Rachel Pollack's New Tarot Handbook is a small book that packs a big punch. Each entry gives us traditional wisdom and unique insights. Pollack urges us to dive even deeper by creating a spread for each Major Arcana card. We'll let her guide us to the Star, shall we? The Star In the sequence of the Major Arcana, the most difficult section—the Fool’s Crisis, we might call it—begins with Death and reaches its culmination in the explosiveness of the Tower. The Star shows us that we have come through—we have cast off the Devil’s chains and found hope and openness. The Star resembles Temperance, the card between Death and the Devil, with some important differences. There

We began this month with the Star card from the Book of Shadows Tarot, the card that in that deck represents Imbolc. As we carry the gentle energy of that card forward, I thought it would be nice symmetry to end with a reading based on the Star. The spread is from tarot star Rachel Pollack and her recent work, The New Tarot Handbook. A Reading for The Star Take out the Star card, look at it for a while, then set it on the table. Mix the rest of the deck and turn over one to three cards for each of the following themes: A. Hope B. Guidance C. Peace D. Healing    

Just a few items of interest as you ease into your Monday: About Rachel Pollack's recent book: The New Tarot Handbook An audio review by Angelo Nasios of The Steampunk Tarot The Annuals and Calendars are in. What's your favorite? I love the Astro Calendar. As for the Annuals, I like a lot of them, particularly The Moon Sign Book, The Sun Sign Book, and The Herbal Almanac. And The Magical Almanac and the Witches Companion. That is a lot, isn't it?