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Augenblick – from Middle High German *ougenblick* meaning “Quick Glance” – Shannon Loftis

by Melissa Cynova | Sep 28, 2017 | Deck Review, Interview

A couple of years ago, I was sitting next to the as-yet-unknown-to-me Shannon Loftis a the Northwest Tarot Symposium. We were told to take our tarot decks out for the exercise and she pulled out this gorgeous, square tarot deck that I’d never seen before. What...

What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera. Aldous Huxley

by Melissa Cynova | Sep 17, 2017 | Deck Review

In my Red Wheel/Weiser package, I found this beautiful (and I mean beautiful) Chakra Reading Card set.Let’s talk about packaging for just a sec. Most tuck boxes go directly into storage for me. If they don’t tear when you open them, they will the next time...

The more you know, the less you need. -Australian Aboriginal saying

by Melissa Cynova | Sep 16, 2017 | Deck Review

I got a goodie box from Red Wheel/Weiser that included these lovely Aboriginal oracle decks. If you know me, oracle cards and I haven’t always gotten along. I’ve always used RWS tarot, and I miss the structure and my major arcana. Ethony ruined everything...

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing. -Ben Okri

by Melissa Cynova | Sep 6, 2017 | Major Arcana, Tarot MixTape Playlist

Gotta respect a fellow who wears a snake for a belt.The Magician in tarot is a confident guy. He’s got to be – we’re his audience. He’s got all of his tools laid out before him and chooses his own magic wand and his finger to work with....

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