From the Publisher
"Rust Belt Arcana is one of the most amazing Tarot books I've ever read, unlike anything else, and instantly important. It brings together the wide-ranging knowledge and commitment to the living world of a true naturalist, the sense of history and working-class culture of a son of Ohio, and the awareness of myth and magic in our daily lives that comes from a true immersion in Tarot. And all this in a style that is clear and lucid, yet deeply felt. It reminds us that in nature, in human tradition, and in the mysteries of Tarot, the world is so much bigger, and more complicated, than it seems." —Rachel Pollack, author of Tarot for Magical Times and The New Tarot Handbook
"The essays in Rust Belt Arcana are like meditations from a parallel world — a magical place of nature which persists against all odds alongside the cities and subdivisions and highway interchanges of the Great Lakes region. Read this book to discover the underlying reality of life in this place. Read it for the part of you that howls at the moon." —David Beach, GreenCityBlueLake Institute, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
"A surprising, delightful book, filled with original insights about the rich diversity of nature in the Midwest. Highly recommended!" —Kenn Kaufman, originator of the Kaufman Field Guides series, Field Editor for Audubon Magazine, and author of Kingbird Highway
"Original and insightful. A vivid exploration of the beauty and brokenness of life’s community. Stansberry’s writing reveals the many surprising ecological, psychological, and cultural connections among human and beyond-human lives." —David George Haskell, author of The Songs of Trees and Pulitzer finalist for The Forest Unseen