Writers from John Steinbeck to Stephen King have used tarot cards for inspiration. So did poets William Butler Yeats and Sylvia Plath. Italian novelist Italo Calvino went so far as to call the tarot “a machine for writing stories.”

As a writer, you already know what it’s like to hold the power of creation in your hands. With a few strokes of a pen, you can forge a universe or start a galaxy spinning in space. You can mold brave new worlds and planets, complete with mountains, plains, and seas. You can even establish nations and cities, and populate them with culture and history. Like a living god, you can determine the future of an alternate reality.

When you hold a tarot deck in your hands, you have an additional tool at your disposal — one that can make your job as a creator infinitely more rewarding.

An ordinary tarot deck can help you break through writer’s block, develop storylines and subplots, and give you insights into your characters’ past,
present, and future. The cards can help you create new stories, or breathe new life into a project you’ve already begun.

In fact, tarot cards can be the most astounding writing tool you’ve ever seen. Every card in the deck is a window into a new world, filled with archetypal characters, dramatic action, and insight into the human condition.

Once you learn a few basics, you’ll be ready to work with the cards — and you’ll find that the tarot is flexible enough to mold and adapt to any story you have in mind.

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