Sagittarius, The Archer November 22 to December 22 Modality: Mutable Element: Fire Ruler: Jupiter Keywords: Optimistic, adventurous, independent, restless, enthusiastic, careless As a Sagittarius you are optimistic and enthusiastic, as well as an adventurous explorer. You enjoy searching for knowledge and truth, whether by physical travel or through books. Because you search for truth and justice, however, you can be at times too honest and forget your tact. Your ruling planet of Jupiter encourages your restless spirit, and helps you to often land on your feet. Sagittarians are independent, which can make finding a lasting relationship a challenge, since you are adept at

Advent calendars are calendars that count down to Christmas. Some are religious and some are secular. Whether you count down to Christmas, Yule, or the Winter Solstice, etc., if you love tarot, you can make a type of advent calendar. I made one last year. I put the cards in with backs facing out. Then each day, we'd pick one at random and turn it around, revealing the message of the day. HERE is the post on my personal blog with the directions for what I did.

For those of you reading this who don't know it, I'm certified as a hypnotherapist and I'm certified to teach hypnotherapy. I'm tentatively scheduled to be teaching some of the basics of hypnotherapy at Pantheacon in San Jose, CA, February February 15–18, 2013. Many authors and speakers, including several from Llewellyn, will be there. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been known for a long time. There were "sleep temples" in ancient Egypt where people who were ill would be put in a trance, receive some sort of suggestions, and later leave the temples healed. In ancient India, one of the oldest books, the Mahabharata (which dates back to at least 4,000 years ago) makes statements about

I am very honored to present the following guest post by Jean-Louis de Biasi. In a recent post I described a meeting with him and our sharing of ideas. One of his goals is to take the practices and ideas of Freemasonry and make them available and usable by anyone. He wrote to me sharing his motivation for this article: "I am always amazed when I listen [to] people in Freemasonry and elsewhere saying that a text is symbolic…even when such texts are violent and dangerous." I hope you enjoy this…   IN THE NAME OF SYMBOLISM! By Jean-Louis de Biasi It is commonly understood that symbols are a necessary part of the spiritual path. In ancient and modern texts, you can find many