I am loving the new oracle deck by Paulina Cassidy. The cards are charming and inspiring and I am delighted with the small, beautifully designed book that comes with it. My card for today is Compassion:   You can learn more HERE.

The skilled and inspiring Ellen Dugan is one of our most popular writers. It's no wonder then, that so many people are excited about her new deck, the Witches Tarot, which she created with the help of artist Mark Evans. Ellen has done such a great job with this deck, working hard to design something that would really resonate with witches. Over the next few days, I'll be sharing some of my favorite cards along with snippets of text from the book. Strength An auburn-haired woman sits quietly at dawn with a large male lion at her side. The lion is magnificent, and he leans contentedly into the woman from comfort. She is smiling, calm, and able to control the lion by her demeanor

Adrian Lee, author of Mysterious Minnesota, was interviewed on the NBC affiliate KARE (Minneapolis, MN) News at 4 program. KARE 11 News at 4 is a daily afternoon news program that provides stories about health, fitness, relationships, and events around town. Visit the KARE 11 website to watch the full segment.

I recently read a blog which claimed that the author's magick was improving because he was witnessing increased synchronicities in his life. Is this a valid point? Well, I have to answer both yes and no. Yes, his magick is increasing but not in the way his blog implied. Blinded With Science? Today, the concept of "do a ritual and get a result" doesn't satisfy all practitioners of magick. We've become more scientific and simply getting a desired magickal result isn't good enough. We want to know how the magick actually worked: The ritual caused x, x caused y, y caused z and z caused the result. Without knowing xyz we end up doubting that magick took place. "Perhaps," we think, "it's just a