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Let’s break some rules, test some spreads, and share what works.
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Are You a Healer, Builder, Messenger, or Firestarter?
let's find out
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Are You Building Balance or Babysitting the Relationship?
The Question: Is this relationship going anywhere, or am I just wasting good years on someone who won’t meet me halfway?
Feb 10
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Sword Queen vs Wand Queen | Can They Co-exist?
So what do you do when the Queen of Swords comes up against the Queen of Wands in your reading, especially if they both sit in a positive position?
Feb 4
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One Card | The Empress: The High-Volume Production Line
The Empress is basically the universe's ultimate "yes" energy.
Feb 3
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One Card | 7 Pentacles: The Quality Control Audit
This isn't just "waiting for the garden to grow." This is the mid-project assessment. You’ve put in the labor, the foundation is set, and now you’re…
Feb 3
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One Card | 6 Pentacles: The Resource Distribution Phase
The books usually call this "charity," but we’re looking at the flow of assets. In any functional workshop, you can’t just hoard supplies; you have to…
Feb 3
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Case Study | Your Colleague is a Nightmare
Context: Dealing with a colleague who is a non-stop irritant.Tarot Lab is a reader-supported publication.
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Workbench #02 | Architecting an Oracle Deck
Designing an Oracle deck is an exercise in architecture. Unlike the Tarot, which comes with a rigid, pre-built skeletal system, an Oracle deck requires…
Jan 28
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One Card | Five Pentacles: Hard Times and the Mechanics of Loss
Five of Pentacles is standing outside in the cold with your face pressed against the window of people who have it all together card.
Jan 26
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One Card | Four Pentacles: Tight Grips and the Risk of Stagnation
Everybody knows this guy as the miser.
Jan 26
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One Card | Three Pentacles: Blueprints, Collaboration, and Good Craft
This looks like a perfect Group Chat, doesn’t it?
Jan 26
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One Card | Two Pentacles: Managing the Weight and Keeping Balance
It looks like this Two is all about juggling, doesn’t it?
Jan 26
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Are You a Healer, Builder, Messenger, or Firestarter?
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Case Study | The Tower and the Spreadsheet: Tarot for Strategic Pivots
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Case Study | Testing the Celtic Cross
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Sword Queen vs Wand Queen | Can They Co-exist?
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One Card | Four Pentacles: Tight Grips and the Risk of Stagnation
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Case Study
Case Study | Your Colleague is a Nightmare
Context: Dealing with a colleague who is a non-stop irritant.Tarot Lab is a reader-supported publication.
Feb 2
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Case Study | Testing the Celtic Cross
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Case Study | The Tower and the Spreadsheet: Tarot for Strategic Pivots
When the Tower shows up in a reading, people tense up like they just opened an unexpected calendar invite from the Supervisor. The cultural script for…
Jan 20
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Case Study | The Hermit’s Data Detox
Tarot for Digital Overload
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Yes, I'd like my tarot with a side of quirky
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Workbench
Workbench #02 | Architecting an Oracle Deck
Designing an Oracle deck is an exercise in architecture. Unlike the Tarot, which comes with a rigid, pre-built skeletal system, an Oracle deck requires…
Jan 28
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Nancy Hendrickson
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Workbench #01: The Black Box Variable
Workbench posts are my experiments, shared here to show you how the cards actually function in the real world.
Jan 24
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Wands
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One Card | King Wands: Visionary Command
The King of Wands is the founder energy everyone wants to pitch.
Jan 20
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One Card | Queen Wands: Managing Intuition
The Queen of Wands is the person who walks into the room and somehow the room becomes about them.
Jan 20
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One Card | Knight Wands: Velocity Over Direction
The Knight of Wands is the friend who texts "I'm outside" before you've agreed to the plan.
Jan 20
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One Card | Page Wands: Prototypes, Sparks, and Early-Stage Testing
The Page of Wands is the side project you started at midnight because the idea wouldn't let you sleep.
Jan 20
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One Card | Ten Wands: The Breaking Point
The Ten of Wands is carrying every Slack channel, every project, every "quick favor" until you can't see over the pile.
Jan 20
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Pentacles
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One Card | 7 Pentacles: The Quality Control Audit
This isn't just "waiting for the garden to grow." This is the mid-project assessment. You’ve put in the labor, the foundation is set, and now you’re…
Feb 3
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Nancy Hendrickson
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One Card | 6 Pentacles: The Resource Distribution Phase
The books usually call this "charity," but we’re looking at the flow of assets. In any functional workshop, you can’t just hoard supplies; you have to…
Feb 3
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Nancy Hendrickson
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One Card | Five Pentacles: Hard Times and the Mechanics of Loss
Five of Pentacles is standing outside in the cold with your face pressed against the window of people who have it all together card.
Jan 26
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Nancy Hendrickson
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One Card | Four Pentacles: Tight Grips and the Risk of Stagnation
Everybody knows this guy as the miser.
Jan 26
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Nancy Hendrickson
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One Card | Three Pentacles: Blueprints, Collaboration, and Good Craft
This looks like a perfect Group Chat, doesn’t it?
Jan 26
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Nancy Hendrickson
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