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Gateway to Tarot
January 2007

Welcome to Gateway To Tarot. As you all know, I am no longer sending out monthly newsletters. What I will be doing from time to time is sending you links to my reviews, and bits of Tarot trivia and goings on in the Tarot world that I find interesting.

My January new moon newsletter (and yes, it is off by a day or so!) takes a look at what was new in the world of Tarot over the past year, at sites/people/projects that are worth following, and at some miscellaneous trivia. I hope that what is here interests you, and that we all make firm intent for 2007 to support the work being done in the world of Tarot. Thank you for joining me on my journey. Wishing each of you a stellar New Year!

This newsletter is sent out to subscribers only. If you have received this newsletter in error, please send a blank e-mail to: Gateway To Tarot with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. If you were forwarded this newsletter, and would like to subscribe, please send a blank e-mail to: Gateway To Tarot with "subscribe" in the subject line. Newsletters from January 2003 on are archived on my site, www.TheCrystalGate.com.

My thanks to each of you for continuing to be part of this process. If you do not wish to receive future newsletters (random as they will be), please contact me at: crystalgate@aol.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

Mitakuye Oyasin - For All Of Our Relations.

Bonnie Cehovet, TE
Editor/chief bottle washer

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A full listing of non-Tarot oracle reviews can be found here: www.tarot-deckreviews.thecrystalgate.com

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The following books and decks came out in 2006, and were of interest to me. This is not an inclusive list, simply the books and decks that crossed my path in some way.

Tarot Decks 2006:

Fantastic Menangerie Tarot - Karen Mahony and Alex Ukolov, Magic Realist Press, book and deck

Fenestra Tarot - by Chatriya Hemharnvibul, U.S. Games, Inc., book and deck

Kingdom Highway Tarot John D. Williams, self-published

Llewellyn Tarot - by Anna Marie Ferguson, Llewellyn Worldwide, book and deck

MAAT Tarot - Julia Cuccia-Watts, self-published

Manga Tarot - by Riccardo Minetti & Anna Lazzarini, Lo Scarabeo

Sheridan-Douglas Tarot - David Sheridan & Alfred Douglas, reissue

Tarot of the Sidhe - Emily Carding, self-published, majors only

True Love Tarot - by Amy Zerner and Monty Farber, St. Martin's Press, book and deck

Universal Goddess Tarot - Antonella Platano & Maria Caratti, Lo Scarabeo

Victorian Romantic Tarot - Karen Mahony and ALex Ukolov, Magic Realist Press, book and deck

Tarot Books 2006:

21 Ways To Read A Tarot Card - Mary K. Greer, Llewellyn Worldwide

Llewellyn's Tarot Reader 2007 - Llewellyn Worldwide yearly Tarot anthology.

Portable Magic- Tarot Is The Only Tool You Need - Donald Tyson, Llewellyn Worldwide

Playing With Symbols - Monicka Clio Sakki and Carol Anne Buckley, independently published, companion book to the Sakki Sakki Tarot

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The following items came to my attention as being interesting, but I have not had a chance to work with them. I present them as something to look into, and that is all.

MB Free Tarot Software - This is a link to the MB Free Tarot Software, including software for designing and sharing readings, learning the Tarot, a free Tarot Tutor and Glossary, a Tarot dictionary, and a dictionary of Tarot and Psychic terms: MB Free Tarot-Software.

The Tarot Channel - a relatively new site, it is hard to tell where this will go.

Miscellaneous:

Tarot Connection - This is a premier Tarot Pod Cast site, maintained by Tarot student/author/deck creator Leisa Refalo. The aim of this Pod Cast is to educate and entertain at the same time. There is an ecclectic mix of people fromt he Tarot world - those that are well known, and those that are not so well known. Each have something to say, and each expands Tarot possibilities in their own way. A great place to hear people like James Wanless, Lon Milo Duquette, Ginny Hunt, Rachel Pollack, Johanna Gargiulo-Sherman, and Joanna Powell-Colbert, to name a few!

Gaian Tarot Blog - Joanna Powell-Colbert's Gaian Tarot blog.

Midnight Ink Books - A new mystery imprint from Llewellyn Worldwide. Association.TarotStudies.org - A ten CD packet from the Australian Tarot Society from their stellar 2005 seminar.

New Moon Trading.com - Home of the Julie Cuccia Watts Ancestral Path Tarot, her majors only Blue Moon Tarot, and her newest deck, the MAAT Tarot. Julie has recently added a new feature to her site, a new daily moon phase, which can be found near the top of the MAAT Tarot card of the week section, near the bottom of her home page.

Tarot Journaling - Corrine Kenner, Llewellyn Worldwide

Trionfi.com - The premier Tarot hsitory site on the Internet! Here you will find images and articles of the very finest quality - well researched, and well presented.

www.museumoflove.org - This is author/artist Kris Waldherr's wonderful contribution to the Tarot world. Filled with innovative thoughts, as well as great flash annimations, this site is based on Walhderr's Lover's Path Tarot and book - both stand-alone successes that act to support each other in a wonderful fashion. Plan to spend some time when you visit here, as it takes your breath away! And ... you will find the Lover's Path Tarot Oracle here!

ArnellAndo.com - Home of the Art Tarot Calendar, by Arnell Ando and Leslie Cochran. The 2006 calendar was the fourth, and final, calendar in a series of four calenders.

TarotPedia - An on-line Tarot encyclopedia foudned by the Australian Tarot Association.

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Why Certify?

As a professional Tarot reader, and Vice Pfresident of the American Board For Tarot Certification, I come across all kind of thoughts and opinions about the necessity for, and place of, certification in the Tarot world. The following link will take you to an article that reflects my personal thoughts on this subject, and may help you to decide where you stand on this issue: Why Certify?.

Online Divination Sites

  • www.artandwords.com/goddestarot/oraclea.html Kris Waldherr's Goddess Tarot
  • www.artandtarot.com/museo/loverspath/oracle.html Kris Waldherr's Lover's Path Tarot
  • www.gainantarot.com/oracle Joanna Powell Colbert's Gaian Tarot
  • www.tarotaffirmations.com/oracle.html Dr. Sally Hill's Tarot Affirmations deck.
  • www.thefool.com The Victoria Regina Tarot
  • www.theenchantedworld.com Interactive site for Amy Zerner & Monty Farber (Enchanted Tarot)
  • www.voyagertarot.com The Voyager Tarot (James Wanless)
  • www.glowinthedarkpictures.com/iitarot/reading.html Robin Ator's International Icon Tarot
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    Tarot Newsletters

    Receive e-mail updates to Aeclectic Tarot (www.Aeclectic.net/Tarot) from Solandia at: www.aeclectic.net/tarot/join.html

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    Geraldine Amaral edits a Tarot print magazine, Celebrating The Tarot , that comes out on a yearly basis. For more information, see: Tarot Journal (www.tarotcelebrations.com/ order%20Tarot%20Journal.htm)

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    Robert M. Place, artist and visionary, gifts us with a newsletter entitled The Restored Temple of Hermes. The newsletter will be coming out every other month, and will include articles and a question and answer section. To subscribe, please e-mail Robert Place at: rmp@juno.com, with The Restored Temple of Hermes in the subject line.

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    Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone of The Tarot School (www.tarotschool.com) edit the long running newsletter Tarot Tips (www.yahoogroups.com/group/tarottips). This newsletter is a wealth of information based on their personal work and the work done with their classes. If you want to know about Tarot - it is here!

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    Gigi Miner edits an absolutely wonderful e-newsletter entitled Veritas. To sign up for the newsletter, e-mail Gigi at: LadyFogg@twcny.rr.com with "newsletter" in the subject line.

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    The World Tarot Network (www.worldtarotnetwork.com) puts out a wonderful newsletter (edited by Deni Richter, TS), filled with all kinds of information - from Tarot, to Astrology and Numerology, to Feng Shui and Chakra's ... and more! To sign up, visit: WorldTarot@aol.com

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    Thank all of you who have joined me on this wonderful journey. May the future be well lit, and well traveled, for each of you.

    © January 2007

    No part of this newsletter may be reprinted without my express permission, in any venue, on line or off.

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