Welcome to my giveaway for the Entangled Under the Mistletoe Blog Hop!
The pagan origins of many of the rituals around this time of year have always been my favorite: kisses under the mistletoe, decorated trees, and pretty lights at the darkest time of the year. (At least for us Northern Hemisphere folks!) The season, to me, is about ancient magic and the wheel of the year, no matter what religion—or none—one happens to follow.
That same magic is encapsulated in the tarot, and the Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg, in particular, adds to that magic with beautiful paintings depicting the Fool’s Journey, which echoes the wheel of the year itself: beginnings and endings all wrapped up in an ever-returning cycle.
To kick off the season, I’m giving away signed copies of Books One and Two of The House of Arkhangel’sk: The Fallen Queen and The Midnight Court, along with a gorgeous Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg deck and an accompanying book that discusses the Russian-specific meanings of the cards.
Arkhangel’sk Trivia Note: Several scenes in Book Three, The Armies of Heaven, due out in May 2013, were actually written with the help of the Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg.
Enter via the Rafflecopter below. And don’t forget to check out the rest of the blogs on the hop!
And the winner of the giveaway is Joy F! Congrats, Joy! :) Thanks to everyone who stopped by the blog, and don’t forget you have another chance to win all this week in the Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop! (The Grand Prize is a Kindle Fire!)
No, I have never seen a mistletoe.
Nope. I’ve never been kissed under the mistletoe. :(
And of course, tomorrow at midnight the winner will be picked for this hop! LOL. I haven’t forgotten. ;)
Loving all these responses! :) Who knew so many of us were mistletoe deprived? I think I’ve gotten a kiss once or twice at a party where mistletoe was hanging over a door, but since I don’t really remember who or when, it couldn’t have been a very good kiss. ;)
Thanks for hopping by my giveaway, everyone! Be sure to stop by my second Mistletoe Blog Hop for chances to win even more prizes starting tomorrow!
I actually haven’t and was just thinking I need to find some and remedy that. lol
Happy holidays Jane! (♥ this giveaway BTW… great idea with the tarot set!)
nope never have
Gosh, I love the covers for those books. If I saw these in a store, I’d buy them just from looking at the covers.
Just a few times, my husband likes to be difficult when it comes to kissing under the mistletoe.
Nope, I have not. But such is life. :) Thanks for the great giveaway!
I dont recall ever getting kissed under the mistletoe, maybe I should add that to my bucket list :)
Merry Christmas !
~Kym
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no
Nope, never had a mistletoe kiss.
Merry Christmas and thanks for the blog stop.
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It has been a while since I’ve been anywhere with mistletoe, actually. We have cats and I have this fear of them finding a way to get to it. Four cats create interesting ways to obtain dangling objects.
Never had a mistletoe kiss. Thanks for the giveaway and Merry Christmas!
Sadly, I have not…but I bet it would be cute/romantic.
I haven’t. We don’t have mistletoe in my part of the world. We’re unlucky in that area. :(
Aww unfortunately I have not :( thought I think it would be romantic
Every year for the last 12 years! Been with my husband since I was 16 years old…and he catches me under a mistletoe atleast once every Yule…makes me giggle and gives me a sweetheart kiss! I love it :-D
Yes, Iv’e been kissed under the mistletoe…it was fun.
Nope, hopefully one day though! ;)
Yes, a few times.. ;)
No, I haven’t. Thanks for the chance to win!
never been kissed under a mistletoe
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I have been kissed under the mistletoe. It was cute. It was when I was 16 and I went to a Christmas party with my boyfriend at the time and there was mistletoe right in the front doorway.
No *sigh* I have never been kissed under a mistletoe….I but definetly want to be ;)