Today, I received this lovely deck of oracle cards. I received the book last year and actually met the artist. Next month, I hope to meet the author. So, the booklet included states, The words on the cards and in this booklet provide suggestions for interpretation, some purposefully contradictory, some mystic and ambiguous. In the …
Oh Tarot. Here we are again. I know I have a project problem. But there are worse things. So, aside from the stories (and blog posts and newsletters and life stuff), I've long wanted to make my own Tarot cards. I've said this many times before--as some of you know. But this weekend more motivation …
A proper welcome is in order. So. Greetings new and returning readers. Thank you for visiting. Thank you for staying. Glad you're here for this Halloween season and all our haunted days. Yesterday, I wrote about wanting to create my own tarot deck. I've got a stack of books to read for research. The world …
Happy Haunted Season! The wind sometimes whispers. The wind sometimes screams. There are monsters at my window. There are monsters in my dreams. The spirits are curious. The spirits are mean. What, dear reader, is it? It is our dear Halloween. Last year, I could make these short and free videos, but I've downgraded my …
Let's leave JK Rowling's world and come back to reality with a turn through history. I hardly know what Harriet Tubman would make of the Harry Potter stories and of me sitting here at my desk calling her a Hermione. I could have easily called this project The Harriets. Harriet Tubman lived in the real …
If I could, I’d design my own deck of Tarot cards. I’d make several decks, in fact. I’d do one more in line with the traditional Rider-Waite deck. Another deck would be for writing. And another would be for women I admire. Hermione is a favorite heroine of mine. She's smart and brave and loyal. …
Marta Pelrine-Bacon 