In January, I spend some time reviewing the past year. In reviewing my blog posts for Llewellyn, I went back a little further. I've been writing for Llewellyn for a long time. Sometimes it makes me a little sad that blog posts are so transitory even though there is so much great content in them. That's one reason I like it when bloggers occasionally do a list of some of their favorite posts from the past. Here are a few of mine: A Question About Questions Notes to Yourself Reversals What are some of your favorite tarot blog posts (mine, yours, anyones...)?  

Back in 1973 I was living in Encinitas, part of "North County" of San Diego, California. My good friend, Lori C., insisted that we should go to an exclusive showing of a new movie called "The Wicca Man." I didn't know anything about the movie, but I liked spending time with her, so I picked her up and we drove over to the Ken theater on Adams Ave. There was a long line of people waiting to see a movie that was actually named The Wicker Man. Most of the people were dressed in black and wearing silver jewelry. For me, the movie was spellbinding. It actually had two plots. The superficial plot was of a deeply religious (Christian) British police officer who learned of a missing young

Why is it magical people are so interested in the Tarot? There are numerous forms of divination. Currently, I'm beginning to study palmistry. Here are a few great resources if you're interested: You Can Read Palms by Richard Webster Instant Palm Reader by Linda Domin Palmistry Quick & Easy by Peter Hazel Palm Reading for Beginners by Richard Webster and The Hand from A to Z by Judith Hipskind There is a good reason for palmistry's popularity: you don't need any props. You don't need cards or runes, tea leaves or crystal balls. All you need is your hands. But it's not the Tarot. For magicians, the Tarot has far more uses than divination. The great occultist, Eliphas Levi,

Lo Scarabeo is known for their innovative decks that are not only beautiful but also challenge our ideas of tarot, ourselves, and the world around us. A few of my favorites include the following decks. The links take you to reviews that I've written about them. The Fey Tarot Tarot of the Sweet Twilight Wheel of the Year Tarot Dark Angels Tarot