An Ace of Swords Spell for all purposes

Over this course of this fall, I’ve been working on a new book project, and I have found it a bit hard to focus. As a project for the magical experiment group graduates of my tarot class have formed, I thought I could fashion an Ace of Swords talisman to help me regain the sharp edge of my attention.

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OUT TODAY!!! The Living Tarot, my newest book!

Folks, I’m so excited The Living Tarot book has been years in the making. It’s my answer to a question that has haunted me for years: How do you teach someone tarot? How does an ordinary person turn into an arbiter of fortune, a dweller at the crossroads?  How do you become the living paradox that is a tarot reader?

The answer: You teach yourself.

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COMFORT YOUR DEMONS: The 9 of Swords Blanket Project

If you, like me, are a hardcore tarotista, you're familiar with the famous blanket on the Rider Waite Smith 9 of Swords. The protagonist of the card is a literal picture of anxiety—as much so as Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'—but the blanket tells a different story.  I've always believed that the blanket represents the implicit security of being grounded, alive, and embodied. The demons in the 9 of Swords are intellectual specters! You can wake up to discover that in real life, you are OK! I think the blanket is a reminder of that.  Its roses are a symbol of life's passion and vibrancy; its glyphs are the embrace of the eternal cosmos.

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UPCOMING EVENTS! a long-overdue update.

Here’s a handy guide to my 2022 presentation schedule.

Sun. June 19th @ 1pm CDT. Lllewellyncon 2022 - the publisher’s annual virtual symposium featuring dozens of Llewellyn authors. I’ll be doing a quick half-hour presentation on Planetary Magic and Tarot. Link to come.

Fri. July 22nd - Sun. July 24th. Masters of the Tarot at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. Jenna Matlin, Nancy Hendrickson and I will be joining the incomparable Mary Greer and Rachel Pollack for this year’s program! I’m going to present my current thoughts on Tarot Magic, the bleeding edge of my praxis!

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'CONVERSING WITH FATE' - October lecture series with the Jung Society of Washington

Friends, I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be leading a four-week program looking at tarot and divination in a Jungian context.

The program will consist of 4 two-hour Zoom sessions on Tuesdays through October. Over the course of study, I’ll explore what it means to engage in archetypal sortilege with increasing depth and practical application. We’ll look at what the oracular moment says about reality, ways to hunt and scavenge for meaning, how to make inquiries of Fate, and how to undertake magical acts. Each session will end with hands-on, guided tarot praxis.

If you find yourself irresistibly drawn, like I am, to questions of purpose, meaning, and fate? This one’s for you! It’s a deep, rich intersection of material, and I look forward to exploring it with as many of you as possible.

Register here for the 4-week series: It’s $125, with discounts for Jung Society of Washington members,

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"Tarot Basics with T. Susan Chang" - now available for purchase & download!

As you probably know if you’ve been here before, I think EVERYONE should read tarot!

So this past weekend, I did an hourlong presentation at the Chicago occult shop Alchemy Arts explaining why and how.. After reviewing the less-than-ideal Zoom recording, I decided to record the presentation as a solo video in my office. So now I am delighted to offer you my 85-minute love letter to the tarot: Tarot Basics with T. Susan Chang.

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