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Celebrating The Tarot -
A Journal For Tarot Enthusiasts

I just received the latest edition of Geraldine Amaral's print newsletter Celebrating The Tarot - A Journal For Tarot Enthusiasts. Geraldine has done some absolutely outstanding work in the Tarot world - including her participation in the Washington, DC Tarot Society; her personal work as a Tarot reader and teacher; and the stellar book on Tarot and ritual that she co-authored with Nancy Brady Cunningham - Tarot Celebrations (Samuel Weiser, 1997).

Her newsletter is all things that we could ask it to be - filled with her own wisdom, as well as the wisdom of others in the Tarot world; tidbits of happenings in the Tarot world that keep us all up on things; reviews, articles ... and so much more!

The 2004 newsletter started out with scans from the Transformational Tarot (Red Wheel/Weiser). This was followed by news from the year 2003 - decks and books that had come out, Tarot in TV land and some of the special events that had occurred, such as the Readers Studio (sponsored by The Tarot School and Llewellyn Publications, April 2003) and The Toronto Tarot Symposium (co-hosted by James Wells, July, 2003).

The following is a brief run down on what this newsletter covered:

Articles:

  • "Shoot" Your Enemy With Light and Prayer - by Geraldine Amaral

  • Bless This Deck - by Geraldine Amaral

  • The Tarot Mission Spread - by Geraldine Amaral

  • Emotional Characteristics of the Moon Card - by Mary K. Greer

  • The Illustrious DC Tarot Society Welcomes Valerie Priddle as New Facilitator - by Geraldine Amaral

  • Understanding The Devil - by Konstanza Greer

  • Tarot Poems - by Elise Kress

  • Words, Words, Words - by Thallasia

  • The Hidden Rooms In Our Psyche - by Ladyfogg

  • My Tarot Affirmation - by Nina Lee Braden

  • Tarot Traps - by John Gilbert

  • Ways To Practice Reading Tarot Cards - by James Ricklef

  • Mediumship and Tarot - by Queenie

  • The Celtic Cross Spirit Reading - by Queenie

  • Tarot and the Crystal People - by Bonnie Cehovet

    • Interview:

  • Outstanding Tarot Contributions: The High Priestess of Community Building - An Interview With Janet Berres - by Diane Wilkes

    • Reviews:

    Reviews of James Wanless' Workshops in VA:

  • Developing Your Intuition with the Voyager Tarot Deck - by Pat Harrigan

  • Finally Meeting James Wanless - by Judith A. Higgins

  • Out Of The Dessert - by Maria Whaite

  • Spiritual Muscle - by Paul Weiss

  • The Tarot of Transformation (by Willow Arlena & Jasmin Lee Cori) - by Marilyn Millstone

  • Tarot Dice (by Tartocy and The Harrow) - by Geraldine Amaral

  • Professional Tarot: The Business of Reading, Consulting & Teaching (by Christine Jette) - by Elise Kress

  • The Complete Idiots Guide To Tarot and Fortune Telling (by Arlene Tognetti and Lisa Leonard) - by Geraldine Amaral

  • Everyday Tarot Magic (by Dorothy Morrison) - by Geraldine Amaral

  • Learning Tarot Reversals (by Joan Bunning) - by Patrice Walker

  • The Pythagorean Tarot (by John Opsopaus) - by Patrice Walker

  • A Selection of Tarot Decks (from Lo Scarabeo) - by Frank Jensen

  • Ship Of Fools tarot (by Brian WIlliams) - by Frank Jensen

  • Tarot In the Spirit of Zen: The Game of Life (by Osho International) - by Sarah McCarron

  • Tarot Tells The Tale (by James Ricklef) - by Beej Jasper

  • Tarot Tells The Tale (by James Ricklef) - by Valerie Priddle

  • Tarot Art Calendar (by Arnel Ando and Leslie Cochran) - by Susan Decker

  • Tarot Card Combinations (by Dorothy Kelly) - by Susan Decker

  • The Egyptian Tarot (by Giordana Beri and Tibero Gonard) - by Konstanze Greer

  • The Quest Tarot (by Joseph Ernest Martin) - by Vicki Mattingly

  • The Quest Tarot (by Joseph Ernest Martin) - byJudi Edgar

  • Tarot For All Seasons (by Christine Jette) - by Barbara Dixon

  • A Femnist Tarot (by Sally Gearhart and Susan Rennie) - by Beth Russell

  • Murder By Tarot (Al Guthrie) - by Beth Russell

  • Tarot D'Amour: Find Love, Sex, and Romance in the Cards (by Kooch N. Daniels and Victor Daniels) - by Pat Harrigan

  • Tarot & Dream Interpretation (by Julie Gillentine) - by Y. M. Robinson

  • Tarot Tips (by Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone) - by Marilyn Millstone

  • The Girls Guide To Tarot (by Kathleen Olmstead) - by Geraldine Amaral

  • Design Your Own TarotSpreads (by Theresa Michelson) - by Cindy Claxton

  • Pictures From The Heart - A Tarot Dictionary (by Sandra Thomson) - by Liz St. Rain

  • Pictures From The Heart - A Tarot Dictionary (by Sandra Thomson) - by Geraldine Amaral

  • The Witchy Tarot (by Laura Tuan and Antonella Platano) - by Terri Pitzel

  • Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot (by Lon Milo DuQuette) - by Sandra Lynne

  • Tarot 1-2-3 A Videotape Featuring Geraldine Amaral, CTGM - by Sandra A. Thomson

    • As you can see, there is a great deal of information packed into this small newsletter! Heads up to those who want to advertise services - Geraldine's rates are very reasonable!

    For more information about this newsletter, contact Geraldine at: tarotcelebrations@erols.com, or visit her site: www.tarotcelebrations.com.

    © April 2004
    Bonnie Cehovet

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