Litha – Rituals and Tarot Spread

Litha Litha falls on June 21-22, and is also known as Midsummer or the Summer Solstice. It is the longest day of the year, a day that marks the peak of the Sun God’s power. Each day after Litha will start to get progressively shorter, but on this day, we celebrate the most powerful day of the Sun. The name Litha is said to have come from the Old English word Líða that translates to the months that roughly corresponds with June and July. On the longest day of the year, we celebrate the abundance of light and fire, its […]

Posted June 18, 2018
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Dark Fairytale Tarot – Deck Review

I received the Dark Fairytale Tarot as a birthday gift from some old friends about four years ago. I have used it often since then, and it is one of my go-to decks for reading events. I have a few other older decks, including this one, that I haven’t posted my thoughts on, so I thought I would catch up on some of my deck reviews for them. The Cards (Click on image to zoom in) The Major Arcana Minor Arcana – Wands and Cups Minor Arcana – Swords and Pentacles It is one of the darker tarot […]

Posted May 8, 2018
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Beltane – Rituals and Tarot Spread

Beltane Beltane falls on May 1st, about halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice, and it marks the beginning of summer. It is one of the four Celtic “Fire Festivals”; the other three being Imbolc, Lughnasa, and Samhain. It is also known by the names Bealtaine, La Beltain, May Eve, May Day, Galan-Mai, Valpurgis, and Cetshamain. The Beltane bonfire rituals are symbolic of the sun’s fire and heat, and is believed to originate from the worship of the sun god Belenus – where the festival gets its name from. Beltane is a time of fertility, harvest, and sexuality, with the Maypole as […]

Posted April 26, 2018
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“Tarot is Evil” and Other Lies You’ve Been Told

In recent times, tarot is becoming more widespread and acceptable around the world. More people are starting to understand tarot as a very useful divination and self-help tool. However, it is still often misunderstood and misrepresented, especially in the media, in fiction and on the small and big screens. Fiction is about creating drama, so of course a story about someone dying from getting their cards read is much more interesting than a story about someone who got their lives together after a tarot reading. That’s not very helpful to the regular layperson who is interested in learning and finding […]

Posted April 24, 2018
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Ceccoli Tarot – Deck Review

The Ceccoli Tarot deck has been on my wishlist for a long, long time. I love the style of the artwork, and I love how the images are so pretty and whimsical, and yet also dark and haunting. I finally bought the mini Ceccoli Tarot deck a few weeks ago and I have to say that I am loving the readings I am getting with it so far. One of the reasons it took me so long to acquire this deck is because I initially read a few reviews that mentioned potential problems with fitting the images to their tarot […]

Posted April 20, 2018
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Ostara – Rituals and Tarot Spread

Ostara falls on March 21-22, and is also known as the Spring Equinox or Vernal Equinox. It is the day when there is perfect equilibrium between day and night, when there is equal length of light and dark before the days start becoming longer again. It also marks the first day of spring.

Ostara is so named after the Germanic goddess of fertility and rebirth, Eostre/Ostara…

Posted March 18, 2018
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Fairy Lights Tarot – Deck Review and Free Download of Card Pairs Index

* A review of this deck was originally posted on September, 2015. This is an updated review based on more recent work and study with the deck. The Fairy Lights Tarot deck is one of those decks that I love to study. It’s unique because every card in the deck is paired with another, and the artwork is non-traditional yet meaningful and beautiful. I don’t know why the creator of this deck, Lucia Mattioli, chose to pair the cards the way she did, but they seem to make sense when you put them side by side and study them, and […]

Posted February 27, 2018
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Social Justice in a Year of 2 – Tarot and Numerology series

Everyone wants to be a social justice warrior these days. In recent years, our social media feeds have become more and more saturated with too many judgemental social justice posts and comments.

I am all for spreading awareness of the injustice happening in our world, and I believe it is important not to bury our heads in the sand, pretending that everything is perfect. But it also makes me sad to see how some of these conversations are dividing us as people, rather than bringing us together…

Posted February 20, 2018
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Year of the Dog Tarot Spread

In 2016, I created the Year of the Monkey Tarot Spread for the Lunar New Year. Last year, there was the Year of the Rooster Tarot Spread, and in keeping with tradition, I have created another spread to share with you this Lunar New Year of the Dog. The Dog is a loyal friend whose mission in life is to be of service. They are social and active animals, always sincere and true to themselves. They can be playful and optimistic, but also responsible animals that help to take care of others. The Year of the Dog Tarot Spread […]

Posted February 11, 2018
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Valentine’s Day Path to Happiness Tarot Spread

I am not a fan of Valentine’s Day. I believe it has become too commercial and too focused on material gifts people have been conditioned to believe they need to give each other in order to show their love. It also highlights the “single-ness” of those who aren’t in relationships, and even for some in relationships, there is a sense of one-upping other couples with showing off what their significant others bought for them. Obviously, the more they spend on you equals the more they love you. I don’t think that kind of tendency makes Valentine’s Day a very happy […]

Posted February 8, 2018
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