One of the challenges of understanding Tantra is that it transcends the focus most Westerners have that claims Tantra is nothing but, as one author called it, "The Yoga of Sex." In actuality, that would be like saying an automobile is nothing but "The Yoga of Hubcaps." There is so much more! In fact, Tantra is a complete ancient spiritual system, and most of the mystical (and practical) spirituality that comes from India and nearby areas can be traced directly to the ancient Tantrics. The practice known as yoga (or more accurate, hatha yoga) originated with the Tantrics. Recently, one yoga instructor allegedly used this information (somehow combined with Wicca!) to take advantage of some

How do you use them? The most common way I've seen Elemental Dignities used is in triplets. The reader lays out three cards. The center card is the main card and the two flanking cards affect the middle card. I've also read that EDs are said to affect cards that "near" other cards in a spread, although I've never seen that in action nor have I been able to make sense of that application in my own readings. I recently learned, from a student of mine, Merissa Lovett, of a very clever technique. She also lays down three cards. The first one is the main card. The second card influences the first. The third card shows how to reconcile the first two. How do you use EDs? Or, if you

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sara Wiseman, author of Writing the Divine, Your Psychic Child, and the new Becoming Your Best Self. At its core, intuition is a spiritual path. That’s what I thought when I first started writing about spiritual intuition… and it’s what firmly believe today. You see, I’ve been teaching people to walk the path of the spiritual psychic for a while. And while I certainly expected folks to change from this practice, I never fathomed just how much, and how quickly these transformations would happen! In person, by phone, by Skype, by email—I’ve worked with thousands of folks, and it doesn’t seem to matter what the medium is.

This article was inspired by an idea I learned from Mark McElroy almost a decade ago. It is based on his technique What Would the Majors Do described here: http://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/572 I was thinking about Tarot and Ethics. I was also thinking about how, if you lay the Majors out in three rows of seven (not including the Fool), it shows a version of the Fool’s Journey that many read as: First row: learning the lessons needed to become socialized Second row: questioning those lessons and finding your own way Third row: spiritual growth and self-actualization That idea has been with me through most of my tarot life and consequently I cannot help but think of