Yep. My bookcase…well one of my bookcases…collapsed. I was trying to move it. It was cheap and several years old. There was a "cracking" sound and one side came off. The shelves slid out to the side and forward to the floor. Chunks of cheap "chipboard" made sharp piles under the corpses of a hundred or more books, many of them now half open. I felt rather blocked and unable to think or move. What could I do? Where should I start cleaning them up? Well, it gave me an excuse to go through those books. I found what I thought was a surprisingly rare item, a copy of The Lost Scrolls of King Solomon by Richard Behrens. I looked it up on the internet to find that copies of it are selling

Character Development If you haven't read part 1 of this series, check it out HERE. In Tarot for Writers, Kenner gives tips for developing your characters. We'll focus on our main character from part one, the sister from the brother/sister duo in the Sun card. Today we'll pull card for: Goals/Motivations, Stakes, and Internal conflict. We pulled: Ace of Wands, Kind of Wands, 5 of Pentacles Goals/Motivations: Creative energy and passion. In the first post, I wrote that I thought the brother forsook his family legacy. Playing off that, I will say that her family is in the business of inventing and her goal is to carry on this work with an eye to taking it in a new

At this time of year many families celebrate Thanksgiving or other harvest festivals that focus on gratitude for the bounty of the earth. One way to show gratitude is to share your own blessings with others. Perhaps you can use this idea as part of your celebration and create a new, modern ritual. In Tarot Diva, Sasha Graham shares ideas about not just knowing the meanings of the cards, but living the lessons we find within the cards. She discusses charitable giving for the 6 of Pentacles and gives this idea: A Fun & Easy Charitable Idea Host a screening of a documentary that speaks to an issue you care about. Choose a plaguing issue that concerns you, be it human slavery,

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 6, is your opportunity to vote for the direction of your community, your state, and your country. If you have not voted by mail or through early, in-person voting, please take time off to vote. One of the challenges of U.S. citizens today is to become a "high information" voter. It used to be that news on the radio and TV were considered a necessary public service and did not make money for the stations. Today, they have to make money and, as a result, will often do and say anything, including misrepresenting the facts or ignoring real news, in order to gain viewership. The result is that if you only get your news through radio and TV, chances are you're getting