"If you want to be
immortal, stick a
wax mould all around
your bones and take your
temperature when the moon
is full."
Fool’s Journey: A new collection of tarot poetry & art
Author: Guest writer
The Numinous Future: New work & radical queer magic from Noel Heimpel
Astrology vs Astrologism: An extract from Astrology & Storytelling by Alice Sparkly Kat
"When we talk about astrology, there’s this idea that astrology is something to be believed in. But astrology is only the study of change and its meaning."
Facing Demons: A tarot spread series for deep psychological work
"Beginning deep psychological or shadow work is not without its perils. The Facing Demons tarot spread series offers you access to clear messages that will light your way through the labyrinth of the unconscious."
Redefining femininity in the Many Queens Tarot
"The cards began to accumulate stories for me, about my friends and my relationships, how to be soft with myself when times are hard, how to hold myself accountable when I need to."
The tarot chose me: Andrea Furtick on the Afro Goddess Tarot Arcanas
"I built a portfolio full of melanated goddesses with creamy brown skin tones embracing their femininity and power. I love making art that makes my sisters feel good about themselves."
MOONWORK: somatic practice for queers
"MOONWORK is a practice of making home in self, others, and the present moment, as perfect-for-now experiences that include past & future." Hannah Harris-Sutro introduces her new online class.
Talisman tattoos: Reclaiming a ritual of self-care as old as time
Republishing The Nomad Tarot
Great news! Travelling tarot artist Jennifer Dranttel is re-publishing her much-loved deck, the Nomad Tarot.
Coven Verse | A Welsh Estuary, by Gilbert Sheldon
Coven Verse | Witch, by Jean Tepperman
GENDER GEMS: Gender-positivity & the affirmative power of color
"I wanted a cute way to tell people what my pronouns were without constantly having to look for an opportunity to correct them."
Coven Verse | 18. The Moon & 20. Judgement, by Catherine Fahey
"At Luna’s All-Nite Diner / the chefalopod serves up Eggs Prophetic, / 8 arms cooking in short order while / blending coffee beans with moonbeams."
Coven Verse | A recipe for elderberry & apple jelly, by Katherine McMahon
"The jar will glow like dark stained glass / and it will be just for you, / for your sacred mouth."
Walking in the Fool’s shoes: Jo shares her personal tarot, Lenormand & oracle decks
"My decks differ from the usual tarot decks because they show raw, fierce images that are non-filtered; images that show the good, the bad and the ugly."
Coven Verse | The Moon is Not Only Beautiful, it is So Far Away, by Julie Alexander
Once, the most important conversations / were about how the moon sounds— / the low arch of a cello, he said / the shiver of electrified bells, I said—
Coven Verse | love poem no. 2013, by Danielle Perry
"i have always been the moon, an expert in orbiting. i never had enough of my own gravity. until you."
Coven Verse | Next to the Divine, by YaliniDream
"Perhaps, / if every raised hand were / a tender call, / each roar from the sky / simply a passing spring storm, / each flash in the night / a firefly"
The Guided Hand Tarot: Art as spiritual practice and the fluidity of meaning
Coven Verse | A Witch’s Lent, by Sarah Diane
"The homestead that housed a hundred years of earth-workers / and caught crying babes, covered their heads / from cold country nights - it couldn't last forever."
Fairytale Tarot : Myths, legends, and deities from around the world
Coven Verse | 21. The World & 2. The High Priestess, by Catherine Fahey
"updown strangecharm topbottom
become carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur."
Coven Verse | Two untitled poems, by Marylou Anderson
"Today I dance with the bleached / skeleton of a great bear / She is held upright / by my own fear and darkness"
How to make the most out of Saturn in Capricorn
Coven Verse | The Wych Elm, by Meghan Purvis
"The tree stands full of starlings, grooves around its base / where cats scratch and foul the earth, furious / the bark won’t hold them when they climb."
Can the tarot survive the revolution?
Introducing the Vision of the Muse Oracle Deck
Alejandra Leon shares her new oracle deck; a rich, sumptuous collage infused with Empress energy.
Wicca, self-care, and the trap of rewriting history
Faith is one of many forms of self-care, and respect for others is paramount in the quest to self-care.
Coven Verse | phoenixes are not gentle creatures, by Danielle Perry
she is a girl made of fire, boy / you must watch out for the witch / she will burn you down
Coven Verse | We are all made witches, by Ellie Wiseman
"We are rising in a wave
Drawn up by mother moon
And when it breaks, then you will know
Why they feared us in centuries before."