My students are not just new to Tarot, they’re new to the occult, and that can present some challenges. If you’ve grown up with occult symbolism and concepts, picking up a divination system won’t take too long because everything you learn is backed by a lifetime of study. If you’re…

A controversial new study published in the journal, Molecular Psychiatry, has found that there’s no clear evidence serotonin levels or serotonin activity are responsible for depression. Depression is not likely caused by chemical imbalance, according to the new umbrella review led by UCL scientists. Instead, the findings indicate that depression…

Witchy practices in the United States are as varied as the people who live here. That’s sort of the point. Our practices develop from the land and resources we have access to, the history of each region, and the people’s beliefs and fears. …

How do you manufacture a cult following? Let’s start with language. CULTISH by Amanda Montell discusses how pervasive the cultish language is in our culture and how all of us are exposed to it more often than we might think. Cult influences aren’t limited to organizations with dramatic ends like…

Mercury goes retrograde today, Tuesday, May 10, in Gemini and won’t go direct until June 3. If you’re here for a Tarot spread, scroll down. Mercury going retrograde is not new or unique, mostly just annoying. We’re more prone to misunderstandings or breakdowns in communications. Technology becomes unreliable. I, for…

As a professional Tarot reader, people come to me with tough situations and big emotions. They need to be heard and guided towards a resolution that ultimately helps them grow. My goal is for all clients to leave a session feeling a little better than they did when it started…

SEX SHAMANS is a collection of 20 stories (or “mini memoirs”). While the writers are all from diverse backgrounds, they do have one thing in common: ISTA. The International School of Temple Arts (ISTA) puts together festivals and trainings for the spiritual, sexual, shamanic experience. SEX SHAMANS was edited by…

There’s a rather horrifying news story going around about how Harvard attained a student’s therapy notes and handed them to her alleged abuser. A graduate student filed a formal complaint notifying the university that a professor was sexually harassing her. …

Note: To go straight to the 2022 Tarot Spread, scroll down. Welcome to the new year. The past two years were steeped in chaos and historic firsts. With so much turmoil, it’s not surprising that people are searching for an instruction manual for 2022. …