Tag: writing
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Divination & Dystopia (Part 2): Tarot Spreads, Reading Strategies, & Journal Prompts

This content discusses using tarot to explore dystopian themes, offering two tarot spreads aimed at understanding dystopian situations and resistance. It emphasizes the importance of journaling alongside tarot readings to process insights and engage with pressing societal issues. The practice fosters awareness, agency, and hope in uncertain times.
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The Divinatory Architecture of Time in Kate Mosse’s “Sepulchre”: Fortunetelling & Fiction Series

This post discusses Kate Mosse’s Sepulchre, examining tarot’s intricate role as a structural and thematic device linking narratives from 1891 and 2007. It explores how tarot illuminates themes of history, identity, and inheritance, positioning it as both a narrative tool and a means of uncovering deeper truths about human experience.
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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.
