7 Ways to Welcome Spring with Crystals and Gems
by Margaret Ann Lembo (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Spring arrives, and it’s that time for awakening to fresh ideas, new beginnings, and innovative growth. Inspiration for new ideas often comes through creative action. Once the ball starts rolling, it’s easier to energize your ideas and plans for this next cycle. The elementals […]
Amulets, Talismans, and Charms
by Richard Webster (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) When I was writing Amulets and Talismans for Beginners, a friend commented that it would have to be of historic interest only, as no one used them nowadays. He hadn’t noticed all the people who wear astrological pendants, ankhs, St. Christopher medals, and a variety […]
Amulets, Talismans, and Charms
by Richard Webster (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) When I was writing Amulets and Talismans for Beginners, a friend commented that it would have to be of historic interest only, as no one used them nowadays. He hadn’t noticed all the people who wear astrological pendants, ankhs, St. Christopher medals, and a variety […]
How to Select and Care for a Crystal
by Richard Webster (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) People have been fascinated with crystals and gemstones for thousands of years. Their color and beauty made them mankind’s first precious objects, and they would have used them for decorative purposes, as well as symbols of power and authority. According to the book of Exodus, […]
Gemstones: How to Use Colors and Stones to Achieve Your Goals
by Margaret Ann Lembo (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) The gemstones to which you are drawn are revealing, and they provide guidance for uncovering self-knowledge. Colors and gemstones influence the way we feel, act, and react to others. Think about it: why would you want to wear your magenta pink shirt one day […]
Color, Gem, Oil, and Affirmation Correspondences for Awakening Your Chakras
by Margaret Ann Lembo (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Gemstones, color, and scent are universal languages and tools. Likewise, the use of color, crystals, and positive affirmations to awaken your chakras, the energy centers of your body, are powerful tools for bringing balance into our lives. According to eastern philosophies, we have chakras […]
Using the Tarot to Understand Your Self and Your Divinity
by Sasha Graham (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) You are the universe. You are divine. You are pure consciousness. Everything you see, notice, observe, listen to, eat, laugh at, make fun of, enjoy and dislike, resist and surrender to is the universe seeing itself, understanding itself, and recognizing itself. What is true for […]
The Karmic Family Tarot Spread
by Leeza Robertson (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) There is a line of inquiry in spiritual circles that we choose our parents deliberately to assist in clearing karma and as a point of karmic expansion. I worked with this idea throughout my own healing journey and I have to admit, it is a […]
Tarot Card Reading Through Time
by Marcus Katz (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) In our latest book, Tarot Time Traveller, you will take an exciting journey of discovery through the vivid history of cartomancy—card-reading—an adventure that we have long wanted to share with our readers. As you travel through time with us, you will learn how the cards […]
Sensible Intuition: How to Develop Good Body Sense and Use it Every Day
by Ann Todhunter Brode (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Being both sensible and being intuitive may seem like an oxymoron, since those two adjectives fall on seemingly opposite ends of a spectrum. But, from the body’s point of view, they’re really one and the same. While being sensible implies being practical, grounded, and […]