Tarot readers spend a lot of energy explaining that “Death doesn’t actually mean physical death, mostly; it usually means transformation.” And of course, I agree with that. And yet, I don’t completely agree with it. It strikes me as ironic that we are so afraid to predict death when, in truth, it is the only prediction we can make with absolute certainty that it will come true…for we all die. Handling the news of death, if one sees that in the cards, is a very delicate subject…one that takes much deeper consideration and experience than can be conveyed in a short blog article. Metaphorically-speaking, however, we can talk of Death as change and transformation. But also,

Today, there are more than 800 million active users of the social network known as Facebook. That's closing in on three times the population of the U.S. Twitter has about 300 million active users. Facebook and twitter are means of communicating with others. But are they really helping people become more social? I think they're doing the exact opposite. I'm not criticizing Facebook or Twitter for what they are. Rather I'm suggesting that people should realistically understand that while using Facebook and twitter may be good for communication, they're not so good as sources of socialization. Sitting in your room, staring at a monitor, is not the same as meeting people in person. You can't

When people start off with magick they usually begin with general externals and specific internals. By this I mean they begin with the externals of the ritual being rather generalized—everything colored red for added energy, for example—along with a specific intention such as bringing yourself more energy to "pull an all-nighter" studying for a test. For some people general externals and specific internals are effective enough and are all they will ever need or use. However some people, including myself, want to use externals that are more specific. The idea behind this is that the more specific everything is, the more the magick is focused and directed toward your goal. To this

Quite a few tarot bloggers create lists of their favorite tarot-related items of the year. Here are a few that I ran across. What are some of your faves from 2011? Tarot by Hilary The Tarot Lady Amethyst Tarot Donnaleigh de la Rose