This article was inspired by an idea I learned from Mark McElroy almost a decade ago. It is based on his technique What Would the Majors Do described here: http://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/572 I was thinking about Tarot and Ethics. I was also thinking about how, if you lay the Majors out in three rows of seven (not including the Fool), it shows a version of the Fool’s Journey that many read as: First row: learning the lessons needed to become socialized Second row: questioning those lessons and finding your own way Third row: spiritual growth and self-actualization That idea has been with me through most of my tarot life and consequently I cannot help but think of

What Can You Accomplish in 30 Days? 30 Day challenges are popular ways to either learn something new, accomplish a specific goal, or establish a new habit. One of my favorite tarot friends, Mark McElroy, wrote a book called What’s in the Cards for You. It is a 30 Day Experiment that helps you determine how YOU best relate to the cards and how you can use the cards that fits best with your natural characteristics, talents, and beliefs…all based on the experience of 30 days. And it happens to be on sale right now. You can buy it HERE.   What Can You Do in 1 Day?   You can ask “why? In addition to this overall goal of Mark's book, you can break down each day

Last night a full lunar eclipse occurred, just hours before today’s Winter Solstice. Many people around the world used this auspicious time for ritual, spell work, divination, meditation, and much more. I was one of them. I made a list of goals and wishes for the new year and focused my intentions with the powerful eclipse and the rebirth of the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere. I surrendered to my beloved dead a list of questions, asking them for greater insight from the other side. I meditated on peace and compassion for our planet. And I did a once-a-year divination using the I Ching. True, there aren’t many witches who use the I Ching. Most use tarot or runes. But the first

Almost any tarot reader will tell you that questions about romance are one of the two most common questions (the other being about money/job/career). The book Eat Pray Love begins with a story a about a woman charged with the task of counseling refuges. She is worried about how is she ever going to relate to these people’s problems that are so different from her own experience. When she begins work, she discovers that most of their concerns and questions are about…you got it…love and romance. Taking the Tarot to Heart by Mark McElroy is one of my favorite books dealing with tarot and romance (the other being Corrine Kenner’s Tall Dark Stranger). Mark has a very practical approach