The Magician - Past Issues

All Guild members receive, free of charge, copies of the Guild's journal, The Magician. Non members can purchase copies for $8 + postage of $1.50. Click here to order back copies

Summer 2007/2008...professional practice + the Devil

• The Devil by Evelynne Joffe
• National round up of Tarot Guild activities
• King Midas' gold turns to jelly by Lilian Kwiatkowski
• Interview - a life with the cards by Sabine Mascarenhas
• Celestial Tarot - book by Brian Clark, cards by Kay Steventon: book review by Peter Loupelis
• From tied up to king by Lewis Truccolo
• President's letter and an overview of possible topics for workshops with Rachel Pollack in July 2008
• Poetry through meditation - poem by Sue-ann Questar.

Spring 2007...professional practice + the Fool

• Hi'iaka and the Fool's journey by Jeni Bethell
• Tarot project 2008 by Fern Mercier from the Tarot Aotearoa in New Zealand
• King Midas' gold turns to jelly by Lilian Kwiatkowski
• The Fool:here, there and everywhere by Charles Geering
• National round up of Tarot Guild activities
• Tarot readers in the age of litigation by Linda Marson
• Review of Christine Jette's Professional Tarot: the Business of Reading, Consulting and Teaching by Annie Dunlop
• The vampire Tarot reader - a poem by Helen Howell

Summer 2006/2007...the suit of Swords

• The power of the Swords by Jan Hunneybell
• The voices of the Five of Swords by Charles Geering
• Don't always assume you're the 'hero' by Charles Geering
• Taros - Journal for Tarot Studies
• Tarot invades Auckland - an account of arcana
• A report on workshops with Mary K. Greer in September 2006
• Zen and the Six of Swords by Peter Loupelis
• Review by Charles Geering of The Story of the Waite-Smith Tarot by K. Frank Jensen

Spring 2006...the suit of Cups

Articles include:

• Ace of Cups: the gift of love by Jeni Bethell. Click here to download a copy of this article.
• The court cards in the suit of Cups by Aileen Flynn
• The quest for emotional satisfaction by C.W. Geering Dip (T.C.)
• Still waters by Linda Marson
• Queen of Cups - poem by Jason Dean
• The Princess of Cups: the watercolours of Autumn by Brian Clark
• The zigzag of the Minor Arcana: or a way to remember 40 definitions by Charles Geering

Autumn 2006...the suit of Wands

Articles include:

• Wands: the quest for fire by Brian Clark
• The wands of fire - the world of infinite potential by Charles Geering
• The suit of Wands in the Complete New Tarot by Rob A. W. Docters van Leeuwen
• King of Wands (for the flamte of love) - poem by Jason dean
• Tarotpedia - the online encyclopedia of Tarot by Jean-Michel David
• The Da Vinci Enigma Tarot - review by Annie Dunlop
• Look both ways by Linda Marson

Summer 2005/2006...the Court Cards

Articles include:

• Reading the court cards by Paul Fenton-Smith
• The Royal Arcana in The Complete New Tarot by Rob A.W.Docters van Leeuwen Ph.D
• The Guild expands into Brisbane by Nicolette Joy Neish
• The royal court cards - multi-layered archetypes by C.W. Geering Dip (T.C.)
• Comes the Magician by Aileen Flynn
• The court cards - mystery or magic by Sandi Gauci
• Who lives here? - poem by Annie Dunlop
• World knows - poem by Jason Dean
• Tarot - music by Réjean Paquin - review and interview by Linda Marson
• Understanding the Tarot Court - Peter Loupelis's review of the book by Mary K. Greer and Tom Little.

Winter 2004...The Devil

Theme card - the Devil. Articles include:

• The Devil by Kat Black - the story behind the Devil card in her Golden Tarot deck, published US Games.
• Confronting the Devil by Linda Marson.
• Letter from the Guild President
• Addiction and the Devil Card by Alison Day
• Enthusiastic response to Tarot Guild membership survey by Linda Marson
• The Devil by Jan Hunneybell
• XV Descent - used with permission from Lunaea Weatherstone
• Shadow Work and Symbolism of the Devil by Christine Jette
• The Devil by Pat Martian, Wishcraft Psychic Adventures
• Rohrig's "Devil" - and positive aspects? by Natasha Watkins
• Haiku poem by Doug Whil

Autumn 2004

Theme card - the High Priestess. Articles include:

• Intuition vs illusion...the dilemma of the High Priestess by Linda Marson.
• Lady oracle - source of wisdom by Pat Martian
• The High Priestess - a personal view by Chris Bird
• The goddess within by Alison Day
• Letter from the Guild President, including a reading for the Tarot Guild for 2004
• The priestess at the portal, a poem by Rosemary Wade
• Poems by Dough While - the Hermit and the High Priestess
• The veil of Isis by Jeni Bethell. Click here to download a copy of this article (and others) from Jeni's website.
• Looking for the High Priestess by Laura Fitzgerald
• A review of Rachel Pollack's The Forest of Souls: a Walk Through the Tarot by Lyndel Robinson
• The High Priestess (II): channel for spirit by Jan Hunneybell

September 2003

Theme card - the Hermit. Articles include:

• C.G. Jung:The Hermit, the Lamp-lighter by Jeni Bethell
• The Hermit - a poem by Dianne Failla
• The Hermit - a poem by Ambreen Waheed
• The Way of the Hermit by Rosemary Nissen-Wade
• Imagery of The Hermit card in the Voyager Tarot Deck by Jacqueline McLeod
• Travelling the Hermit's Path by Linda Marson
• What makes a Tarot professional? by Linda Marson
• The Hermit by Jan Hunneybell
• The Hermit's Guiding Light Reading - © James Wanless and reproduced with permission from the New Age Tarot: Guide to the Thoth Deck
• The Hermit Does Business by Pat Martian
• President's Report from outgoing President, Lana Barowski, at the TGA's Annual General Meeting in August 2003.

Summer/Autumn 2003

Theme card - Wheel of Fortune. Articles include:

• The Wheel of Fortune by Jan Hunneybell
• Wheel of Fortune (a poem) by Dianne Failla
• A Simple Guide to Basic Palmistry by Paul Fenton-Smith
• The Clock Spread by Rosemary Nissen-Wade
• The World Congress Turns up Trumps by Fern Mercier
• Reflections on Trump Ten by Rachel Pollack
• Working with the Wheel of Fortune by Pat Martian
• The Rhythm of Life by Linda Marson