BOOK REVIEW: TAROT FOR TROUBLED TIMES

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We are Pleasant Gehman and Crystal Ravenwolf, a duo of divination divas, “spiritual sisters from another mister”. We’re life-long Tarotistas, obsessed with all things esoteric and paranormal. Look for our forthcoming book, “Walking The Tarot Path” coming soon!
We’ve created this blog to share our knowledge and to connect with the vibrant worldwide metaphysical and paranormal community. We hope it’s as fun for you to read as it is for us to write…Enjoy!

  Book Review: Tarot For Troubled Times

  By Shaheen Miro & Theresa Reed

(Weiser Books, July 2019)

Tarot for Troubled Times by Shaheen Miro and Theresa Reed is a highly relevant book, and it drops this week. This book is an extraordinary guide for readers who want a deeper dive, but it’s  publication also  hits exactly at the moment when our world needs it the most.  Worldwide politics are surreal and terrifying; the threat of war is constant, mass shootings and terrorism are rampant; addiction and depression are  major challenges faced by thousands, if not millions. So yeah…”troubled times” is an understatement.

This book also lines up in perfect synchronicity with a global uptick in interest for anything and everything  metaphysical. Pretty much anything  witchy  or “woo woo” is downright trendy at the moment, and of course that includes Tarot. In factTarot leads the pack.  Currently, everyone and their fifteen year old sister are hoarding  new decks, smudge bundles and rose quartz, declaring themselves expert Tarot readers.

  This book, however, is written by real experts: the depth of knowledge here and the way it’s imparted are simply un-paralleled.

 Both authors are highly respected metaphysicians, each with a yards-long long list of talents and accomplishments, which is what  makes this book so compelling and comprehensive.

We first met Shaheen Miro at the Denver Tarot Convention in 2015, where he taught an incredible class on tasseography, more commonly known as tea leaf reading. He’s a psychic, a card reader, a deck creator (The Lunar Nomad Oracle Deck)  an energy worker and intuitive coach. Follow this link to an interview we did with Shaheen for more info on his process:

http://divinationnation.blogspot.com/2015/10/seers-and-sages-interview-with-shaheen_19.html

Theresa Reed aka The Tarot Lady is so well known, she probably doesn’t need an introduction… but just in case: she’s a driving force in the global Tarot  community, and an expert on several levels. She’s a crackerjack reader, an author and prolific blogger, an astrologer, and a business mentor who really knows her stuff. She was  recently the keynote speaker at The Readers Studio, the largest Tarot event in the United States; she also hosts a popular  podcast and teaches workshops and seminars  worldwide. Click this link to read  our interview with her:

http://divinationnation.blogspot.com/2016/08/seers-and-sages-interview-with-theresa.html

  But back to their book: Tarot For Trouble Times is a profound work, addressing  healing through Tarot and magick, using everything from unflinching personal shadow work to cutting etheric cords. There’s sections on everything from dealing with energy vampires to becoming more globally aware and socially conscious. Written workbook style, there are chapters on the Elements, personal affirmations, rituals, meditations and candle magic as well as lots of  Tarot wisdom.

The plethora of Tarot spreads is sweeping and unique, including layouts created specifically for  self-knowledge as well as  for grief,  addiction and relapses, and for those dark times when you feel lost and untethered.

 Tarot For Troubled Times  really lives up to it’s subtitle: “Confront your shadow, heal your self, transform the world”.  

We highly recommend this thoughtful-and thought-provoking book. It’s must for any serious reader and those who aspire to be.

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  PurchaseTarot For Troubled Times:

 From RedWheel/ Weiser Books:

http://redwheelweiser.com/detail.html?session=7bda51a1bc2113f0b61ecde847dfabb1&id=9781578636556

From Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Troubled-Times-Confront-Transform/dp/1578636558/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tarot+For+Troubled+times&qid=1561964199&s=gateway&sr=8-1

 Theresa & Shaheen will be co-teaching teaching a workshop on July 27 at The Boston Tea Room, 224 West 9 Mile Road, Ferndale, Michigan

To register, click here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/559564137901023/?active_tab=discussion

 For more info on their events, visit their websites:

Theresa Reed: https://www.thetarotlady.com/

Shaheen Miro: https://shaheenmiroinsights.com/

Crystal ravenwolf and Pleasant Gehman photo by Graphic Vibe LA

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IN MEMORIAM: The "FATHER OF THE NEW AGE", CARL LLEWELLYN WESCHCKE

The "Father Of The New Age Movement", Carl Llewellyn Weschcke

 Welcome to the Divination Nation blog!

 We are Pleasant Gehman and Crystal Ravenwolf, a duo of divination divas, “spiritual sisters from another mister”. We’re life-long Tarotistas, obsessed with all things esoteric and paranormal. We’ve created this blog to share our knowledge and to connect with the vibrant worldwide metaphysical and paranormal community.

We hope this blog is as fun for you to read as it is for us to write…Enjoy!

The “Father Of The New Age” movement,  Llewellyn Worldwide publisher Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, passed away at the age of eighty five on November 7, 2015.  Even though we had never met him, like many in the worldwide metaphysical community, we were profoundly affected by the news of his passing.  

 While discussing why his death impacted both of us so intensely, we came to the conclusion that without Weschcke’s life-long work, our own lives would be very different. As children of the 1970’s, both interested in anything and everything esoteric and occult oriented, the wealth of knowledge he provided through his publishing company gave us permission to pursue our nascent “woo-woo” interests.  Though we were certainly not unaccompanied in these pursuits, it was easy to feel isolated during this time because our primary interests as teenagers definitely went against the grain of the societal norm. Since there was no social media back in those days- or Internet for that matter- Llewellyn’s books provided us with the knowledge we so avidly sought. Perhaps more importantly (on a personal level) the information he published provided a validation for our outré interests; it was through his work that we realized that we were not alone. What a revelation it was to realize that there were not only others like us, but that they had been seriously studying -and writing about- these ancient practices and disciplines for longer than we had been alive.

On the off chance that you are not familiar with Weschcke, and his work, perhaps this thumbnail sketch of his extraordinary life will allow you to become familiar with his accomplishments. An eternal student of spiritual, metaphysical and occult subjects, in 1961, Weschcke bought the original Llewellyn publishing company, which had been founded in 1901 by George Llewellyn. He relocated the company to his house in St. Paul, Minnesota, which was presumed to be haunted and was the subject of many paranormal investigations and news stories through the 1960’s and 1970’s. The books he published- covering a wide range of metaphysical subjects ranging from Astrology, Paganism and Magick, to Parapsychology, Eastern practices, Tarot, Yoga and Wicca and beyond- were groundbreaking in those days, during which the very first stirring of what would come to be termed The New Age Movement was coming to life.

 A former Wiccan High Priest, Weschcke was absolutely instrumental in the rise of Wicca and Paganism during that time. In 1973, he helped organize the Council of American Witches and became its chairperson.  Apparently tireless, he also sponsored the popular Gnosticon Festivals, opened an occult school and bookstore, and published the occult newspaper Gnostica.  In addition to of this, he co-authored ten books with Dr. Joe Slate of Athens, Alabama, while continuing to publish the work of others. In more  recent years, Llewellyn Worldwide has been widely known as one of the leading proponents of anything related to the esoteric.

 His wife Sandra, son Gabe, and daughter-in-law Michele survive Weschcke. Sandra is President and Treasurer of Llewellyn Worldwide , Gabe is Vice President; Michele works in Accounts Payable. They plan to carry on Carl’s legacy by championing alternative approaches to mind, spirit and body.
May you rest in peace Mr. Weschcke, your dedication and spiritual beacon are missed.

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 For more information on Llewellyn Worldwide,  the company's history or to order products, please visit their website:
http://www.llewellyn.com/about/index.php

 

Crystal & Pleasant

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