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 Fool’s Spiritual Journey
The Fool is the first card in the Tarot’s 22 Major Arcana archetypal card lineup. And its card number “0” denotes ground zero, where all potentialities are possible along the Fool’s spiritual journey. Although Tarot’s Minor Arcana cards relate to everyday life lessons, its Major Arcana’s archetypal cards relate to significant life lessons. Furthermore, all…
Yearly Overview with the 12 Houses of Astrology Tarot Spread
Looking for a way to gain insights into possibilities for important areas of your life in the year ahead? Then look no further than the 12 Houses of Astrology Tarot Spread used by many Readers for a yearly overview. This spread is based on astrology’s 12 houses which represent different life areas and correspond to…
7 Card Moving On From A Breakup Tarot Spread
I’ve been reading Tarot for decades and love relationships has never been my fav reading topic. However, relationship readings, especially breakups, is my number one requested reading topic. Therefore, I developed this 7 Card Moving On From A Breakup Tarot Spread to accommodate these requests. And I utilize the versatile horseshoe shape in this spread….
The Quick and Easy 3 Card Tarot Spread
Tarot Readers have universally embraced the Quick and easy 3 Card Tarot Spread format when reading time constraints prevent using a longer more complicated spread. Certainly, the 3 Card Spread’s popularity also stems from it’s suitability for quick insights into questions on the go. And for back-to-back readings required by such venues, as metaphysical events,…
New Year, New Start – Create Smart Goals With This New Year Tarot Spread
Happy New Year, Tarot enthusiasts! I hope you have enjoyed the maiden year of the Mystic Arts Tarot Blog. We look forward to bringing you another year of tips and tricks for understanding and reading Tarot. Can you believe we are now upon the threshold of another New Year, when all things have potential to…
The Horseshoe aka the Goldilocks of Tarot Spreads
The 7 card Horseshoe is considered, the “Goldilocks,” of Tarot spreads, not too long, not too short, just right. Discovery of this spread really streamlined my professional Tarot readings. I began my professional Tarot readings exclusively using the 10 card Celtic Cross spread for both my face to face, and email Tarot readings, but eventually…
Demystifying the Celtic Cross Tarot Spread
The Celtic Cross Tarot spread is considered, “the Mother of All Tarot Spreads,” and has been popularly used around the world since its initial publication in 1910. Sir Arthur Edward Waite (A. E. Waite) was the first to publish a diagram of the Celtic Cross Spread referring to it as, “An Ancient Celtic Method of…