Magic & Magicians I am a magician. I practice magick and I perform magic. I've been a "magician member" of  The Magic Castle, a world-famous club for magician entertainers. I have performed magic for all age groups and have entertained thousands of people. Magic, like magick, has several subcategories. Two such subcategories whose differentiation can be confusing even to magicians, are mentalism and mental magic. Mental magic is simply any trick giving the impression that some sort of psychic ability is being used or a paranormal phenomenon is being demonstrated. Many magicians, within their acts of cards and coins or boxes filled with assistants or large cats will include

Jupiter begins its retrograde motion in Gemini on Thursday, October 4, continuing “backwards” until January 30, 2013. Just like any other retrograde planet (including that trickster Mercury), periods of retrograde are periods of “re:” renewing, reflecting, restarting, etc. Instead of being viewed negatively, these retrograde periods are a positive time to slow down (especially as Jupiter now turns retrograde, and for the next few days) and possibly make some necessary changes. Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius and the 9th house, symbolizes luck, fortune, and prosperity, so now is the time to reflect on any sources of frustration in your life caused by these things (or a perceived

A few weeks ago, I was honored to be one of the speakers at the annual Tarosophy Tarot Conference in Keswick, England. Here is a photo of the speakers: The third woman from the right, with the long blond hair, is Kim Huggens, author of Tarot 101 (a really fine book!). You can learn more about that HERE. I really enjoyed her workshop, which focused on using the cards not to find answers but to create questions that lead the querent to the wisdom within their own heart. It was fun and enlightening to use the cards in this way with other readers. When I thought about my clients, though, I couldn't see them going for it. But I loved the concept, so how could I tweak it become a

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Matt Swayne, author of America's Haunted Universities. How do students pick the university they’ll attend? Usually, it’s a matter of reputation. Some students seek schools with solid academic reputations; other students want to be part of a university with great athletics. Another group—probably a group that’s larger than we want to believe—wants to attend a school that knows how to party. If you want to go to a school with a great academic tradition, you can find dozens of lists that rank schools according to their academic reputations. For athletics, just visit the latest national champions in the sport of your choice.