...or will be in a few weeks. Valentine's day is approaching and love it or hate it, it is a very in-your-face holiday that probably causes you, your friends, or your clients to think about their love lives, or lack thereof. While of course any deck can be used for readings about love and relationships, sometimes it's fun to use a deck designed specifically for matters of the heart. The Heart Tarot One of my favorites is The Heart Tarot, a charming deck with heart-shaped cards. I wrote about it once HERE.   Learn more about it HERE and read a review of it HERE Eros Oracle Another deck that brings a more mature playful attitude to the table is the Eros Oracle (see

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Lexa Olick, author of Witchy Crafts. Incense, candles, and oils are valuable tools in ritual work. Even unscented candles have their own waxy aroma, no matter how slight. Sweet-smelling herbs purify and cleanse our homes and essential oils have the ability to enhance our moods. This beautiful bouquet of aromas is just a bonus to ritual work. Originally, gods were thought to receive nourishment from the scent of incense and oils. They took in the sweet savor of the scented sacrifices as one would take in food. The ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans all honored their gods with gifts of fragrances. It illustrates how universal

In recent days I've been thinking a lot about alternative forms of divination. Most of you reading this are familiar with Tarot and astrology. Some of you may also be familiar with how to use runes, palmistry or ways to "read" a crystal ball. There are, however, some lesser-known forms of divination that are every bit as powerful as the better-known methods. One form I've been looking at has intrigued me since my parents took me to L.A.'s Chinatown when I was a child. It's a sort of silly, fatalistic game consisting of a bunch of narrow wooden strips each having a number printed on it. These were all kept within in a cylindrical container. You'd think of a question and shake the

For today's post I have three items of interest… Item 1 The Contest is Running! —Win a Free Tarot Deck— The winner of the best prediction of the year contest will get a free Tarot deck of their choice. Are you good at making predictions? Here's your chance to show everyone how good you are! See my post at this LINK and make your prediction in a comment to that post! Make your best prediction and win a Tarot deck! Item 2 The Truth About "Bricks and Mortar" Bookstores In a recent article on The Bookseller, the CEO of a small chain of independent U.K.'s bookstores, Foyles, called for an increasing discount from publishers and book distributors. Otherwise, says Sam Husain,