I come across some interesting sites in my interweb travels and recently I've come across a great site for tarot bags called Blackford Cottage tarot bags. I love my tarot decks and these bags are absolutely, hands down, the best bags I've come across! Leslie Kallunki lives in NW Oregon overlooking the very gorgeous Columbia River with her husband, two dogs and a cat. She's been making these fantastic bags for seven years now on Ebay and another two on Etsy. 
The bags themselves come in two sizes, regular that fits most tarot decks and a larger size to fit bigger sized decks as well as rosary bags that you can perfectly fit a pendulum in which is what I use mine for. I also ordered three of her tarot bags because unlike most bags you find on the internet, these are padded and provide a little bit of extra protection for extra special decks.
The patterns are simply lovely and you can even special order certain fabrics for your bags based on which deck it will be guarding. The pricing is absolutely fantastic with the most expensive bags no more than $10.75 which is great for any budget and you will even find discounted bags for as little as $5.00 each! I can't say enough how great these bags are and how fantastically they protect my favorite decks, I hope that you will all stop by Blackford Cottage and peruse her selection of wonderful Tarot bags and maybe even custom order one for your prized deck.You can also find Blackford Cottage on FaceBook too, please go check them out, I guarantee you will like what you see...just tell her Lizzie sent you!
Most folks, who like me, consider themselves wiccan or pagan eventually find themselves seriously pondering the question of whether or not to “come out of the broom closet.” If you have never heard this term, this basically means “coming out” as a pagan or wiccan ....identifying yourself to family, friends and/or neighbors that this is your spirituality. It’s a very personal issue, and people have a number of reasons for choosing not to disclose this information....just as many people choose this to be appropriate for them to declare.
Coming out may not be for everyone, or it may be something you choose to do a bit at a time. When you decide to make your faith known, you are opening yourself up to all the problems that may accompany being recognized as part of a non-mainstream faith. But you do have certain rights particularly in the United States. Arming yourself with knowledge will help you tremendously in protecting those rights.
There are different levels of being “out”. For most of us, simply letting friends and family know about our spirituality is enough. Many people consider religion to be a private thing anyway no matter what religion they may be ... and are perfectly content to limit the number of people in their lives who actually know the details. Plenty more people are of the opinion that if you are asked, tell the truth, but otherwise it is better not to be "in-your-face" about paganism or wicca.
Other folks are more vocal and feel that if you really believe in something, you need to tell everyone and do so with great pride. It is, however, difficult to know just how many choose this path and one of the reasons it’s so hard to get an accurate count of the current pagan and wiccan population is because there are so many people who are simply private about their beliefs. There are some estimates in the United States that suggest that there are anywhere from 200,000 to two million pagans and wiccans in the United States alone.
As paganism and wicca move more towards the mainstream, more and more people are coming out of the broom closet. Some are very vocal while others are more discreet and quiet...and some don’t come out at all simply because they’re concerned about the reactions they’ll receive. I always give the advice that if you feel that your community would be accepting or tolerant of you and wish to proclaim your spirituality as a way of life and not just a fad as some have accused, then by all means, let it be known!
*Side Note* If you want a truly authentic, absolutely gorgeous handmade broom, please check out this website. I own two and often send them as gifts!!
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I come across some interesting sites in my interweb travels and recently I've come across a great site for tarot bags called Blackford Cottage tarot bags. I love my tarot decks and these bags are absolutely, hands down, the best bags I've come across! Leslie Kallunki lives in NW Oregon overlooking the very gorgeous Columbia River with her husband, two dogs and a cat. She's been making these fantastic bags for seven years now on Ebay and another two on Etsy. 
The bags themselves come in two sizes, regular that fits most tarot decks and a larger size to fit bigger sized decks as well as rosary bags that you can perfectly fit a pendulum in which is what I use mine for. I also ordered three of her tarot bags because unlike most bags you find on the internet, these are padded and provide a little bit of extra protection for extra special decks.
The patterns are simply lovely and you can even special order certain fabrics for your bags based on which deck it will be guarding. The pricing is absolutely fantastic with the most expensive bags no more than $10.75 which is great for any budget and you will even find discounted bags for as little as $5.00 each! I can't say enough how great these bags are and how fantastically they protect my favorite decks, I hope that you will all stop by Blackford Cottage and peruse her selection of wonderful Tarot bags and maybe even custom order one for your prized deck.
