My philosophy is simple when it comes to divination … Divine Daily.

Using tarot, oracle, Goddess, and animal totem cards on a daily basis is a wonderful way to begin your day with a sacred connection. Invite a message from your Guides and Guardians. Listen to the whispers from Goddess and deity. The Universe is speaking to us all the time and using divination is one of the ways that we can tune in.

The cards are also powerful tools that enhance our intuition and tapping the sacred wisdom within. Use them as a tool for creative inspiration, confirming your “gut” instincts, or inviting new ideas or processes.

And cards are not just for readings! There are some really creative ways to use tarot and oracles for expanding your intuition and awareness.

Some of my favorites …

ONE. Choose a Tarot Card for 2019 – Ready to figure out your Tarot card for 2019? Add up the month and day of your birth and then add 2019. Here is mine: 9+2+7+2+0+1+9= 30 which is a 3 and corresponds to the Empress. The Major Arcana goes from 0 – 21 (22 total) so some of you may have two cards – like an 11 is 11 and a 2! Share your card? How does it fit with your intentions for 2019?

My card this year is the Empress (3) and I am delighted – think creativity, abundance, renewal, feminine power, and it connects beautifully to my Goddess for 2019 who is Sheela na gig!

TWO. Determine Your Birth Tarot Card – Use the same process as above, but instead of using 2019, use your birth year. As an example, mine is: 9+2+7+1+9+6+9=45 which is a 9 and corresponds to the Hermit Card. Keywords for The Hermit are wisdom, solitude, ancient knowledge, initiation, experience, and spiritual paths. How does your birth card resonate for your life and experiences?

THREE. Art Journal prompts – pick a card and use it for your art journal practices! If you have a deck that you love, use the cards themselves as the centerpiece for your art journal page and surround it with corresponding images that embodies the energy of that card for you.

FOUR. Pinterest Boards – once I knew the Empress was my card for 2019, I created a Pinterest board to help me organize my thoughts and get inspiration. Make a board for your card of the year, your birth card, or even as an online art journaling exercise. See my Empress Pinterest Board

FIVE. Writing Prompts – Pick one Tarot card to define your week personally and professionally – or one for each. Look at everything through that lens. You can also use the cards for daily journaling prompts. How does it feel?

SIX. Eat with the Tarot – Theresa Reed, the Tarot Lady, did this absolutely spectacular food and tarot series: Tarot by the Mouthful

My Solar Plexus Chakra Smoothie works for the tarot card The Sun

Use the Heart Chakra Smoothie Bowl for the tarot card The Lovers

SEVEN. Create a music playlist that corresponds to the Tarot. What are your best songs?

EIGHT. Design your own TAROT or ORACLE system! The tarot has 78 cards so that might seem like a huge project, but designing your own oracle system can be much more simple. For my Mermaid Magick class (available as self study), we created an Ocean Oracle (see above) made up of special shells and other items from the sea. I used sea glass, hag stones, a favorite Goddess bead. There are no rules – choose items that are personal symbols and have potent meaning for you.

NINE. Enhance and explore elemental practices using the minor arcana. What ceremony would you create for Air, Earth, Fire, Water?

TEN. Make an altar for one tarot card or a series. Choose your altar items in accordance to the card. Work with traditional correspondences as well as your own intuitive correspondences. What resonates for each card for you personally and your spiritual path?

ELEVEN. Decorate with Tarot Cards – Seriously. I mean. This image from Pinterest had me stuttering a bit AND completely inspired. I am thinking about a whole wall of divination in my new house. This could extend to botanical oracle decks, shamanic decks, truly, anything that makes you happy!

TWELVE. Combine your cards. I use Goddess Cards frequently for readings and I wanted to use ALL of my Goddess cards. I chose a box, anointed and charged box, loaded it with crystals, and then added all of my Goddess cards, combining all the decks I had. To date, the Goddess Box has over 500 Goddesses and is still growing! You could do this with Tarot or Oracle cards as well. I do reserve specific Tarot decks just for readings, but I love merging the Goddesses and I am working on an Oracle box now.

THIRTEEN. Give Readings! Of course, the most obvious way to creatively use Tarot and Oracle cards is to give readings. Offer readings to friends, family, anyone who will sit long enough for you to read them. Practice and working often with your cards creates a powerful connection and really gives you the opportunity to dive deep into how your deck works. Pay attention to patterns and the way certain card combinations will appear that is unique to your deck and reading style. I made the video below for my Divination Magick class on How to Set Up for a Reading …

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LIST OF MAJOR ARCANA TAROT CARDS WITH NUMBERS – while most decks will follow a similar line with the Major Arcana, some may have different names. As an example, in the Thoth Tarot deck, 11 is called Lust and 20 is Aeon. Check the guide for your deck and follow accordingly.

0 Fool – 0

1 Magician – I

2 High Priestess – II

3 Empress – III

4 Emperor – IV

5 Hierophant – V

6 Lovers – VI

7 Chariot – VII

8 Strength – VIII

9 Hermit – IX

10 Wheel of Fortune – X

11 Justice – XI

12 The Hanged Man – XII

13 Death – XIII

14 Temperance – XIV

15 Devil – XV

16 The Tower – XVI

17 The Star – XVII

18 The Moon – XVIII

19 The Sun – XIX

20 Judgement – XX

21 The World – XXI

TAROT RESOURCES

Books:

The Way of Tarot: The Spiritual Teacher in the Cards by Alejandro Jodowroski & Marianne Costa

Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack

Tarot Wisdom: Spiritual Teachings and Deeper Meanings by Rachel Pollack

The Illustrated Guide to Tarot by Naomi Ozaniec

Holistic Tarot by Benebell Wen

21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card by Mary Greer

The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals by Mary Greer (if you choose to read reversed or just for balance, this is a great resource)

The Tarot Coloring Book by Theresa Reed

High Priestess Tarot Posts on MotherHouse by Kathryn Ravenwood

Some Tarot Decks I Love

Thoth Tarot Deck

Mythical Goddess Tarot by Katherine Skaggs

Lumina Tarot by Inner Hue

The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck by Kim Krans

Fountain Tarot by Jonathan Saiz

Goddess Decks I Love

Goddess Oracle Deck by Amy Sophia Marashinsky

Goddesses Knowledge Cards by Susan Seddon Boulet

Gods and Goddesses Card Deck: Mantras, Blessings, and Meditations (Mandala Wisdom Decks) by Mandala Publishing

Oracle Decks I Love

The Jade Oracle

Alchemist’s Oracle by Inner Hue

Kuan Yin Oracle Set by Alana Fairchild

Isis Oracle Set by Alana Fairchild