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Ana Cortez

Ana Cortez

About

Ana Cortez is co-creator and author of The Playing Card Oracles, A Source Book for Divination, published by US Games Systems, and The Teacher Within, Enraptured Ranting and Other Tales. She has been practicing and studying various systems of divination and self-knowledge for 30 years. Ana has studied energy healing from the shamanic traditions as well as with Dr. Eric Pearl.  She writes a blog, teaches Oracle Reading and dreams of her next visit to the Brazilian jungle. Her website is http://www.anacortez.com

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

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<h2>Taliesin Weaver thought that he had saved himself and his friends when he defeated the witch Ceridwen. He was wrong.</h2><h3><i>He always thought of evil as embodied in external threats that he could overcome in combat. Soon he will discover that the worst evil has been inside of him all along....</i></h3><p>Tal’s girlfriend is in a coma for which he holds himself responsible. A close friend, suffering from a past-life memory trauma similar to Tal's, is getting worse, not better. Morgan Le Fay is still lurking around and has an agenda Tal can’t figure out. Supernatural interruptions in his life are becoming more frequent, not less so, despite his expectations. In fact, Tal learns that something about his unique nature amplifies otherworldly forces in ways he never imagined were possible, ways that place at risk everyone close to him.</p><p>Tal and his allies must face everything from dead armies to dragons. As soon as they overcome one menace, another one is waiting for them. More people are depending on Tal than ever; he carries burdens few adults could face, let alone a sixteen-year-old like himself. Yet somehow Tal at first manages to handle everything the universe throws at him.</p><p>What Tal can’t handle is the discovery that a best friend, almost a brother, betrayed him, damaging Tal’s life beyond repair. For the first time, Tal feels a darkness within him, a darkness which he can only barely control...assuming he wants to. He’s no longer sure. Maybe there is something to be said for revenge, and even more to be said for taking what he wants. After all, he has the power...</p><p> </p><h2><u>Can Tal stop himself before he destroys everyone he has sworn he will protect? Scroll up to buy a copy and find out!</u></h2>

Story Behind The Book

Ana Cortez and her father, C.J. Freeman, created the Playing Card Oracles together. Their decades of work began when C.J. began intuitively painting the 52-card deck to find startling and unusual imagery coming through. He then began writing stories for the characters and researching playing card history to find clues to what was appearing. His daughter became involved initially in the early 80's and together they completed the book around 2002. C.J. drew and painted Oracle images for the 52-card deck for nearly 30 years, to complete a very large body of original and provoking work. The image on the cover of the book came from a lucid dream conversation with "The Oracle" shortly before publication.

Media Links

Tarot Notes

🔗 http://tarotnotes-majorandminor.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-by-zanna-playing-card-oracles.html

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Aeclectic Tarot

🔗 http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/books/playing-card-oracles/

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World of Playing Cards UK

🔗 http://www.wopc.co.uk/usa/oracles.html

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Reviews

<span style="color:#5b0277;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14px;line-height:20px;"><strong>“The book that you (Ana Cortez) wrote and he (CJ Freeman) brilliantly illustrated and essayed is one of the favorites in my personal library.”</strong></span><div><span style="color:#5b0277;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14px;line-height:20px;"><strong>--Stuart Kaplan, Chairman of U.S. Games Systems, Inc.</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#5b0277;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14px;line-height:20px;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">I found this book to be well written, well researched, and presented in a manner that anyone, from any background, could follow. Is this system different from other playing card systems? Yes, it is. It is a system unto itself. Go into this world with an open mind and an open heart, and you will do well. In the end, you will be able to read playing cards as a form of divination, and be able to work with your results. The wisdom and vision within this book is phenomenal. Take a look and see what you think!  --Bonnie Cehovet, Author and Tarot Grand Master<br /></span></div>