Fancy a Free Tarot Reading?

Details for card pulls this Friday - plus perfect questions for writers, readers, and personal reflection.

Have you ever had your tarot cards read?

I had my cards read for the first time last December, but I’ve been reading for myself for over three years now. You can see my reflective approach to tarot here, but one thing that I love is the perspective it can give you. Like someone might use journaling as a tool, I like to take some quiet time out of my day to puzzle through some plot points or character backstory with the help of my favourite deck.

So I thought I’d share that process with you through a free 1-card tarot pull.

Details:

There are 2 ways to ask your question:

1. Comment on this post down below - I will answer all these questions first, my lovely subscriber, you.

2. Prefer to remain anonymous? Check out my IG (@clover.callahan.writes) as of 9 am tomorrow where I’ll pop that fun question box in my stories and will be answering throughout the day. As a newsletter subscriber, you’re the only ones who know the time :)

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Suggestions:

I have some specific questions below for writers, creatives, readers and personal reflection. Treat them as ideas or jumping off points! But first some overall considerations:

1. Include agency - Avoid yes or no questions, or wording the question that takes your actions and power out of the equation. Example - “Will I buy my dream house?” Is kind of vague, and there’s a lot of factors out of your control. Instead, you could try, “what are features of my dream home I should be looking for?” or “what do I need to know about my house search?”. This way, you can walk away from the question with something more actionable.

2. Focus on the Present - I prefer to use tarot to puzzle through a situation I’m presently engaged in. Instead of trying to predict far into the future, consider a question that sparks concrete reflection.

3. Avoid anything related to life/death/medical questions - Some people don’t mind, but I don’t prefer to wade into these waters - I’d rather leave that to trained professionals.

4. Ask for yourself - It’s better to focus on questions related to you or your creative works, than try to predict what is going on for other people.

1 Card Tarot Questions for Writers:

1. What is something I need to know about my character’s backstory?

2. What is a card to represent the overall theme of my current project?

3. What is the choice/dynamic at the crux of the third act breakup?

4. What is a card to represent the inciting incident for my story?

5. What card best represents my protagonist?

6. What is an obstacle I haven’t considered that could impact my character’s goal?

7. What information am I missing/haven’t considered about the overall plot of my novel?

8. What is some advice for my writing/revising/editing process?

1 Card Tarot Questions for Publishing:

1. What is a card to represent my target audience?

2. What do I need to know about my social media strategy?

3. What are some aspects of the publishing process I’ve been overlooking?

4. How can I change my mindset/approach to a publishing aspect?

5. What could I consider to expand my reach?

6. What is a card to represent my author brand/persona?

7. How can my current network/situation support me with _______?

1 Card Tarot Questions for your Personal Life:

1. What opportunity should I pursue today?

2. What is the vibe of the day ahead?

3. What is something that happened today I am grateful for?

4. What can I approach differently tomorrow?

5. What am I not seeing about ____?

6. How can I pursue more balance with _______?

7. What is something I need to let go of?

8. What is something I learned today/will learn?

9. What is something I should embrace more of?

10. What is actually a blessing in disguise?

11. A card to represent a prominent theme in my life for the next day/week/month

Can’t wait to dive into your questions tomorrow :)