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The Mystic Arts Tarot Blog is Born!

Welcome all Tarot Enthusiasts, Readers and Querents alike! I’m Jeannette, a Certified Professional Tarot Reader. I’m humbly honored for the opportunity to offer some measure of guidance on your Journey, both using and receiving the Spiritual and timeless Wisdom of the Tarot. I plan for this blog to encompass all things, Tarot, such as, reading…

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Featured Tarot Cards

Enhance your Self-discipline with The Emperor

Do you suffer from failure to launch? Have you worthy goals and action plans to achieve them, but instead waste time on other less important activities (time-sucks)? If so, my friend, you are lacking in good ole self-discipline and you are not alone. Fortunately, you can enhance your self-discipline with the Emperor, Tarot’s literal authority…

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Connect to Your Creativity with the Empress

Creativity, whether creating life (babies) or projects is a major theme of the Empress. Thus, you can connect to your innate creativity when working with the energies of the Empress. Order wise, the Empress card is the 4th card in the Major Arcana section of the traditional Tarot deck. Notably, the Major Arcana cards relate…

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Connect to Your Spiritual Guidance with the High Priestess

The High Priestess is Tarot’s number II Major Arcana card. And she is is decidedly the most spiritual and intuitive card in the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck. For she represents great spiritual knowledge hidden beyond the veil from the uninitiated. But only those worthy with developed intuitive skills can access her veiled knowledge. However, you can…

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The Magician – Tarot’s Manifestation Card

Is there a specific goal you yearn to manifest? Then look no further than the Magician card, Tarot’s widely considered “Manifestation Card.” The Magician card is #1 of the 22 Major Arcana cards. But since it follows the Fool (#0) it’s actually the second card. Where, the Fool represents commencing the journey toward the goal,…

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Oracle Deck Reviews

Whispers of Lord Ganesha – Remover of Obstacles

Lord Ganesha, the Hindu elephant-headed god, is revered as the “Remover of Obstacles” and “Patron of Arts and Sciences.” Thus, the theme of the Whispers of Lord Ganesha Oracle deck is removing one’s obstacles to success and prosperity. Late author, Angela Hartfield and artist Ekaterina Golovanova teamed up to create this gorgeous and whimsical deck…

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Fairy Wisdom Oracle – An Enchanting Fae World

Mother and daughter duo, Nancy and Amy Brown have created an enchanting Fae World with their Fairy Wisdom Oracle deck. Although, Fairy themed Oracle and Tarot decks abound, this Fairy deck is deliciously different. How so you ask? Because these Fairies have sass! For they exhibit definite “oh no you didn’t!” and “bring it on!”…

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Foxfire the Kitsune Oracle – Magical Shapeshifting Foxes

The enchanting Foxfire the Kitsune Oracle deck authored by Lucy Cavendish and illustrated by Meredith Dillman features antics of the other-worldly Kitsune foxes of Japanese Shinto folklore throughout the four seasons. The deck was originally published by Blue Angel Publishing, but is currently distributed by Llewelyn Publishing. These legendary Kitsunes are able to magically shapeshift…

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Tarot Book Reviews

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Tarot Deck Reviews

Osho Zen Tarot – A Tarot and Oracle Fusion

The Osho Zen Tarot is a Rider-Waite-Smith based deck that looks at Tarot through the lens of Zen Buddhism. Although this is a Tarot deck, it’s much like a Tarot and Oracle deck fusion. Yes, you read that correctly! Like traditional Tarot decks, this deck has a Major Arcana and Minor Arcana with four Suits….

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Wizards Tarot – A Magic School Themed Deck

If you are a Harry Potter fan, you will love the Wizards Tarot deck with its Hogwarts flavor. For Wizards Tarot presents as a magic school themed deck. Although this deck isn’t officially associated with Harry Potter or Hogwarts school, much of its imagery is strongly reminiscent of both. But deck author, Barbara Moore explains…

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Tarot of the Witch’s Garden – A Not So Witchy Deck

Bestselling author Sasha Graham has teamed up with talented watercolorist Natasha Ilincic to create Tarot of the Witch’s Garden. This beautiful deck includes Rider-Waite-Smith symbolism but with more imaginative characters and a lush Celtic inspired landscape. However, despite its title, I don’t find the deck’s imagery overly “witchy.” This deck’s imagery is chock full of…

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Forest of Enchantment Tarot – A Magical Journey

The Forest of Enchantment Tarot beckons seekers to enter the foreboding forest taking up the spiritual journey of their lifetime. Here author Lunaea Weatherstone and illustrator Meraylah Allwood create a wooded world tangled with thickets and teaming with magical creatures. Besides a menagerie of animals and birds, the forest is inhabited by dragons. elves, fairies,…

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Tarot Miscellaneous

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Tarot Musings

Using Tarot’s Major Arcana Archetypes for Understanding Ourselves and Others

Tarot’s Major Arcana is comprised of 22 cards depicting archetypal scenes whose main purpose is to represent significant life lessons all Souls must face. But besides life lessons, these archetypes can also represent both ourselves and other people in our lives. Consequently, using Tarot’s Major Arcana archetypes for understanding ourselves and others is an effective…

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To Read, or Not to Read Reversed Tarot Cards – That is the Question

Whether to read, or not to read reversed Tarot cards in a reading, is probably the biggest debate in the world of Tarot. Reversed Tarot cards are cards that come out of the deck upside down and are laid down in the spread (pattern) that way. There are 78 cards in a Tarot Deck, each…

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Confessions of a Tarot Deck Collector

When I hosted my first Tarot Reading Practice group event for my Tarot students and other Tarot Friends, I informed invitees they could bring any deck they wanted to read with. One of the invitees stated that, she owned 50 decks, but not to worry, she only planned to bring 12 of them. I laughed…

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Tarot Cards vs Oracle Cards – What’s the Difference?

Whether you are looking to purchase a Tarot card deck, or an Oracle card deck, they occupy the same jumbled space, on store shelves. If you know which type of deck you want, be careful the packagng on your potential purchase clearly states it’s the type of deck you seek. The number and variety of…

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Tarot Reading Tips and Tutorials

4 Simple Techniques for Reading Reversed Tarot Cards

Reversed Tarot cards are simply cards in a reading that come out of the deck and are laid down upside-down and require a different interpretation that their upright meaning. Moreover, there is quite a divide in the Tarot world between Readers who do read reversals and those who do not. For the motives of each…

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The Struggle of Imposter Syndrome

Do you suffer from feeling that you’re an “imposter,” who doesn’t know enough or isn’t skilled or experienced enough to give an accurate Tarot reading? If so, know the struggle of Imposter Syndrome experienced by both new and seasoned Tarot Readers is a real thing. In fact, Imposter Syndrome is an actual mental health phenomenon…

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Tips for Determining Timing of Events in Tarot Readings

Ah, you’re basking in the satisfaction of having delivered a beautifully insightful Tarot reading. But then your Querent (reading requestor) leans forward, looks you in the eye, and asks the elusive and dreaded When question. More specifically, when a potential outcome denoted in the reading will potentially occur. Even if you prefer not to entertain…

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Reading the Royals – Tarot’s Perplexing Court Cards

Imagine you’re rolling along giving an otherwise insightful Tarot reading, when suddenly your flow is derailed by a dreaded Court Card, that’s turned up in the reading. And now you panic not knowing what this Court Card represents for your Querent (Client) or their reading. If you stumble over reading the Royals, Tarot’s perplexing Court…

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  • Osho Zen Tarot – A Tarot and Oracle Fusion
  • 4 Simple Techniques for Reading Reversed Tarot Cards
  • Enhance your Self-discipline with The Emperor
  • Wizards Tarot – A Magic School Themed Deck
  • The Struggle of Imposter Syndrome

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