Tarot Topics Blog
Writing is a passion of mine. Each week, I publish a newsletter on my favorite subject, tarot!
This consolidated blog contains my newsletters and other musings I have blogged here over the years.
Find all my posts, newsletters, reviews, and commentaries here.
Three Things to Try When a Tarot Card Makes No Sense
Often the most confusing cards offer the most insight!
The Power of the Tarot Aces
Do you think you know the Tarot Aces? Look again, there is more there!
The Major Arcana in Action
We take the Major Arcana out of the box of higher spiritual messages and look instead for what actions they might suggest.
It Is Okay to Feel What You Feel
Toxic positivity keeps us stuck. Tarot helps us understand our feelings and heal.
How Tarot Helps When We are Suffering
Through study and divination, tarot offers acknowledgment, solutions and compassion in difficult times.
How Did This Show Up in the Cards?
How did our current crisis make itself known in the cards? What do the cards say about it now?
How Tarot is Helping a Person with Aphasia
Tarot meets us where we are and helps us do what we need to do.
Finding the Theme: A Tarot Exercise
Here's a way to develop some new tarot skills.
What I Learned from Twelve Days of Tarot Epiphanies
Twelve days, twelve cards, twelve different tarot decks. Here's what happened.
Five Ways We Use Intuition in a Tarot Reading
From the first shuffle to the final insight, intuition informs our divination process.
Holiday-Inspired Tarot Activities
Here are three ways to incorporate tarot into your holiday traditions!
Seekers Beware
Divination, manifestation and spiritual healing are real things. Yet, metaphysical scams are everywhere. Here’s what to watch out for!
When Numbers Repeat in a Tarot Spread
We can find a great deal of meaning when more than one of the same number or rank appear in a tarot spread.
Some Thoughts on Three-Card Tarot Spreads
Three-card spreads are perhaps the most popular tarot-reading technique. Here is some information about them, some advice on using them, and some reasons why they can't be the only tool in the tarot toolbox.
How to Choose and Use Oracle Decks
The more deeply we consider an oracle card, the richer the message it holds for us. Oracle cards aren't tarot cards, and don't work the same way. Yet, oracle cards can bring a unique and meaningful energy to our divination.
Psychic Protection for Empaths and Readers
Everyone talks about the need for psychic protection, but no one tells you how to accomplish it! Here is the method I use.
Spreads, Pulls and Dialogues
A good tarot practice involves multiple techniques. Some readings require positioned spreads, other require a different treatment. Here are six proven ways to get the information you need from your tarot cards.
When are Third-Party Readings Helpful?
The practical ethics of reading about people.
Double Vision: Notice This Trend in Your Tarot Readings
Here's a new way to get information from cards in a tarot spread!
Who Are the Mothers in Tarot?
Motherhood is often the subject of a tarot reading.