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Diary of a Psychic by Laura Powers

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Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Scribd, 24 Symbols, Thalia, Mondadori, Angus & Robertson, Indigo (Chapters), and Bol.de

Diary of a Psychic*

Interesting Look into the Life and Mind of a Psychic

While not a diary in the truest sense, in this book, a psychic shares both her insights about her experience of the psychic world and her experience of the everyday realm as seen by a person who considers herself a psychic. In the first part of the book, she explains what the psychic world is to her, how she experiences it, and the beings and entities that she has interacted with. Then she goes on to give her opinion about a variety of topics, from narcissism to psychic attacks to what we eat. The book isn’t quite what I expected, but I still found it an interesting look into the psychic world from someone who states she is an empath and psychic. There are definitely a few surprises and little-known concepts in here as well as more well-known ideas about the psychic world. The book is a relatively quick and easy read, and it certainly has the potential to open up your mind to think about how much there could be to the world beyond what can be readily seen, heard, and felt.

Llewellyn’s Little Book of Tarot by Barbara Moore

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Llewellyn's Little Book of Tarot*

Nuggets of Insight into the Tarot

This small book is a fun introduction that gets you thinking about tarot in different ways, whether you’re a novice or more experienced. Its structure is simple, much like you would believe, with early sections on the history of the tarot as well as structure and symbolism. The bulk of the book is about the cards themselves, a page for each, naturally divided into the major and minor arcana. The book ends with a section on how to do readings and layouts and is followed by one about other activities you can do with them. The book has a fantastic further reading section, listing both classic and newer books on tarot, where she not only gives the book title and author but also a sentence about the book’s topic. The table of contents is helpful because it gives the page numbers of all the different extra information in the book, like the tips, prompts, and exercises.

For each of the card pages, there is a picture from a contemporary tarot deck and keywords with a paragraph or two about the card in general followed by either an exercise, tarot tips, information about symbolism, or a journal prompt. Each page about a card ends with a line or two that will give you an instant answer if you use the book for bibliomancy, where you flip open to a random page of a book for an answer to a simple question. There are eight exercises altogether, including the bibliomancy mentioned above, figuring out your birth card, choosing a card of the day, journaling with tarot, and creating affirmations. There are 41 tarot tips scattered throughout the book. The topics range widely, as you might imagine from the number of them. Sometimes she talks about groups of cards, like the court cards; other times, she discusses working with the tarot, like what to do when cards are confusing or working with reversals (if you choose) and negative meanings. The symbolism tips sometimes focus on a very specific element in a specific card, like the Fool’s dog, or a specific card’s symbolism more in-depth. The symbolism of abstract notions like grief or justice is also addressed. The journal prompts are, as you might imagine, based on the particular card it is attached to, like mother issues for the Empress and rebirth for Judgment.

I really liked having exposure to so many contemporary tarot decks. While I own quite a few, as I’ve studied the tarot for over 30 years, I’m not as familiar with what’s currently available as I might be. Some of these decks are quite beautiful, and I might have to research a few to add to my collection. Having worked with the tarot for so long, I was surprised that this little book actually had me thinking about my work with the cards differently at times. Some concepts were wholly new to me, like using different decks for different types of questions or readings. I might have to try that. I liked her brief descriptions of the cards; it is clear the author has studied tarot wide and deep, and her viewpoint on it is very open and uplifting. I will definitely be incorporating some of her ideas into how I use my cards.

In all, I found this to be a delightful little book that will spark many an idea and insight into my work with the tarot.

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