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upturnedroots's review
5.0
Lots of great detail on how to begin using tarot for brainstorming plot and characters, and it's just what I need to approach things from a new angle and not be so rigid in the way I think about creative writing, sometimes I impose the structure I use as a scientist and I want to create the space to slow down and think more intuitively so I can't wait to use some of these spreads to do that with my tarot and oracle decks. I also think the explanation of the cards and symbolism as it might apply to character archetypes is helpful! Will be revising this as I outline my plan-o for NaNo this month to kickstart my WIPs again.
creativecura's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I initially found this book helped me out of a writing slump. (I've fallen back in, but that's mostly on me just not making time for writing.) Though the premise felt a little duh after I read it, I didn't actually think if this myself.
Probably the most helpful thing to me, was being given the permission to make up spreads as I need them and to draw as many cards as I need to until the meaning is clear.
Probably the most helpful thing to me, was being given the permission to make up spreads as I need them and to draw as many cards as I need to until the meaning is clear.
hannahsmanyhobbies's review
5.0
This book doesnt just teach you to apply tarot to your writing. It can also teach you how to write.
threadybeeps's review
3.0
Hmmm. I was bitten by the writing bug long ago, and I have a pretty regular personal tarot practice for many years now. Combining the two felt quite natural to me, and I have been exploring tarot as a writing tool, following my own impulses and intuitions, on my own. I hoped this book would maybe give me some new ideas, but my creative process does not mesh so well with the methods outlined in this book.
If you are brand new to writing and tarot, this will surely be a handy resource. If you are a writer who's hit a wall, and you want to shake things up/try something new, maybe give this one a look. I do think the methods in this book are more suitable to planners than pantsers. I believe tarot can still be suitable for a pantser, it will just require a bit of customization.
I found the tarot-generated writing examples provided in the book to be rather, uh, uninspiring? Which was disappointing. The dictionary of symbols in the back is a nice addition though, and I am intrigued by the specific writing prompt ideas listed for each individual card.
If you are brand new to writing and tarot, this will surely be a handy resource. If you are a writer who's hit a wall, and you want to shake things up/try something new, maybe give this one a look. I do think the methods in this book are more suitable to planners than pantsers. I believe tarot can still be suitable for a pantser, it will just require a bit of customization.
I found the tarot-generated writing examples provided in the book to be rather, uh, uninspiring? Which was disappointing. The dictionary of symbols in the back is a nice addition though, and I am intrigued by the specific writing prompt ideas listed for each individual card.
kazemiko's review
4.0
Review pending. So far only fault I found is inclusion of reading for Waite-Smith deck. Not everyone uses that deck, so not everyone has those particular images. I personally favor the Mystical Manga Tarot by Rann and Barbara Moore. My Fool is a very different image from A.E. Waite's.
kellswitch's review against another edition
3.0
I am a bit mixed on this book, on one hand I disagreed with a lot of her interpretations of the card but on the other I am far enough along in my understanding of the tarot that this didn't really throw me and I was able to use what I already knew instead. I did find many of the exercises for creating characters and scenes and such to be interesting and helpful and rather entertaining to use. This seems to be either for an experienced writer or an extremely casual writer though, as the suggestions were pretty slight and low on detail with creation more the focus vs. HOW to write. I found it entertaining and a useful tool that I will have fun playing with.
jenlouden's review against another edition
3.0
fun and interesting writing help. i use it with the Angeles Arrien book. useful!
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