People have been writing me to ask for an official companion book for Tarot of the Haunted House. No companion book is in the works at the moment other than the little white book that comes with the deck. I’m happy to share the inspiration of how this tarot came to be. My Italian editor was suggesting I make a tarot. I argued there were enough decks on the market. He said, “Sasha, you cannot truly know tarot until the archetypes spring out of you.” His words haunted me. I was

Tarot and yoga can be seamlessly intertwined and become a powerful force of transformation and evolution. 1. Intuition & Answers: Tarot and Yoga are practices that quiet the mind. The tarotist center herself so she can focus on the messages coming through the cards while the yogi focuses on her breath and brings attention inside the body. Both activities bring us into a state of higher listening and help us become the active observer of our present experience. Doing so allows

This article first appeared on the Llewellyn Journal, September 11th, 2018 Photo by luizclas on Pexels.com You are the universe. You are divine. You are pure consciousness. Everything you see, notice, observe, listen to, eat, laugh at, make fun of, enjoy and dislike, resist and surrender to is the universe seeing itself, understanding itself, and recognizing itself. What is true for you is true for the universe. What is true for the universe is true for you. As above, so belo

Do you struggle when it comes to instilling simple, healthy habits? Like many of you, I’ve spent the better part of my life at war with myself, fighting to do things that are good for me. Sure, I could sit and dissect someone else’s life all day long. Got an issue? Let’s pull out the tarot and sort it. Feeling scared and unworthy? I know you can do it! I’m the staunchest cheerleader for anyone other than the being staring out from behind my eyes. I know I’m not alone in this.

Tomato, lilacs and glass jar on the sill. I place rosy tomatoes on my window sill because it’s what my grandmother Mimi always did. Tomatoes, like bananas, ripen better in the dark, but nothing is lovelier than a pop of red in summer haze. And Mimi liked things to look beautiful. Illustration and poem by Pamela Colman Smith for The Broadsheet. The Six of Cups is the nostalgia card. My grandmother’s home is evoked each time I spy tomatoes in sunlight, smell smokey bacon cookin

If you love the Rider Waite Smith Tarot deck check out this great podcast I recently appeared on: https://www.thetarotlady.com/tarot-bytes-episode-66-history-rider-waite-smith-deck-sasha-graham/ Theresa Reed and I talk about: ~ How you can conduct groundbreaking historical research in Tarot. ~ Unpacking Arthur Waite’s mysterious text. ~ How you embody Pamela Colman Smith when you read the cards. ~ Myths surrounding the Rider Waite Smith deck. And don’t forget to pre-order : #

Are you a fan of the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck? I am thrilled to let you know my latest book Llewellyn’s Complete Book of the Rider Waite Smith Tarot  is available for pre-order on Barnes and Noble! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/llewellyns-complete-book-of-the-rider-waite-smith-tarot-sasha-graham/1128102796?ean=9780738753195 This is a journey into the Rider Waite Smith deck like you’ve never seen before. It is part of the “Llewellyn’s Complete Book of” series. Titles fr

How do you end one of the craziest years in recent memory? With a party, of course! Family and friends, current and former students of The Tarot School gather in Manhattan every January for our annual keep The Holidays Going Party. Bill Brady, my hubby, makes a fun poster for us. This year, being the year of the Jedi, we stuck with a Star Wars theme. We gathered at my favorite local organic and sustainable wine bar Lallisse on Madison and 30th Street. The Tarot School’s Keep

What is a Tarot Card a Day? A Card a Day Tarot is a standard and enjoyable practice for many cartomancers. A Card a Day is setting aside about five minutes each morning to quiet your mind and pull a random Tarot card. The information you gather from the card can be used for contemplation, a head’s up for the day’s energy, a possibility to reflect upon or anything you like. I’ve been doing it every morning for more than ten years and always look forward to it. It’s usually per

Tarotists specialize in deep listening. It is what we do best. We listen and observe by cherishing our intuition and feeling empathy for our clients. We are often Empaths ourselves, picking up on the emotions of others and feeling them as if they are our own. Tarotists harbor the unique ability to examine our reality as if the events of our life were cards in a spread. We can dissect and deconstructed everything that happens around us. We deftly cultivate meaning behind symbo

http://visualtarot.com “May the magic in your world leap into your heart like drops of fire and pulse through your veins making you feel just so good to be alive.” – Barbara Moore 2016 Reader’s Studio attendees will well remember Barbara’s exceptional master class on the art of magical blessings. Barbara’s recent blog struck me deeply. It offers a proactive solution in confusing times. It inspired me and I’ve included her words at the end of my post. The last few weeks have b

We tarotists understand our journey with the cards is never ending. Whether we dive deep for new meaning after years of practice or are memorizing beginner catch phrases and words, one truth remains constant. We want to keep playing with our cards! Lucky for us, the divine Theresa Reed has been working hard to create a Tarot Coloring Book to satisfy our hunger for tarot play and thirst for deeper knowledge. The Tarot Coloring Book is hitting bookstores and websites on Novembe

Listen to Sasha read the story aloud or enjoy the text below. The farmhouse is filled with the scent of fresh pine . . . It is well past the witching hour and I’m awake. Again. I creep downstairs and place a vintage record on the turntable. Handel’s music floats to the drafty corners of the room where translucent cobwebs cling. My sleepy eyes turn to the Christmas tree. I bend, brush away the dry scattered pine needles from the power strip and click the tree lights on. A stra

Star Wars Tarot Spread How will we ever make it to December 18th? I get goosebumps just thinking about sitting with in the darkness and hearing the first few chords of John Williams. And a kick ass female lead character? Pinch me, am I dreaming? The commercials are such a tease! This international trailer is my favorite so far: In celebration and anticipation of the new Star Wars (which I know will be wonderful), I’d like to share the Star Wars tarot spread from my book, 365

It’s snowing. There’s no going outside. Like C.S. Lewis’s home bound children, I spent the morning looking for a magic wardrobe. People or books tend to be my magical doorways and today I walked into a book. Perusing The Watkins Dictionary of Symbols, I came across a excellent discovery and new word. The Tetramorph. Ever wonder about those four creatures in the corners of the World card? See the similarity between the images? Christ In Glory, circa 1200,  British Museum I’m n

Does post-Halloween depression descend on you as quick as icy November wind? Halloween roadkill breaks my heart. You’ve seen it. Discounted bat and skull decorations, neglected costumes, stale candy shoved onto back store shelves, making room for the green and red explosion of tinsel, elves, and Santas. Doesn’t it seem like Halloween is cruelly ripped away? As if Halloween were a passing fancy, picked up, used and thrown aside like the crunchy leaves your dad used to rake int

I was thrilled when Llewellyn asked me to contribute to their tarot blog. This article is a repost. Please find the original posting here: Llewellyn Tarot Blog. Happy Spring! “I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.” Pablo Neruda Neruda’s erotically charged words perfectly describe what happens within the Ace of Wands, don’t they? Especially the RWS Ace of Wands. The ace is literally shuddering, shedding its leaves in excitement. The wand throbs with fire

The High Priestess is tarot favorite as she represents intuition, inner knowledge and the powerful hidden force of the female. Her connection to the moon and water, flow and magic make her an iconic soul sister and mirror to the spirit. Gazing at her image, I am reminded of invisible forces thriving deep inside. These unseen strains emulate via thoughts and actions. They become the gestures which ultimately create and determine our lives. What we turn into reality seems to sp

October arrived as quick as a kid running a corn maze, candy apple caramel drizzling down their wrist. Stop, savor the sweetness, lick your wrists, and any other place Halloween sugar drips. Before Fall slips away, bring its magic inside you. Doing so, you can cultivate its yumminess each and every day of the year. I’ll pop up through the month offering you ways to incorporate the beauty of the witching season. The Star Card from Lo Scarabeo’s Dark Grimoire Tarot Bend Time Li

Funny how the signs of fall surprise you, even when you know its coming. Smoke in the air, symphonies of leaves, saturated colors, dramatic sky. Fall, above all others, is the season the witch. Season of tarot reading, fortune-telling and soothsaying. Fall feels like falling … in love. Its dripping, draping and oozing all over New York City. Spooky. Gothic. Sexy. Supernatural. Not quite human. Putting on my leather boots, black liner, loads of lashes and prowling with you. Le