We are super excited to announce that several Llewellyn Tarot books, decks, and authors have been recognized as some of the best in Tarot for 2012! Tarosophists Awards [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The Steampunk Tarot, by Barbara Moore & Aly Fell"][/caption] Each year, TarotProfessionals.com (run by Marcus Katz & Tali Goodwin) asks several thousands of Tarot students, enthusiasts, teachers, artists, designers, developers, collectors, and authors, to nominate and vote for the people, decks, books, and media that have shone throughout the year as winners of the Tarosophists Awards. Of note this year: Deck of the Year: The Steampunk Tarot, by

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Michael Furie, author of the new Spellcasting for Beginners. It’s true, we need money, but it’s important to remember that it has no inherent value. Money is man-made and only has value because we agree that it does. There’s no such thing as “money energy” to call upon in magic. We instead have to focus on growth, abundance, and good fortune. We can draw upon energy of the Earth, Sun, and Jupiter as well. The Earth energy is that of growth and is foundational. It is a good idea to utilize Earth energy when money is vitally needed. The Sun’s energy is tuned to abundance and is ideal for building upon money you already have such as

I like the works of Charles Dickens. His A Tale of Two Cities is breathtaking in its scope and plotting. But even more fascinating are his insights into the psychology and motivations of the characters. Published just three years after the birth of Sigmund Freud and decades before our modern understandings of the mind, he accurately described, without naming, psychosis, repressed memory, and obsessive-compulsive behavior. He also shows how individuals can surpass what is expected of them and even of what they expect of themselves to do "a far, far better thing…" At this time of year, TV trots out every version of his A Christmas Carol that they can find. There have been over twenty

Well? Did you survive the Mayan apocalypse? Did you survive the end of the world? I did. All those who didn't survive the apocalypse, please raise your hand so we can see you. Coming soon to a theater near you: ZOMBIE MAYAN APOCALYPSE!!!