instead of being viewed negatively, these retrograde periods are a positive time to slow down (especially as Saturn begins to turn retrograde, and then for the next few days after) and possibly make some necessary changes. Saturn, ruler of Capricorn and the tenth house, symbolizes goals, responsibilities, and limits, so now is the time to