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. We may not have them all, and some may only be available electronically as a PDF file.

Spring 2009...professional practice + Death

Tarot Thursdays bloom again in Sydney by Linda Marson
A spiritual business in rural Victoria by Tania Yorgey
President's letter by Annie Dunlop
Death - the spectre in the Tarot by Donna Barnard
Death - a poem by Dianne Failla
URI the fool by Omnitheus Oneironaut
National roundup by Dianne Failla and Jennifer Houston
A new journey has begun by Sabine Mascarenhas
Book review by Linda Marson - From Motley Hat to Deathly Shroud by Shane Kendal

Autumn/Winter 2009...professional practice + the Emperor

Fern Mercier - a profile
The Big Daddy of them all - the Emperor as Sol Invictus by Barbie Davidson
The Emperor by Helen Howell
My soul mate the Emperor by Alison Cross
The Emperor - love him or hate him? by Sara Gilbert
The Fool and the Emperor by Linda Marson
Ticket, Passport and Tarot Cards by Linda Marson - book review by Sheri Harshberger
The Tarot of Perfection by Rachel Pollack - review by Helen Howell
What's on in the Tarot World
Calendar of Events: May to August 2009

Summer 2008/2009...professional practice + Judgement

78 friends you hold in your hand by Tania Yorgey
Deviant Moon Tarot by Helen Howell
Answer the call and rejoice! by Linda Marson
Judgement Day by Fay Howard
The many faces of Judgement by Annie Dunlop
National round up of Tarot Guild events
Tarot Wisdom - Spiritual Teachings and Deeper Meanings by Rachel Pollack - a book review by Sara Gilbert
Counselling skills for Tarot readers - a report by Linda Henery on a workshop presented by Jenne Perlstein
Calendar of events: January to April 2009

Spring 2008...professional practice + the World

A decade of Aeclectic Tarot by Linda Marson
A reflection by Linda Henery, student and teacher of Tarot and palmistry
The World by Karen Seinor
The World by Faydrah
Speed dating for pages by Kerry Clarke
Imagine Lovers - a poem by Patrician Lynn Reilly
National round up of Tarot Guild events
Tarot Guild website - a review by Tania Yorgey
Aeclectic Tarot Spreads - a book review by Linda Marson
Calendar of events: September to December 2008.

Autumn/WInter 2008...professional practice + the Star

Wild Woman Consulting by Tania Yorgey
Bereavement and the Star by Kylie Carman-Brown
The Star by Karen Seinor
National round up of Tarot Guild events
Review of Tarot World Magazine by Linda Marson
Review by Linda Marson of The Tarot Revealed: A Beginner's Guide by Paul Fenton-Smith
Tarot and the art of procrastination by David Camp
A Major Arcana story by Sara Gilbert
The pressure and pleasure of being predictive by Charles Geering

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