Gina and Katrina both taught at TarotCon-USA in Dallas last month (October 2013) and had the opportunity to include James Wells in a warm and empowering conversation about Tarot circles. Lots of wisdom sitting around this table. We cover circles as a symbol and as a way of being creative together.

As promised, here is the recipe James offers to our Oracle Soup listeners…enjoy!

Curried Red Lentil Soup:
* Sauté 2 chopped onions, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 chopped carrots, and 2 chopped celery stocks in some heated olive oil.
* Stir in a tablespoon (or more) of curry powder (I also like to add a touch of my own garam masala mix to it from time to time). Let cook until spices become fragrant.
* Add 2 cups of red lentils. Stir to coat them.
* Add 8 cups of water or stock. Bring to the boil.
* Reduce the heat, put the lid on, and simmer for an hour to 90 minutes.
* Add salt and pepper to taste and the juice of half a lemon.

To learn more about James, please visit his weblog, “Circle Ways” For a full report about TarotCon-USA in Dallas, be sure to read his 2-part review.

James mentioned the work of Christina Baldwin. Here is a link to her wonderful books.

And, for fun photos of our gathering, including James, Katrina and Gina, please visit Katrina’s latest blogpost “Greatest Tarot Tour…ever” on her weblog “My Sacred Journey.”