I was supposed to have lunch with a friend today. My kid woke up sick, however, and then I noticed that I also felt like garbage. I was supposed to do an email reading this morning and schedule maintenance on my car, and do laundry. What I did, though, was take a nap. It was …
A to Z Challenge
D is for Donation #atozchallenge
Doing tarot readings for charities is a tricky thing for a few reasons, so I’m going to break it down for you. Now, this is for professional readers, not for folks who pull out their cards for an hour or two to help out with the cookie drive, ok? If you are a professional reader …
C is for Cardstock #atozchallenge
Let’s talk about cardstock for a second. Pictured above is my beloved Prairie Tarot. I’ve had it since December. In the months since then, pieces of the edge of the card have flaked or pulled away, causing these messed up edges. This is called “foxing”, and it sucks. It can get bad enough that your …
A is for April Blog Thinger #atozchallenge
For the last two years, I’ve been a part of the #atozchallenge , writing 26 blog posts during the month of April. I was a bit distracted with my book (Kitchen Table Tarot) and forgot all about it this year. Until I woke up at 3:30 in the morning on the 6th and realized that …
W is for Women in Tarot #atozchallenge
There are a lot of us! I’ve talked with friends about why women seem to be the overwhelming majority in divination. Our best guesses are: It’s the whole ‘women’s intuition’ thing that makes it align more with women – and more accepted by society. It’s tradition left over from the days of hedgewitches and ‘women …