I have a brand new copy of Corrine Kenner’s book Simple Fortunetelling with Tarot Cards.
I would like to give it away to one of my readers. So I’m having a contest here on Willow Tree.
In keeping with the idea of ’simplicity’, I’m going to keep this very simple. There are seventy-eight cards in a standard […]

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My very first Tarot deck was the Robin Wood. One evening when we were still dating, my future husband and I were sitting in Barnes and Noble, enjoying a snack in the café. I mentioned that I was interested in learning Tarot, and the next thing I knew we were walking out of the store […]

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I have become quite distracted by a book called Pure Magic by Judika Illes. It is the first book about magic that I have felt comfortable with. I’ve always been fascinated by folk magic, I think I got that fascination from my grandparents who, as far as I can recall, practiced their own folk […]

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I recently read that Llewellyn plans to discontinue publishing their 2008 Tarot Reader (Llewellyn’s Tarot Reader) after the one being published in August.
I’m sorry to see it go. I have all the previous editions and they have been an invaluable source of information, advice and entertainment. I discovered some good spreads and advice that has […]

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As a practitioner of divination, it was only natural that I would be drawn to a book called The Oracle. This is a fascinating book by William J. Broad about the ancient Priestesses of Apollo, and their strong influence on Greek culture and government. This is followed by another history of modern-day men […]

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