Whether you know it or not, whether you are a new reader or an experienced one, whether you are an artist or you feel hopelessly untalented… you have all created a tarot deck of your very own. You may never have set pen, paint or crayon to paper. You may never have opened up Photoshop & cropped a single image. But, you are a creator nonetheless.

USA Today bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn writes urban fantasy for Berkley: both the bestselling Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon Series for Berkley (Witchling, Changeling, Darkling, etc.) and the upcoming Elemental Magic Series. In the past, she wrote two mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime, and eight nonfiction metaphysical books. With both Darkling and Dragon Wytch, she hit the extended NYT bestseller’s list.

What makes the holiday season worth celebrating, for me, is the chance to be with family; the chance to watch relatives and friends pull presents out from under the tree and unwrap them … and maybe unwrap a few of my own; the chance to share a meal and a spirited conversation at the dining room table; and the chance to retire afterward and settle in for a good night’s sleep with my sweetie. A white Yule is an added bonus.

Like with many categories of modern occultism, particularly among spiritual or religious groups, there is a lot of debate about what makes someone a part of the group and what excludes someone from that group. The category of traditional witchcraft sees its fair share of this type of debate – if you ask a group of thirteen witches to define traditional witchcraft you’re very likely to get fifteen or more different and often conflicting answers.