Today, there are more than 800 million active users of the social network known as Facebook. That's closing in on three times the population of the U.S. Twitter has about 300 million active users. Facebook and twitter are means of communicating with others. But are they really helping people become more social? I think they're doing the exact opposite. I'm not criticizing Facebook or Twitter for what they are. Rather I'm suggesting that people should realistically understand that while using Facebook and twitter may be good for communication, they're not so good as sources of socialization. Sitting in your room, staring at a monitor, is not the same as meeting people in person. You can't

We asked our Twitter followers a few questions about their first Tarot deck and giving decks as gifts. We had such a great response and enjoyed reading their tweets so we thought we would post them here for everyone to see and comment on. Join the conversation here and follow us on Twitter as @LlewellynBooks. Question #1: Did you buy your 1st #tarot deck or was it a gift? GreenTrinity @LlewellynBooks Gift..then I got rid of that and got what i wanted lol ellyKat @LlewellynBooks I got a "novelty deck" as a gift which piqued my interest, then I later bought my own. I feel connected to both equally. byteofreality @LlewellynBooks Bought my first #tarot deck, but my preferred deck

As I wrote in a previous post, I will be attending PantheaCon once again this year – my fifth time! It’s always a great experience, and I’m looking forward to seeing a ton of authors as well as meeting some new ones and looking for future prospects. I’m leaving tomorrow and have already have filled my dance card with meetings, presentations I want to attend, parties and concerts, and rituals. Will there be enough hours in a day to do it all? (And still get some sleep and enough food to survive?) If you’d like to follow my exploits, I’ll be tweeting remotely to Llewellyn’s Twitter account – just check out http://twitter.com/llewellynbooks and follow along! Something

We're doing it again! Llewellyn is giving away signed, uncut press sheets from one of our gorgeous 2009 tarot decks! During our last giveaway, you had the chance to win your own little piece of happily ever after; this time you'll have the opportunity to win a treasure from a lost world. That's right! We're giving away nine uncut, press sheets from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot signed by award-winning digital artist Ciro Marchetti! Now that we have your attention, please read on for all the details on how to win. Subscribe to Llewellyn’s Tarot Update The easiest way to win is to subscribe to Llewellyn’s Tarot Update. Three lucky Tarot Update subscribers will be randomly