HOW THE TAROT BECAME MAGIC with Dr Kate Laity Saturday, October 24, 5:00-6:30 pm Of course you know that Tarot is full of magic — but that wasn’t always known. The card game invented in fifteenth century Italy only developed an occult tradition in eighteenth century France. Why then? Who started it? What kicked it…
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Bridging the Invisible: Get Your Tix!
Online conference for art, design, magic, and religion. October 15 – 17, 2026 The Department of Art + Art History and The Center for the Study of Ideas and Practices at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in co-sponsorship with The Center for Advanced Studies – Erlangen, The University of Exeter’s Centre for Magic and Esotericism, Societas Magica, and RENSEP, are pleased to collaboratively host Creative…
Bright Futures
A slim doorway between Tattoos and The Devil’s Spoke opens to the Institute Library, just off the green in New Haven. The closing event for FORECAST was a blast and a great chance to explore the library as well as get a good last look at the wonders of the exhibition. You can read about…
Forecasting the Future in the Past
Today is the last day of the FORECAST exhibit, which has apparently been very popular. The Institute seems very happy with it. To close out the run, there will be tarot readings, performances, and a talk by me — as well as the last chance to catch all the art. I’ll be talking about the…
Forecast: Art Show
I could not be more pleased to be part of FORECAST: READING THE SIGNS at the Gallery Upstairs at the Institute Library in New Haven. What a great theme — you know how much I love systems of divination! It will feature terrific works by gal pals Stephanie Johnson AKA The Queen of Everything, Jennifer…
#WriterWednesday @ Claverack Free Library
WRITER WEDNESDAY 1 Oct 2025 Claverack Free Library 6pm #WriterWednesday at Claverack Free Library returns this month and we have some exciting plans for the future. This month we’re going to look at Flash Fiction, which seems the perfect genre for this moment when we are all pressed for time and there are so many…
Occulture 2025: me & Leonora!
I am delighted to announce that I will be part of the OCCULTURE CONFERENCE in Berlin this October! What an amazing line up to be part of! This is so exciting and I am really looking forward to having another opportunity to explore my obsession with Leonora Carrington amongst people who will be just as…
#WriterWednesday @ Claverack Free Library
#WriterWednesday at Claverack Free Library this month features HVWG member Rhonda Rosenheck: Sharp Ideas in Short Forms with Rhonda Rosenheck, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) Haiku, Senryu and Tanka are terse poetic forms adapted to English from the Japanese poetic tradition. Their seeming simplicity can unmask breathtaking insights, universal truths, underlying humor, and unanswerable questions. This generative workshop…
#WriterWednesday @ Claverack Free Library
#WriterWednesday at Claverack Free Library continues April 2 from 6-7pm and continues the first Wednesday of each month. A seasoned writer will give a brief talk and then we’ll have time to share opinions and experiences. This week’s topic: “What is the current state of publishing in the US?” AKA Everything You Thought You Knew…
#WriterWednesday @ Claverack Free Library
#WriterWednesday at Claverack Free Library begins next week, March 5 from 6-7pm and continues the first Wednesday of each month. A seasoned writer will give a brief talk and then we’ll have time to share opinions and experiences. The first topic: “Can you really edit yourself?” What are the perils and pluses of editing your…