The Star card from the Book of Shadows Tarot (more info HERE and HERE)

I've been acquiring new tarot books and decks for Llewellyn for over 10 years. It is rare that I'm impressed with the utter uniqueness of something. I remember the day that Tierney Sadler made an appointment to meet with me via phone in May 2011. She also send a Powerpoint presentation with strict instructions to not open it until we were on the phone. I was floored by her idea and her proposal presentation. You can see more of her work on her BLOG. Now, almost two years later (and how the time has flown!), the idea will be published and available soon (March). You can pre-order now HERE. What is the Deck of 1000 Spreads? It is a deck of 59 oversized cards (plus 6 blank cards)

As the 2 of Swords indicates, sometimes it is hard to make a decision because sometimes part of us wants something, part of us wants something else. This simple spread helps you identify the concerns and/or desires of your various aspects. Looking at them clearly, individually and collectively, might help you to make a decision with more confidence. 1. What your mind wants 2. What your heart wants 3. What your body wants 4. What your spirit wants To modify this spread, you can select a card from the deck that represents the decision you are facing and see how each of the other cards interacts with that card. Card image from Ciro Marchetti's Legacy of the Divine

Last weekend (January 26–27, 2013), I attended the 9th Annual Conference on Current Pagan Studies. This was not your typical Pagan festival or convention. The conference took place in a large room at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. Although anyone could attend, the presenters from all over the country were primarily university professors and students. Some of them are popularly known. Some of them have academic books and a few had more popular books. With only brief breaks, we listened to the papers being presented by their authors for two full days. There were a few major themes that ran through the conference ranging from who is a Pagan (there has been a