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Susan Wands

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Susan Wands is a writer, tarot reader, actor, filmmaker and producer. A co-chair with the NYC Chapter of the Historical Novel Society, she has lectured at London's Watkins Books for their Recorded Authors series and in Berlin at the Occulture Berlin Festival. Ms. Wands' writings have appeared in Kindred Spirits magazine, she can be heard on these podcasts: 'Biddy Tarot', ‘Imaginary Worlds’, ‘Bad Ass Bitches Tarot’ and the ‘Spirited Tarot’ YouTube channel. Her first book in a series, Magician and Fool, Book One, Arcana Oracle Series will be published by Sparkpress May, 2, 2023. The second book in the series will come out in 2024 by SparkPress and the third book is in final edits. ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 182 ratings · 105 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thunder Horse Redemption by Elle James (Goodreads Author), Susan Wands (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.39 avg rating — 315 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magician and Fool (Arcana Oracle #1) 3.90 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Priestess and Empress (Arcana Oracle, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emperor and Hierophant (Arcana Oracle, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I was pondering about the fearlessness of Pamela Colman Smith, how many times she picked up and moved in her lifetime. She was born in England in 1878 and was a world-traveler before she was even twenty-one years of age. About the same time, she created the iconic tarot deck, the Waite Smith deck. And how many different sorts of art she created: children's books, paintings, set designs, costume de Read more of this blog post »

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The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive

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Leading a quiet life in the country with her husband and son, Genevieve Planché is invited to solve the mystery of a ghost haunting a painting at a nearby gothic estate. Her feisty and curious mind discovers a devious plot and soon she is enlisted to ...more
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