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The Creative Process Tarot Spread Helps Divine a Direction for All Things Artistic

Artists, writers, musicians, dancers, and artisans of every craft—from architecture to experimental cuisine—whether they’re professional or part-time, highly trained or self-taught, have one thing in common: they’re all tuned into a universal force from which creativity flows. From the first spark of inspiration to the debut of a finished project—be it a symphony, a play, …

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The Tarot Narrows Down Three Love Choices for Tamara from Teaneck

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

While some of us long for love and have yet to meet a potential soul mate, others, like Tamara, appear to have the opposite problem. Tamara, who was in her mid-twenties when we first spoke, was both beautiful and accomplished. With big blue eyes, a lovely figure, and a winning disposition, not to mention a …

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The Golden Age of Tarot: A Timeline

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

As we’ve seen, the early history of the tarot was an intricate tapestry that often wove fact with fallacy. Many of the very elements that appear to make up the history were actually fabricated, meant to add to the tarot’s mystique. The intentional introduction of fictitious ties with ancient mystical cultures was strategically leveraged to …

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The Death Tarot Card: Befriending the Deck’s Darkest Cards

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

When I was just learning how to read Tarot cards as a twelve-year-old, my aunt let me practice on her. “I want to know what’s going to happen at the family reunion picnic next week,” she said. “Alright,” I said, and shuffled my deck. The card I drew was Death. “You have to call off …

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Let the Two Path Tarot Spread Lead You Down the Path to Success

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

It’s a routine part of the human condition to find ourselves in situations in which we are confronted by conflicting desires. In the Robert Frost poem, “The Road Not Taken,” the speaker ponders just such a conundrum: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both, and be one traveler,” …

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The Early Origins of the Tarot: How the Cards Came to Be

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

Tarot card readings have become an integral tool for many of us who yearn for enlightenment and self-awareness. They are part of the landscape of modern culture, but the tradition of the cards reaches back for centuries. In researching the tarot, however, there is a massive amount of information to sift through, much of it …

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How a Tarot Reading Gave Sue From Skokie Deeper Insight Into a Career Dilemma

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

People consult the tarot for many reasons, and while love is certainly near the top of the list, finding the answers to career questions is also a common goal. Whether your work is going swimmingly, and you’re simply wondering how soon that promotion will be coming along, or you’ve just interviewed for a new position and …

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The Tarot Outs Harry From Houston’s Cheating Business Partner

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

Many entrepreneurs who are considering embarking on a potential business enterprise like to consult the tarot prior to taking the first steps, in order to ascertain whether their venture will have legs, or likely fold before it can truly take flight. The tarot can be a good barometer of the general climate for investing in …

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When Carla from Kissimmee Wonders, “Will My Daughter Ever Marry?” the Tarot Reveals a Surprising Secret

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

When questions of love arise, the tarot is often consulted to shed insight on the romantic conundrums we face, to offer potential solutions, or conversely, to reveal that romance may not be in the cards after all. There are so many variable and mutable factors that impact our destinies, yet a tarot reading can still …

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The One Card Tarot Spread Offers Quick, Concise Answers

Tarot / By Keen Editorial Staff

Several tarot card spreads offer deep insight and a framework of reference points on which to meditate when pondering the possible outcomes for complicated issues. For instance, the Shadow Truth Spread delves deep beneath the surface of a situation to help shed light on hidden impediments that can negatively impact the success or failure of …

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