Professional Edition Universal Tarot A while ago, I asked readers if there were any card images that they'd like me to post. One request came from Corrine Kenner who wanted to know more about the Lo Scarabeo Professional Edition of the Universal Tarot. Here are images of the Professional Edition and the standard edition: As you can see in the picture, there is a difference in size as well as a difference in border color. The backs are also different: The Professional Edition, I think, is a great tool for professionals. It is handy to use in workshops or classes. For smaller classes, the teacher can use this deck as a visual aid. For larger classes or workshops where the

...and ghosts, and reincarnation, among other things. A new Pew religious poll, from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, has found that the American perception of religion is changing.  The findings of the poll include a surprising number of individuals who feel that they've been spiritually touched by a ghost (some three in ten) or feel that they've seen a ghost (18%). What really surprised me was that the number of Americans professing to believe in astrology was roughly the same number that identified themselves as Roman Catholic. That's a big number. And even more surprising, of those Roman Catholics, 30% believe in astrology. Having been raised as Roman Catholic, I was

Recently I attended two Victorian-era-inspired holiday events at which the famous letters from eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon and the response from Francis Pharcellus Church were read aloud. I had not heard these letters in many years and had forgotten how happy they make my heart. The older I get, it seems, the more willing I am to believe in a beneficent and wondrous world filled beauty, kindness, and happy surprises. I was, in my youth, “affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age.” I clung to the certainty and security that various forms of fundamentalism gave me. But now I realize, along with Mr. Church, that there is far more to this life than what we can see or what

This new moon occurs on December 16 at 7:02 a.m. (EST) at 25 degrees of Sagittarius. New moons signify new beginnings and the start of a new cycle. Since this new moon is in Sagittarius, the qualities of idealism, optimism, and intelligence will be highlighted. 9th house themes of education and high learning are highlighted as well. In addition, the Sun and Moon are conjunct Venus, so love and relationships will also be in focus. This is a time of optimism and dreams; the moon seeks knowledge. This thirst for knowledge is heightened by the fact that this Sagittarian New Moon sextiles the Triple Conjunction and squares Uranus.