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Spirit boards have a deceivingly simple design and premise, when they're actually a lot harder to use than most people might think from a first glance. Spirit boards are an adaptation of the original Ouija Board© from Hasbro®. It was originally released as a game, where a group of people would put their hands on the planchette (a small triangular object, similar to the concept of a cursor) and it would move from one letter to the next, spelling out messages from "the other side." Please remember that while these may have originally been released as a game, any form of communication with spirits should not be taken lightly. You wou

While we're on the subject of beginner's strategies for breaking into the spiritual realm, we must discuss meditation at some point, preferably sooner rather than later. Why? Meditation is the one thing that will open the spiritual realm and allow your abilities to grow. If you won't do it, then you might as well give up your metaphysical dream, as meditation is the key to unlocking it. Now, I realize some of the beginners reading this are probably saying, "Aw, come on, meditation? You mean I have to sit cross-legged on the floor and chant some weird stuff for hours on end?" Uh, no. There are many different forms of meditation, and there is

So, you've learned to play The Pretend Game, you've gotten in contact with your spirit guide, and you've found a new fascination with metaphysical concepts. "This is easy," you say, "Why didn't I think of this before?" Whoa, slow down for a second. Yes, it's easy once you get the hang of it, but just the one article doesn't tell you everything you need to know, and it definitely doesn't warn you about any of the potential pitfalls you might stumble across on your way. Unfortunately, very few books or blogs cover how to protect yourself or put yourself back together if you fall apart, and they definitely don't mention it early on if they co

I'm often approached by people who know about the research and practice I put into my metaphysical studies and ask me these questions that have left me speechless for some time. "How do I communicate with my spirit guide?" "How do I develop psychic ability?" "How to I perform magic?" How, how, how... You got it. The most common question I ever get is "how?" The tricky thing about that question is that metaphysical subjects don't follow a scientific process. There is no one way to do something, and in fact, everyone does things differently, so until very recently, I was never sure how to answer the ominous "how?" Now I know. It may not b

This is a special guide for the beginner of tarot, meant to help guide you while in the midst of a reading. These definitions have been kept as short and to the point as possible so as to cause minimal breaks in concentration. It is by no means meant to be an all-encompassing or complete guide. Please consult further reading if you would like to know more on the Tarot. Also, if your tarot deck came with its own book of interpretations of the cards (which they usually do), then I would suggest looking at those interpretations before looking at these. The book that comes with your deck will be designed to fit closely with the intent of the car

So then once you get the deck that's right for you, you're probably thinking "Well, finding the right deck is all fine and dandy, but when am I actually going to start using these cards?" Well, like I said earlier, reading your tarot cards is probably easier than you think. Actually, believe it or not, if you actually went through the process described earlier to find the right deck for, you've probably already done several readings. When you drew or picked one card available and talked or wrote about it for five minutes, you were doing a one card reading. The biggest difference between that  and your other readings will be that when you do

Tarot Cards are probably a lot easier to use than you think. The first step is to make sure that you have a deck that works well for you. If you can't communicate well with your deck, then it will be an uphill battle for you to try and learn tarot. It can be done, but it will be a much longer and harder process than if you started with a deck you understand. My suggestion would be to start with whatever deck you understand well, and once you have learned some of the basics through that, then you can try using a harder deck. It will be much easier once you have other knowledge to draw on. Now, the next problem is figuring out whether a deck i