The Tarot Channel

Upcoming Releases in Tarot (Summer-Winter 2008)

Here's a preview of upcoming Tarot books, decks and bags for the latter part of 2008. Rachel Pollack will be coming out with two new releases (Tarot Wisdom and a re-issue of the Vertigo Tarot), and David Skibbins will be out with the fourth installment of his Tarot Card Mysteries series called The Hanged Man.

The much-anticipated second book in the Song of Montsegur series The Last Quest by Derek Armstrong comes out in October 2008, as does my Back in Time Tarot Book. Several Tarot decks will be coming out, too, including the Tarot for Hip Witches Kit, Frank Fradella's Undersea Tarot, Mystic Dreamer Tarot (with text by The Tarot Channel's own Barbara Moore) and the Initiatic Tarot of the Golden Dawn.

Below is the complete list for upcoming releases for Summer-Winter 2008. If you know of any other upcoming Tarot releases, please let us know!

Legacy of the Divine Tarot

Ciro Marchetti, the creative mind and digital artist behind the Gilded Tarot and Tarot of Dreams, is working on a new deck titled Legacy of the Divine Tarot.

Check out this mini-movie on YouTube about Ciro's upcoming deck. Does that give you the chills or what? It reminds me of the music and graphics from the Journey to Wild Divine "inner-active" computer adventure.

You can get a sneak peek at some of the completed cards from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot from Ciro's site. (And if you'd like to see Ciro on a local NBC station talking about his gorgeous kimonos lavished with his colorful digital art, check out this link showcasing his work--and his yummy British accent.)

-- Janet Boyer

Get Your Tarot Glam On at Omni Hotels

Omni Hotels -- swanky! -- offers a "Get Your Glam On" weekend getaway package designed especially for gangs of girlfriends in need of some pampering and bonding time.

In your room, in addition to wine, chocolate-covered strawberries, and a "chick flick" DVD to watch, you'll find a copy of the Girlfriend's Tarot.

Who knew getting your glam on included consulting the cards? Of course, if your strained entertainment budget won't bear the price of a weekend at your local Omni Hotel, there's nothing to say you can't pick up some Two Buck Chuck, some dipping chocolate, a chick flick, and a Tarot deck of your own!

Mahalo.com's "How to Read Tarot Cards"

Mahalo.com (an editor-assisted search engine featuring articles by paid contributors) recently published this not-bad beginner-level how-to article. Not much new here for those in the know, but links-a-plenty for those who care to explore 'em.

German Lo Scarabeo Tarot Comparison Feature

This German web site offers an extended critique of the Lo Scarabeo Tarot, featuring great full-color comparisons of the Lo Scarabeo Tarot cards with their Marseilles, Rider-Waite-Smith, and Thoth cousins.

Tarot Scramble (Feed the Hungry)

Hi all,

Do you like word games? Below are some Tarot-related words to unscramble. By all means post your guesses!

NAAACR   TIEWA   OYCLWER   ASDPER   LCCISHSAE   USSTI   ECEERPTAMN   EORWT   IGKTHN

To be honest, I'm making this post with an ulterior motive: to draw your attention to a fantastic website that donates rice to the hungry simply by playing an online multiple-choice word game at FreeRice.com.

You can increase your vocabulary and test your skills while helping your fellow man. Get one word right, and 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Programme. Five words right and POOF!--you've donated 100 grains of rice.

Pretty cool, huh?

If you like the idea and want to support the cause beyond playing online, you can visit this link to snatch a banner to put up on your site or blog.

-- Janet Boyer

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.

                                                     

 

The Silence of Trees - ABNA Finalist

Tarot figures heavily in The Silence of Trees, a story by Valya Dudycz Lupescu. Valya's novel has made it to Amazon's Breakthrough Novelist Award Semi-finals. You can download a free copy from Amazon.com here. If you like what you see, be sure to write a glowing review of the excerpt at Amazon.com!

To read a synopsis of the book, click here. To read Valya's story behind the book, click here. To view Nadya's Tarot spread and go deeper into the story, click here.

Good luck, Valya!

-- Janet Boyer