About

Walking In The Iron Wood focuses on the divinatory adventures and explorations of me, your gracious hostess, Anastasia Haysler. Here’s a photo, in case you’re trying to remember whether we’ve met:

Anastasia Haysler

Anastasia Haysler

I live near San Francisco, California, where I teach and write about Runes, Tarot, the Gods, and other topics which catch my interest.  I’m the CEO of Tarot Media Company and Black Swan Press, publishers and distributors of books and things we love.

My published works to date include the DVD “21st Century Tarot“, with James Wanless, Ph.D., creator of the Voyager Tarot.

I’m also delighted to have written the art-filled book Painting the Soul: The Tarot Art of David Palladini, written with cooperation from David himself.

I’m Northern Traditions Pagan, working closely with Loki, Angrboda, and Sigyn, with occasional smacks upside the head from Hel.

As part of my practice with Hel, I offer Her poems, and share those poems here once a week or so.

There’s a new Bindrune a few times a month for those who wish to work with rune energies.

Reviews of books, decks, and oracles appear randomly, as well as items of historical interest, language, and random fun things, working around my day job and its related commitments. Articles of thoughts about divination, spiritual practice, and related topics happen as things occur to me, and I have time to sort them into coherent form.

Among other articles, I post reviews and product announcements.  Curious where they come from?  You can read the FTC statement on this page.

You can find all the reviews under the “Reviews” category link to the right of the screen. I also have a list of items that I won’t review, because, as my grandmother told me, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Also, life is too short to spend time writing negative reviews.

I also teach Rune and Tarot workshops which I announce here on my blog. The full schedule and registration information can also be found on the Tarot Media Company web store.

Questions about this? Comments? Click here to contact me!

Walking in the Iron Wood is part of Cigno E Gallo, Inc., a registered California Corporation.

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