110 Years of Spiritual Development Part 1 of a 3-part Series It was 110 year ago that Llewellyn Publications was founded. So? What’s the big deal? Llewellyn, after all, is just a publishing company. Yes, I suppose that’s true. But let me draw a comparison. In January, 1776, Thomas Paine published a small booklet entitled Common Sense (original title: Plain Truth). In three months it had sold an astounding 100,000 copies to American colonists, a copy for 1 in every 20 people. It was the best selling work in 18th century America. (To do that today, a book would have to sell 15.5 million copies in three months in the U.S.) Ideas always precede actions. It is quite likely that without

Recently I asked readers what they wanted me to write about. Someone asked me to write about my personal experiences reading for clients. Here,  I’ll give an actual example of a situation and how I handled it. Then you all can discuss and share ideas about how you’d handle similar situations. As a professional reader, I read in person at a local metaphysical store, at psychic fairs, and in my home. I also read on the phone or via Skype. However, my email readings are my lowest price point and therefore very popular. Some time ago, a woman wrote asking about whether or not her boyfriend was cheating and whether the relationship had long term potential. Right off the bat,

It is with great sadness that I write these words… author Bronwen Forbes died on the night of April 10th, 2011 from a heart attack. She was undergoing chemotherapy for inflammatory breast cancer and it is believed that the chemo drugs were a major contributing factor in her death. She was only 48 and left behind her husband Alex and their kindergarten-aged daughter Rose. [caption id="attachment_5357" align="aligncenter" width="245" caption="Bronwen Forbes"][/caption] Alex tells me she was an extrovert and loved what she did and loved the Pagan community. These words will ring true for anyone who knew her or corresponded with her. She wrote articles for Circle Magazine and WitchVox

Pluto is the planet of destruction and regeneration, and now that it is in retrograde motion (beginning April 9, 2011, it will be retrograde until September 16) we will spend the next nearly six months re-examining old patterns in our lives. Retrograde periods don't have to be scary (as I've often extolled about periods of Mercury retrograde); instead, while things have a tendency to get muddled with other retrograde planets (with Mercury, for example, the ruler of communication, things in that arena tend to go haywire), Pluto retrograde is a time of slowing down to experience internal reflection. Retrograde periods are time to break out the "re:" regeneration, renewal, reflection….you