Hello.
Winter is not bad in December, December In Welsh, with the arrival of bright, chilly mornings and warmer, woolier scarves. A cathartic cry song, a bundled up beach picnic, an outpouring of grief, a glint of sunshine that hurts in the best way possible.
super special gift
Want to give a special gift to someone special? If you’ve purchased from LRT before, you’ll know that we beautifully package your goodies in tissue and kraft paper, including postcards, tarot cards and other lovely embellishments – not to mention the ever-present hearts sticker. We also love handwriting your personal note cards!
There’s no extra cost to send a gift – if you’d like us to include a card, just leave a note at checkout and we’ll make it super special and send it directly to your loved one 🙂
* what’s new *
witch
Oh my god. A gorgeous oracle from Natasha Khan (aka “The Lash Wand”), filled with the energy of the dark feminine, the divine witch and your innermost creative spirit. (I’m enjoying the 70’s vibe too.) Can’t wait to snuggle up on this deck with a pot of mugwort tea. You can order now – items will be shipped next week once they hit the market.
many moon lunar planner
As always, these have flown out, but we still have a small amount in stock! Many Moons is a luxurious and thick diary-style astrological almanac filled with rituals and reflections from a diverse community of Ladd Witches, providing plenty of room for your own plans, dreams, and reflections.
Future Ancestors Tarot
Alexa Villanueva’s beautiful tarot decks are almost monochromatic…except for the actual leaves, which are subtly incorporated into these ink-drawn images. A very, very special deck.
“Slowly, I noticed that the more I painted, the lighter the sadness I felt with each stroke. On my paper, the shape of a praying woman began to form. In front of her, was a small tomb. But I Knowing that something was missing…something like life. …I walked outside and found a stem with two leaves and knew immediately that this was the missing piece.”
Goodbye, Hele!
I really can’t believe I’m writing this and I don’t know what to say.Six (SIX!!) years later, LRT’s beloved assistant Hele, aka Best salesperson Eva, is moving on. It’s the right thing for her and it’s the right thing for me, so it must be – but it’s not easy. If you’ve ever asked a question or concern via email, you know – Hele is the absolute best.
Here she shares a message with everyone─please read it?
Farewell*, beloved Helle! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for six years of tons of haha, box shuffling, technical arguments, and real, authentic testimony and support in the rigors of building and running a small business. I love you.
* Hele is my closest friend, my neighbor, and my family! So for me, it’s not so much a farewell, but the end of a good era.
bit and bob
- the last fool is a tarot-themed film directed by Ernest Anenome that serves as a dialogue against the rise of far-right extremism and hatred. Now crowdfunding!
- The Game of Life…But Make It Queer.
- Inspired to write your own personal essay? margulies has a course, started soon. Speaking of personal essays, This is the one I lovewritten by my old friend Rudy J. Graves.
- Charlie Burgess just launched Queerly Devoted, a newsletter exploring queer spirituality.
- If you are an experienced presenter interested in non-normative feminist performance/art, check out disobey school.
- It’s the time of year to watch sorry we miss you And remind yourself of all the problems with the gig economy. Friends, there is no such thing as free shipping! Someone always pays the price.
Free Palestine!
A ceasefire cannot end the heartbreak or the unbearable loss of Palestinian and Jewish lives. The genocide we are witnessing has its roots in the decades-long British-sponsored occupation and the false narrative that for Israelis to be safe, Palestinians must be safe.
Some resources:
This is my angry priestess. Sometimes all the sadness and anger is overwhelming—the sadness and anger of our divided world, the sadness and anger in my own body. Are sadness and anger the new normal? Or is it just that we finally learned how to talk about it? Angry HP has always provided me with a space to get close to anger, explore, experience, and be moved. This is helpful.
Love you so much, friend. Stay warm, stay active, take a deep breath and draw a card if you need to. Remember that you are perfect, whole, and enough just the way you are.
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Beth x
PS, hello to next year’s garlic 🙂