{"id":16831,"date":"2018-05-01T01:10:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T06:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=17755"},"modified":"2018-04-22T17:07:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T22:07:53","slug":"book-review-queen-up-reclaim-your-crown-when-life-knocks-you-down-by-angela-kaufman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/05\/01\/book-review-queen-up-reclaim-your-crown-when-life-knocks-you-down-by-angela-kaufman\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review:  QUEEN UP! Reclaim Your Crown When Life Knocks You Down by Angela Kaufman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Book Review &#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">QUEEN UP! Reclaim Your Crown When Life Knocks You Down: Unleash the Power of Your Inner Tarot Queen by Angela Kaufman<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica\\ Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17756\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/QueenUp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"333\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In our current atmosphere of #Time&#8217;sUp and #MeToo, this is the perfect book to come along. The Queens that are spoken of in this book are the Queens of the Tarot, but it also fits in with so many, adding the term &#8220;Queen&#8221; to the three-fold aspect of the Goddess.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The author uses the archetypal energies of the four Queens in the Tarot, each representing a different element, to help us to meet, and work with, our Inner Queen(s), using a tarot deck and our intuition.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Ms. Kaufman tells the &#8220;Legend of the 4 Queens&#8221;, leaving us with four divine decrees, being: &#8220;all things are energy&#8221;, &#8220;energy is changeable&#8221; energy contains elements of its opposite&#8221;, and &#8220;energy can be accessed at will through the power of intention, thus anything required to succeed can be found within&#8221;. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Each Queen has her own section with self-reflective questions, exercises, meditations, and ritual, complete with her own correspondences.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Ms. Kaufman describes how each of us can call on our own Queen(s), with a detailed ritual on how to &#8220;Queen Up!&#8221;, with tips on how to bring these energies into our daily lives.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The book concludes with a 52-week guide to Queening Up, which also comes with an Inner Queen Intuitive Log.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">While the techniques mentioned may sound familiar to those who have done Goddess-oriented inner work, or intentional spellwork, they are presented here in a manner befitting a Queen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This book is very encouraging and supportive to any woman who would follow it as an uplifting guide on their path to empowerment. I would definitely recommend this book, and I plan on returning to it as part of my own inner work!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Click Image for Amazon Information<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1573247324\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1573247324&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=paganpages-20&amp;linkId=69b9e12cb320c47953eb6614845eeb52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=1573247324&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=paganpages-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=paganpages-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1573247324\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">***<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">About the Author:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-15479\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SusanMorgaine-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Susan Morgaine<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">is a Daughter of the Goddess, Witch, Writer,\u00a0Teacher, Healer,\u00a0and\u00a0Yogini.\u00a0She is a monthly columnist with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #b96d00;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">PaganPages.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies,\u00a0\u201cWhatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cJesus, Mohammed and the Goddess\u201d, as well as Mago Publications\u00a0\u201cShe Rises, Volume 2, and \u201cCelebrating Seasons of the Goddess\u201d. She has also been published in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jareeda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #b96d00;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Jareeda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagewoman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #b96d00;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">SageWoman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">magazines.\u00a0She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through\u00a0She is the author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1976523524\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1976523524&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=paganpages-20&amp;linkId=45c31c082eed1f0301e02fb9b35720c3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Name is Isis<\/a>\u201d, one in the series of the \u201cMy Name Is\u2026\u2026\u2026\u201d children\u2019s books published by The Girl God Publications.\u00a0A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing Red Tents within MA and RI. She is entering her 20th year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute, as well as being a Reiki Master. She is a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mysticalshores.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #b96d00;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">https:\/\/mysticalshores.wordpress.com\/\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">and her email is\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:MysticalShores@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #b96d00;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">MysticalShores@gmail.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Click Image for Amazon Information<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1976523524\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1976523524&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=paganpages-20&amp;linkId=e32310a85502ae86aaea8ff855c66364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=1976523524&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=paganpages-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=paganpages-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1976523524\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Review &#8211; QUEEN UP! Reclaim Your Crown When Life Knocks You Down: Unleash the Power of Your Inner Tarot Queen by Angela Kaufman In our current atmosphere of #Time&#8217;sUp and #MeToo, this is the perfect book to come along. The Queens that are spoken of in this book are the Queens of the Tarot, but it also fits in with so many, adding the term &#8220;Queen&#8221; to the three-fold aspect of the Goddess. The author uses the archetypal energies of the four Queens in the Tarot, each representing a different element, to help us to meet, and work with, our Inner Queen(s), using a tarot deck and our intuition. Ms. Kaufman tells the &#8220;Legend of the 4 Queens&#8221;, leaving us with four divine decrees, being: &#8220;all things are energy&#8221;, &#8220;energy is changeable&#8221; energy contains elements of its opposite&#8221;, and &#8220;energy can be accessed at will through the power of intention, thus anything required to succeed can be found within&#8221;. Each Queen has her own section with self-reflective questions, exercises, meditations, and ritual, complete with her own correspondences. Ms. Kaufman describes how each of us can call on our own Queen(s), with a detailed ritual on how to &#8220;Queen Up!&#8221;, with tips on how to bring these energies into our daily lives. The book concludes with a 52-week guide to Queening Up, which also comes with an Inner Queen Intuitive Log. While the techniques mentioned may sound familiar to those who have done Goddess-oriented inner work, or intentional spellwork, they are presented here in a manner befitting a Queen. This book is very encouraging and supportive to any woman who would follow it as an uplifting guide on their path to empowerment. I would definitely recommend this book, and I plan on returning to it as part of my own inner work! Click Image for Amazon Information *** About the Author: Susan Morgaine\u00a0is a Daughter of the Goddess, Witch, Writer,\u00a0Teacher, Healer,\u00a0and\u00a0Yogini.\u00a0She is a monthly columnist with\u00a0PaganPages.org\u00a0Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies,\u00a0\u201cWhatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cJesus, Mohammed and the Goddess\u201d, as well as Mago Publications\u00a0\u201cShe Rises, Volume 2, and \u201cCelebrating Seasons of the Goddess\u201d. She has also been published in\u00a0Jareeda\u00a0and\u00a0SageWoman\u00a0magazines.\u00a0She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through\u00a0She is the author of \u201cMy Name is Isis\u201d, one in the series of the \u201cMy Name Is\u2026\u2026\u2026\u201d children\u2019s books published by The Girl God Publications.\u00a0A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing Red Tents within MA and RI. She is entering her 20th year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute, as well as being a Reiki Master. She is a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/mysticalshores.wordpress.com\/\u00a0and her email is\u00a0MysticalShores@gmail.com Click Image for Amazon Information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}