Sunday, September 21, 2014

Tarot artist Patrick Valenza

Patrick Valenza, creator of the fabulous Deviant Moon tarot (I have both versions of this deck; the first one and the borderless version) has a new deck due out in October. Trionfi della Luna. I like this image of The High Priestess from his new deck; it has a distinct Marian vibe.

The Trionfi della Luna is not a tarot deck per se, but just the major arcana cards . . .



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Friday, September 12, 2014

Witchcraft-obsessed townsfolk try to drive out teen who opened Naughty Girls Donut Shop

Sixteen year old is harassed, townsfolk throw trash, write angry letters, and engage in slut shaming:

Witchcraft-obsessed townsfolk try to drive out teen who opened Naughty Girls Donut Shop: The family then received a letter that was also sent to several area businesses, threatening a boycott by “Local Catholics of Front Royal” if they did not stop advertising with a local newspaper.

The group had targeted the Warren County Report over allegedly anti-Catholic articles published by one writer, Roger Bianchini, who has covered clergy sex abuse and efforts to overturn a decades-old ban on fortune telling and other “magic arts.”

The town council voted last month to overturn the ban, which some residents wanted to remain in place “out of fear” of “Satanism.”

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Don't know the artist or source for this image -- if anyone out there knows, I'd appreciate the citation.