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The Don’ts of Tarot Journaling

Don’t Aim for Perfection

I have fallen into this trap many times. I’d watch those YouTube videos of beautiful tarot journals being made, get filled up on crazy confidence despite my complete lack of artistic ability, and next thing I know, I’ve gone through three notebooks because they failed to look like that perfect vision in my head. Basically, my advice would be to aim for your own version of perfection and not base it on the work of others. For example, mine is simple with my plain font, colorful, and with printed copies of my Tarot cards. 

Your Tarot journal is for you, so it should work for you. Don’t fall into the trap of trying to achieve perfection based on someone else’s work. Remember this! :)

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Recently took up learning tarot cards, it’s so much fun!

(Also, this picture is not mine, I did not take it. I am absolutely awful at taking photos. Credit to whoever took it)

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Guide: What to use when Tarot Journaling :)

The Pens: Personally, I love the look of a gel pen, and my favorite are the Paper Mate gel pens. They’re vibrant, have a ton of fun colors, write smoothly, and do not smear which is a must when it comes to writing with gel pens. 

The Highlighters: Sometimes you want to highlight something, add a bit of color, or put in some borders that won’t take up room. I found these for cheap at Daiso. They came in a pack of three, each being a certain hue. I liked all of them, so I bought each type. 

The Notebook: I knew that I wanted something small and portable that I could carry with me everywhere. Plus, I wanted something with lines since I always end up tilting when I have a blank page. In addition, I wanted something with a lot of pages since I know there is a lot available to learn when it comes to Tarot. I ended up choosing the larger black Moleskine with a hardcover. The lines are ruled, so there’s plenty of writing space and I see it taking a long time to ever fill this notebook up completely. 

The Cards: When I first started learning tarot, it was hard to match the meanings with my cards. There are literally a hundred decks out there and every book that I read has their own tarot images. As a result, I had a hard time remembering what the cards in my deck looked like since I had all of these other images in my head. To solve this problem, I went through the frustration of going to FedEx, figuring out how to shrink them, and making copies of my entire deck. It definitely made it a lot easier to learn my deck, plus my deck so so beautiful. 

The Tabs: When I’m reading about Tarot, I don’t always have time to write down the information. To solve this dilemma, I bought this really cute tabs at Daiso. If this applies to you, I definitely recommend having some in your Tarot-to-go-kit. 

Full Disclosure, I am not an expert on Tarot journaling or Tarot. These are just some of the things that I have learned through trial and error, and I’ve learned what works for me. I hope that this post can help those who are struggling to start a Tarot journal or can give new ideas on how to go about it. 

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Card: Nine of Swords

Meaning: Suffering, loss, misery. Burden, oppression. Doubt and desolation. Illness. May mean death of a loved one.