Having grown up in a conservative Christian environment, Wren never would have predicted becoming fluent in tarot, but the delight she found working with the cards outweighed the negativity.
A lover of Story and language, Wren incorporates cards of all kinds – tarot, oracle, and even vocabulary – into brainstorming fictional characters and building new worlds while writing novels for her own entertainment.
Here’s a bit of context for some of the terms you’ll see in a lot of discussions about individual cards: Minor Arcana, suits, and elements. The Minor Arcana make up…Continue readingThe Four Suits – The Four Elements
I always say that the deck a reader chooses is as much a part of the reading as the cards that are pulled. There are many decks that have a…Continue readingTwo of Wands (10 examples)
Because of the classes and conversations I keep having, I wanted to put out this list as a starting place or springboard in your studies or investigations. Starter Decks Understanding…Continue readingBasic Resources
I love reversals. People who don’t use them insist that all the possible meanings are in a card, upright or not, but that’s a huge load to make a card…Continue readingReading Reversed Cards
I’m not going to get into the nitty-gritty, here, or describe a bunch of decks in detail. This isn’t a geek-out post, though naturally opinions are still my own, and…Continue readingKid-Friendly Tarot Decks
Tarot and young people can be a natural combination. The variety of decks available today can help parents be sensitive to their kids’ (and their own) level of comfort while…Continue readingTarot for Kids and Other Young People
The basic answer begins with the physical deck itself. A tarot deck is made up of 78 cards, 52 of them analogous to the 52-card deck you are familiar with…Continue readingWhat is Tarot?