Tag: fiction

• The Monster-Maker as Fortuneteller: Frankenstein & Gothic Divination

  

  The post connects Mary Shelley’s work to fortunetelling, illustrating the dangers of seeking forbidden knowledge through Victor Frankenstein’s hubris. A tarot spread is suggested to explore personal ambitions and responsibilities.

  Danielle Maribell

  November 13, 2025

  Deities & Myth, Divination History, Shadow Work, Tarot & Literature, Uncategorized

  #divination, #fortunetelling, #history, #literature, #tarot, books, fiction, frankenstein, horror, literature, spirituality, tarot-reading

• Tarot, Class, and Magic in Susanna Clarke’s “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell”: Fortunetelling & Fiction Series

  

  This post is the third in a series exploring the integration of tarot and fortune-telling in literary fiction, focusing on Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It examines how tarot reflects class divisions and contrasts institutional magic with intuitive practices, while connecting to themes of knowledge, prophecy, and cultural memory in magical contexts.

  Danielle Maribell

  June 20, 2025

  Tarot & Literature, Uncategorized

  #divination, #fortunetelling, #history, #tarot, books, fantasy, fiction, literature, magic, susanna clarke, writing

• Fortunetelling & Fiction: Italo Calvino’s The Castle of Crossed Destinies & Tarot as Radical Language

  

  This post explores tarot and fortunetelling as literary devices, focusing on Italo Calvino’s “The Castle of Crossed Destinies.” The novel employs tarot as its primary narrative structure, allowing characters to communicate through visuals. This innovative approach challenges traditional storytelling, emphasizing narrative interpretation and the symbolic nature of tarot across different contexts.

  Danielle Maribell

  June 13, 2025

  Tarot & Literature, Uncategorized

  #divination, #fortunetelling, #tarot, calvino, fiction, italo calvino, literature, spirituality