An ENORMOUS thank you to our LlewellynCon presenters today: Deborah Lipp, Julie Ann Segal, Margit Tóth, and Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani! Unable to watch their presentations live? Click on their images below to watch the recording! And, be sure to follow our YouTube channel, where we'll be sharing the recordings of each presentation! Watch Deborah Lipp: What is Polarity? An Inclusive Exploration

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deborah Lipp, author of several books, including Tarot Interactions, Magical Power for Beginners, and the new Bending the Binary. It's impossible to be in the occult for any length of time without hearing about Hermetics, but understanding it is a whole different cauldron of fish. There are good reasons for this, including pseudo-history, loose use of the term by popular authors, and downright fraud. Let's see if we can straighten out a bit of the mess. To quote noted Hermeticist Sam Block: "Hermeticism…is a blend of Egyptian religion and spirituality with Greek philosophy."1 The core text is the Hermetica, a vast set of writings

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deborah Lipp, author of several books, including Tarot Interactions, Merry Meet Again, and the new Magical Power for Beginners. When working in a coven, grove, or other ritual group, creating a "group mind" (sometimes called an "egregore") empowers all the work you do. Your magic will naturally sync up, and your rituals will be more harmonious. Be Choosy Should Paganism be exclusive or inclusive? That's a thing Pagans have been debating for decades. There is plenty of room in our community for groups with open-door policies and groups that screen carefully. I love and celebrate the open-door groups that make Paganism accessible to all.

Tarot Interactions by Deborah Lipp Many people want to improve their psychic skills when reading the cards. Deborah Lipp provides an exercise that helps clear the way for your psychic voice to emerge. Exercise: Speed Reading Do this exercise with a companion as your querent. If you must work alone, speak out loud, as if to a querent. You can record your voice for noting in your journal later.  Take a series of deep, calming breaths. Make sure you feel centered before you begin. Shuffle or mix your cards, and allow the process of shuffling to continue centering you. Lay down the first card and immediately begin speaking. Don’t let yourself pause for a breath. Say