Familiars: Your Magical Partners
by Rosemary Ellen Guiley (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) In August 2002, news broke that a New Caledonian crow named Betty, in a laboratory in Oxford, demonstrated intentional problem-solving ability by repeatedly bending a straight piece of wire into a hook so that she could snag food. Scientists marveled at Betty’s intelligence, noting […]
Indian Feng Shui
by Tania Ahsan (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Feng Shui has been extensively explored these last few years and its secrets laid open to the West. But Vaastu Shastra, a 5,000-year-old Indian architectural and design philosophy, has only recently come into the media spotlight. Contained within around 16 Sanskrit texts from the Vedanta, […]
Into The Black: A Miracle of Feng Shui
by Mina Bergsen (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) My business was failing. For my sixteenth birthday, my grandparents gave me a trip to wherever I wanted to go. For some reason, I decided on Nepal. Perhaps it was because of some pictures I had seen or maybe I had read about it in […]
365 Days of Crystal Feng Shui for Your Home
by Sandra Kynes (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) The laying on of crystals, or crystal therapy, is a powerful way to align and balance the energy of our bodies. Even simply wearing crystals can have an effect on us. Similarly, through the placement of crystals in our homes, we can attract prosperity, augment […]
Solitary Séance: On Your Own With the Spirits
by Raymond Buckland (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) How many of us, by some quirk of Fate, missed being there at the end of the life of a loved one? How many of us have longed to be able to have that last word with a now-deceased parent or sibling? Many people have […]
The Séance: Safe or Sinister?
by Barbara Parks (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) We’ve all heard the stories of séances gone wrong, whereby gateways to the spirit world are opened with terrifying results. Post-séance tag-alongs are supposedly widespread, attaching to the sitters and following them home. The subsequent manifestations range from the subtle to the extreme, depending on […]
Backwards Tarot: Stop Memorizing and Just Read Your Plain Old Life
by T. Susan Chang (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Memorization. A lot of people think that’s what reading tarot is about. A lot of readers will say, “I read cards a little, but not really—I still have to use the book.” Or, “I can’t remember what they all mean!” Guess what? You don’t […]
Tarot As a Mirror
by Barbara Moore (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) It is often said that tarot is a mirror. There are different ways of thinking about this. Some say tarot reflects back what you think, feel, or believe. Some say that it reflects back what you want to see. Some say that it shows you […]
Love Never Dies—Just Ask a Spirit
by Mark Anthony (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) One of the most rewarding things about communicating with spirits is helping people to understand that love is eternal. When someone you love dies, your relationship with that person does not cease to exist. Instead, it is transformed from a physical relationship into a spiritual […]
It’s Only Natural
by Elizabeth Owens (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Many people would like to communicate with spirits, but do not think they have the ability. My response to that is: It’s Only Natural. As children, we are all fresh, open and new to this world. We are so close from the other side that […]