“Tarot for Creativity” helps writers and artists get through creative blocks

“My very first experience was in asking the cards about a novel I was writing at the time and it wasn’t going anywhere,” says Chelsey Pippin Mizzi in an interview with Lauren Parker. “Up until that point, so much of my writing had been informed by visuals. And then suddenly there were these three pocket-sized pictures that were inviting me to consider creative ideas.” 

Dispatch from Eleusis: A Witch Hunt

While offering a tarot reading at Eleusis, our correspondent Elyse Welles was confronted by officials, reinforcing the ongoing tension between ancient traditions, modern authority, and Christian beliefs.

Review: The Book of Forgotten Witches

“I’ve long been a lover of all things folklore – and all things Witchcraft and Witchy,” writes Alan U. Dalul. “This book was everything I thought it would be and then some. As a collection, it works amazingly. As an illustrated book, it is gorgeous. As a narrative text, it is immersive, creative, complete, and addictive.”

Repeating Justice

I don’t know the likelihood that a specific tarot card would show up in five readings that I gave myself from different decks. I’d guess that the answer is “slim.” How do I explain it, then, when the same card appears for me in a dozen readings, from a dozen different hands?