We’ve all heard various myths about tarot—at least those of us who have studied tarot. But lots of people haven’t studied tarot, so how can they know what to believe or not believe? Many professional readers consider educating the public about tarot, including busting tarot myths. Author Kim Huggens has listed 4 common tarot myths in her recent book Tarot 101 (an awesome book especially for those who enjoy a course-like structure to their tarot studies as well as plenty of depth mixed with fun). She writes: Methods of Obtaining a Tarot Deck Some suggest that only a deck gifted to you will work. I have brought almost all my decks, and I am sure they “work.” I find that

There have been very few movies that illustrate Paganism. The few that do show Paganism have fleeting glimpses of Pagan practices most often taken out of context, used as mere plot points rather than presenting real Pagan practices, and are usually given a very negative light. There is only one film I've ever seen that reveals what it might be like to live fully in an actual Pagan world and that presents real Pagan practices. That film, of course, is Robin Hardy's 1973 movie, The Wicker Man.* Warning! Spoiler Alert! This post reveals what happens in the movie. Although supposedly based on a 1967 novel by David Piner called The Ritual, at best it can be said that Piner's horrific novel

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Elissa Al-Chockhachy, author of Miraculous Moments. Death is a sacred passage from this world to the next.  The more I work with the dying as a hospice nurse, the more assured I am of life after death.  The dying are often seers.  Sometimes they share visions of deceased loved ones who have come to help them transition from this world to the next.  One dying woman told her son a few days before she died, “It is far, far more beautiful than we ever imagined.”  Occasionally, bereaved family members report a look of awe and wonder in their dying loved one’s face as they take the last breath.  These visions, seen by dying individuals,

The New Moon in Leo occurs on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 11:08 pm ET (3:28 am August 10, 2010 GMT). As with all New Moons, this is a time of new beginnings; items you may have been working on during the July 25 Full Moon in Aquarius should now be complete.  This New Moon focuses on the qualities of Leo (courage, confidence, and drive) as well as those of the fifth astrological house (entertainment and your inner child). The Leo New Moon itself does not make any aspects. That said, the New Moon occurs during Pluto in Capricorn and  a Cardinal T-Square between Saturn, Venus, and Mars in Libra. These aspects make us feel some strain, and a little uncomfortable. Perhaps now is the time to