THE BOOK OF SEANCES

A beautifully designed beginners' guide to conducting solitary or group seances to communicate with ghosts and spirits.

In the words of Claire Goodchild, "In recent years, the use of tarot decks, the interest in crystals, and the belief in Witchcraft have become a global movement, largely driven by women. Naturally, this results in an increased interest in the paranormal and communing with spirits. No longer shrouded in taboo, the use of these tools--tarot, crystals, and witchcraft books and accessories are even used by global brands like Urban Outfitters, and many, many others. While this movement continues to grow, the market - outside of tarot - is largely under-served. This book aims to correct this imbalance, because there isn't enough information out there for beginners, yet the interest level remains high."

As we continue to search for meaning and connection outside of our immediate environs and earthbound reality, readers are looking to dreams, the universe, the cosmos, the heavens, nature, spirit... in messages from loved ones who have passed on, for meaning and nourishment. Iconography, symbolism, astrology, divination, witchcraft, are just some of the tools that restore power to our psyches and refresh our spirits and sense of agency. Claire Goodchild, exquisite artist, diviner, communer with the dead, is the perfect person to lead readers through the steps of communing with spirits.

To quote Emma Brodie, the acquiring editor: "This project has the potential for immediate and long-term appeal in the modern mysticism market. Claire's use of antique imagery and a neutral color palette give her work a timeless feel (here's looking at you, back list). Claire also already has a proven track when it comes to this space and the hunger for non-saccharine mysticism is going strong. Dialed-in through her Instagram, podcast, and history of selling in her tarot deck, Claire is the ideal person to write, package, and promote these projects. This book would make a perfect fall title (ideally, we'd make some Halloween tables/ displays and then get a second bump again at the holidays). This title has the potential to come back in sales every year around this time (google trends data shows that there is a spike every year mid-October for "ouja" and we believe the appetite for this book would follow a similar trajectory)."

Claire Goodchild is an award-winning artist, photographer, designer and writer from Toronto. She created the popular tarot deck, The Antique Anatomy Tarot, published in 2019 (by Abrams), that features antique medical images, and she was the first person to create an Astrology themed tarot deck called the Arcana of Astrology. Check her out on Instagram: @blackandthemoon (80,000 followers). Her Tarot podcast, Memento Mori, is brand new and already has 6,000 subscribers.