My name is Janet Boyer and I am an author, reviewer, professional Tarot reader and teacher. I'm also the Social Media Maven for U.S. Games Systems, Inc., where I manage the Fool Stop Tarot Blog and interact via Twitter and Facebook.

My journey into the mystical and spiritual began as far back as age 4. Always curious, always questioning, and all-too-aware of energy and the spirit realm, I asked my Mom to begin taking me to church so I could learn more. As I grew older, I found myself being able to envision the outcomes of certain choices and behaviors, as well as knowing certain information about people and situations.

Having a thirst for the things of God, as well as a great desire to teach and encourage others, I went to a Christian (Pentecostal) college where I majored in theology and pastoral ministry, with a double minor in counseling and literature. I became a licensed, ordained minister and eventually co-pastored a church with my first husband. After 7 years of marriage, I became a widow when he succumbed to leukemia. I found my options very limited as a single female minister living in a very rural, traditional, conservative, patriarchal area.

Over the years, my understanding of God evolved, and I began to explore toltecism, metaphysics, Tarot, and other mystical studies. I don't like labels, so I don't really have a term for my spiritual path. My husband says I'm a "Translucent".

I write about and teach practical spirituality, and while my upbringing is Christian, I incorporate other belief systems into my path, believing that truth can be found all over the place, especially within.

I am the former Editor of the New Age site at BellaOnline.com, the second largest women's site on the web, a position I held for three years.

I also teach Tarot to students from all over the world via my popular Tarot Classroom.

Astrologically, I´m a Scorpio Sun (stellium 7th and 8th Houses), Aries Rising,and Aquarius Moon (11th House). In Chinese Astrology, I'm a Metal Dog. Personality wise, I'm an ENXP in the Myers-Briggs/Keirsey system (X means Thinking and Feeling are equal), a Type 7w8 SP/SX/SO according to the Enneagram and a Philosopher "Boss" in the ANSIR model (Visionary/Philosopher/Philosopher). I have strong Evokateur tendencies in the Work realm (as well as Healer) and Sage tendencies in the Thinking and Emoting realms. Strong Visionary in Emoting, too.

In Numerology, my Life Path number is (not surprisingly!) 7. In the elemental system, I'm Choleric/Sanguine (Red/Yellow in Color Code terminology). In the StrengthsFinder 2.0 system, my top five strengths are Input, Strategic, Ideation, Maximizer and Learner.

My interests include the band Rush, Tarot, Mystery/mysteries, literary fiction and (surprise!) writing and reading. I enjoy good movies, especially thrillers. Poetry wise, I adore e.e.cummings. (insert genuflect).

I make my home in the North Eastern U.S. with my husband Ron (a fellow Scorpio Sun/Aquarius Moon with Cancer Rising), and our 11 year old son (Libra Sun, Gemini Rising, Sagittarius Moon)--whom I homeschool (unschool).

Online, you can also find me at Lunch.com and LibraryThing.com, as well as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. (If you try to friend me at Facebook, please include a note!)







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If you want to know anything beyond this, you'll just have to email me and ask! :o)
About Me
"People will write off even the clearest, most loving person in the world when he opposes their belief system. They will invalidate him, negate him, obliterate him, prove that he's wrong, he's a fraud, he's dangerous to society, so that they can protect what they really believe is important. They'd rather be right than free." -- Byron Katie