Let's begin by saying that Tom Benjamin is an excellent tarot teacher with the ability to drive the point home with ease and without flourish. His work is practical and solid. We have similar approach...

In short order, this odd deck ( The Infinite Door  — a tarot, mass market, Sterling Ethos ) has become a go-to. I kind of love it, even though a few of the cards (including The Lovers, above) feel...

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YouTube video by Tom Benjamin

This week, I remembered to bring out one of the great tarots of all time, Robert M. Place’s Vampire Tarot , published (and held hostage by) St. Martin’s Press. The reason he can’t reprint this...

YouTube video by Tom Benjamin

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Morning, class. Before we get to this week’s message, two quick announcements.  First, The Modern Fortune Teller’s Field Guide is finally out! If you haven’t yet, you can get your copy from...

YouTube video by Tom Benjamin

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

Here’s a deck that I find cute-but-not-cloying. I’m not among those who find animals wearing human clothing or engaging with human things weird or silly. I find it charming, and that’s probably...

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

I’ve been saying to myself for a few weeks I need to pull out the Next World Tarot for this blog, it makes total sense given the content. Well, sometimes something can almost be too right. I did...

This week, I tried reaching for a deck I love but never use. I won’t say what it is, because I don’t want my inability to navigate it reflecting poorly on what is a wonderful and well-loved work....

Six of Jazz/Wands (4), King of Axes/Swords (2) Nine of Roots/Pentacles (1), Six of Blues/Cups (3), The High Priestess Deck: Rhythm and Soul Tarot by Stacey Williams-Ng I love that the central card in....

Hello, weary ones. Welcome to this week’s survival tip. As ever, the question for the week is, “How do we survive this week during the fall of an empire?”  We’ve drawn: The Empress (4),...

Welcome back. If you’re new to this new blog (hi there!), each week we’re asking the cards, How do we survive the next week at the end of an empire. We’ve drawn: King of Swords (4), The Devil...

A weekly divination with advice on how to survive the coming seven days during “these times.”

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