A couple in Naperville, Illinois has been charged with eight counts of felony charges for using their Psychic Tarot Card Reading business to defraud customers by telling them they were cursed and need to undergo $1000's worth of counseling to lift it. Click here to read the story.
SHAME ON THEM!!!
You've got to take a look at the illustration for today's New York Times's Week in Review cover story! It's a hoot! Click here!
Even Fortune Tellers Wear Prada
It started with clothes, fashion accessories, furniture and up-to-date technology. Prada has now placed her signature on tarot cards.
Read on at Javno.
Four rare 15th Century Tarot cards were examined this week by Members of The Tarot Association of the British Isles (TABI). The cards are part of the collection held by The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England.
Kellye Crockett--a Kingston, Ontario Tarot reader who owns the Sacred Source store--weighs in on the future of her city in this article by Frank Armstrong of the Kingston Whig-Standard:
What lies ahead for city?; Tarot card reader takes a look at what the future holds for Kingston
What's up for your own city or town or nation in 2008? Do a reading and post your results here as a comment.
Let's get replies from all over the world!
Wishing you a happy, healthy, enlightening and rewarding new year!
Eva Yaa Asantewaa
http://mysite.verizon.net/magickaleva
http://infinitebody.blogspot.com
Wire services all over the world are carrying a story claiming Justin Timberlake "left livid" after a world-famous Tarot reader denied him a private session.
The odd bit of business here? The "world-famous Tarot reader" is identified as John Edwards, the alleged medium who claims to commune with the dead on his television program, Crossing Over.
This is probably another case of the media being absolutely clueless about both Edwards' methodology and the Tarot. To my knowledge, Mr. Edwards isn't associated with Tarot in any way.
That said: has anyone ever seen him with a deck in his hand?
Link: News Story on Yahoo! India.
Fortune-telling shouldn't harm anyone. I try to open their eyes to possibilities and choices they could have and I advise them they should decide based on logic and reason. - Nazanin, Iranian Fortune Teller
It seems fortune telling is becoming quite common in Iran and it's popularity is attributed to the country's isolation and economic worries. Click here to read the full story.
I lived in Turkey for a couple of years and found reading coffee grounds is quite popular. After you drink the small, very strong, thick cup of Turkish coffee, the cup is turned upside down in the saucer and left to sit for a few minutes. The reader turns the cup over and looks at the pattern of lines made from the coffee grounds running down the side of the cup. It's not unusual to meet a woman who professes to be able to read the coffee grounds, and it's a common practice when housewives get together. My problem was I couldn't drink the coffee...it was way to bitter for my taste.
I was able to find one deck published in Iran called the Fall Nameh-e-Hafez. Interesting....
Now that Tarot card readings (along with visits to tanning booths, massages, and ski trips) are considered luxury items by the city of Detroit, card readers there must collect and pay sales tax. [Link]
In today's West Milford (NJ) Messenger, a local woman writes to complain about the public library's recent Tarot classes for teens [link]:
Regardless of numerous calls to “protest” this travesty, the workshop continued. The tarot is not a game. It is a door to the occult that should never be opened. It is part of a devious plan to turn our focus towards evil ... I am still feeling the repercussions of my previous fascination with the occult. Instead of reading the bible, I read the tarot cards for my daily inspiration and depended on my horoscope to tell me what was going to happen to me for that day, week or month. Instead of looking at natural stone for the beauty of God’s creation, I chose to carry a crystal with me for luck and love.
If you were empowered to do so ... how would you address this woman's concerns?
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