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Introduction to Tarot Reading: With Beads N Botanicals owner Catherine Novak. Great for beginners or as a refresher for experienced readers. We will cover the traditional meanings of the Major & Minor Arcana cards, interpretation of the cards, listening to your inner voice and developing confidence in your reading abilities. Several spreads will be taught as well. Rider Waite Deck required for this class and available for purchase at the shop for an additional fee. Please note that this class takes place ev ery other week, to allow students to work with the tarot in depth.  Five Weeks on Wednesday nights, from 6:00pm to 8pm. starting April 3, April 17, May 1, 15 & 29. Cost: $150 per person, due by March 30th. Or $125 prepaid by March 16th. Pre-payment and pre-registration required. Minimum of three students required for this class to run with no more than ten students. (we will have a waiting list for more than 10 students) For more information and up

Taught by Amalia Pursell, this class includes a basic introduction to the concepts of Astrology, including the zodiac, the natal chart, the planets, and the houses. It also covers the changes in astronomy in our era: the reclassification of Pluto, the precession of the Earth's Axial Tilt, Ophiuchus, the so-called thirteenth sign, and how these alterations affect Astrology. Amalia Pursell is a practicing astrologer. Her specialties include the trigonometry of the celestial sphere, the mathematics on which a strology is based, and chart synastry: the study of relationships through comparing two or more peoples' astrological charts. She comes from a long line of astrologers, and has created natal charts for people from all over the world. Cost: $20 pre-paid by March 23rd; $25 thereafter and at the door. Two or more pre-registered students needed for this class to run. Wednesday, March 27, 6 pm to 8pm Astrology in the 21st Century

Psychic & Health Fair: Saturday,March 23rd, 2013 10 am to 5 pm Come and get a reading with the best readers in the Champaign Urbana area. Readings include: Channeled Readings, Clairvoyant Readings, Palm Readings, Stone Readings, Psychic readings & Tarot Readings, Massage, Reiki, Reflexology Cost: $20 per 15 minute reading. Longer sessions available at additional cost. Next Fairs: May 18 and June 29, 2013 Beads N Botanicals 117 North Broadway Ave , Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-365-9355 http://www.facebook.com/events/533577989996890/

  Herbal Medicine Chest Course Medicinal Herbalist Catherine Novak (and owner of Beads N Botanicals) teaches this course. She says, “Over the years, I’ve discovered that each individual herb has so much to teach us about healing and our relationship to nature. Just when I make the mistake of thinking I know almost everything about an herb’s properties, I learn of another through direct life experience or knowledge shared with me by herbalists whom I respect.” This course will cover somewhere between 25 and 50 herbs altogether. However, you should be very pleased with yourself if you develop a working knowledge of considerably less. The Herbal Medicine Chest covers holistic approaches to “medicine,” a traditional Chinese medicine view of “medicine,” and a Native American perspective on “medicine.” You will learn how to use herbs safely and responsibly; methods of preparing herbs; suggested herbs to keep on hand for everyday use; how to make herbal oil infusions and sal