This deck saved my life. Okay, I realize that sounds pretty dramatic. But seriously, it brought me back home to myself and I’m so grateful to have found it. While shopping in a local bookstore, I tripped right in front of the display where this deck was. The universe knew I needed it LOL. Now every time I open then deck my heart swells because it was such a gift to me and I don’t know where I’d be today without it. From the beautiful artwork featuring one of my favorite birds to the unique interpretations of the author - this is the tarot deck I recommend to all my friends and family.
The Crow Tarot deck will always be my favorite - mostly because it bears my last name. The connection I've built with this deck is so special and nourishing and I want everyone to have that kind of relationship with their chosen deck. And really, it’s not about the cards! It’s about what the card brings up in your psyche. The images, shapes, and colors on the card act as clues, guiding you to the messages that spirit and/or your higher self might be trying to send to you. The best advice I can give you is to take your time and really sit with your cards - meditate on them. This practice can be such sweet medicine to your soul.
If I'm honest, sharing my tarot practice with the world still feels pretty scandalous. Back when I was a churchgoer, part of my “testimony” was about being healed and "set free" from new age, witchcraft, and occult spirits. If you don't have a religious background then you may not even realize some people consider the use of tarot cards to be in one or all of those categories. During my ten-plus years of church leadership, I was the person who would get called upon to help others struggling in these areas. I had read all the books, knew what prayers to pray, and had “earned” spiritual authority over those things. So if you feel an urge to save me from this practice... 1.) ask yourself why you feel that way and 2.) don’t waste your time. I know ALL the arguments and biblical scriptures against tarot card use and none of them matter to me anymore. What does matter to me is that the fruit of my tarot practice over the past year has become so clearly evident in my life. I use tarot cards as a tool to connect with spirit and my higher self. Spiritual tools can be helpful or harmful depending on how they're used - I mean look at what people have done with the Bible.
In the beginning, I started my tarot practice by pulling just one card a day and reflecting on what it brought up in me. I would ask spirit to guide and speak to me as I studied the card. I took note of what thoughts came to my mind and wrote them down. The cards became like reflective journal prompts for me.Little by little I felt like I was climbing out of a very dark cave that I had been in since 2018 - when I started my deconstruction journey. I was waking up & learning so much about myself, and it felt amazing.
After a month or so I started pulling three cards a day. Eventually, I added a few oracle cards. What started as 20 minutes of journaling & meditation soon became 40. The time I spend in my sacred space pulling cards, journaling, meditating, and moving with spirit has become a lifeline that is re-awakening my soul.
UPDATE 2024: For more inspiration and ideas of how you can move with the tarot cards, scroll back on my Instagram feed. From 2020 through 2022, I did a weekly Tarot Thursday post where I would pull a card for the collective and share my movement interpretation via video. CLICK HERE to watch an example of my channeled movement for the King of Pentacles.
