There several ways that working with a single card to reveal a surprising breadth and depth of information. In addition to creating unique and interesting readings, these practices will also help you learn that particular card very deeply. A Card as a Spread For an interesting take on the popular 3-card Past Present Future reading, pull a single card and read it as the entire spread. Look at the card and mentally divide it into thirds. The first third is the past, the middle third is the present, and the final third is the future. This technique works well as a vertical reading, too. The bottom of the card represents the root of the matter, the center is the querent's challenge, and

This Weekend, September 16–18, I’ll be coming out from L.A. to visit all of my friends in Las Vegas. I’ll be giving three workshops at: Well of the Moon 2650 S. Decatur Blvd., Ste. 2 Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-666-7200 Topics for the workshops: Talismans and Amulets: Saturday, September 17, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Participants will learn to design and make and charge their own amulets and talismans. The focus here is on both Natural Magick (sometimes called “Wiccan”) and High Magick (ceremonial magick) techniques. Discussion will includes aspects from the Golden Dawn, from Wiccan systems, using the Hermetic Rose Cross, the system of A.O. Spare, and chaos

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Brandy Williams, author of Practical Magic for Beginners and The Woman Magician. In high school I was required to take speech class. For a shy, clumsy kid this was a torment. The first time I stood in front of class I was shaking like a leaf. My teacher was great. She found something to praise in every one in class, however bad we were, and kept rotating us up to the podium so each of us had many chances to speak. She taught me the basics of public address: how to look at the audience, not to fix on one person but to keep my eyes moving, how to smile and seem as if I was interested in my topic, and how to organize a speech so that it flowed

Next spring, Llewellyn will publish the Steampunk Tarot. It has been in the works for quite a while. For a sneak peek of the images and to read about the creation process, check out the deck's blog. HERE is the beginning post, which explains some of the process. HERE is the deck's URL where you can catch up on all the posts. [caption id="attachment_6990" align="alignnone" width="182" caption="Queen of Cups"][/caption]