Routines for Self-Care (with Tarot, Astrology, and More)

I don’t think there’s any shame in bringing self-care back—especially these days. The world is having such a tough go at it, if there was ever time we needed to take care of ourselves, it’s now.

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How to Hold Space for Others - Part 3

My most frequent video calls have been with people who I trust to hold space for me. We ramble for hours about nothing, but somehow, I always feel fuller and more whole after these virtual meetings.

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Shop Crush: The Good Spirit

One of my friends who’s into tarot too told me about The Good Spirit, located on Cambie Street. It was right beside a highly recommended café (Revolver), so I thought I’d go for a quick shop and a cup of coffee.

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Using Multiple Decks in One Tarot Reading

I like using multiple decks in my tarot readings because they provide layers of meaning, and many windows for interpretation. Multiple decks by the same artist also means you come up with a super gorgeous spread!

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Tarot Quiz: Which Tarot Suit Suits Your Pandemic Personality?

Since this pandemic is on everyone’s mind, I thought it would be an interesting way to look into which tarot suit is relevant to you right now.

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My Go-To Tarot Spreads for Any Occasion

Tarot spreads involve stringing cards together to tell a full story. When you see tarot readers working with several cards spread across a table in rows or elaborate configurations, they’re usually working with spreads.

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Tarot Quiz: What's Your Tarot Court Personality?

Tarot court cards are some of the trickiest parts of a deck to study. The Pages, Knights, Queens, and Kings of the different suits all reference different archetypes—many of whom we’re all familiar with IRL.

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How to Hold Space for Others - Part 2

I owe a lot to my friends—ones who have shown me, even before this pandemic, what it is and how it is to hold space for others.

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Tarot Exercises to Help You Learn the Cards

Here’s a quick rundown of tarot exercises to help you study the cards, give yourself a mindfulness check-in, or simply keep your head out of the fog even just for a few minutes.

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How to Hold Space for Others - Part 1

Reading tarot, I’ve discovered, isn’t as much about interpreting cards and stringing together narratives as it is about holding space for people.

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What do Tarot Reversals Mean?

What do tarot cards in reverse mean? Do they even matter? Find my thoughts on the topic in this post. Disclaimer: they may be just a little bit biased ;)

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Tarot Decks for Tarot Newbies

I’m interested in tarot—what deck should I use to learn?

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Tarot Tag: #NoFilter and Ang Iyong Gabay's Mikko

My first ever Practical Magic collaboration was the #NoFilter oracle deck—something I launched with a work acquaintance-turned friend-turned small biz partner (and fellow Aries), Mikko Sumulong.

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How Do I Even Start Learning Tarot?

How do you go from knowing nothing about the tarot to being competent enough to read for yourself or your friends?

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Tarot Tag: Therese Talks Musings and Magic

I’m so inspired by Musings and Magic and all the creative stuff that comes with it.

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DIY-vination: Crafting My Own Lenormand Deck

Before I even created the Practical Magic Starter Deck using digital collage, I actually made my own Lenormand deck—old school style, using glue, scissors, and tons of washi tape.

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Tarot Tag: Danice Talks Practical Magic

If you’ve been following me on IG Stories, you may have noticed the one-card readings I’ve been reposting using the Practical Magic Starter Deck…

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Tarot or Oracle: Which Cards Should I Use?

If you’re new to shuffling cards, you’re inevitably going to wonder about Tarot and Oracle cards. What’s the difference? What’s better? Every tarot reader and their mother has an answer to this question—here’s mine.

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Shopping for Tarot Decks: How Do You Order from the Philippines?

When it comes to buying out-of-the-ordinary decks, someone from Southeast Asia needs to adapt a "when there's a will, there's a way" mindset!

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Online Tarot Readings: How Do They Work?

Even people who are willing to buy into this whole tarot reading thing can’t wrap their heads around someone, doing a “remote” tarot reading. To settle the score, once and for all, I absolutely believe that online readings work.

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Reader's Studio

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

Creator's Space

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Magic for Everyone

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Practical Magic Astrology: What are the Nodes?

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.

All About Reiki and Energy Healing

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.

Oracle Cards: A Beginner's Guide

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.

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

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.

31 Day Tarot Challenge: 10 Lessons I Learned

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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Tarot and Oracle Deck Faves

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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