Come check out our Tarot Deck of The Week! The Art of Love Tarot: Illuminating the Creative Heart The first tarot deck to feature artwork by intuitive artist Toni Carmine Salerno, The Art of Love Tarot brings a contemporary New Age approach to the age-old tradition of tarot. The major arcana reflect modern versions of the traditional archetypes, and the four suits―stars, hearts, angels, and trees―complement the themes of Toni’s work. These cards hold a divine, loving energy that will encourage balanced, harmonious readings. With them, you’ll creatively manifest your dreams and desires. Includes 78-card deck and 116-page guidebook. Come to our store at 2717 E. Washington Ave. Madison, WI and pick one up today!

Raven is here today from 1-6pm offering Palm and Tarot Reading. Stop on in or call and reserve a time slot. 608 467 3093. If you haven't had a Palm Reading from Raven, you really should treat yourself! She is amazing!!

There's a new product in our store and on our website! We now sell Hand & Body Lotion in Lavender, from Hemp Seed. Come visit us in person, at 2717 E. Washington Ave. Madison, WI, and test out these products for yourself or visit our website at cosmicdelights.com.

Traveling for Memorial Day Weekend? Perhaps consider one of these crystals as a traveling companion. Smoky Quartz is great for removing negative energy and bringing calmness to the mind. Malachite is also great for removing negative energy and can protect you from electromagnetic pollution caused by cell phones and computers. Stop by our shop and pick some up today!

Ask a Tarot expert! Mari Powers will be in the store on Sunday, June 3 offering Tarot Readings. Call 608 467 3093 to reserve the time slot that works for you!

There's a new product in our store and on our website! We now sell Miracle Oil, On-The-Go Spray, and Tea Tree Creme from Earthly Body. They are all 100% natural and provide limitless benefits for your skin. Come visit us in person, at 2717 E. Washington Ave. Madison, WI, and test out these products for yourself or visit our website at cosmicdelights.com.

Great Big Memorial Day Weekend Sale!!! 25% Off All Clothing, Sarongs, Headbands, and Tapestries!! Offer good Now through Sunday May 27th

Got Questions? Stop in and get some answers. Mari Powers is here today offering Tarot Readings. Call 608 467 3093 to reserve the time slot that works for you!

Raven is here until 6 today offering Palm Readings and Tarot Readings. Stop by or call and set up a time.

Mari Powers is taking appointment for Readings today! Call 608 467 3093 to book yours!

Just Got in this beautiful Deck. Stop in and check it out!! A new world is being born. It is founded upon love and higher consciousness, instead of fear, hate, and greed. This new world is gaining ground, becoming stronger, yet it also needs its protectors during this precious and important time of birth. Earth Warriors are the guardians, guides, and way-showers for the new world, inspiring its people to prosper and thrive in harmony with the wisdom of life. Defying convention and living from the heart, Earth Warriors urge the human race forward with enormous positive energy and a passionate desire for meaningful contribution and sacred purpose. Willing to shake things up for the right cause, the Earth Warriors bring truth out of darkness, when others who trade in fear would wish to keep it hidden. The Earth Warriors Oracle taps into universal tribal wisdom and pure spiritual guidance to empower your soul with courage and optimism. This deck is an invitation to discover the Earth Warrior within and fulfill your sacred purpose.

Tarot in Wonderland is our NEW in house Deck. You can stop by anytime and the deck will be sprawled out for you to look at or do a mini reading for yourself. The cards are colorful and stunning but the Book that comes with it is a fountain of information and metaphysical treasure unto itself. This deck is a must have!!!!! Tarot in Wonderland was created in the space where tarot and the Alice stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll (the pen name of Charles Dodgson), meet. In this liminal place, sometimes we see familiar scenes from these well-known stories and sometimes the beloved characters have stumbled into a new world. The images remain true to the Rider-Waite-Smith cards and will feel familiar to many readers. Blending the traditional images with another well-loved work of art, the Alice stories, gives the cards a fresh feel. They are recognizable yet very different, creating a dreamlike sensation. This sense of strange familiarity creates a perfect state for divination. In readings, we want to find the truth and wisdom that has eluded us. To do that, we need to see differently. Tarot in Wonderland is a lens that helps us do that. Exploring Themes Creating tarot decks is, in and of itself, a fascinating study. Working from established tradition yet through a new lens allows for a new understanding of the cards themselves. When combined with a theme (such as magic, witchcraft, fairies, animal totems, different cultures, etc.), the study becomes even more fascinating as the creator looks for commonalities and weaves together these disparate threads into something new, beautiful, and useful. When I start thinking about a new deck, one of the aspects I play with are themes. Tarot itself has themes woven into its structure and images. The Alice stories also have so many themes that have been explored of scholars and enthusiasts since the books' publications. Some of these themes overlap. In the companion book, we explore several of these, but here let's just consider two: Growing up and Identity. Growing up, not just from child to adult but also ongoing emotional, intellectual, and spiritual maturity, is an important theme in both tarot and Alice. Through Alice's adventures, she experiences a parody of the adult world. She confronts the often silly and arbitrary rules of society, meets some pretty spectacular egos and people with bad habits, and plenty of rampant injustice. We can find these same themes in cards like Justice, Strength, Temperance, the Devil, as well as the Magician or any of Court cards. Alice has to struggle to survive in a confusing world, just as we often turn to the cards when our lives feel like a mess. Identity is one of the most interesting themes in Alice's adventures. At the very beginning of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, after Alice has fallen down the rabbit hole, she questions her own identity: "Dear, dear! How queer everything is today! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is, 'Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!'" Throughout her journey, Alice is ordered by numerous creatures to identify herself or she is misidentified. The White Rabbit mistakes her for his maid Mary Ann. The Pigeon says that Alice is not a little girl but a serpent. She is forced to confess to the Caterpillar that she doesn't know who she is anymore. The Unicorn says that she is a fabulous monster. The Cheshire Cat informs her that she is mad, calling her sanity into question. Tweedledum and Tweedledee tell her that she isn't real at all, only a part of the Red King's dream. When she enters the Wood in Through the Looking-Glass, she not only forgets her name but the fact that she is even a human child. Both stories end with her realizing her true power and ability, which come from having a strong sense of self and an understanding of one's core values. Her adventures helped her learn who she was and what ideals she chose to live by. Through studying and reflecting on the cards and our responses to them, we can do the same. The tarot is, after all, often called the Fool's Journey. Whether we travel through the cards or Wonderland, we will learn valuable wisdom that we can bring with us as we navigate our daily lives. THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY BARBARA MOORE