The Tarot Channel

Kunati Folding

Seems that Canadian publisher Kunati (publishers of the Quantum Tarot and Touchstone Tarot) has left the building.

Just read an interesting post by Behler Blog concerning Kunati closing their doors. An older post, dated in April, was even more revealing.

Founded by Derek Armstrong, author of the Tarot novel The Last Troubadour and the yet-to-be-released sequel The Last Quest, Kunati had made quite a splash in recent years as an edgy up-and-comer to the publishing world.

I could be wrong, but it stands to reason that both the Quantum Tarot and Touchstone Tarot could go out of print. Better get 'em while they're available...

-- Janet Boyer

The Tarot Reader From Devil's Lake

From the "Hey, I know her!" department: that's cutie and Tarot reader/writer extraordinaire Corrine Kenner peering out at us from the pages of the Devil's Lake Journal!

“This tarot card thing is similar to the newspaper business because it helps you get people to open up about their stories,’’ Corrine said in a telephone conversation. “It was worked well for me because you can make things up with the cards and use it as a good writing tool.’’

You go, Corrine, you go! 

Meanwhile: why couldn't my own hometown have had a cool name like "Devil's Lake?" A Tarot person from Devil's Lake sounds a lot cooler than a Tarot person from "Anniston, Alabama."

Election Roundup

Now that the Presidential election results are in, it's interesting to go back and see what a few Tarot-reading bloggers were predicting with their various spreads and decks.

Julia Gordon-Bramer, who drew the Emperor in response to "Who's going to be the next president of the U.S.?", declared without a doubt that McCain would win.

"Twilight" pulled three cards and felt they pointed to a Democratic win, but hedged her bets a bit by claiming they could point to either "a change of administration ... from Republican to Democrat" or "a change on the Democratic ticket."

Christine asserted her ten-card Celtic Cross "heavily suggest[ed] a McCain victory."

Margot the Marrakesh Mystic "stuck her neck out" and predicted a "very narrow popular win" for McCain ... and that "something would happen to McCain while in office," shifting Palin to the Presidency. But Madam Lichtenstein took a look at the very same cards and called the race for Obama!

TarotDame waited until election night, drew the Three of Cups and King of Cups, and declared Obama the winner.

Back in July, Coconut Grove psychic Sandra Richardson's pendulum pointed to the Ace of Cups, prompting her to name Obama as the winner. (In the same article, psychic Jill Dahne predicts Hillary Clinton will win the election with "Bill as her sidekick.")

Aurion Mission gave Obama the popular vote ... but identified McCain as the winner (as in "the Bush-Gore election").

With one breath, the proprietor of The Pagan Temple (on a page decidedly not safe to surf if you're at work) pulled a card to reveal "the outcome of the election" ... but with the next breath, declared the Three of Coins "by no means identifies the winner of the election." And while the card did "seem to suggest an Obama win," the reader also noted "a McCain victory is not out of the question."

"Vox" did a compicated reading that declared Obama the winner ... by a landslide ... or maybe not.

Carol St. James picked Obama, but 78 Friends did a group reading and picked McCain.

In the comments on this page, KiltedWitch predicted a McCain win.

THOUGHT QUESTION: If a reporter approached you today and asked, "Can Tarot cards accurately predict the outcome of an election?" ... what would you say?

Sarah Palin in the Vanessa Tarot?

I have a few "famous people in the Tarot" posts up my sleeve, but the first one comes by way of Lynn Araujo from U.S. Games.

She sent me an email (knowing darn well I'd get a kick out of this!), telling me a few people have noticed that The Hierophant in the Vanessa Tarot has an uncanny resemblance to U.S. VP candidate Sarah Palin.

Of course, it wasn't intentional (despite the associations with The Hierophant card and Sara Palin's religious and politcal view), since the deck creator, Lynyrd Nariciso is from the Phillipines...and The Vanessa Tarot was released two years ago.

Do you think there is a resemblance?

-- Janet Boyer, author of The Back in Time Tarot Book

Guess what's in fashion?

Women's Wear Daily introduces us to "Fashion's Favorite Psychic," Tarot reader Dante Sabatino.

Tarot Fraud...this isn't good...

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!!!

Tarot's big splash in The Times!

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!

Tarot is the new black!

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.

 

It's just not in the cards for Wiccan beauty queen!

Miss Toronto Tourism officials reject reigning Miss Canada Plus because she reads tarot cards
by Jim Byers, TheStar.com
January 28, 2008

Beauty queen rejected as pageant judge

Click here for the full story.

                                                     

 

Rare 15th Century Tarot Cards Examined by The Tarot Association of the British Isles

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.