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While waiting for the release of my 5th novel, Here There Be Witches (my first standalone novel), you can read my 4-book series, The Divining Sisters.

This fictional series follows a group of women (witches, healers, diviners) who reincarnate lifetime after lifetime and reunite with their coven so they can fulfill a mission of keeping their craft of divination, healing, and magic alive for future generations.

Has themes of magic, divination, spiritual awakening, destiny, witches, diviners, tarot, witch trials, a reunited coven, Salem, fate bound-relationships, curses, and witch rivals.

There’s so much magic in this mystical story of these three soul sisters who share their love of mysticism across all their lifetimes. It’s a truly unique story & it’s resonating with readers who are experiencing their own spiritual awakening just like the main character, Alexandra Steele.

While my newest novel, Here There Be Witches, which releases 8/26/25, is a standalone novel, it is a prequel to this series of sorts. It’s the story chronicling the past witch incarnation of the 3 main characters from the Divining Sisters Series that occurs during the witch trials in England in 1645 with the Witchfinder General. We’ve seen flashbacks to this time period throughout the series, and now we see that full story play out as Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell navigate their way through the witch hunts.

If you are interested in reading all my books, I would suggest reading them in the order I wrote them starting with Book 1 in The Divining Sisters Series – The Call of the Cards because I think it’s more fun and interesting to discover the past lives as the characters discover them on their awakening journey. 

Check The Divining Sisters out while you wait for the upcoming release.

Book 1: The Call of the Cards

Book 2: We Divine Three

Book 3: The Threads of Fate

Book 4: The Unbinding

Paperbacks are on Amazon. eBooks are available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Google Play, Everand, Smash words, Kobo, & more. The paperback for book 1 (The Call of the Cards) is also available at Barnes and Noble and the new novel will be too. 

All book series details plus order links can be found on author.heatherhardison.com where there are book blurbs for all the books. 

Preorder Here There Be Witches here https://books2read.com/heretherebewitches   

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These are some of the main tropes/themes that run throughout Here There Be Witches, which releases 8/26/25.

We delve deeply into the witch hunts that occurred in England from 1645-47 led by the infamous Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins. We follow the Wardwell sisters (Alexa, Iris, and Hattie) as they are swept up in the hunts spreading across the countryside from Manningtree to Ipswich and everywhere in between.

See what happens when our sister witches square off against the Witchfinder General himself and the witch who tracked them down and turned them over to the witch hunters.

And if you like to read about rival witches, witch trials, and ancient hexes, check out my series, The Divining Sisters. Those themes run throughout that 4-book series. These are my favorite themes to write about. I’m healing that witch wound with each novel I write.

Books in The Divining Sisters Series

Book 1: The Call of the Cards

Book 2: We Divine Three

Book 3: The Threads of Fate

Book 4: The Unbinding

These books can be found at all the sites listed above. Here There Be Witches is a standalone novel but is connected to this larger series.

Watch for book updates on https://author.heatherhardison.com

Preorder your copy today on your preferred platform via the link below

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First quote I'm sharing from my new novel, Here There Be Witches, releasing 8-26-25

“It was the part of her craft she dreaded the most—glimpsing destinies she couldn’t alter. Her gift was cruel in that way.”

In this novel, we follow 3 sister witches (Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell) as they navigate the witch hunts in 1645 in England, and we see the weight of their prophetic gifts. Gifted with the sight, Alexa Wardwell has long been plagued by dreams of these hunts since childhood, carrying that burden of prophecy with her, knowing this fate would one day catch up with her and her coven sisters. She foresaw the rise of the Witchfinder General, a man with a righteous crusade to root out all witches in their midst. And now faced with that reality, she begins to understand that if she wants to stop him, she must be the one to put an end to his reign of terror. She knows him in ways that no one else could, sharing dreams with him for over two decades, seeing through his eyes and feeling his hunger for power and infamy, night after night. Alexa must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice—because confronting the Witchfinder General could cost her everything.

Preorder yours today on your preferred platform - universal link here https://books2read.com/heretherebewitches

Watch for updates on author.heatherhardison.com

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Here There Be Witches coming 8/26/25 

Book blurb

In 1645, at a time when England was gripped by superstition and an intense fear of the supernatural, the infamous Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins, roamed the countryside on a mission to root out and cleanse the country of witches. Casting a shadow over the land, these hunts scarred generations of women for centuries, leaving many afraid to acknowledge or nurture their healing powers and intuitive gifts.

Caught amidst this frenzy, three sisters, Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell, fight to keep their coven intact to keep their knowledge of the old ways alive for future generations. Despite their vows to only wield their powers for good, these sisters find themselves ensnared in the deadly web of accusations and persecution that grips their village.

As whispers of witchcraft spread like wildfire, a rival witch with a vendetta that spans lifetimes aids the Witchfinder General in hunting Alexa and her sisters down. As the flames of paranoia rage, these sisters face heart-wrenching choices while weighing the value of their lives and those they’ve sworn to protect, knowing all can’t be saved.

Set against the backdrop of one of history's darkest chapters, Here There Be Witches is a haunting reminder of the generational scars left by this unimaginable injustice and the enduring courage it took to defend one’s beliefs and rights to practice their craft in the midst of a wave of hysteria that spread throughout the nation, tragically wiping out generations of wise women and healers.

eBook preorders are open now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, Everand, Google Play, Smashwords, & more. 

The paperback is up for preorder now on Barnes and Noble but the paperback for Amazon will go on sale on release day on 8/26/25.

All the details are on my author website as well - author.heatherhardison.com

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Red Feather (an imprint with Schiffer Publishing) sent over the brand new Magic Lantern Sibilla Deck by Caitlin Matthews and illustrated by Anastasia Kashian for me to review. It’s my first experience with a Sibilla deck! I knew it was time to take a look at this card system when I read that it is the first version published with English titles. It’s typically in Italian if you are new to this system. I jumped at the chance to work with this deck and to share it with you because this is an exciting development in the cartomancy world.

This is a divinatory system that came into popularity in Italy around the 1850s. The fact that this deck is continuing to be introduced to new parts of the world over 175 years later is a testament to its utility as a divinatory tool, helping readers around the world understand their daily lives on a deeper level.

The creator and illustrator did an amazing job presenting a new vision for this divinatory system while keeping its historic charm and essence. The artwork that has an almost Victorian or impressionistic painting feel to them truly transports you to the old parlor days when cartomancers were sought out on the regular for exploring everyday issues.

And the guidebook is so thorough and comprehensive that it’s essentially a textbook, helping you master this cartomancy system through independent study. It’s set up as a 52-week course to help you tackle the system slowly over the year if you need to take things slowly and in smaller digestible chunks. I love this because I just finished a 10-week 19th century spreads course and really enjoyed devoting time each week to learn a new practice and to progress on my divinatory journey each week.  

Check out my full deck review on my tarot blog to learn more about this cartomancy system. I know I’m going to really enjoy spending time with it every week as I work my way through this meaty 352-page guidebook.

The Magic Lantern Sibilla releases June 28, 2025 - $39.99 preorder thru the link below

Link to this blog post below

Thanks to @redfeather for sending this deck and guidebook over!

@tigernacaitlin @anastasiakashian

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Red Feather sent over the brand new book, Mastering the Tarot Tableau: Revisiting Predictive Accuracy with Tarot by Toni Savory for me to review. I’ve been taking several online divination classes with Toni this year, so it’s perfect that her book just dropped!

Ever since I learned the grand tableau method used in reading Lenormand where you lay the full deck of 36 cards out in a large spread, I’ve wanted to translate that into a method for reading tarot, and this book helps to learn that exact approach. So, I jumped at the chance to review this book the moment Toni announced its release. This tableau-style of reading opens up our ability to read narratively and will add layers to your readings quickly. Learning to read how the cards interact with each other gives us more precise messages as the story begins to flow from one card to the next.

Mastering the Tarot Tableau helps you master Tarot fundamentals, understand card meanings within the tableau context, learn both beginner and advanced tableau techniques, build compelling narratives in your interpretations, explore card interactions and positional significance using directional interpretations, and decode the impact of major arcana, minor arcana, and tarot court cards.

Toni offers plenty of examples using real tableau spreads so that we can see this method in action, and we pick up the technique quickly as we follow along on her walkthroughs of her example spreads. By the end of this book, you will have mastered several new techniques for a multi-layered reading approach, including knighting, mirroring, reading diagonals and deciphering the interpersonal dynamics of the figures in the tableau.

If you’ve ever wondered how a pro dissects a spread, this book offers you a look behind the curtain as she works.

Check out my full book review on my tarot blog to see what all Toni covers in this masterclass! It’s going on my list of the best tarot references that I recommend to new readers. Link below to this blog post

Thanks to @redfeathermbs for sending this book over!

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Do you struggle with reading the court cards in the tarot? I used to before I deconstructed each and created psychological profiles for every single court card in all for tarot suits. It took quite a bit of time, but I’m SO glad I invested the time and effort to fully understand each personality from their strengths to their flaws. And I share all this insight with you on my tarot podcast.

For each suit, I examine the pages, knights, queens, and kings, including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with each suit using my expertise as a clinical psychologist. These profiles help to understand these court cards at a deeper level. And at the end of each episode, I share a custom spread inspired by the traits of that suit.

Catch up on all these court card episodes to master the tarot court and become a better tarot reader – Healing Thru Tarot Ep. 56, 58, 60 and 62. There’s also a Healing Thru Tarot companion blog that I post on my website healingthrutarot.com where I also post tarot and oracle deck reviews.

Healing Thru Tarot is available on apple podcasts, spotify, pandora, amazon music, audible, pocket casts, goodpods, and more. Check it out!

Happy cardslinging!

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Here is the custom spread I created for listeners based on the episode content for Ep. 62: Psychological Profiles for the Cups Court Cards w/ Archetype Examples + Emotion Regulation Spread

In this episode, I’ve constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the cups suit including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with this suit. These profiles will help us understand these court cards at a deeper level. And at the end of the episode, I’ll share the Emotion Regulation Spread I created that was inspired by the traits and characteristics of the cups suit.

If you throw this spread, I’d love to see the photos. Tag me @healingthrutarot and please use #httemotionregulationspread so I can see all your spreads.

Pin this spread on Pinterest here

Link to podcast Ep. 62 below

Happy cardslinging!

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NEW! Ep. 62 of the Healing Thru Tarot Podcast is now available on apple podcasts, spotify, pandora, amazon music, audible, pocket casts, goodpods and more.

Ep. 62: Psychological Profiles for the Cups Court Cards w/ Archetype Examples + Emotion Regulation Spread

In this episode, I’ve constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the cups suit including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with this suit. These profiles will help us understand these court cards at a deeper level. And at the end of the episode, I’ll share the Emotion Regulation Spread I created that was inspired by the traits and characteristics of the cups suit.

I'll be posting that spread here on Instagram, Pinterest and my blog on my website healingthrutarot.com - On Pinterest it is under The Healing Thru Tarot Custom Spreads board.

If you throw this spread for yourself, I’d love to see the photos. Tag me @healingthrutarot and please use #httemotionregulationspread so I can see all your spreads.

Link to Ep. 62 episode below

Happy cardslinging!

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Here is the custom Saturn Return spread I created for listeners based on the episode content for Ep. 61: Navigating Saturn Returns + What the Saturnian Cards in the Tarot Can Teach Us

In this episode, I discuss how to navigate those tricky Saturn Returns, and I explore what Saturn has to teach us by examining the Saturnian cards in the tarot. I also share a custom spread to help you navigate your own Saturn return or major Saturn transits so you can come out stronger on the other side.

Pin this spread on Pinterest - link below

Happy cardslinging!

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Ep. 61: Navigating Saturn Returns + What the Saturnian Cards in the Tarot Can Teach Us

In this episode, I discuss how to navigate those tricky Saturn Returns, and I explore what Saturn has to teach us by examining the Saturnian cards in the tarot. I also share a custom spread to help you navigate your own Saturn return or Saturn transit so you can come out stronger on the other side.

Healing Thru Tarot is available on apple podcasts, spotify,  pandora, amazon music, audible, pocket casts, goodpods and more.

Link to Ep. 61 below

Happy cardslinging!

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Rockpool Publishing sent over the Wild Whispers Oracle deck by Nat Girsberger for me to share with you. Its bright terracotta color palette and profound transformative messages took me by surprise as did its theme of exploring the heart and soul of the desert. It’s already been teaching me to take a more active role in this stage of my healing journey.

The creator, Nat Girsberger, says, “Wild Whispers is an ode to vast natural wisdom, both internal and external, and the movement it inspires.”

There are 44 cards in this oracle deck consisting of modern, minimalistic imagery that is evocative and transformative and allows you to quickly and easily tap into the wild whispers calling to you from the natural world. “They will inspire you to recognize and alchemize your potential that is as limitless as the desert, so you can be just as bold.”

This deck is organized into 4 passing phases of the day: sunset, sun nadir, sunrise, and sun zenith. The sun is your compass through the cards and through your alchemical journey towards full brightness. The sun mirrors your own cycles of potential and growth. Just as the desert transforms over the day, the sun’s motion is meant to inspire your own inner movement.

Centered around a core theme, each of the individual cards in the guidebook offer seven steps that follow a path to transformation, loosely based on spiritual alchemy. On my blog where I have my full-length review of this deck, I go into detail describing each of those steps and I give my thoughts on how each step mirrors a lot of the healing work done in therapy.

Thanks to @Rockpoolpublishing for sending over this powerful, healing deck to work with and to share. And thank you @natgirsberger for creating such a beautiful and unique deck. I know this is going to help empower more people to take a more active role in their own healing journeys!

Check out my full review on healingthrutarot.com

Link to this review on my tarot blog below

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Here is the custom spread I created for listeners based on the episode content for Ep. 60: Psychological Profiles for the Wands Court Cards + Journey Navigation Spread

In this episode, I constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the wands suit including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with this suit. These profiles will help us understand the court cards at a deeper level, especially if you often struggle to tell the court cards apart. And at the end of the episode, I share a 9-card spread that was inspired by the traits and characteristics of the wands suit called the Journey Navigation Spread.

This spread is also on Pinterest and my blog on my website healingthrutarot.com - On Pinterest it is under The Healing Thru Tarot Custom Spreads board. Pin it on Pinterest through the link below.

Healing Thru Tarot Podcast Ep. 60 link below

Happy cardslinging!

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NEW HEALING THRU TAROT podcast episode out now!

Ep. 60: Psychological Profiles for the Wands Court Cards + Journey Navigation Spread

In this episode, I constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the wands suit including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with this suit. These profiles will help us understand the court cards at a deeper level, especially if you often struggle to tell the court cards apart. And at the end of the episode, I share a 9-card spread that was inspired by the traits and characteristics of the wands suit called the Journey Navigation Spread.

That spread is on Pinterest and my blog for this episode on my website healingthrutarot.com - On Pinterest it is under The Healing Thru Tarot Custom Spreads board. Pin it here

Healing Thru Tarot Podcast is available on apple podcasts, spotify, pandora, amazon music, audible, pocket casts, goodpods and more.

Link to Ep. 60 here

Happy cardslinging!

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Lost Oracle is my favorite oracle deck from 2024!

I got it in October, and it’s already become a fast favorite. I knew from the moment I saw the images online that I would click with it. This one has strong witch/crone energy for me.

I’ve been using it with my year ahead readings, and it always provides such a profound message that speaks to the heart of the issue for the querent. The guidebook is deeply insightful with historical references/stories of resilience in the face of adversity – something I think we all need at this moment in history. The messages don’t sugarcoat these times. They help us accept the situation we find ourselves in and give us practical and no-nonsense guidance on how to tap into our OWN power, strength, and determination to persevere in those trying circumstances.

I love to read with it along with the Wild Woman Oracle also by Rockpool Publishing. They both have such powerful, feminine energy that helps with summoning the empowerment needed to persevere in these wild and crazy times.

The creator says, “The Lost Oracle is a resource for making peace with your place in the world. It is a source of protection, a guide for healing, a touchstone of reassurance and a compass for experiencing success of all kinds in life. It is an unwavering light shining on an uncertain future that can become less troubling and more enticing when viewed from an enlightened perspective. Steeped in ancient wisdom, Lost Oracle will help you understand and manage the forces around you and within you today to find your way to the place where you feel found.”

Thanks to Rockpool Publishing for sending this deck over for review back in October. I’m so happy to report that since that initial review, it’s still calling to me over and over again and has helped a lot of my clients find solace and empowerment during this tumultuous time!

See my longer deck review of this amazing, profound, and insightful deck on my tarot blog on healingthrutarot.com – link below

Author: Fiona Horne. Illustrator: Veronica Collins. Publisher: Rockpool Publishing.

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Have you bought a planner for 2025 yet? 🗓️

Writual has one for a 1 card daily tarot card pull or the 3 card daily pull (that’s the one I get every year).

There are new and full moon spreads and sections to record your spreads there. And I love the monthly layouts that show me all the astrological transits so I can plan my month ahead. ⭐️

Use my link below to generate your unique discount code to get 15% off Writual products including the 2025 Writual tarot planner!

writual.heatherhardison.com

Once you get your unique code, use it at checkout to receive your discount!

Happy planning!

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New Book Review on my Tarot Blog for Tarot for Light Seers: A Journey Through the Symbols, Messages, & Secrets of the Cards by Chris-Anne Donnelly (published by Hay House).

If you LOVE the Light Seers Tarot as much as I do, this expanded guidebook is a MUST with full-sized brightly colored images of each of the cards, more in-depth messages to peak behind the creation process to understand exactly what she envisioned for each image and what she wanted to convey with her artistic expression, and new spreads for each of the 22 major arcana cards. She also includes prompts with each card description to help us ask more questions about the themes covered in each card to deepen our card pulls. This greatly adds to the experience of reading with her greatest creation.

I fully appreciated the behind the scenes look at the creation of the deck and the personal stories shared by Chris-Anne since I am such a big fan of hers and her creations.

In this new blog post, I take you through the book and show you all the new features, and I share some of the artistic insights that impressed me the most and how it’s already impacted and enhanced my readings.

Check out my book review on my tarot blog on healingthrutarot.com - link here

Thank you to @hayhouse for sending over this beauty and thank you Chris-Anne for creating my soul deck and this expanded guidebook that allows me to connect with it on an even deeper level than before!!