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Walpurgisnacht Shenanigans

Peg and I started talking about Rosemary’s Baby between cats, a snoozy dog and far too much rustling of lapel mics (oops!). Peg did a great job editing but we may pick up this conversation and run further with it because there is just so much to say! The film most responsible for the 80s... Read More

Irreverent Tarot 6

‘Sir, you quibble!’ Today’s quick take is on THE SQUARE OF SEVENS, a cartomancy guide from 1896 by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson (1868-1942). He declares it to be the work of Robert Antrobus, who met a ‘Mr George’ in Cornwall who was supposedly a ‘gypsy’ but alienated from his people and willing to spill all their... Read More

#WriterWednesday @ Claverack Free Library

#WriterWednesday at Claverack Free Library this month features HVWG member Rhonda Rosenheck: Sharp Ideas in Short Forms with Rhonda Rosenheck, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) Haiku, Senryu and Tanka are terse poetic forms adapted to English from the Japanese poetic tradition. Their seeming simplicity can unmask breathtaking insights, universal truths, underlying humor, and unanswerable questions. This generative workshop... Read More

Irreverent Tarot 4 & 5

It’s typical of me to have done all the things with the most recent episodes of Irreverent Tarot *except* actually posting them here. Episode 4: Surrealist tarot! Well, the Jeu de Marseille which isn’t technically tarot but tarot-adjacent for sure. episode 5: The amazing Xul Solar, surrealist, futurist, polyglot language creator, gamester and yes, tarot... Read More

Write 4 a Day: 27 Apr 25

Time for the next WRITE 4 A DAY retreat. Join us! All the info here. $25 fee for the space (cash/check/PayPal or $20 for HVWG members) and food (a dish to share or your own lunch) 10am-4pm, Sunday April 27, 2025  Universal Pathways, 692 Pleasant Valley Rd, Berne, NY 12023 – Phone: (518) 872-1641 Take this free course on Udemy if... Read More

Open Your Heart of Wild Honey #PCA2025

In lieu of the usual #TarotTuesday Irreverent Tarot I give you a slapped-together live recording of my talk at PCA this past weekend, ‘Open Your Heart of Wild Honey’: Occult Medievalism in Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing Trumpet. I very lightly edited the audio so it’s still full of ahhs and umms and stumbles of various... Read More

Creating Meaningful Ritual – 24 April

CREATING MEANINGFUL RITUAL 24 April 2025 7pm Star + Splendor, Troy NY $35 K.A. Laity, practitioner, artist, historian, will return to Star & Splendor Thursday, 4/24 to offer a special workshop on creating meaningful ritual. If you’ve had an idea for something you’d like to ritualize, but have not known where to start, this workshop is... Read More

Discount Coupon!

The free course Write 4 a Day has done so well, I decided to make a coupon to encourage people to try the other course, How To Keep Writing with a Full Time Job. WRITE4LONGER The coupon is good for a month, so enroll soon and complete it at your leisure. Give ’em both a... Read More

Irreverent #Tarot Ep3

The Three Ages of Tarot: from game to occult repository to more reflective modern uses for personal development and expression. Much of this informed by scholars of tarot history including: A Cultural History of Tarot by Helen Farley (2019) A Wicked Pack of Cards by Decker, DePaulis & Dummett (1996) which makes a quick cameo!... Read More

#WriterWednesday @ Claverack Free Library

#WriterWednesday at Claverack Free Library continues April 2 from 6-7pm and continues the first Wednesday of each month. A seasoned writer will give a brief talk and then we’ll have time to share opinions and experiences. This week’s topic: “What is the current state of publishing in the US?” AKA Everything You Thought You Knew... Read More