The Journal
Tarot
Essays on the cards themselves — what they mean, where the meanings come from, and how to read them honestly.
The Sun as Feelings in a Love Reading
When The Sun lands in a feelings position, the answer is almost too clear to trust. What this card says about someone who feels openly toward you.
Knight of Cups as Feelings in a Love Reading
When the Knight of Cups lands in a feelings position, the romanticism is real — but what it actually points to is subtler than a fairy tale.
The Emperor as Feelings in a Love Reading
When the Emperor lands in a feelings position, what he says is steadier than it looks. What this card actually means for you.
Justice as Feelings in a Love Reading
When Justice appears in a feelings position, it names something examined and real. Here is what this card says about how someone holds you in their inner life.
Wheel of Fortune as Feelings in a Love Reading
The Wheel of Fortune in a feelings position names cycles and turning points. What it actually says in a love reading, and what it cannot.
The Hierophant as Feelings in a Love Reading
When the Hierophant lands in a feelings position, the answer tends to be more serious than you expected. What this card says about how someone sees you.
King of Pentacles as Feelings in a Love Reading
King of Pentacles in a feelings position describes feeling that's grounded and patient. What this card says about how someone holds feeling toward you.
The Lovers as Feelings in a Love Reading
When The Lovers lands in a feelings position, it raises a question bigger than you expected. What this card says about how someone actually sees you.
Queen of Cups as Feelings in a Love Reading
When the Queen of Cups lands in a feelings position, the answer isn't simple—it's full. What her depth actually tells you about someone's inner world.
Knight of Swords as Feelings in a Love Reading
When the Knight of Swords lands in a feelings position, people often don't know what to do with him. What this fast, sharp card actually means.
High Priestess as Feelings in a Love Reading
When the High Priestess lands in a feelings position, her message is quieter than you expect. What she's actually saying about how someone sees you.
How to Read a 3-Card Tarot Spread: Past, Present, Future
The honest guide to the three-card spread: what each position actually reflects, how the cards talk to each other, and the one mistake most beginners make.
Questions to Ask Tarot About Money (That Actually Work)
Stuck on how to ask tarot about your finances? Here are 20 specific, open-ended questions — plus the cards most likely to answer each one.
Two of Cups Tarot Meaning: More Than Love
The Two of Cups is the deck's clearest love card, but it's really about mutual recognition. Upright, reversed, as feelings, and in a reading.
When the Same Tarot Card Keeps Appearing
Drawing the same card again and again? The honest math behind repeats, the psychology of noticing, and the one question a recurring card is good for.
Can Tarot Cards Tell the Future?
No — and the readers worth your time say so. What tarot actually does, why it works anyway, and how to tell reflection from fortune-telling.
Is the Death Card Bad? What It Actually Marks
The deck’s most feared card almost never means what the movies taught you. What Death marks in a real reading, and why some people are relieved to see it.
Strength Tarot Card: What It Really Means
The Strength card isn't about physical power. It's the self-possession to face what frightens you without force. Upright, reversed, in love.
The Star Tarot Card: What It Means
The Star follows the Tower in the Major Arcana for a reason. What this card means upright, reversed, and why it shows up when you need it.
Ace of Pentacles: What the Card Means
The Ace of Pentacles is a new beginning in the material world: money, work, health, home. What it means upright, reversed, and in a love reading.
The Tarot Card for Every Zodiac Sign
Each zodiac sign has a Major Arcana card that mirrors its energy. Here's the traditional pairing, and the honest reason the match works.