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Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations…


Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations…

Deck Reviews for Three Kids’ Tarot Cards: Inner Child, Mystic Faerie, Tarot of a Moon Garden Yesterday, I posted Kids’ Tarot Decks, sharing ideas for choosing decks for kids and my list of ten great kids’ decks. In a series of…

My Introduction to Card Art When I was a teenager, I visited a friend who had some kind of board game about art (Googling it now I believe we were playing Masterpiece by Parker Brothers). I remember collecting beautiful cards…

Tarot and Astrology: Combining Two Forms of Divination Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one…

Yet another class of Magician’s Tools students is graduating today. One of the topics for discussion is where to go from here. My teacher encouraged me to start reading for clients immediately, and I do the same with my students. Are you…

Air Out Your Tarot Funk and Get in the Groove The cards don’t make any sense. They don’t answer your question. And if they seem to, the answer turns out to be wrong. You look at them and your mind…

Shoving the Genie Back in the Box The day is finally over. The last client has left. You are in a psychic stupor—buzzing with energy, unfocused, loosely tethered. I remember coming home from a psychic fair early on in my career,…

April is the Month for Retrogrades Retrogrades echo throughout this month asking us to stop and listen to their refrains while Mercury retrograde jinxes tax day. Sun in Taurus gets serious. Retrograde Refrains April is the month for retrogrades. Not only do…

Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! An international group of tarotists are all writing on the same topic and then linking to each other so that the reader can hop from one blog to the next, seeing all the permutations…

2017 Spring Blog Hop Master List Following is the master list of blogs participating in the 2017 Spring Tarot Blog Hop. The theme is The Magic of Images and each blogger will explore tarot, images, and magic. M Juniper Tarot of…

Playwright’s Tip #3: Story Elements Focus Tarot Readings This installment of the Playwright’s Guide to Tarot proposes that by applying Aristotle’s story elements, we can perform more focused tarot readings. Backwards and Forwards by David Ball: March 4 The War…

The Importance of Being Welcome to the Reiki Blog Hop! Jay Cassels of Metaphysical Angels offered up a delicious topic of being earnest in our practice of Reiki and in our relationships with our teachers and students. As I explored the…

Playwright’s Tip #2: Overcoming Resistance and Integrating the Devil This installment of the Playwright’s Guide to Tarot explores overcoming Resistance, and how integrating this Devil lets us step up as professional readers. Backwards and Forwards by David Ball: March 4…

Playwright’s Tip #1: Read Your Spread Backwards to Find the Story For the month of March, I’ve picked out several of the the shortest books on writing that changed my life. I learned tips that not only helped me understand scripts…

March Astrology March astrology brings us a Venus retrograde for a relationship do-over and, towards the end of the month, four planets in Aries to energize you. Sun in Pisces March opens with the Sun and Neptune sleepily spooning in…

To celebrate Valentine’s Day this month, I’ll be writing on themes of love, passion, and marriage in the cards. For each weekly post, I’ve chosen some of my favorite cards that speak to each topic. Love: The Lovers, 2 of Cups,…

To celebrate Valentine’s Day this month, I’ll be writing on themes of love, passion, and marriage in the cards. For each weekly post, I’ve chosen some of my favorite cards that speak to each topic. Love: The Lovers, 2 of Cups,…

Five years ago, for Valentine’s Day 2012, I developed a series of relationship spreads for the Denver Tarot Meetup and I would like to share them now with you today. Each is a stand-alone spread, but they also pull loosely…

To celebrate Valentine’s Day this month, I’ll be writing on themes of love, passion, and marriage in the cards. For each weekly post, I’ve chosen some of my favorite cards that speak to each topic. Love: The Lovers, 2 of…

What cards in the tarot represent love? To celebrate Valentine’s Day this month, I’ll be writing on themes of love, passion, and marriage in the cards. For each weekly post, I’ve chosen some of my favorite cards that speak to each…