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Here There Be Witches coming 8/26/25

Book blurb

In 1645, at a time when England was gripped by superstition and an intense fear of the supernatural, the infamous Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins, roamed the countryside on a mission to root out and cleanse the country of witches. Casting a shadow over the land, these hunts scarred generations of women for centuries, leaving many afraid to acknowledge or nurture their healing powers and intuitive gifts.

Caught amidst this frenzy, three sisters, Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell, fight to keep their coven intact to keep their knowledge of the old ways alive for future generations. Despite their vows to only wield their powers for good, these sisters find themselves ensnared in the deadly web of accusations and persecution that grips their village.

As whispers of witchcraft spread like wildfire, a rival witch with a vendetta that spans lifetimes aids the Witchfinder General in hunting Alexa and her sisters down. As the flames of paranoia rage, these sisters face heart-wrenching choices while weighing the value of their lives and those they’ve sworn to protect, knowing all can’t be saved.

Set against the backdrop of one of history's darkest chapters, Here There Be Witches is a haunting reminder of the generational scars left by this unimaginable injustice and the enduring courage it took to defend one’s beliefs and rights to practice their craft in the midst of a wave of hysteria that spread throughout the nation, tragically wiping out generations of wise women and healers.

eBook preorders are open now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, Everand, Google Play, Smashwords, & more.

The paperback is up for preorder now on Barnes and Noble but the paperback for Amazon will go on sale on release day on 8/26/25.

All the details are on my author website as well - author.heatherhardison.com

Heather Hardison, The Divining Sisters Series - Heather Hardison

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Learn how to make the most of the upcoming year.

New post up on my Substack tonight - “Your Personal Tarot Year Card Reveals Your Life Lessons For The Year + the 2026 Universal Tarot Year Card”

I walk you through calculating your personal tarot year card and help you understand how to use it to navigate the life lessons coming in the new year. I also discuss the themes of the 2026 universal tarot year card for us all. Then I share a spread I created for the universal tarot year card for you to throw if you’d like to see what 2026 has in store for you.

My substack is free for all to read.

Hope this helps you plan for 2026!

Happy Holidays, Cardslingers!

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Sharing my Stocking Stuffers and Holiday Gift Guide for tarot lovers and enthusiasts (including ideas for adults, kids, & teens). TONS of ideas for you for this holiday season.

I include tarot decks, oracle decks, mini/pocket decks, journals/planners, divinatory accessories, desk calendars, and other great gift ideas for the new year, too. It’s not just decks. There’s something for everyone here.

Link to post here on my tarot blog

See which items made my Holiday Gift Guide this year as I share my favorite tarot goodies for stocking stuffers or holiday gifts for tarot e

First book review that I’ve seen online for my newest novel, Here There Be Witches, & it’s 5 stars!

This review made me SO happy. I was curious how this novel would be received since it is very different from my other books. It is set in 1645 for one. And in this one I dive deeply into the witch hunts/trials that my characters face.

I’m so relieved that my vision appears to have been accomplished. I write to release healing into the world, and knowing that my books help others on their healing paths lights my soul on fire. I feel this is my true purpose.

Book Blurb

In 1645, at a time when England was gripped by superstition and an intense fear of the supernatural, the infamous Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins, roamed the countryside on a mission to root out and cleanse the country of witches. Casting a shadow over the land, these hunts scarred generations of women for centuries, leaving many afraid to acknowledge or nurture their healing powers and intuitive gifts.

Caught amidst this frenzy, three sisters, Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell, fight to keep their coven intact to keep their knowledge of the old ways alive for future generations. Despite their vows to only wield their powers for good, these sisters find themselves ensnared in the deadly web of accusations and persecution that grips their village.

As whispers of witchcraft spread like wildfire, a rival witch with a vendetta that spans lifetimes aids the Witchfinder General in hunting Alexa and her sisters down. As the flames of paranoia rage, these sisters face heart-wrenching choices while weighing the value of their lives and those they’ve sworn to protect, knowing all can’t be saved.

Set against the backdrop of one of history's darkest chapters, Here There Be Witches is a haunting reminder of the generational scars left by this unimaginable injustice and the enduring courage it took to defend one’s beliefs and rights to practice their craft in the midst of a wave of mass hysteria that spread throughout the nation, tragically wiping out generations of wise women and healers.

Paperbacks on Amazon and Barnes & Noble & the eBooks are on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Smashwords, Kobo, & more.

Details on author.heatherhardison.com

Order on your preferred platform here https://books2read.com/heretherebewitches

Here There Be Witches by Heather Hardison

I made a Spotify playlist for my novel, Here There Be Witches, just like all my other books. It’s absolutely one of the best parts of writing for me. When I start a book, I curate a playlist with songs that inspired the story and songs that perfectly set the mood for the novel so I can get right into the vibes of the book. It helps so much with capturing the atmosphere of the scenes I’m describing.

It also makes it an immersive experience for you as a reader to be able to listen to the songs that match the scenes unfolding on the pages.

The playlist thematic elements for Here There Be Witches include defiance, rebellion, revolution, showdowns with rivals, how villains are made, loss, fated relationships, sacred oaths, besting a nemesis, madness, the old ways, covens, hexes, spells, witch hunts, death closing in, gallows, etc.

Set against the backdrop of one of history's darkest chapters, Here There Be Witches is a haunting reminder of the generational scars left by this unimaginable injustice and the enduring courage it took to defend one’s beliefs and rights to practice their craft in the midst of a wave of mass hysteria that spread throughout the nation, tragically wiping out generations of wise women and healers.

This is a standalone novel. The paperback is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble and the eBook is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play, Kobo, Everand, & more. 🎉

A week and a half until the release of my newest witchy book, Here There Be Witches!

These are some of the main themes that run throughout Here There Be Witches which releases 8/26/25.

We delve deeply into the witch hunts that occurred in England from 1645-47 led by the infamous Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins. We follow the Wardwell sisters (Alexa, Iris, and Hattie) as they are swept up in the hunts spreading across the countryside from Manningtree to Ispwich and everywhere in between.

See what happens when these sister witches square off against the Witchfinder General himself and the witch who tracked them down and turned them over to the witch hunters.

eBook preorders for Here There Be Witches are available now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Smash words, Google Play & more. 📚

The paperback is also available for preorder on Barnes and Noble now and it will go on sale on Amazon on release day. Amazon doesn’t do preorders for paperbacks. 🎉

Preorder yours today!

And if you like to read about rival witches, witch trials, and ancient hexes, check out my series, The Divining Sisters. Those themes run throughout that 4-book series. These are my favorite themes to write about. I’m healing that witch wound with each novel I write.

Books in The Divining Sisters Series

Book 1: The Call of the Cards

Book 2: We Divine Three

Book 3: The Threads of Fate

Book 4: The Unbinding

These books can be found at all the sites listed above. Here There Be Witches is a standalone novel but is connected to this larger series as it chronicles one of the past witch lives of the main 3 characters in the Divining Sisters Series.

Watch for book updates on author.heatherhardison.com

Heather Hardison, The Divining Sisters Series - Heather Hardison

Preorder on your preferred platform here

Here There Be Witches by Heather Hardison

And I introduce a few of my healers to you and share a scene from Here There Be Witches

Here’s my Substack post called “Healers need healers, too” where I share more about my recent healing experiences with the healers helping me, and I share insights from a recent tarot reading/Spirit work session with Avalon Cameron. The message that came through inspired me to share a specific scene from my upcoming novel, Here There Be Witches (out 8/26/25). That scene so closely mirrored the message Spirit brought through for me in that reading. Uncanny!

Lots of great healing messages in this one. My Substack is free for everyone. https://healingthrutarot.substack.com/p/healers-need-healers-too-sharing

Today, I'm sharing another quote from my new novel, Here There Be Witches - releasing 8-26-25

“She had a policy that she always told the truth during a reading. Fortunes weren’t for the faint of heart. If you inquire about what lies ahead, you best be ready to face the truth of the fate that awaits.”

In this novel, we follow 3 sister witches (Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell) as they navigate the witch hunts in 1645 in England, and we see the weight of their prophetic gifts.

We see the oldest Wardwell sister, Alexa, divining fortunes in a myriad of ways throughout this story—palmistry, tea leaf readings, reading futures in the cards (that she made herself) and scrying through fire, water, and even with crystals.

There’s one constant throughout all my novels, and that is divination. Ever since I found tarot in 2018, I’ve been captivated by divination and the allure it has had on us throughout time. No matter how far you go back in time, there will be tales of fortunes being divined either through sand, bones, runes, or even entrails. Humans have always been fascinated by what the future holds. And in this novel, I explore the weight that foresight has on those who have the ability to see dark times coming.

Do they share with others what they see headed their way, or do they keep that knowledge close to the chest and allow their loved ones a bit more time to enjoy the quiet before the chaos descends? This is the dark side of divination that many diviners face when fortunes don’t foretell good omens to come.

Watch for updates on author.heatherhardison.com

https://author.heatherhardison.com

Preorder on your preferred platform here

Here There Be Witches by Heather Hardison

While waiting for the release of my 5th novel, Here There Be Witches (my first standalone novel), you can read my 4-book series, The Divining Sisters.

This fictional series follows a group of women (witches, healers, diviners) who reincarnate lifetime after lifetime and reunite with their coven so they can fulfill a mission of keeping their craft of divination, healing, and magic alive for future generations.

Has themes of magic, divination, spiritual awakening, destiny, witches, diviners, tarot, witch trials, a reunited coven, Salem, fate bound-relationships, curses, and witch rivals.

There’s so much magic in this mystical story of these three soul sisters who share their love of mysticism across all their lifetimes. It’s a truly unique story & it’s resonating with readers who are experiencing their own spiritual awakening just like the main character, Alexandra Steele.

While my newest novel, Here There Be Witches, which releases 8/26/25, is a standalone novel, it is a prequel to this series of sorts. It’s the story chronicling the past witch incarnation of the 3 main characters from the Divining Sisters Series that occurs during the witch trials in England in 1645 with the Witchfinder General. We’ve seen flashbacks to this time period throughout the series, and now we see that full story play out as Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell navigate their way through the witch hunts.

If you are interested in reading all my books, I would suggest reading them in the order I wrote them starting with Book 1 in The Divining Sisters Series – The Call of the Cards because I think it’s more fun and interesting to discover the past lives as the characters discover them on their awakening journey.

Check The Divining Sisters out while you wait for the upcoming release.

Book 1: The Call of the Cards

Book 2: We Divine Three

Book 3: The Threads of Fate

Book 4: The Unbinding

Paperbacks are on Amazon. eBooks are available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Google Play, Everand, Smash words, Kobo, & more. The paperback for book 1 (The Call of the Cards) is also available at Barnes and Noble and the new novel will be too.

All book series details plus order links can be found on author.heatherhardison.com where there are book blurbs for all the books.

Heather Hardison, The Divining Sisters Series - Heather Hardison

Preorder Here There Be Witches here https://books2read.com/heretherebewitches

Here There Be Witches by Heather Hardison

These are some of the main tropes/themes that run throughout Here There Be Witches, which releases 8/26/25.

We delve deeply into the witch hunts that occurred in England from 1645-47 led by the infamous Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins. We follow the Wardwell sisters (Alexa, Iris, and Hattie) as they are swept up in the hunts spreading across the countryside from Manningtree to Ipswich and everywhere in between.

See what happens when our sister witches square off against the Witchfinder General himself and the witch who tracked them down and turned them over to the witch hunters.

And if you like to read about rival witches, witch trials, and ancient hexes, check out my series, The Divining Sisters. Those themes run throughout that 4-book series. These are my favorite themes to write about. I’m healing that witch wound with each novel I write.

Books in The Divining Sisters Series

Book 1: The Call of the Cards

Book 2: We Divine Three

Book 3: The Threads of Fate

Book 4: The Unbinding

These books can be found at all the sites listed above. Here There Be Witches is a standalone novel but is connected to this larger series.

Watch for book updates on https://author.heatherhardison.com

Preorder your copy today on your preferred platform via the link below

Here There Be Witches by Heather Hardison

First quote I'm sharing from my new novel, Here There Be Witches, releasing 8-26-25

“It was the part of her craft she dreaded the most—glimpsing destinies she couldn’t alter. Her gift was cruel in that way.”

In this novel, we follow 3 sister witches (Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell) as they navigate the witch hunts in 1645 in England, and we see the weight of their prophetic gifts. Gifted with the sight, Alexa Wardwell has long been plagued by dreams of these hunts since childhood, carrying that burden of prophecy with her, knowing this fate would one day catch up with her and her coven sisters. She foresaw the rise of the Witchfinder General, a man with a righteous crusade to root out all witches in their midst. And now faced with that reality, she begins to understand that if she wants to stop him, she must be the one to put an end to his reign of terror. She knows him in ways that no one else could, sharing dreams with him for over two decades, seeing through his eyes and feeling his hunger for power and infamy, night after night. Alexa must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice—because confronting the Witchfinder General could cost her everything.

Preorder yours today on your preferred platform - universal link here https://books2read.com/heretherebewitches

Here There Be Witches by Heather Hardison

Watch for updates on author.heatherhardison.com

Heather Hardison, The Divining Sisters Series - Heather Hardison

Red Feather (an imprint with Schiffer Publishing) sent over the brand new Magic Lantern Sibilla Deck by Caitlin Matthews and illustrated by Anastasia Kashian for me to review. It’s my first experience with a Sibilla deck! I knew it was time to take a look at this card system when I read that it is the first version published with English titles. It’s typically in Italian if you are new to this system. I jumped at the chance to work with this deck and to share it with you because this is an exciting development in the cartomancy world.

This is a divinatory system that came into popularity in Italy around the 1850s. The fact that this deck is continuing to be introduced to new parts of the world over 175 years later is a testament to its utility as a divinatory tool, helping readers around the world understand their daily lives on a deeper level.

The creator and illustrator did an amazing job presenting a new vision for this divinatory system while keeping its historic charm and essence. The artwork that has an almost Victorian or impressionistic painting feel to them truly transports you to the old parlor days when cartomancers were sought out on the regular for exploring everyday issues.

And the guidebook is so thorough and comprehensive that it’s essentially a textbook, helping you master this cartomancy system through independent study. It’s set up as a 52-week course to help you tackle the system slowly over the year if you need to take things slowly and in smaller digestible chunks. I love this because I just finished a 10-week 19th century spreads course and really enjoyed devoting time each week to learn a new practice and to progress on my divinatory journey each week.

Check out my full deck review on my tarot blog to learn more about this cartomancy system. I know I’m going to really enjoy spending time with it every week as I work my way through this meaty 352-page guidebook.

The Magic Lantern Sibilla releases June 28, 2025 - $39.99 preorder thru the link below

Link to this blog post below

I review the brand new Magic Lantern Sibilla by Caitlin Matthews and illustrated by Anastasia Kashian. This deck is published by Red Feather

Thanks to @redfeather for sending this deck and guidebook over!

@tigernacaitlin @anastasiakashian

Red Feather sent over the brand new book, Mastering the Tarot Tableau: Revisiting Predictive Accuracy with Tarot by Toni Savory for me to review. I’ve been taking several online divination classes with Toni this year, so it’s perfect that her book just dropped!

Ever since I learned the grand tableau method used in reading Lenormand where you lay the full deck of 36 cards out in a large spread, I’ve wanted to translate that into a method for reading tarot, and this book helps to learn that exact approach. So, I jumped at the chance to review this book the moment Toni announced its release. This tableau-style of reading opens up our ability to read narratively and will add layers to your readings quickly. Learning to read how the cards interact with each other gives us more precise messages as the story begins to flow from one card to the next.

Mastering the Tarot Tableau helps you master Tarot fundamentals, understand card meanings within the tableau context, learn both beginner and advanced tableau techniques, build compelling narratives in your interpretations, explore card interactions and positional significance using directional interpretations, and decode the impact of major arcana, minor arcana, and tarot court cards.

Toni offers plenty of examples using real tableau spreads so that we can see this method in action, and we pick up the technique quickly as we follow along on her walkthroughs of her example spreads. By the end of this book, you will have mastered several new techniques for a multi-layered reading approach, including knighting, mirroring, reading diagonals and deciphering the interpersonal dynamics of the figures in the tableau.

If you’ve ever wondered how a pro dissects a spread, this book offers you a look behind the curtain as she works.

Check out my full book review on my tarot blog to see what all Toni covers in this masterclass! It’s going on my list of the best tarot references that I recommend to new readers. Link below to this blog post

See why I just added Toni Savory’s "Mastering the Tarot Tableau: Revisiting Predictive Accuracy with Tarot" to my list of best tarot resourc

Thanks to @redfeathermbs for sending this book over!

Do you struggle with reading the court cards in the tarot? I used to before I deconstructed each and created psychological profiles for every single court card in all for tarot suits. It took quite a bit of time, but I’m SO glad I invested the time and effort to fully understand each personality from their strengths to their flaws. And I share all this insight with you on my tarot podcast.

For each suit, I examine the pages, knights, queens, and kings, including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with each suit using my expertise as a clinical psychologist. These profiles help to understand these court cards at a deeper level. And at the end of each episode, I share a custom spread inspired by the traits of that suit.

Catch up on all these court card episodes to master the tarot court and become a better tarot reader – Healing Thru Tarot Ep. 56, 58, 60 and 62. There’s also a Healing Thru Tarot companion blog that I post on my website healingthrutarot.com where I also post tarot and oracle deck reviews.

Healing Thru Tarot is available on apple podcasts, spotify, pandora, amazon music, audible, pocket casts, goodpods, and more. Check it out!

Happy cardslinging!

Here is the custom spread I created for listeners based on the episode content for Ep. 62: Psychological Profiles for the Cups Court Cards w/ Archetype Examples + Emotion Regulation Spread

In this episode, I’ve constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the cups suit including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with this suit. These profiles will help us understand these court cards at a deeper level. And at the end of the episode, I’ll share the Emotion Regulation Spread I created that was inspired by the traits and characteristics of the cups suit.

If you throw this spread, I’d love to see the photos. Tag me @healingthrutarot and please use #httemotionregulationspread so I can see all your spreads.

Pin this spread on Pinterest here

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Link to podcast Ep. 62 below

In this episode, Dr. Hardison constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the cups suit including positive and negativ

Happy cardslinging!

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NEW! Ep. 62 of the Healing Thru Tarot Podcast is now available on apple podcasts, spotify, pandora, amazon music, audible, pocket casts, goodpods and more.

Ep. 62: Psychological Profiles for the Cups Court Cards w/ Archetype Examples + Emotion Regulation Spread

In this episode, I’ve constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the cups suit including positive and negative personality traits and a list of psychological conditions I think would be most prominent with this suit. These profiles will help us understand these court cards at a deeper level. And at the end of the episode, I’ll share the Emotion Regulation Spread I created that was inspired by the traits and characteristics of the cups suit.

I'll be posting that spread here on Instagram, Pinterest and my blog on my website healingthrutarot.com - On Pinterest it is under The Healing Thru Tarot Custom Spreads board.

If you throw this spread for yourself, I’d love to see the photos. Tag me @healingthrutarot and please use #httemotionregulationspread so I can see all your spreads.

Link to Ep. 62 episode below

In this episode, Dr. Hardison constructed psychological profiles for each of the court cards in the cups suit including positive and negativ

Happy cardslinging!

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Here is the custom Saturn Return spread I created for listeners based on the episode content for Ep. 61: Navigating Saturn Returns + What the Saturnian Cards in the Tarot Can Teach Us

In this episode, I discuss how to navigate those tricky Saturn Returns, and I explore what Saturn has to teach us by examining the Saturnian cards in the tarot. I also share a custom spread to help you navigate your own Saturn return or major Saturn transits so you can come out stronger on the other side.

Pin this spread on Pinterest - link below

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Happy cardslinging!

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