Colorado Tarot Update: Seems that getting a glimpse of the future through a tarot reading is making a strong comeback in northern Colorado thanks to the "Greeley Witch" and others. Read more ...

Dutch Tarot Job Hunting: Now here's an interesting idea. Tarot readers are apparently being given government funding in the Netherlands as part of efforts to get people back to work. This report is a little light on details but you still might want to read more ...

Tarot Not Harmless: Sue Blackmore at the Guardian, a former tarot reader herself, has a few words of caution based on seeing the first episode of Richard Dawkins' new UK Channel Four documentary, Enemies of Reason, that might be worth a few minutes of your time. Great links to additional material and some fun comments as well. Read more ...

SMS Tarot Arrives: Yes it is true ... you can get an instant reading from your phone any time and any where by simply texting the word "tarot" to 41411. A sample response is shown in the illustration to the left. Hmmmmm ... send a text message for instant insight with a one card reading from the Rider-Waite deck ... sounds fun. And don't forget standard text messaging rates for your phone service apply ... but you've already bought a text messaging plan ... yes?

Payoff Eight Years After Reading: "I had a tarot card reading about seven or eight years ago and the tarot reader told me one day I would win 'a substantial amount of money which will be shared'". Well ... 8, 17, 33, 41, 43 and 45 on the ticket certainly produced whta I'd call a "substantial" Lucky Dip winning for Janette, who had the reading, and her husband Stephen. Read more here and here ...

Super Bowl Prediction: Apparently Psychic Avalon De Witt predicted the Colts would win the Superbowl in a recent reading she did for KIX 101.1 FM in Marshalltown, Iowa. The Colorado psychic, not only "saw" the Colts' spectacular win, she even described the weather. In an e-mail sent to the station on January 24th, Avalon said of the Tarot card she had drawn for the Bears, "This is a picture of the aftermath of a bad fight. There is a stormy sky in the background and the water is rippling, showing 'turbulence' in the air." Regarding the Colts, she wrote, "...the Colts really believe this title is rightfully theirs. I'm going to say Colts win."

For the third consecutive year now, the station's resident psychic has predicted the Superbowl winners correctly. Ok then, good for her ... but can she help me get tickets to see Prince at the Rio in Vegas? Read more about Avalon ...

A History of Games Played with the Tarot Pack ... you might not have got this from anyone for Christmas this year ... and you might want it. There are two volumes in this comprehensive history by Michael Dummett and John McLeod of the family of games played with the Tarot pack. Yes ... that's right ... games played with the Tarot pack. These two books are "an indispensable reference work for all who are interested in the history of this game". You need to know more yes? Well, why not get A History of Games Played With the Tarot Pack: The Game of Triumphs, Vol. 1 as well as A History of Games Played With the Tarot Pack: The Game of Triumphs, Vol. 2.

How Tarot Cards Work: The folks at HowStuffWorks reveal all ... and actually there really is some excellent advice here ... such as their suggestions to follow when posing questions for a reading which include "keeping your options open, finding the best level of detail, focusing on yourself, staying neutral" and "staying positive". Sounds good to me. Read more ...

Death of a Reader: The Boston Globe recently reported that Ramona 'Rae' Schubert, who worked as a psychic and a tarot card reader for more than 40 years, died October 29 at Brockton Hospital. "She had a lot of people go to see her just through word of mouth, as people would say, 'I had my cards read, and you wouldn't believe what she said.'" Read more ...

Tarot Art: Laurie Amato, tarot card collector, says that her tarot cards, "are mini works of art." She has a collection of more than 300 tarot card decks from locations spanning the globe, including Japan, Russia, China, Australia and Italy. Read more ...