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This page is an archive of book, deck and CD reviews from February 2005 through July 2007. All other
reviews will now be posted on the As the Spirit Moves Me blog page.
Posted July 27, 2007
A busy summer has left me less time than usual for reading--no languorous lounging on the beach! However, one book I gladly
made time for was Bradford Keeney's latest: Shaking Medicine: The Healing Power of Ecstatic Movement. The well-traveled and rather intense Dr. Keeney--I
recall him well from a New York Open Center workshop years ago--combines extensive training in psychotherapy and the shamanism
of indigenous cultures. His book details his discovery of the curious ritual practice of physical shaking for healing and
transformation of consciousness that is a characteristic of traditions as geographically and culturally diverse as the Bushmen
of the Kalahari and the Quakers of America.Keeney has fully embraced this sacred body-based technology known to traditional
peoples around the globe, and he has done so with evangelical certainty and glee. This fascinating book can only take you
so far. If you're itching to know what's shaking and why, Keeney invites you to try it. You'll find a 40-minute CD of drumming
for ecstatic movement tucked inside the back cover. (2007, Destiny Books. ISBN: 1-59477-149-9.)
Posted June 14, 2007
Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt: Awakening the Healing Power of the Heart by Nicki Scully
and Linda Star Wolf (with lovely illustrations by Kris Waldherr) stirs the heart and the
imagination as it was intended to do. The reader–visualizing himself or herself as a white dove carrying the olive branch
of peace–enters into a series of ritualistic meditations featuring encounters with the ancient Egyptian pantheon of
Anubis, Nepthys, Isis, Bast, Hathor, Ptah and other August beings. In their intricate, descriptive details of images, gestures
and dialogue, these meditations, originally brought forth in Wolf's visions, bear a strong resemblance to the ceremonial
magick traditions of the Golden Dawn and other esoteric movements. Some readers–and I count myself among them–might
prefer a less detailed, less directive approach that won't get in the way of their own abilities to perceive and interact
with the divine. However, this is a heartfelt book that invites readers to step beyond limiting concepts. Scully's love
affair with Egypt is legendary, and fans of her previous books–Alchemical Healing and Power
Animal Meditations–will value her focused exploration of this important archetypal pantheon. (2007, Bear
& Company. ISBN: 1-59143-068-2.)
In his well-illustrated volume, The Templar Pirates: The Secret Alliance to Build the New Jerusalem,
author Ernesto Frers takes us into esoteric history that will leave Johnny Depp fans gasping. He tells us
that most pirates were either members of the Order of the Temple--that famed nemesis of the Vatican–or formed their
own secret societies while taking revenge on ships sponsored by the Vatican and Catholic nations. And there's so much
more. A real page-turner! (2007, Destiny Books. ISBN: 1-59477-146-4.)
Christopher Penczak continues his visionary scholarship in Ascension Magick: Ritual, Myth
& Healing for the New Aeon. You can count on Penczak to be ahead of the pack, clear-eyed, level-headed,
broad in his grasp of his subject, a creative and affirmative teacher. This timely book explores the necessary evolution of
spiritual traditions and magickal practice and makes many of today's ascension practices and movements comprehensible.
A careful step-by-step guide and a wonderful reference book, it belongs in the library of everyone who cares about spirituality
as a force for personal and planetary liberation and healing. (2007, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 978-0-7387-1047-1.)
Reviewed by Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Trust Your Vibes –the 52-card oracle deck by popular psychic and author Sonia Choquette–will
bring a smile to your face, guaranteed! But if you're like me, you'll quickly tire of the nearly indestructible
box that protects this treasure. The box's heavy cardboard is stiff, tight and entirely too child-proof. When it comes
to wanting to get at a beloved deck right away with absolutely no obstructions, I am a willful child.
Also be prepared for one of those wide decks (5" X 3 ½") that might not immediately fit comfortably in smaller hands. But
that's it for my grumbling because–can you tell?–I love the Vibes!
Their boldly-designed pastel images have a saturated, earthy intensity that belies their simplicity. The openness of this
simplicity draws them to my heart immediately. It's easy to see what we need to see in them. They make a good, nonthreatening
deck to help put new and possibly skittish Tarot querents at ease before you bring out the stronger stuff.
To encourage us to value and develop our latent sixth-sense, Choquette starts off right with her first card, the reassuring
"Woo-Woo is Wonderful." ("Birds have radar. Whales have sonar. You have vibes," explains the charming guidebook.) Other cards
include "Back to Basics," "Claim Your Boundaries," "Name Your Higher Self," "Stay in Your Own Skin," "Walk it Off," "Clear
the Past" "Ask Your Spirit Helpers," "See the Solution," and "You're the Boss."
Trust Your Vibes is fabulous for a daily one-card draw, a practice dear to many Tarotists and which Choquette rightly
recommends as an excellent training exercise for psychics. You can also pull a card for guidance on a particular concern or
situation in your life. I'd also recommend using a Trust Your Vibes card to open and/or close a regular Tarot
reading or to illuminate an elusive or difficult aspect of your Tarot layout.
Hold onto that box, though, no matter how annoying it can be. You'll want to keep these wonderful cards safe and
handy for many years to come.
For more information, see http://www.hayhouse.com/.
© 2007, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Posted February 16, 2007
(Published February 2007 on Aeclectic.net at www.aeclectic.net/tarot/. Re-posted with permission.)
While traveling in Belize last fall, I bought a small handcrafted change purse studded with shiny, fiery-red, orange, yellow,
black and silver beads. I confess I didn't need a purse at the time but I craved this gorgeous one. Now I finally have
the perfect use for it. My newest deck–the oval-shaped, palm-sized cards of the 2013 Oracle--nestles comfortably
inside. There's even room for the deck's unique, kerchief-sized cenote cloth–where the reader lays out the
cards–with its print of four jaguars guarding a black reflecting pool. The purse neatly tucks into my handbag: Good
to go!
Inspired by ancient American/Mesoamerican prophetic themes and symbols, authors David Carson and Nina Sammons and artist
Gigi Borri have produced an oracle deck of uncommon depth. Each card bears a stunning iconic design saturated in color, invoking
energies that can guide us as the world passes through enormous changes predicted by the ancient peoples of the Americas.
Mayan elders taught that this world, at least as we know it, would end in 2012--hence the deck's hopeful, one-year-later
Some examples of the deck's symbolic entities include the vibrant Waterdog (Metamorphosis), a salamander bridging
the realms of water, air and fire; the solemn, wise and forbidding Snake Skirted Woman (Healer) who remembers your fate and
cleanses you of poison; and the richly-carved obsidian Smoking Mirror (Divination), Lord of Deepest Night.
The 195-page guide book, 2013 Oracle: Ancient Keys to the 2012 Awakening, provides a wealth of information and full-color
illustrations of each card. Immersing myself in its heady poetry, I frequently surfaced with great quotes, images, stories
and unexpected ideas. Some people will prefer to read the text straight through, studying each card with care and getting
a proper overview of its philosophical message. But taking a serendipitous dip--opening this book to any page–provides
in itself a valid and fascinating oracular method.
Doing a reading with 2013 Oracle is a world apart from the ordinary. Why bother with the old Celtic Cross layout?
What do the Celts have to do with this anyway? Carson and Sammons offer appropriate alternatives with an opening ritual and
several layouts designed for their deck: the Cenote, Black Cosmic Cross, Pathway of the Flower, the Light Serpent Going to
the Sky and The Diving Serpent.
Carson also co-created (with Jamie Sams) the widely-praised Medicine Cards, published by Bear & Co. in 1988.
Based on Native American animal spirit lore and beautifully illustrated by Angela C. Werneke, it is one of my oldest and best-loved
decks. Similar in quality and appeal, 2013 Oracle is nevertheless a far more intense and urgent implement. Introducing
their first card, Alligator (Regeneration of World), Carsons and Sammons tell us how the old sages taught about the coming
"When the next world comes, it will be like an Alligator. Alligator lies buried in the water and mud near the bank, never
stirring. So it seems. Yet without warning, alligator will leap out of the water and seize you." (1)
Clearly 2013 Oracle is not for people who prefer their decks gentle and sweet. Read advice like "Kick your puny
ego down the street like a rusty old tin can because you won't need it anymore"–from the Black Sun (Initiation)
entry–and know you are not in Kansas anymore.
Kansas is a perfectly wonderful state, but the states of mind and soul heralded by 2013 Oracle are nothing short
of electrifying.
For more information, visit www.counciloakbooks.com
1. Carson and Sammons, 2013 Oracle: Ancient Keys to the 2012 Awakening, p. 13.
Posted January 28, 2007
For my reviews of The Millennium Tarot by Dorothy Simpson Krause and the Afro-Brazilian
Tarot by Giuseppe Palumbo, see either http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/ or http://www.thetarotchannel.com. And stayed tuned for my upcoming Aeclectic.net review of 2013 Oracle by David
Carson and Nina Sammons, art by Gigi Borri.
Posted January 12, 2007
Llewellyn has issued a revised and expanded edition of Amber K 's popular True Magick:
A Beginner's Guide that could fly off the bookstore shelves as if by magick! It's a great resource–intelligent,
practical, broad in scope, and worth far more than its reasonable price. Amber K, a fine writer and teacher, includes supporting
material on a variety of magickal paths beyond the Craft, and her discussion of ethics offers readers the opportunity to examine
their own and to determine how best to proceed in any magickal task. Beginners and experienced practitioners will consult
this most useful book again and again. (2006, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0823-2.)
What were the true origins of Christianity? Was Jesus a political revolutionary–and a feminist, too? Why did it take
so long for the Dead Sea Scrolls to be made public? Who were the Knights Templar and why did the Catholic Church eventually
persecute them? What's the secret meaning of the expression double cross? Does Scotland have pyramids? Were America's
founding fathers on an esoteric path? Was "William Shakespeake" a fictional character? Was Dostoevsky a spiritualist? For
some possible answers to these and many other questions, check out Forbidden Religion: Suppressed Heresies of the
West, a compilation of articles from the bi-monthly journal Atlantis Rising, edited by J. Douglas
Kenyon. Some of these essays deal with topics that don't appear particularly forbidden, religious, suppressed
or heretical, and the level of interest varies, but a number are worth a look. Peter Novak's "Searching for the Real
Star of Bethlehem: Who Were the 'Wise Men' and What Were They Up To?" is a lively-paced read that concludes with
the suggestion that Jesus was born on Rosh Hashana. (2006, Bear & Company. ISBN: 1-59143-067-4.)
Speaking of Christmas, I received a gorgeous book entitled Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals
at the Origins of Yuletide much too late for me to recommend it to you for your holiday gift-giving. But it's
not too early to stash away a few of them for next winter. Authored by Christian Rätsch
(anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist) and Claudia Müller-Ebeling (art
historian and anthropologist), this charmingly-illustrated book decodes the customs, imagery, lore, herbal preparations and
culinary goodies associated with Christmas, sourcing their origins in pre-Christian pagan and shamanic traditions. Read up,
and the next time you hear fundamentalists railing about a so-called "War on Christmas," you'll be well-armed. (2003,
Inner Traditions. ISBN: 1-59477-092-1.)
Also received:
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism by Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis.
A useful reference guide to esoteric terms. Some illustrations. (2007, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0905-0.)
Tarot of the Four Worlds by Steve Nichols. Described as "a major breakthrough in
theoretical magic. From 1500's Italy come these strange and powerful 88 major taro [sic] arcana of the Four Worlds of Cabala."
Engraved illustrations of each card. Fascinating! For more information or to order the book and pack, see http://enochia.net or http://enochianchess.com. (2006. Self-published. ISBN: 978-1-8746-0307-8)
Posted October 26, 2006
News of the arrival of Canadian author Donald Tyson's new
Portable Magic: Tarot is The Only Tool You Need got my attention right away. When it comes to magickal
matters, I'm a firm believer in "keeping it simple." Tyson teaches that these richly symbolic
cards can be effective substitutes for altar tools, and card layouts can replace actual magick circles. Portable Magic
offers essential though mostly familiar information on elemental, astrological, and Qabalistic correspondences. Beginners
will appreciate this overview as well as the author's insights into how Tarot's symbols were conceptualized and utilized by members of the Golden Dawn movement. I abandoned ship only when Tyson
himself began to introduce large, complex ritual layouts of cards plus visualization and ritual action for a variety of purposes:
banishing, business, "lucky charm," "ritual of union" (in which one "unites psychically with another person," living or deceased),
and "evoking an elemental." I suspect most readers will appreciate Tyson's original ideas but
opt to devise far less taxing ways in which to work with the cards. Just remember: Keep it simple. (2006, Llewellyn Publications.
Posted September 25, 2006
I approached the beginning of Mindlight: Secrets of Energy, Magick & Manifestation, the new
book by Wiccan author Silver RavenWolf, with no small measure of skepticism. Classic occult theories about
the creation of thoughtforms and the metaphysical implications of quantum physics are both all-too-familiar territory. RavenWolf's casual style of writing about complex matters–which at times turns sloppy--did not increase my confidence in her. But once the
author breezed past her introductory material and began to display her unique wares–the practical applications--I discovered an inspiring, motivational teacher with something novel to offer. RavenWolf's innovative exercises, especially her plainspoken, sugar-free invocations,
are like nothing I've found in a lifetime of reading books
on Wicca or other magickal practices. Readers will come to understand the fundamental usefulness of meditation enhanced by
creativity and common sense. I highly recommended Mindlight to readers of any tradition and at any level of experience
in magick. (2006, Llewellyn Publications. ISBN: 0-7387-0985-9.)
When it comes to our spiritual beliefs and practices, people are actually more alike than we realize. Journey through this
reality with Christopher Penczak–author
of quite a few excellent books for Llewellyn–in his new
cross-traditional primer, The Mystic Foundation: Understanding & Exploring the Magical Universe.
(2006, Llewellyn Publications. ISBN: 0-7387-0979-4.)
Posted September 14, 2006
Every year, the perennially inspirational archetypes of Tarot are imagined anew by countless visual artists. Now here's New England's Stone Riley, creator of Spirit Hill Tarot, who has devised a CD of striking
Tarot paintings based on his "New Modern Art" theory. Riley believes that contemporary art viewers have learned to absorb
information from multiple sources simultaneously and his work–distinguished
by intense color, imaginative shapes, and startling juxtapositions--invokes influences ranging from indigenous cultures to
Salvador Dalí, from minimalism to Picasso. Some of the Spirit
Hill images were created to correspond with specific Tarot cards; others pre-existed Riley's project but--as he discovered--turned out to fit particular Tarot archetypes quite well.
Each image in this "gallery of life in its immense variety" comes with a few snippets of interpretation. Four of Earth
is "The owner, and his power, and his love of power." Riley's
absolutely right-on message for the Queen of Water–from
his painting "Gorgon"–is "Fear this voice and despair, welcome
it and learn." Both the Six of Water's legend--"The Past
Speaks"–and the title of the painting from which it is drawn--"House
of the Spirits"–both strongly resonate with me; I'm astounded and grateful to know that someone perceives the Six of Cups
exactly as I do.
The CD, which works like a Web site with hyperlinks, contains slides of all 78 cards, singly and in groups of four. These
images can be viewed individually, in large or thumbnail size, or via an automated slide show. They can be printed out to
create an actual deck. Riley's disk also includes a few
essays, some poetry, and a handful of links to resources on the Web. (2006, Spirit Hill Studio. www.lulu.com/stoneriley and www.yessy.com/stoneriley)
Channeling: Use Your Psychic Powers to Contact Your Spirit Guides
At the outset of Calls to Mystic Alice, California psychic Alice Rose Morgan
seemed like such an unassuming, mirthful person that I had great hopes for her book. But there
Flash Silvermoon
Posted August 15, 2006
Reading Be Bless
One of the most absorbing books I
Posted August 10, 2006
To read my review of Lo Scarabeo's Afro-Brazilian Tarot deck--the Tarot Deck of the Week on Aeclectic.net--please
click on:
Posted August 3, 2006
Tarot Talismans: Invoke the Angels of the Tarot
Dovid Krafchow
1. Despite his publisher
Coming Up
Lovers of Welsh mythology will snap up copies of Anna-Marie Ferguson
Additional Books Received
Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy & Self-Healing
Offering to Isis: Knowing the Goddess through Her Sacred Symbols
Spiritual Journaling: Writing Your Way to Independence
The Sacred Embrace of Jesus and Mary: The Sexual Mystery at the Heart of the Christian Tradition
Merlin and the Discovery of Avalon in the NewWorld
Chakra Healing and Karmic Awareness
Oracles of the Dead: Ancient Techniques for Predicting the Future
Posted May 29, 2006
Who is Dougall Fraser? "The Queer Guy with the Third Eye," as his publisher describes him. He has authored
one of the most enjoyable, well-written New Age memoirs that you'll
ever read: But You Knew That Already: What A Psychic Can Teach You About Life. Fraser traces his development
from a psychically-sensitive youngster in Garden City, Long Island to successful professional psychic in Dallas and New York
City. With bouyant humor and grounded insight, he discusses his family's challenges, his personal struggles (weight, loneliness, being a closeted gay man, and the coming-out process),
and the numerous missteps he's made on the path to fulfillment
in love and career. Well before you reach the book's last
satisfying word–"Perfect"–you'll understand how even talented psychics,
genuinely helping thousands of strangers, can often "get it wrong" in the conduct of their own lives. Fraser's growth process has made him a more compassionate counselor and given him a taste
for honesty that makes this book touching, memorable, and essential. Since he does not hesitate to skewer fraudulent practices
in the psychic field, examples of silliness in the New Age movement, and incidents of cynical exploitation by themainstream
media, this book serves also as a useful guide for the consumer of psychic information and services. For more details, see
www.rodalestore.com or www.DougallFraser.com. (2005, Rodale Press. ISBN: 1-59486-136-6.)
Posted April 14, 2006
The childlike charm and vest-pocket size of Wiccan Cards–a new 33-card oracle by Nada Mesar (design) and Chatriya Hemharnvibul (artwork)–make this deck a great choice for people who love the symbols and traditions
of the Old Religion and for novice readers or querents who find Tarot's complex symbol system a little intimidating. There are cards for each of the traditional magickal tools of the
Craft, one each for the goddess Aradia and the god Cernunnos, eight for the high sabbats of the pagan year, three master cards
(The Otherworld, The Three Wise Ones, and Oak Tree), and sixteen symbol cards (e.g., Spiral, Cat, Mask, Raven, and Book of
Shadows). The high sabbats cards, related to the seasons and months, can help with the often tricky task of figuring out timing
in a reading. The LWB (little white book) gives just enough information to stimulate your own imagination and creativity.
Begin by picking one card each day and telling yourself a story about what you see in its picture. One more plus: The modest
price! (2005, Lo Scarabeo. ISBN: 0-7387-0793-8.)
My first glance at Sandra Tabatha Cicero's
unique Babylonian Tarot transported me to another time, past today's tragic developments in Iraq, to the extraordinary and influential Sumerian civilization. Cicero's intense imagery–colorful,
fittingly vital and vibrant representations of forces of Earth and the universe--will draw you in and shake up your expectations
of Tarot symbolism. The 83-card set includes an excellent 179-page book that presents detailed explications of each card–including astrological and Kabbalistic correspondences--and orients
readers to Sumerian lore. It also includes two new layouts inspired by Sumerian cosmology. (2006, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN:
The poet Theodore Roethke wrote, "In a dark time, the eye begins to see." Ross Heaven and Simon
Bruxton–co-authors of Darkness Visible:
Awakening Spiritual Light through Darkness Meditation–champion the shamanic practice of retreating into dark spaces in order to profoundly commune with Spirit and deep
levels of self. If you have not yet tried this, you might find inspiration in their words and example. However, with numerous
accounts drawn from the authors' own therapeutic workshops
and ceremonies, Darkness Visible has a curious whiff of self-promotion. The meditation exercises–all reliably good and searching–seem original only in that they are to be performed in the context of darkness. (2005, Destiny Books. ISBN: 1-5947-7601-1.)
It appears to be a fact of life that, every now and then, a brand new book by Christopher Penczak will
come along--a cause for celebration. So three cheers for Instant Magick: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Spellcraft!
Read it and ease into Penczak's clearsighted, simplified
approach to spellcraft, one that puts the focus on mind work--meditation, visualization, and direction of will, energy, and
words--over the mere manipulation of tools and trinkets. (2006, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0859-3.)
Like all good New Agers, metaphysician Adrian Calabrese, Ph.D. does not believe in coincidences. Her new
book, Sacred Signs: Hear, See, and Believe Messages from the Universe, tells how to ask for messages
of daily guidance and become more attentive and better interpreters of them. Fair enough, but Calabrese has formulated a highly-codified
approach to something most folks do quite casually. Her work offers few revelations, and shortsightedness often mars her arguments.
She writes, for instance, "If you were requesting a sign to assist in a marriage decision, you might dream about your future
spouse, or a wedding, or see yourself cohabiting, etc. That would be clear, but if you see yourself and your fiancé in a rocket ship going to Mars, you are probably not getting a sign."(1)
[Italics mine.] Since Mar is the masculine deity of aggression and war, the only question should be: "Is that sign yellow
for Proceed cautiously? Or red for Don't go there!?"
Calabrese declares logic to be a friendly tool in one chapter, then in the next chapter calls it "that old demon." (2) And
since she surely pledges allegiance to the New Age idea that each one of us creates his or her own reality, it's rather confusing that, writing about trusting God/Goddess, Calabrese
declares that "Surrender means that you no longer expect to control the outcome of the situation...surrender means you give
up the struggle of trying to manipulate your life," and–even
more confusing, given the nature of her book, "Surrender means you no longer try to figure out everything before you take
action." (3) A lightweight and sadly unreliable book. (2006, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0776-7.)
1. Calabrese, Ph.D., Adrian. Sacred Signs: Hear, See, and Believe Messages from the Universe, p. 93.
2. Calabrese, p. 102.
3. Calabrese, p. 103.
Posted January 18, 2006
In the wake of The Da Vinci Code, novelist Dan Brown's
deeply-flawed bestseller, Margaret Starbird offers her fourth volume of audacious scholarship, Mary
Magdalene: Bride in Exile, which also includes an hour-long CD lecture by the author. Few readers will find Starbird's topic fresh or shocking, but unlike the popularizing, sensationalist,
and ultimately compromising Brown, she serves her material well with decent writing and steady, heartfelt conviction.
The basic outline is familiar. Mariam–the talented, fiercely
devoted disciple, confidant, and lover of the Rabbi Yeshua--enflames the jealousy of many of her male counterparts who eventually
split off to establish a more hierarchical and misogynist Christianity. Down through the ages, as a result of their slander
of her name, Mariam will be known as prostitute and penitent. After the great rabbi's execution under Roman order, this towering female leader, her daughter by Yeshua, and a few supporters flee by
boat to safety in the south of France, where her legend will be kept alive in the folkloric rites of the gypsies.
For centuries, Mariam--Mary Magdalene--has been the subject of intense fascination and misunderstanding. For example, Starbird
details evidence that Magdalene does not refer to a purported hometown (Mejdal or Magdala). Its Hebrew origin--h Magdalnhn–means "Watchtower of the Flock" and was clearly intended as an honorific
title. Comparing the Greek Orpheus-Eurydice myth to the Christian tale of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, Starbird writes, "Both
Orpheus and Jesus bring great gifts for their followers–secrets
of transformation and enlightenment–and in both myths, union
with the beloved is denied. Both Eurydice and Mary Magdalene are left behind. Orpheus returns alone to the earth realm, while
Jesus ascends to a heavenly throne–alone–where he manifests the ascendant male principle of Western civilization for the
next two thousand years."(1) If you're still wondering why
the Catholic Church will not ordain women, opposes women's
right to control our own bodies, and fears the immense popularity of Wicca and Women's Spirituality, think back to the Great Magdalene. (2005, Bear & Co. ISBN: 1-59143-054-2.)
And while you're at it, grab a copy of Sexy
Witch. What is Sexy Witch, you ask? Mix one part Our Bodies, Our Selves (the original), one part
witchcraft Book of Shadows, and one part creativity or journal-keeping workbook then throw in a healthy helping of up-to-date,
sex-positive, consciousness-raising counsel. Abracadabra! Presto-change-o! It's LaSara FireFox's cheerful,
motivational guide for today's crafty woman. Still not enough?
Turn to the appendices' lists of copious resources--a roundup
of Web sites devoted to powerful women. Anyone who can envision a pantheon embracing not only Artemis, Kali, and the Virgin
of Guadalupe but also Coretta Scott King, Jackie O., June Carter Cash, J. K. Rowling, Annie Sprinkle, Mother Jones, Sinead
O'Connor, Susan Sarandon, and Patti Smith, definitely gets
my attention. (2005, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0752-X.)
What moved the widely-popular Rachel Pollack to produce Seeker: The Tarot Unveiled?
This beginner's manual features her patented off-the-cuff
style–an acquired taste--and idiosyncratic interpretations.
A book of this nature should have something, aside from the author's Tarot-land celebrity, to make it stand out in an already-crowded field of basic Tarot books. Keep your eyes peeled
for more substantial, better-written guides. They're out
there. (2005, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0521-7.)
Absolutely no worries about lack of substance in any book by Aussie-born shamanic dream expert Robert Moss!
In person, Moss is a compelling, generous teacher with an astonishing depth and breadth of esoteric knowledge. As always,
his new work--The Dreamer's Book of the Dead:
A Soul Traveler's Guide to Death, Dying, and the Other Side–gives us more than we bargain for; the only risk is that we might get
lost in its intricate stories-within-stories. The current banquet includes everything from Moss's dreamed encounters and partnership with Irish poet William Butler Yeats to explorations
of the death legends and rites of Lithuania and ancient Egypt. According to Moss, each time we dream we're offered the chance to set forth and see for ourselves what lies beyond this life.
The veil between worlds is truly thin and admits the well-prepared traveler. Approach The Dreamer's Book of the Dead when you're ready to go slowly and absorb its heady, powerful themes and meditations. (2005, Destiny Books. ISBN: 1-59477-037-9.)
For a different take on spirit communication–well-grounded
in a moving story about family relationships–pick up Rochelle
Jewel Shapiro's Miriam the Medium.
Miriam is a phone psychic whose professional and personal life starts to come undone. The reader looks on, horrified, as bad
goes to worse. Happily, Miriam is also a terrific mom and one tough cookie. Shapiro–who based her narrative on some aspects of her own life and psychic career–has created characters about whom it's very easy
to care. This story is less about Miriam's connection to
the spirit world than about the healing spirit of love. (2005, Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-7432-4478-8.)
1. Starbird, Margaret. Mary Magdalene: Bride in Exile. pp. 114-15.
Posted December 28, 2005
With his Harmonious Tarot deck, Ernest Fitzpatrick has achieved a most refined
hommage to Victorian artist Walter Crane (1845-1915). Flowery imagery of exquisite detail abounds, making
this one of the prettiest Lo Scarabeo decks on the market. Crane's
fanciful art–borrowed or adapted by Fitzpatrick--certainly
lends itself to the imaginative purposes of Tarot. At first glance, it appears that Fitzgerald has chosen to evoke the Crane
best known for children's book illustrations, fabric prints,
ceramics, and interior design, not the Socialist Crane who created hard-hitting political cartoons like "The Capitalist Vampire"
(1885) for Justice Journal. But look sharply! Even a pair of cutesy-pie posies like the young ladies adorning Fitzpatrick's Two of Swords can sting. Each wears an armor-like bodice covered with
thorns; they arch a thorn-encrusted branch around themselves. Approach if you dare! The Ace of Swords depicts a sword hurtling
skyward as if jet-propelled as an heroically dancing angel whips up gusts of wind with her feather fans. The wealth and overindulgence
of the Nine of Cups is symbolized by a round-faced cook holding herbs in one hand while his other arm curves around the neck
of the plump goose that walks trustingly by his side. The cook gazes over his shoulder at a pair of servants, each bearing
an elaborate dessert in the shape of a house with a spire of flowers. Fitzgerald's conception of The Tower really packs a wallop. The towering structure has already been blasted beyond recognition,
and a lone figure tumbles amid a terrifying shower of huge stone blocks. It's impossible to look at this brilliant image without feeling profound, visceral disorientation. How interesting
that this deck is called "harmonious" when so much of it bears unexpected intensity, urgency, and power. (2005, Lo Scarabeo.
Something told me I would love Corrine Kenner's
new book, Tarot Journaling: Using the Celtic Cross to Unveil Your Hidden Story. Maybe it was the author's opening gambit–a half-serious, half-cheeky "Cautionary Note"--or her utterly charming headshot photo, or the appendix devoted
to "Writing Prompts" that I first flipped to and immediately devoured. Little did I know that I'd quickly enthrone this book beside Mary K. Greer's Tarot for Your Self and, with wild enthusiasm, urge it upon any Tarot newbie or post-newbie. For anyone
who wants to develop intuitive skill and a deep knowledge of the cards, Tarot Journaling–the book and the practice--will work beautifully. Like Mark McElroy's clever Tarot workbooks, Tarot Journaling offers both an amazing breadth
of imagination and breathtaking thoroughness. For one example–and
I could offer many–check out Kenner's exhaustive list of types of journals. You're sure to find something in these nine pages that you never considered: If the thought of keeping a formal journal
inhibits you, use index cards; slip loose sheets of your Tarot-related journal writing or illustrations into an artist's portfolio; make audio recordings of your insights. Please get this
book even if you're as bored with the Celtic Cross layout
as I am (or used to be--thank you, Corrine). Get it even if you're
really more interested in journaling than in Tarot. Get it even if you're absolutely sure you don't want to keep a journal
of any kind whatsoever. The suggested exercises make great tools for self-exploration (and Tarot deck exploration) even if
you never choose to write down a word of your discoveries. Just don't be surprised if, with Kenner's resourceful
support, you do write, and write abundantly. (2005, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0643-4)
Books devoted to historical, cross-cultural symbolism and depictions of sacred, magickal objects belong on every Tarotist's reference shelf. Migene González-Wippler, author of numerous books on the occult and mystical religions, now offers the richly-illustrated
Complete Book of Amulets & Talismans. (2005, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-87542-287-X.)
The tone of Alexandra Leclere's memoir,
Seeing the Dead, Talking with Spirits: Shamanic Healing through Contact with the Spirit World, owes
a lot to her background as a television producer and distribution executive. She gives a business-like, straightforward presentation--no-frills,
WYSIWYG.* What her story lacks in exotic spookiness or literary magic, it makes up in sincerity and self-lacerating honesty.
Leclere's experiences in the paranormal probably won't raise the hairs on your arm, but her relationships with men–an annoying husband and a hulking, manipulative, self-declared shamanic
healer from the Adirondacks–definitely will. It's a cautionary tale with a happy ending because Leclere got smart. Her
difficult experiences led her to profound growth, self-regard, and joy in living. (2005, Destiny Books. ISBN: 1-5947-7083-2.)
[*What you see is what you get.]
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The Hartley Film Foundation's new Great Minds DVD,
Andrew Harvey: Sacred Activism, features a dramatic and stirring motivational lecture by the well-known scholar,
author, and mystic. The film presents complex global crises as urgent calls for us to passionately re-engage with Spirit,
nature, and humanity. We must do so without delay, Harvey argues: "Everything that we are is at stake." Through seven scourges–such as rapid population growth, global warming, and religious fundamentalism--the
Divine Mother invites us to gaze upon the damage we have wrought within ourselves and our world. Detailing each of these "seven
heads of the Beast," Harvey adds, "I am not frightened and I am not in despair." For every ill, he offers a balm from his
list of "seven stars of divine humanity" and bids us become midwives of "a new way of being and loving everything that is
even now being manifested." While Harvey stops short of offering specific prescriptives, he identifies available resources
and core values that will help each "sacred activist" find his or her appropriate role in this movement of healing and renewal.
(2005, Hartley Film Foundation.) To order or for more information, visit www.hartleyfoundation.org or call 1-800-937-1819. See Harvey's Web
site at www.andrewharvey.net for more information about his recordings, publications, and special events.
Posted November 8, 2005
The Masters of Magic Oracle Cards by Laura Tuan and Severino
Baraldi presents, as its box tell us, "The holders of the Occult Lore, the characters that had made the history of
magic and of hermetic knowledge." Of the 36 modest-sized cards, only four depict women, and these only from the realm of legend
and myth. Why are the flesh-and-blood women from Britain's
Golden Dawn or America's Spiritualist movement, for instance,
missing in action? Surely they should join the likes of Pythagoras, Mesmer, Edgar Cayce, and a host of more obscure spiritual
ancestors. Masters of Magic is a good concept overburdened in its execution. It's not often clear how each card's key words and
ideas square with the life and nature of the person depicted. The accompanying booklet details each master's biography, the positive and negative meanings assigned–arbitrarily, I think–to
each card, and associated colors, elements, months, and days of the week. The booklet offers three basic "interpreted games"
(or layouts) and six far more interesting "uninterpreted games." The book is not user-friendly. Unless you possess prodigious
powers of memorization, you'll need to constantly flip back
and forth between distant sections as you struggle to piece together your interpretations. If you're fascinated by the lives of great clairvoyants, mediums, alchemists, astrologers,
and healers–at least of the male variety–you might overlook the awkwardness and unsuitability of this deck as a divination
tool and just enjoy it as a novelty collector's item. (2005,
Lo Scarabeo. ISBN: 0-7387-0797-X.)
For something completely different, treat yourself–or
an art-loving friend–to the Golden Tarot of Klimt.
Be aware that for this classy, black-and-gold-trimmed beauty, artist A. A. Atanassov does not shy away from
appropriating many of Gustav Klimt's cold, grim depictions
of the human form. All in all, Atanassov's resplendent images
are a revelation, offering new ways to understand The Fool and The Empress, for instance, and not stinting on fresh, creative
ideas when presenting each card of the Minor Arcana. As is often the case, if you know your Tarot, you can safely file the
accompanying booklet and never refer to it again. I would not recommend this deck for beginners who desire a firm grounding
in conventional Tarot imagery and interpretation. However, if you're
a Klimt fan, dive right in! (2005, Lo Scarabeo. ISBN: 0-7387-0790-2.)
Posted October 27, 2005
Author Susan M. Watkins drew from several decades of her own experiences of coincidence and precognition
to bring us What A Coincidence!: The WOW! factor in synchronicity and what it means in everyday life
(2005, Moment Point Press. ISBN: 1-930491-07-7). "What if the mind is sorting through far more than what we think of
as daily life, and has literally an infinite reach, encompassing everything that is possible and probable in a constant, dazzling
organizational display from which we pick and choose the shape of our experience?" she speculates. (1) What if you had never
considered this possibility or read other authors who had?
Watkins's lengthy personal accounts and casual tone are
impaired by clunky writing and occasionally fuzzy thinking, such as her attribution of unconscious or subconscious content
to the conscious mind: "What if everything we need to know is contained in our conscious minds, of which we habitually employ
the merest surface layer?" (2) Is the conscious mind really an interior Google, as she suggests, or more likely the
computer through which we can dial up that collective Google that so fascinated Carl Jung?
Eyes glazing over, I hurried past Chapter 4, landing on a page where Watkins recalled reading an historical novel by Max
Byrd. She wrote, "I lose my patience with it for some reason and start skimming through the chapters to see how it comes out."
If you've drawn breath, you've had numerous coincidences of your own and need not join this convoluted trip down
memory lane. But perhaps you'll find useful counsel in Chapter
15 where Watkins reveals her basic recommendations: Keep a coincidence journal; make predictions every day and, for the record,
email them to yourself or a friend; tell yourself that your next random thought will offer the solution to your problem.
Whether or not you believe in ghosts, you'll enjoy Annie
Wilder's House of Spirits and Whispers:
The True Story of A Haunted House (2005, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0777-5.). It's a pleasure to spend time with a good storyteller--one gifted with
style, wit, and compassionate insight. Don't expect a scary
tale. Although Wilder's Victorian house may seem like rush
hour at Times Square from the comings and goings of so many disembodied and embodied characters, there's surprisingly very little unpleasantness afoot. What's more, Wilder is completely at ease with her psychic sensitivity. That puts us at ease,
too, and eliminates the hopped-up sensationalism that often prevails in this kind of first-person account of paranormal activity.
Teenage readers interested in the intuitive arts might find a counterpart in Linda Joy Singleton's main character, the young psychic, Sabine Rose, in Last
Dance (2005, Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN: 0-7387-0638-8.). In this volume–the second book in Singleton's youth series,
The Seer--Sabine strives to find a cure for her grandmother's illness while attempting to cope with the difficulty of being very different from her mother and her peers.
1. Watkins, Susan. M. What A Coincidence!, p. 9.
2. ibid.
3. Watkins, p. 39.
Posted September 14, 2005
The prolific Christopher Penczak continues his impressive series of witchcraft guides with The
Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft: Shadows, Spirits and the Healing Journey. The witch must be a "walker between
worlds," Penczak argues, and to do so he or she must reunite contemporary Wiccan practice with its roots in ancient shamanic
tradition. The author explores these roots, proposing a "year-and-a-day" course of training in which the student journeys
to the shamanic Upper, Middle, and Lower Worlds of spiritual power but also, and most importantly, encounters his or her own
personal shadow self. Penczak's clearly-organized and hearty
book features useful approaches to meditating, accessing high levels of awareness and perception, creating sacred implements
and rituals, healing emotional wounds, and journeying among a plethora of deities and spiritual beings. This is Penczak's richest book yet, a good starting place for readers who are new to
his work. Highly recommended. (2005, Llewellyn. ISBN: 0-7387-0767-8) Also look for Penczak's 4-CD audio companion set, featuring shamanic music, guided journeys, and various exercises and
meditations. (ISBN: 0-7387-0768-6)
The Sacred Power of Huna: Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawai'i
In Foundations of Magic: Techniques & Spells That Work, author J.F. O
Through it
Ritual Drumming: Evoking the Sacred through Rhythms of the Spirit
Sacred Sounds of the Female Orishas: Rhythms of the Goddess
Attunements for Day and Night: Chants to the Sun and Moon
Posted August 6, 2005
The Moonlit Path: Reflection on the Dark Feminine
The muted, dreamy art of Lisa Hunt
Mark McElroy
Each card in Zach Wong
Postmodern Magic: The Art of Magic in the Information Age
Posted May 17, 2005
Pina Coluccia, Anette Paffrath, and Jean P
Authors Coluccia, Paffrath, and P
We learn about great ancient goddesses
We discover the benefit of belly dance
The instructional sections (warming up, basic movements, patterns) emphasize proper posture, relaxation, safety, and enjoyment.
The authors introduce images that can help the student dancer achieve alignment, flexibility, range, and energy. ("Remember
to think of your hips as a giant spoon that you are using to stir thick dough.") These instructions, fairly comprehensive,
work best for the beginner who asks a friend to read them to her while she tries them out. After some practice, you will only
need to consult the instructions for fine-tuning.
Not enough, you say? How about the authors
Posted May 12, 2005
Catherine Shainberg
"What characterizes great dreams? Their classic structure, clear colors, compactness, beauty, impact, simplicity," writes
Catherine Shainberg, Ph.D. in Kabbalah and the Power of Dreaming. "Great dreams are like good poetry, we trust them.
Or like a good lover: strong, sweet, pliant, inciting. Beacons, they illuminate and guide us and we can never forget them."
The philosophy and methodology Shainberg proposes necessitate astonishing trust in the stirrings of the subsconscious and
the transformative power of imagery.
The reader
Amazingly, you will not find a single Tree of Life diagram or reference to the ten spheres in this book. Shainberg replaces
these revered traditions with a strong thread of psychological exploration and development, including numerous exercises in
imagery work and applied lessons from stories and myths. Readers with interests in Jungian psychology will be apt to find
this approach compatible. Don
Posted April 26, 2005
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Robert Moss
Anthony Shafton
If you value dreams, you owe it to yourself to read these two books that examine cultural perspectives unfamiliar to most
dreamworkers. These studies broaden our understanding of the important roles that symbols and altered states of consciousness
play within cultures outside the Euro-American mainstream. In Dreamways of the Iriquois, Australian-born Moss--one
of the dreamwork field
Posted: April 2, 2005
Teresa C. Michelsen
The Complete Tarot Reader
Posted: March 6, 2005
Neale Donald Walsch: Tomorrow's God: Our Greatest Spiritual Challenge (2004, Atria Books) ISBN: 0-7434-5695-5.
I hopped off the Neale Donald Walsch Express right after Conversations with God, Book 1, and apparently missed everything
from Conversations with God for Teens to Neale Donald Walsch on Relationships and Conversations with God:
Re-Minder Cards. (Surely a Conversations volume for pets and their human buddies is missing, and Walsch should
get on that right away.) Nonetheless, I was curious enough to hop back aboard this year to see how Walsch and his controversial
source of information--nicely and satisfactorily explained in this latest book--would deal with religion's culpability for
the sorry state of our world. The dialogue is suitably cautionary: Humankind's challenge is to let go of rickety old theological
concepts before we completely destroy ourselves and our planet. This book offers a sensible new paradigm and--less compelling--an
invitation to join Walsch's official network of likeminded souls committed to spreading new thought and action around the
globe. Read as much of this didactic but unabashedly heretical book as you feel you must to get its point and then, if it
moves you, live your life accordingly.
Judith Orloff, M.D.: Positive Energy: Ten Extraordinary Prescriptions to Transform Fatigue, Stress, and Fear Into
Vibrance, Strength and Love (2000, Harmony Books) ISBN 0-609-61010-4. 353pp.
Judith Orloff, M.D., a psychiatrist and intuitive, practices what she preaches in her latest book: She writes with great
energy, insight, warmth, and wit. Combining her scientific knowledge, clinical skills, and empathic, intuitive gifts, she
offers a complete program for liberating yourself from harmful attitudes and behaviors, and becoming more attuned to the wisdom
of your body and soul. You'll want to snap up copies for everyone who matters to you.
Posted: February 8, 2005 Suzi Gablik: Living the Magical Life: An Oracular Adventure (2002, Phanes Press) SBN:
1-890482-86-2. 207pp. Distributed by RedWheel/Weiser. www.redwheelweiser.com Art critic and gadfly Suzi Gablik (author
of Has Modernism Failed? and The Reenchantment of Art) recounts her time of obsession with the Black Madonna, oracular divination
(via the I Ching and randomly-selected thesaurus entries), and one maddeningly elusive hearthrob. Living the Magical Life--by
turns, fascinating and irritating--merits your time by virtue of the author's rich prose and her insight into the strange
wonders of synchronicity. David Goddard: Tree of Sapphires: the enlightened Qabalah (2004, RedWheel/Weiser)ISBN: 1-57863-303-6.
222pp. www.redwheelweiser.com Having enjoyed The Tower of Alchemy and The Sacred Magic of Angels, I was eager
to read this latest work by David Goddard, one of the best teachers on the subject of Qabalah and its transformative applications.
Like its predecessors, Tree of Sapphires offers an unusual combination of crystalline clarity, practicality, poetry, and magic.
Sheilaa Hite: Secrets of a Psychic Counselor: Insightful Guidance & Inspiring True Stories of Love, Prosperity,
and Success (2003, Moment Point Press) ISBN: 0-930491-03-4. 155pp. Distributed by RedWheel/Weiser. www.redwheelweiser.com
One-part handbook on self-esteem, one-part book of spells, Secrets of a Psychic Counselor, like its African-American
author, has style and humor. Examining Hite's case histories, however, I'd say she doesn't use psychic skills but, rather,
a perceptive observation of human nature and skillful motivation. The spells she asks her clients to perform--"courses of
action," as she calls these elaborate workings--are mere window-dressing or, perhaps, a crafty way to establish her authority.
Secrets, a quick and sometimes amusing read, shows how Hite gets clients to shift how they think about themselves and their
problems. Marcia L. Pickands: Psychic Abilities: How to Train and Use Them (1999, RedWheel/Weiser) ISBN: 1-57863-111-4.
132pp. www.redwheelweiser.com Marcia L. Pickands' parents accepted her psychic gifts and she was blessed with Cherokee
mentors who passed along a matter-of-fact attitude about all things spiritual and psychic. Her readers benefit from this natural,
no-fuss approach to the intentional development of psychic abilities. In her small but useful guide for beginners, Pickands
wisely emphasizes ethics, humility, and a dedication to serving a power greater than oneself. This 'n' That Posted:
February 16, 2005 Don Miguel Ruiz: The Mastery of Love: A Personal Guide to the Art of Relationship. 2-CD abridged
audio book. ISBN: 1-878424-57-2. 153 min. (2002, Amber-Allen Publishing) www.amberallen.com "The truth, forgiveness,
and self-love: With these three points, the whole world will heal and no longer be a mental hospital," writes shaman and bestselling
author don Miguel Ruiz in The Mastery of Love. Ruiz, world-renowned for The Four Agreements, describes himself as a Toltec
("artist of the spirit"). He's on a mission to help readers and students rediscover divinity within. This audio abridgement
of The Mastery of Love--read by L.A. Law's Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker--includes don Miguel's perspective on breaking
free of your childhood programming ("domestication"), becoming aware of your true identity (pure love), and restoring your
free will. Self-acceptance is the key to a fresh start in life and a requirement for healthy relationship. Overall, I enjoyed
this CD--especially its gorgeous final chapter--but you might be jarred, as I was, by don Miguel's occasional references to
"a man and a woman." Hard to believe that this otherwise broadminded teacher can't imagine non-heterosexual romance. Since
most of his presentation counsels working on self rather than hunting love or trying to fix another person, many listeners
will be able to overlook don Miguel's momentary heterocentric lapses. A list of track numbers and chapter titles would have
been helpful for those of us who don't own the book and can't listen to the full 2
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Dublin City Council against those who waste waterClosed Published September 4th, 2007 in Advert, Campaigns, Commercials, Outdoor, Personal Care, Services, Social, TV, Video
Dublin is a city familiarized with the water. This situation make that its population has guaranteed the source of water. However, the world-wide problem of the water and the fact that everything is not potable, confer to the use of the vital liquid, a strong superiority. That's why handling of the water must be done with proper consequences for the future.
The main source of this problem is the degree to which people are using drinking water for watering their gardens and cleaning their cars. Those who are particularly aggravating the problems are relatively well educated home owners who do not include water conservation on the list of their civic duties.
"Water is precious. Let's Conserve it".
Combined to this, it would be necessary to consider that the greatest region of Dublin consumes 110 million gallons daily, generating the demand highest of history.
For this reason, the authorities have sent to the campaign "Water is precious. Let's conserve it".
Perhaps it is not efficient when the tide raises, nevertheless, this type of innovating tactics of social responsibility must begin to be used to shake consciences and to generate attitudes.


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For Immediate release:Louisville Metro Council Contract: Tony Hyatt 574-4137/526-3622 Stephen Haag 574-1204/645-1752By a unanimous vote of 26 to 0, Councilman Jim King (D-10) was elected President of the Louisville Metro Council during its first meeting of 2011 on Thursday, January 6th.
"As the chief executive officer of the council I promise each of you that I will do all I can to serve you and our city in a manner that enhances the respect our community holds for our body." said King who follows Tom Owen (D-8) as President. "I think 2011 will be an exciting and challenging year, maybe more so than in any previous year of our new city. It will be a year of firsts."
The new President cited redistricting of the 26 Metro Council district as one of his top priorities for the coming year based on the 2010 US Census. He has also cited moving forward on the Southwest and Southeast Regional Libraries as well as reviewing the possibility of expanding some services outside the Urban Services District.
"You know, the idea of merger was all about how we can things better as a city but we still have yet to realize the full potential of merger. The mayor's appointment of a task force to study merger 2.0 is an important step in assessing how we can achieve that potential," said King.
A renewed focus on crime is also a consideration for King.
"Parts of West Louisville and South Louisville suffer from crime and blight that would not be tolerated in east and northeast metro. We can't be one city if we don't get to the root of those problems," King told the Council.
King is the first member of the Metro Council to twice be elected President. He first elected to the position in 2008. Prior to that, he served two years as majority leader of the Democratic Caucus. In 2009 and 2010, he was Chairman of the Council's Budget Committee. King was elected to the Metro Council in 2004.
Kathleen Herron was elected Metro Council Clerk by a unanimous vote of 26 to 0. She has held that position since the first Metro Council went into operation in 2003.
"This past decade, with your help, we created a new city. As we begin our next decade, I look forward to working with each of you to create an even better city that realizes the promise of merger and allows our citizens to reach their collective and individual potential," said the new President.
Sponsor:Jim KIng (D) 10


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On the flipside, equality should start with equal treatment and not the coddling of one race just because their origins were from slavery. Take note that I am not singling out the African American population here as my race was also subject to similar atrocities in the past as well as the present. If you don't know what I'm talking about, feel free to look up Filipino domestic helpers and how they are treated in Hongkong and other countries because apparently racism still exists despite what the laws say.


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Day 13 – A Blogger's horror story (fiction?)
{Day 13} SHARE A BLOGGER HORROR STORY.
You did ask for a story. This is a story. Wall of text incoming.
Once upon a time there was a blogger. She was still fairly new and wasn't sure how to make her name known in the community. Until now, she's been doing small stuff, like reviewing novels in Goodreads groups that weren't remotely ready for publication. She had big dreams of ARCs and so many author requests that she couldn't handle the caseload.
One day, she came across a book tour company that would hire inexperienced bloggers like her. Within a couple days, she'd get countless emails begging her to join the tours. The covers for these books were lacking, but the blurbs sounded interesting enough. She agreed to sign on to tour after tour.
She'd do three even four blog review tours a week. For the most part, the books teetered around the three star mark. There were a couple that probably deserved two and a half stars (it was close enough not to bother her ethics TOO much), but for the worst books she'd email the book tour company and offer to post a promotional post instead.
One time, she found one of her book tour copies available for free on Amazon. She downloaded that copy and used the 'finished' copy to write her review. The book tour company was FURIOUS when they read her review. They had specifically told her to NOT mention formatting errors. The blogger tried to explain that these formatting errors were still available in the final copy. Eventually, she caved and deleted that part of her review. That was her warning, the book tour company said. Her next mistake would have her removed.
As the blogger gained more experience, she started to despise the work ethics of this blog tour company. The constant begging, the extended tours because the original hosts wouldn't slap a three star rating on the crap books, and the negative attitude from the emails for her last minute switches to promo posts or questions in general. Still naïve to the blogging world, she had taken on too many commitments at once, and even though she did a great job on most of her tour dates, the few that were sub-par were the ones that the book tour company ever responded to.
Many months after she decided to post a promotional post for a book on tour, the blogger decided to give her honest opinion of how craptastic the book was. She went by her memory of the tour, where most of the other bloggers had decided to do promotional posts instead of reviews. She didn't bother to check to see if there was an extended tour to pump out more reviews for the author, who had paid money to get 4 and 5 star reviews.
Well, she posted her one star review and the author decided to follow her back to her blog that night. He saw that she'd posted something regarding the lack of reviews on the tour. He exploded. He demanded that she remove that 'lie'. The blogger was humiliated. She went to the book tour company website and saw that the original 15 review tour had been bumped up to 30 spots. Shit, she was wrong. She took down the 'lie' and informed the author that she had done so. She also emailed the book tour company and explained the whole situation.
The next day, the author decided to antagonize her on Goodreads. He wrote about her on Twitter. Then, he wrote a post on his blog and said that she deliberately lied and her hatred towards his book was because she wasn't good enough to publish herself.
The blogger wrote another email to the book tour company. She asked them how they would like her to handle the situation. She also asked some of the other bloggers that she'd met over the past year. What should she do? Her blogger friends told her to stand up for herself. The book tour company apologized for the author's behavior.
The blogger decided to write up a post defending her actions. She remained as honest as possible. She admitted her mistake. She never intended on 'lying' about the author. She'd written over a hundred reviews by this point and this was her first complaint by an author.
Many people came to her defense, including a renown group of trolls. The author continued to rant about how the blogger had deliberately lied.
The book tour company then emailed the blogger and told her that she should be ashamed of herself. Apparently, the book tour company didn't bother to ACTUALLY READ her original post a few days ago that had asked for advice and explained exactly what happened. Now the book tour company retracted their original support, demanded an immediate apology to the author, and removed her from their list of hosts.
The blogger felt betrayed. If the book tour company had read her original email to them and asked for her apology on the first day, the blogger would have done so. But now…the author had slinged her name through so much mud and continued to rant about how worthless of a reviewer and writer that she was. She tried to withhold her contempt as she told the book tour company how she 'respected but didn't agree with their decision'.
However, there was no way she would apologize to the author. She didn't deserve to be treated like this by anyone. And, after the book tour company wrote her that email – if they didn't fire her, she would have quit.
The author seemed to be enjoying the fifteen minutes of fame and continued posting blog posts about her. He exposed the fact that she'd been removed as a tour host for her bad behavior. The blogger had only one option left. She emailed his publishing company. It worked. His publishing company apologized for the author's behavior.
The next day, it was silent.
The crowds of people looking for drama left her without a second glance. The author had disappeared entirely. The blogger did the only thing that she could think of. She opened a new book and read.
[Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real events or people is entirely coincidental…or is it? Please refer to our fictional blogger as "Cassie" in comments. We wouldn't want her confused with any other *cough* blogger. I mean, the scary part about this story is that it could be true...it may have been based on a true story. Maybe.]Read More
Day 7 – Top 10 Book Blogger Pet Peeves
{Day 7} TOP TEN BOOK BLOGGER PET PEEVES.
I wasn't quite sure where to go for this one, so here are the top 10 pet peeves in regard to blogging/reviewing.
1. When I'm sent a PDF review copy from the publisher/author/blog tour.
If you have a kindle, then you understand that PDFs and Kindles are as compatible as dogs and cats. Sure, there's always the one odd couple that clicks, but the majority of the time they don't work well together. The font size is super tiny and nonadjustable. The search, notes, and dictionary don't work in the document. The formatting is atrocious. Sometimes, my review copy looks like it has just been attacked by a mob of wingdings. There's missing letters, sentences, or even whole paragraphs. I can't handle it. No PDFs…ever.
2. When WordPress forgets to publish my scheduled post.
I usually procrastinate to the point where this doesn't happen, but when I try to be proactive, WordPress "forgets" to post my post and I still have to scramble to get the post up in time.
3. When a giveaway has more hurdles than a high school track.
I like entering giveaways. I don't like having to tweet, post a blog comment, AND follow 8 different ways to enter a giveaway.
4. When my brain refuses to produce a "meaningful" comment.
People like meaningful comments. These are the comments that give the blog owner that warm, fuzzy feeling and make them say…oh, yeah…someone loves me. There are times where my brain is right there and has a million different witty things to say. There's also times where I'm as uninspired as….yeah, can't even finish that metaphor, since it ironically requires inspiration. The best I can come up with is "great review" or "it sounds like something I would like" or the most uninspiring comment ever "+1″.
5. When people friend me on Goodreads, Google +, Linkin, or Twitter just to send me a review copy of their book.
I am more than a review service. I am a person. Socialize with me before you sucker punch me with a review request.
6. When there is no unhelpful button on Goodreads reviews.
Why is it that on many popular books that the top review is either a fangirl or a troll? Neither of which have actually reviewed the book and provide any meaningful advice on whether to purchase or not purchase the book. I want the option to promote the reviews I like and mark down the reviews I don't — just like on Amazon.
7. When people quote mistakes on an ARC.
Guys, there is a disclaimer in the ARC that specifically tells you to check with the final product before quoting from an ARC. Things are fixed. Things are changed. I saw this one review where this person gave a one star review because there was ONE sentence that wasn't grammatically correct in an ARC. OMG. Not only that, but 85 freaking people agreed that this was a huge deal and that it was a way better review than the other hundred or so that reviewed the whole book and not one sentence.
8. When authors have blatantly obvious grammatical or spelling errors in their review request.
It will make me delete your email. Please don't ever say "my English isn't good". No, not what I want to hear when I'm trying to decide whether to spend 4-8 hours reading your book.
9. When there are more gifs than words in a review.
I like gifs, but I need context to understand exactly what and why you choose to use a gif. Why did you choose a facepalm or a dancing fat man? What does it really mean? I over think things too easily. Just tell me. Leave the showing to the author and the book.
10. When bloggers I love have blogs that I hate.
There are some people who I think are absolutely amazing. I just can't ever find anything worth commenting on when I visit their blog. It's either in genres I don't read or it's all promotional bullshit. It kills me that I can't reciprocate the love I feel for them via their blog…but I can't.Read More
What I Expected vs What I Got — Goodreads
As much as I love Goodreads, it falls short on what I hoped it would be when I first discovered it.
Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations. Our mission is to help people find and share books they love. (source)
From this statement, I would assume that the focus of the site would be towards the consumer. There's two parts to Goodreads' mission:
a) help readers find books they love
b) help readers share books they love
And here arises the difference between…
What I Expected vs What I Got
1) Book Recommendations
What I expected: I want my friends to know the type of books that I love and find that hidden gem that I'll fall in love with.
What I got: Recommendations of books in genres I never read or books that are clearly in need of a red pen. These books are either written by the "friend" who send me the recommendation or suspiciously seem to be written by a close friend of that "friend".
2) Messages
What I expected: When I get a message from someone on goodreads, I'd like it to be personalized. I'd like for it to be about books or something casual that relates to books.
What I got: It's a tie between a random review request and contest spam.
3) Groups
What I expected: I want to discuss books, genres, and related content with other people.
What I got: The groups seem to be flooded with authors begging for reviews and bloggers begging for people to visit their blogs.
4) Reviews
What I expected: Well thought-out reviews that focus on the pros and cons of the book.
What I got: Gifs. Lots and lots of animated gifs.
5) Quizzes
What I expected: Quizzes that test my literary knowledge of books I have read.
What I got: Quizzes from books I have either never heard of or never EVER wanted to read.
What I expected: A site to discuss book and book related things.
What I got: A site with members focused on self-promotion.
What are your thoughts about Goodreads?Read More
There is no war between bloggers and authors
Today, I'm going to rant about generalizations and I'm going to use generalizations to do it. So, there! If you're not in the mood for ranting, kindly click the x at the top right of your screen.
There's a hot topic in the book blogging world that irks me as much as the sound of a female cat in heat. (This sound is more persuasive of a reason to have a cat spayed than the sight of a half dozen kittens destroying your house.) Anyway, I'm talking about the WAR BETWEEN BLOGGERS AND AUTHORS. It's rumored to be rampant on Goodreads, but really it's just about everywhere in cyberspace where readers and authors connect.
It is my opinion that the majority of the arguments stem from unneeded generalizations. The problem with generalizations is that they lead to more generalizations.
If I get attacked by one author and blame authors in general, then my statement offends authors that the offense was not directed at. If one of these authors goes off on bloggers in general being rude and attacking authors, that author's statement will offend all bloggers. Then the original blogger, whose generalization blamed all authors, now has additional reason to blame authors. And the circle continues.
My point is that both bloggers and authors need to not generalize their accusations. Name specific people so you only offend the people you WANT to offend.
If you don't have the balls to say a specific person's name, then keep your ranting off the internet.
What you say:
Some authors are angry bitches.
Who is offended:
Anyone who has ever written a book, considered written a book, or has a friend that has written a book.
What you should say:
Author Jane Poopypants is an angry bitch.
Who is offended:
Author Jane Poopypants.
Newsflash! There isn't a war. Most of the authors and bloggers are not involved in the drama. Many of us go months or even years blogging without drama. And vice versa with authors writing and publishing without issues from their readers.
It reminds me of my husband getting all paranoid about the outbreak of killer albino spiders in Florida's public toilets. First, we don't live in Florida. Second, just because someone says on Facebook that there are killer albino spiders in Florida, doesn't mean there are. He tried convincing me about the Giant Killer Wasps in Asia last week. There was even a news broadcast. /facepalm.
So, just because there is an article on Huffington Post, Salon, or one of your friends says that some author went psycho on her, does not mean that there is a full-fledge war between bloggers and authors. It's the generalization that makes the problem seem way more widespread than it is.
There is no war between bloggers and authors.
It is X, Y, and Z Bloggers vs A, B, C Authors.
I love all authors, except one. You can find out why I don't like him HERE. All other authors have not given me one damn reason to dislike them.
My name is Lizzy and I'm not part of the author vs blogger battle. I wish that other bloggers and authors would not use my negative incident with the author as fuel for this battle either. There's a chance that this particular author has had otherwise fantastic relationships with other bloggers and readers.
**My reluctance to name the author is only because I don't want Google to think that this is a negative article about this particular author. You can find out the author's name and everyone that transpired between us by clicking on this link.**Read More
F&F 11: Blogging Tip, Don't get too attached
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This meme is brought to you by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Congrats to the featured blogs for this week Thoughts and Pens and No Bent Spines.
For this meme, you can follow me however you'd like. Whatever makes you come back a second time! Leave a comment and I'll be sure to follow you back.
Share something you've learned about book blogging or just blogging in general in the last month.
Don't get too attached.
- to the authors whose books you review
- to the reviews you write
- to social media and blogging communities
- to your blog
- to the drama on Goodreads/Amazon
To the authors whose books your review: The more friendly you are with authors, the harder it will be to remain non-bias in your reviews. Are you really saying that the book was the best thing since Harry Potter or do you just not want to hurt that nice author's feelings? Don't jeopardize your integrity because you're afraid of feelings getting hurt. If you think you're too close to an author to write a review of a book objectively, then don't do it. If you read a book by an author you like, but you don't like it, there are ONLY two good options. 1) Don't write the review. 2) Write the damn one-star review.
There are times where I read a book that someone else recommends and I'm like "WTF kind of medication was she on when reading this? IS THIS EVEN ENGLISH?" Firstly, if there are grammar issues…there's no way you can rate the book 5 stars. I don't care if it's your sister. If people can't trust your reviews to be accurate, then no one will want to read your reviews.
To the reviews you write: There will come times where people will think your opinion is crap. It may be the author. It might be other reviewers. It might be some random hobo who just happened to be browsing Amazon. Your review will be criticised and dissected. You could potentially look and/or feel like an idiot when you read the comments on your review. The best thing for you to do is DISTANCE yourself from responding until you can answer without being emotionally estranged.
- Figure out if there are errors in your review or if some moron is trolling you.
- If you're not wrong, find evidence in the book to support your review.
- If you're wrong, fix it!
If you approach the situation logically and not emotionally, then you will come off as the better person. Crying on twitter or accusing the other person of harassment only makes you look like you're attention-seeking and looking for drama. Let SOMEONE ELSE point out the obvious.
To the events unfolding on social media: Don't try to answer every tweet or like every Facebook status that pops up in your feed. It's okay to have a life outside of the internet. I used to always feel guilty that I wasn't participating enough in the community. But, it's okay to miss out on #authorevents on Twitter. It's okay to not respond to that email within five minutes. It's okay if you don't retweet every single post on Tribbr. It's okay to have a life outside of blogging.
To your blog: You have my permission to not post every day. You know what? How about tomorrow we both take the day off from blogging and go yard-sailing. We can go hunt for some bargain books and bookshelves. Sound good? Don't worry, there is no blogging police that will email publishers and say, "Don't give so-and-so this ARC because she didn't post on last Thursday. There were exactly 26 hours between posts."
To the drama on Goodreads and Amazon: There is a war between authors/reviewers. And you know what? I don't give a flying fuck. It's a handful of people on both sides who can't separate the internet from real life. It doesn't really matter if someone did call you a wet diaper on Goodreads. If they do it to your face, well, then I have a fresh, wet, stinky diaper you can slug them with.
So, why is it so important not to get too attached?
Because the reason YOU started a book review blog was because you love BOOKS. Don't let the hobby ruin your passion for books.Read More


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Hey Everyone! I am SOOOO Excited to present this project to you!
2 years in the making, this project is a mash-up of 21 different Madonna songs, put together to make a beautiful Medley that I hope you enjoy! Please share it and tell me what you think because I am extremely proud of myself for all of this! Who knows, maybe this could be big and she will see it herself! ;)
Just a tip, if you put in headphones, you will be able to hear all the sounds including in the mix, and it sounds so much better!
Today is a Madonna day. So many relevant lyrics running through my head. #Madonna #MDNA #BeautifulStranger
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Gaelic Storm's #1 Billboard World Album The Boathouse, is a seafaring collection of traditional songs; twelve tales of plight and plunder, whiskey-drenched pirates, flying cannon balls and the ladies of ill repute recorded in one whiskey-fueled week in a converted boathouse on The Chesapeake Bay. The group's ability to deftly include rock and folk in the framework of the Celtic tradition has enabled them to perform on the same bill with the Zac Brown Band and the Goo Goo Dolls as well as Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett at events as varied as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Milwaukee's Summerfest. Ready your sea legs; you'll need them for this show at the Calvin Theatre; an annual celebration that marks the beginning of St. Patrick's month and a wide array of Celtic bands in town. In addition to reserved seats, there will be an open dance floor at the front of the Calvin for this show


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Single Moms: Ten Reasons to Try Online Dating
Guest blogger Rachel Sarah: If you're a single mom, here's why you should log on and give love a chance.
Valentine's Day is over (phew!) ... now it's time for single moms to give romance a try. Need convincing?
If You're a Single Mom ... Here are the Top 10 Reasons to Try Online Dating:
1. Because writing a profile is fun ... and it's all about YOU for a change.
2. Because it's like riding a bicycle again for the first time in years: you just need a little practice.
3. Because we all know someone who fell in love online.
4. Because your girlfriends will come over for a glass of wine and help you think of a unique headline.
Some of my favorites: "Sick of Playing Solitaire," "Approach Love & Cooking With Reckless Abandon," "Looking for the Calvin to my Hobbes." I even asked my webmaster what headline he uses: "I'm a Big Nerd, Don't Click Me!"
5. Because you get to have some photos taken -- without your kids making rabbit ears over your head.
6. Because someone out there is ready to appreciate bedtime story skills.
7. Because you'll get some adults-only time without having to refill sippy cups or wipe up spills.
8. Because we all deserve the chance to flirt once in a while.
9. Because you just can't beat "the shop-at-home convenience."
10. Because you just might get to third base for the first time in _________??
What do YOU think of online dating, single moms?
|Rachel Sarah, a.k.a. "Single Mom Seeking," blogs at SingleMomSeeking.com and co-founded SingleMommyHood.com, the first-ever website to offer "a whole new way to think about single parenting."
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Soldani, OK (1.9 miles WNW)
Lep, OK (3.6 miles NE)
Kaw City, OK (3.9 miles W)
Burbank, OK (4.3 miles SSE)
Cooper, OK
(4.3 miles N)
Washunga, OK (4.5 miles WNW)
Webb City, OK (4.9 miles NE)
Carter Nine, OK (5.8 miles E)
Lyman, OK (6.3 miles NNE)