Crazy amount of money! But to me it's obvious how it got so successful. Think about it: 137 different deck creators, all of whom probably have their own tarot-related content and tarot-interested social media following, were asked to participate and then more than likely shared about it on their so...

I love the crescent moon, especially when you can see the "earthshine" reflection like that. I'm partial to it as it was my birth lunation. Here is an awesome article on the lunar cycle by Demetra George that talks about the birth phases and how we also move through all phases every thirty...

I like the old English pub feel of Star and Crown Oracle, but also The Crowned Star Oracle or even Crown of Stars Oracle.

A section of the garden with peas and cukes sharing a fence, spinach, lettuce, and fava beans.




A close up of the fava beans. I love their black and white flowers!


And an old soapstone sink with basil growing in it.

01.jpg Thought I would update with a picture of how my apple trees grown from seed this spring look now. This is only about half of them, in small pots now. Plus a pic of part of my garden. Too big to show it all! It gets bigger every year and still I want to plant more things. It is that glorious ...

Thank you for this! It's really frustrating for people, both those waiting and for the people shipping, because the USPS is really behind schedule due to COVID, and add to that the packages not being scanned upon arrival to other countries makes people concerned that their package is lost even if it...

IMG_2520.JPG Here is a picture of something that made me really happy recently. Last fall, I put some apple seeds in a wet paper towel and stuck them in a baggie in my refrigerator. The other day I opened the fridge and noticed they were growing and several inches tall! Sorry about the orientation ...

These questions for printing companies are great, Joan Marie! I wonder if there is some sort of international guild of printers, as if so that might be a way to bring awareness to the industry in general - they must have trade newsletters or something. Some way of getting them as a group to consider...

Does anyone know how to contact Lo Scarabeo? Because two of their decks are still listed there: Masonic by Patrizio Diaz Silva and El Gran Tarot Esoterica by Luis Pena Longo, both published by Lo Scarabeo. Also, I was talking to Arthur Wang, the owner and creator of True Black Tarot - apparently thi...

Maybe we need a thread "how printing companies can prevent piracy" that we can all point our printers too. Because they need to be aware they could be held liable too. Because the prevention onus cannot just be on creators. Even if we don't post high res images, apps can be hacked, and a s...

I think the key is with the printing companies. If we could only get them to actually VERIFY that a work is owned by the person printing it, say by producing a legitimate copyright number that is tied to the name and legal address of the person and work. Something a bit more stringent than a pirate ...

The site is down to ten pirated deck listings vs the original 26. So other creators and publishers must be reporting, or either the seller or Etsy took down ones to protect themselves from the major publishers. Doubt it was Etsy unless the creator or publisher reported. Who knows if the seller conte...

Thanks so much Joan Marie. I love the idea of creating a trusted resource, and I think it is also important to raise awareness. Pirates obviously do not care, period. Buyers though, perhaps some buyers would hate to know of the true mental anguish this causes to artists who devote years of their lif...

Thanks, Libra! It really will be interesting to see what happens. These big corps will decide to respond, or not, based on their own perception of their bottom line. If Etsy gets a bad rap with deck buyers it will hurt them more than if they get one with creators. Even though, ironically, Etsy was c...

Just seen this, that is awful. Had experience on this.Not sure how much action any authority will take. Cara x Thanks Cara - I know you must have felt the same way. It's infuriating, and discouraging to the point of despair, the power these big corporations have. I still believe if people band toge...

They do say this in their page about infringement though - so keep reporting it: 4. Repeat Infringement Etsy terminates selling privileges of members who are subject to repeat or multiple notices of intellectual property infringement in appropriate circumstances and at Etsy’s discretion. If we belie...

I take back everything nice I said about Etsy. NEVER shopping there again. They basically just sent another notice saying that because the thieves denied it - even though I provided them the proof I own the copyrights - I have to get a court order or they can relist it. So they can just deny it and ...

I actually have a novel idea about how to slow down pirates, but I have to do some research. Not wanting to say yet what the idea is, as I don't want to tip them off, but it could make it much harder for them to get away with this.

edit: original post said Etsy responded to take the deck down. they did, but all the seller had to do was lie and contest it as their own work on good faith and etsy said it will be relisted in ten business days unless I file a federal court order! Even though I sent them all my copyright numbers an...

Thanks for posting the link and reporting, Joan!

Not only are they stealing, but they are printing the deck on shoddy GLOSSY cardboard - the horrors!

And they charge more than I do for a REAL copy with holographic backs and a satin lined box - which I am sure they don't have. Sheesh.

Here is a link on "How to report an item or a shop" to Etsy: https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000344568-How-to-Report-an-Item-or-Shop Anyone can report an item or shop. If you are one of the deck creators being pirated, there is also an online infringement reporting form: https:/...

Looks like my deck Tabula Mundi is being pirated on Etsy, by a shop in the Ukraine called "VikingRunesPower". They lifted pictures and text direct from my site, and are reprinting it supposedly in the Netherlands (though they are in Ukraine). My cards are printed in the USA. I see lots of ...

Just an update: Pre-orders for Pharos will close tomorrow and the shipping process will begin. The book pre-order will be left up a couple more days so that those who ordered the deck and decide they want to add the book to ship together still can - at least until they get a shipping notice. Because...

Ok decks are hopefully going to start shipping this week or next at the latest. Pre-orders close this week. Only preorders are guaranteed to get a painted gift so now is the time if you were waiting. Preorders will also get the 150 page book as a print ready pdf, so you can print it yourself. You ca...

All that sounds about right. I also am struck by the word "eternal" as far as it relates to the concept of Time, which connects it to the "below" as well as to the above, because of time's connection to Saturn and the Universe card "The Great One of the Night of Time". ...