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If you’re in the mood for a tarot / oracle learning binge, you’ve hit the mother lode. Use the search bar below to get to what you want ASAP.

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Want to be a Professional Tarot Reader?
Reader's Studio
Want to be a Professional Tarot Reader?
Reader's Studio

Everyone has a very individual path when it comes to going pro, but here are five questions to ask yourself if you want to transition from tarot enthusiast to professional tarot reader.

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Reader's Studio
Tarot Spread to Try: Travel with Tarot and Oracle
Reader's Studio
Tarot Spread to Try: Travel with Tarot and Oracle
Reader's Studio

Tarot spreads are a fun way to engage with your cards, whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate reader. I like to take inspo from real life experiences to create my own tarot spreads. This 12-card spread helps you move through new adventures, as inspired by the steps we take when traveling.

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Reader's Studio
Tarot Pip Style Decks: Pros and Cons
Reader's Studio, Card Collecting
Tarot Pip Style Decks: Pros and Cons
Reader's Studio, Card Collecting

What are pip-style tarot decks and can they be a good fit for you as a tarot reader? We investigate.

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Reader's Studio, Card Collecting
Tarot Readings: Understanding vs. Control
Reader's Studio
Tarot Readings: Understanding vs. Control
Reader's Studio

Using tarot readings to understand yourself rather than control uncontrollable circumstances can open you up to a world of magic.

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Reader's Studio
10 Ways to Get Out of a Tarot Reading Rut
Reader's Studio
10 Ways to Get Out of a Tarot Reading Rut
Reader's Studio

If you feel like you’re headed into a Tarot Reading Rut© , here are a few things you can try to shake things up. Incorporate some freshness back into your tarot reading routine and see how you can work around and work through tarot boredom.

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Reader's Studio
Tarot and Oracle Cards: Woowoo, Witchery, or Wisdom?
Reader's Studio, Magic for Everyone
Tarot and Oracle Cards: Woowoo, Witchery, or Wisdom?
Reader's Studio, Magic for Everyone

Are your tarot and oracle cards a whole lot of nonsense just because you have no “proof” that they do anyone any good? PM dives into what makes tarot readings effective, important, and valid.

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Reader's Studio, Magic for Everyone
Shifting Your Tarot Reading Mindset from Scary to Safe
Magic for Everyone, Reader's Studio
Shifting Your Tarot Reading Mindset from Scary to Safe
Magic for Everyone, Reader's Studio

Tarot is still seen as some underground, rebellious, weird practice. It’s cachet intrigues people and draws them in, but also tends to drive them away when they panic about what the cards could possibly reveal.

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Magic for Everyone, Reader's Studio
15 Tarot Lessons from 5 Years of Practical Magic
Magic for Everyone
15 Tarot Lessons from 5 Years of Practical Magic
Magic for Everyone

Through Practical Magic, I’ve picked up some valuable tarot lessons through the years.

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Magic for Everyone
Your Creative Journey with Tarot and Oracle
Creator's Space
Your Creative Journey with Tarot and Oracle
Creator's Space

Abbey Sy and I talk tarot and oracle cards, and how our card practices help us live more creative lives.

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Creator's Space
Daily Tarot Draws: A Busy Corporate Girl's Perspective
Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Draws: A Busy Corporate Girl's Perspective
Reader's Studio

My close friend Patching talks about how she's incorporated daily tarot draws into her busy life and how it's helped.

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Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Draws: A Shadow Worker's Perspective
Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Draws: A Shadow Worker's Perspective
Reader's Studio

Hazel shares how she’s been able to dip her toes in shadow work through her daily tarot draws.

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Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Draws: A Self-Help Savant's Perspective
Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Draws: A Self-Help Savant's Perspective
Reader's Studio

Khate shows us how she’s been able to make tarot a part of her self-care practice through daily tarot draws.

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Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Draws: A Long-Time Tarot Enthusiast's Perspective
Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Draws: A Long-Time Tarot Enthusiast's Perspective
Reader's Studio

Shaniqua, a long-time tarot enthusiast, shares how daily tarot draws helped her shift her mindset and tackle her goals.

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Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Deck Draws: A Newbie's Perspective
Reader's Studio
Daily Tarot Deck Draws: A Newbie's Perspective
Reader's Studio

My friend Queenie talks about the benefits of pulling a tarot card a day for a tarot newbie like her.

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Reader's Studio
Meet Syrena of Hoodrat Hippie
Magic for Everyone
Meet Syrena of Hoodrat Hippie
Magic for Everyone

Meet Syrena of The Hoodrat Hippie—card flipper, Cussin’ Card Reader, and a fellow tarot professional who believes in helping, healing, and providing hope.

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Magic for Everyone
Intention-setting in Tarot Readings (and Everywhere Else)
Magic for Everyone, Reader's Studio
Intention-setting in Tarot Readings (and Everywhere Else)
Magic for Everyone, Reader's Studio

Intention-setting in tarot readings gives your cards and whatever insight you glean from them more focus, more importance, and fingers crossed more meaning.

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Magic for Everyone, Reader's Studio
5 Tarot Exercises for the New Year
Reader's Studio
5 Tarot Exercises for the New Year
Reader's Studio

Tarot exercises for the New Year can help set the tone for the rest of the year. Do them regularly enough and they become an integral part of your spiritual practice too.

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Reader's Studio
Tarot Readings: Relevance and Resonance vs. Accuracy
Reader's Studio
Tarot Readings: Relevance and Resonance vs. Accuracy
Reader's Studio

Is accuracy really what we should be gunning for when we do tarot readings?

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Reader's Studio
The Enneagram in an Oracle Deck
Creator's Space
The Enneagram in an Oracle Deck
Creator's Space

The Enneagram is a system that takes nine distinct personality types and delves into how one relates (and doesn’t relate) to another. This new deck takes this concept and channels it through a series of oracle cards.

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Creator's Space
7 Tarot Myths, Debunked!
Reader's Studio
7 Tarot Myths, Debunked!
Reader's Studio

You could look at your tarot deck as mystical, all-powerful, and omniscient, but the good news for most of us is—you don’t have to. I’m bringing some practical wisdom to these typical tarot myths, in the hopes that debunking them will help you connect to your cards quicker and more easily.

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Reader's Studio
10 Ways to Break In a New Tarot Deck
Reader's Studio
10 Ways to Break In a New Tarot Deck
Reader's Studio

So you finally got that new tarot deck you’ve been eyeing forever. Now what?

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Reader's Studio
Practical Magic Astrology: What are the Nodes?
Magic for Everyone
Practical Magic Astrology: What are the Nodes?
Magic for Everyone

The North and South Nodes in your birth chart can be practical + magical ways to figure out what you’ve already learned and established in your life and what you have yet to figure out.

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Magic for Everyone
Tarot Diary: All the Cards I Drew When I Got the Corona Virus
Reader's Studio
Tarot Diary: All the Cards I Drew When I Got the Corona Virus
Reader's Studio

Sharing my covid-19 story and experience, which I documented through a series of daily tarot draws.

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Reader's Studio
Tarot Deck Creation: 10 Steps to Making Your Own Tarot Deck
Creator's Space
Tarot Deck Creation: 10 Steps to Making Your Own Tarot Deck
Creator's Space

Open yourselves up to the experience of learning through process, discovering through research, and creating a tarot deck all your own.

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Creator's Space
All About Reiki and Energy Healing
Magic for Everyone
All About Reiki and Energy Healing
Magic for Everyone

Reiki and its healing benefits have been very practical and magical for me through this years. On this edition of #woowoocrew, I interview content creator and reiki healer, Mimi Tiu, all about reiki and energy healing.

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Magic for Everyone
Oracle Cards: A Beginner's Guide
Reader's Studio
Oracle Cards: A Beginner's Guide
Reader's Studio

Whether you’re a newbie with your first deck of cards, someone who’s card-curious and doesn’t know where to begin, or a long-time reader whose relationship with the cards needs a bit of a refresh, these simple how-to’s can make your initiation (or journey back) into the practical and magical world of oracle just a little bit easy-breezier.

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Reader's Studio
20 Tarot Prompts (for when you don't know what to ask the cards)
Reader's Studio
20 Tarot Prompts (for when you don't know what to ask the cards)
Reader's Studio

Because I have a new deck by my friend Mikko, I decided to give it a spin by using Mga Baraha to write 20 brand new tarot prompts to help fuel your pulls.

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Reader's Studio
31 Day Tarot Challenge: 10 Lessons I Learned
Reader's Studio
31 Day Tarot Challenge: 10 Lessons I Learned
Reader's Studio

A tarot challenge poses a series of questions, themes, or prompts that you’re meant to draw cards for. It typically covers a month (so that’s 28 to 31 prompts, depending on when you’re doing the challenge) and encourages participants to build a regular, consistent, card-pulling habit.

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Reader's Studio
Dream Tarot Decks: What's On Your Wishlist?
Card Collecting, Magic for Everyone
Dream Tarot Decks: What's On Your Wishlist?
Card Collecting, Magic for Everyone

What tarot decks would you dream into existence if you could?

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Card Collecting, Magic for Everyone
Tarot and Oracle Deck Faves
Card Collecting
Tarot and Oracle Deck Faves
Card Collecting

I sift through my favorite tarot and oracle decks. Be warned: you may end up purchasing a deck or two after scrolling through these ;)

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Card Collecting
 
 
 
 

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Want to be a Professional Tarot Reader?
Want to be a Professional Tarot Reader?

Everyone has a very individual path when it comes to going pro, but here are five questions to ask yourself if you want to transition from tarot enthusiast to professional tarot reader.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggaySeptember 7, 2022tarot reading, tarot reader, tarot reader life Comment
Tarot Spread to Try: Travel with Tarot and Oracle
Tarot Spread to Try: Travel with Tarot and Oracle

Tarot spreads are a fun way to engage with your cards, whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate reader. I like to take inspo from real life experiences to create my own tarot spreads. This 12-card spread helps you move through new adventures, as inspired by the steps we take when traveling.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayMarch 10, 2022tarot practice, tarot spreads Comment
Tarot Pip Style Decks: Pros and Cons
Tarot Pip Style Decks: Pros and Cons

What are pip-style tarot decks and can they be a good fit for you as a tarot reader? We investigate.

Read More
Reader's Studio, Card CollectingChinggayDecember 3, 2021illest tarot, pip cards, tarot reading Comment
Tarot Readings: Understanding vs. Control
Tarot Readings: Understanding vs. Control

Using tarot readings to understand yourself rather than control uncontrollable circumstances can open you up to a world of magic.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayNovember 18, 2021tarot reading, tarot cardsComment
10 Ways to Get Out of a Tarot Reading Rut
10 Ways to Get Out of a Tarot Reading Rut

If you feel like you’re headed into a Tarot Reading Rut© , here are a few things you can try to shake things up. Incorporate some freshness back into your tarot reading routine and see how you can work around and work through tarot boredom.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayOctober 27, 2021tarot reading, oracle cards, tarot cardsComment
Tarot and Oracle Cards: Woowoo, Witchery, or Wisdom?
Tarot and Oracle Cards: Woowoo, Witchery, or Wisdom?

Are your tarot and oracle cards a whole lot of nonsense just because you have no “proof” that they do anyone any good? PM dives into what makes tarot readings effective, important, and valid.

Read More
Reader's Studio, Magic for EveryoneChinggayOctober 2, 2021mystic matter, tarot practice, tarot readingComment
Shifting Your Tarot Reading Mindset from Scary to Safe
Shifting Your Tarot Reading Mindset from Scary to Safe

Tarot is still seen as some underground, rebellious, weird practice. It’s cachet intrigues people and draws them in, but also tends to drive them away when they panic about what the cards could possibly reveal.

Read More
Magic for Everyone, Reader's StudioChinggayJuly 7, 2021tarot reading, tarot thoughts Comment
15 Tarot Lessons from 5 Years of Practical Magic
15 Tarot Lessons from 5 Years of Practical Magic

Through Practical Magic, I’ve picked up some valuable tarot lessons through the years.

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Magic for EveryoneChinggayJune 17, 2021practical magic, pinoy practical magic, tarot reading, small biz Comments
Your Creative Journey with Tarot and Oracle
Your Creative Journey with Tarot and Oracle

Abbey Sy and I talk tarot and oracle cards, and how our card practices help us live more creative lives.

Read More
Creator's SpaceChinggayApril 29, 2021creative journey, creative journey oracle deck, tarot practiceComment
Daily Tarot Draws: A Busy Corporate Girl's Perspective
Daily Tarot Draws: A Busy Corporate Girl's Perspective

My close friend Patching talks about how she's incorporated daily tarot draws into her busy life and how it's helped.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayMarch 10, 2021tarot reading, mindfulness, daily drawComment
Daily Tarot Draws: A Shadow Worker's Perspective
Daily Tarot Draws: A Shadow Worker's Perspective

Hazel shares how she’s been able to dip her toes in shadow work through her daily tarot draws.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayMarch 5, 2021mindfulness, daily draw, tarot reading, shadow workComment
Daily Tarot Draws: A Self-Help Savant's Perspective
Daily Tarot Draws: A Self-Help Savant's Perspective

Khate shows us how she’s been able to make tarot a part of her self-care practice through daily tarot draws.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayMarch 3, 2021mindfulness, daily draw, tarot reading Comments
Daily Tarot Draws: A Long-Time Tarot Enthusiast's Perspective
Daily Tarot Draws: A Long-Time Tarot Enthusiast's Perspective

Shaniqua, a long-time tarot enthusiast, shares how daily tarot draws helped her shift her mindset and tackle her goals.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayFebruary 28, 2021daily draw, mindfulness, tarot readingComment
Daily Tarot Deck Draws: A Newbie's Perspective
Daily Tarot Deck Draws: A Newbie's Perspective

My friend Queenie talks about the benefits of pulling a tarot card a day for a tarot newbie like her.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayFebruary 23, 2021tarot reading, daily draw, mindfulness, Woowoo crewComment
Meet Syrena of Hoodrat Hippie
Meet Syrena of Hoodrat Hippie

Meet Syrena of The Hoodrat Hippie—card flipper, Cussin’ Card Reader, and a fellow tarot professional who believes in helping, healing, and providing hope.

Read More
Magic for EveryoneChinggayFebruary 15, 2021hoodrat hippie, tarot readers, woowoo crewComment
Intention-setting in Tarot Readings (and Everywhere Else)
Intention-setting in Tarot Readings (and Everywhere Else)

Intention-setting in tarot readings gives your cards and whatever insight you glean from them more focus, more importance, and fingers crossed more meaning.

Read More
Magic for Everyone, Reader's StudioChinggayFebruary 5, 2021tarot reading, mindfulness Comments
5 Tarot Exercises for the New Year
5 Tarot Exercises for the New Year

Tarot exercises for the New Year can help set the tone for the rest of the year. Do them regularly enough and they become an integral part of your spiritual practice too.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayJanuary 8, 2021practical magic starter deck, pm diary, tarot ritualComment
Tarot Readings: Relevance and Resonance vs. Accuracy
Tarot Readings: Relevance and Resonance vs. Accuracy

Is accuracy really what we should be gunning for when we do tarot readings?

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayNovember 21, 2020tarot reading Comments
The Enneagram in an Oracle Deck
The Enneagram in an Oracle Deck

The Enneagram is a system that takes nine distinct personality types and delves into how one relates (and doesn’t relate) to another. This new deck takes this concept and channels it through a series of oracle cards.

Read More
Creator's SpaceChinggayNovember 16, 2020enneagram, perspective glass oracle, oracle cards Comments
7 Tarot Myths, Debunked!
7 Tarot Myths, Debunked!

You could look at your tarot deck as mystical, all-powerful, and omniscient, but the good news for most of us is—you don’t have to. I’m bringing some practical wisdom to these typical tarot myths, in the hopes that debunking them will help you connect to your cards quicker and more easily.

Read More
Reader's StudioChinggayNovember 9, 2020practical magic starter deckComment
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