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Cartomancy and Character

Diane Chamberlain blogs about tarot for writers today on her Red Room blog:
I'm not much of a believer in the occult, but I do love Tarot, not in any small part because the 78 cards in a Tarot deck can be so beautiful. There's something undeniably fascinating in the symbols and images, and it's [...:]

Tarot Deck from 1968 Accurately Predicts 1974

Funny news from The Enduring Vision website:
An internationally renowned psychic "seer" has successfully predicted events of 1974 under strictly controlled conditions, say reports coming out of New Orleans, a significant event that is sending shockwaves through the scientific community, which previously has had an attitude of skepticism towards psychics.

Using a standard Ride Waite tarot deck [...:]

Tarot reader goes for a Guinness world record

I didn't know this was even a category!
Cumbrian tarot-reader hoping to have set Guinness world record
By Elizabeth Broughton
A tarot-reader rounded off a record-breaking 12-hour mystical marathon with ghostly goings-on during a candle-lit final reading.

Mark Hankin reads for Sarah Asquith-Vallance, of Dearham
Mark Hankin, 44, of Whitehaven, saw a total of 75 people's futures [...:]

Crystal Ball Boom: Psychics, Tarot Card Readers Profit in Tough Economy

Hey! I just bought THREE new crystal balls – for real! They're small, and they were offered at a deep discount … but I must have sensed a coming surge in business.
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. —  Fortune-tellers, tarot card readers and psychics are reporting an uptick in business during the current economic downturn as people [...:]

The Mystical Atlantis Bookshop in London

Click here to see my photos from the mystical Atlantis Bookshop in London. It's a great store, packed with interesting books and displays — as well as the leather chair where Aleister Crowley used to read.
Picasa Web Albums – CorrineKenner – Atlantis Bookshop

Tarot-a-Palooza

Kris Waldherr is just the coolest. Now she's in the Village Voice!

FEELING LUCKY?
Give me a quarter . . . I'll tell you your fortune
BY ARACELI CRUZ
There's a quaint studio/gallery residing among the Victorian homes near Brooklyn College that has become a sanctuary of sorts. On a typical day, this is where author and illustrator Kris [...:]

The Tarot as a Tool for Writing Your Novel

It looks as though a lot of novelists will be using "Tarot for Writers" this November!

by Chris Gladis
Note from the Editor: November sees the beginning of NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. Anyone can join the thirty days of literary abandon. WTD will run posts to inspire and encourage you on the way.
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Picasa Web Albums – London 2009

Dan and I are leaving today for London, for the big UK Tarot Conference this weekend. I'll be unveiling the Wizards Tarot deck for the first time anywhere – a true world premiere! (The deck will be published in May 2011.) We'll stay for a few days after the ...

Character Development

Writer Kait Nolan is using tarot cards – and Tarot for Writers – as she develops a trilogy for young adults!  This is from her blog:
I did a series of tarot readings for my novella hero yesterday.  I've been slowly going through and doing lots of my characters.  Marley, Conall, ...

The "Bewitched" Theme Song

Did you know there are words to the "Bewitched" TV theme song? Yes! You don't have to keep singing, "Bewitched, Bewitched, Bewitched-Bewitched-Bewitched" over and over again.

Let's try a few verses together:
Bewitched, bewitched, you've got me in your spell.
Bewitched, bewitched, you know your craft so well.
Before I knew what you ...