Oracle's Desk
Dispatches from beyond the veil. Stories, signs, and interpretations from the edge of knowing
Intuitive Tarot for Life and Love: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Reading Without Memorization
Intuitive Tarot for Life and Love by Kelly Wallace offers a refreshing approach for anyone intimidated by traditional tarot study. Instead of forcing memorization of 78 card meanings, this guide teaches you...
Shadow work doesn't end when you put the cards away. The real integration happens when you write—not to perform insight, but to process what the cards revealed. Each suit in the tarot corresponds to a different dimension of shadow, and journaling by suit helps you go deeper into the specific pattern...
Shadow work with tarot can be transformative, but it has limits. There's a point where pulling cards stops being helpful and starts being harmful—where introspection becomes rumination, where self-reflection becomes self-excavation, and where tarot becomes a substitute for the professional support y...
The new moon is a pause between breaths—the quiet moment before the inhale.
In that stillness, potential hums. It’s a time for listening, not forcing. When the sky goes dark, we’re invited to dream forward, to whisper to the universe what we hope might take root.
If you’re new to working with lu...
The waxing moon is the climb—the steady brightening after the dark.
What began as a whisper under the new moon now asks for motion. This is the time to nurture what you started, refine your aim, and act on the intuition that surfaced in the dark phase.
Energy builds here not in leaps but in deliber...
After the fullness comes the letting go.
The waning moon is the slow exhale of the month—a quiet return from intensity to reflection. Where the full moon shone a light on everything, this phase helps you choose what’s worth carrying forward and what to lay down.
It’s not about loss so much as compo...
The moon moves through her phases whether we’re watching or not.
But when we do pay attention, patterns start to appear—moods, timing, insight—all rising and falling in a rhythm that feels older than language. Tarot readings follow that same pulse.
Working with lunar phases isn’t about control; it’...
The full moon has been calling to seekers and mystics for millennia, and there's profound wisdom in honoring her luminous energy. As the moon reaches her peak fullness, she offers us a sacred invitation to both release what no longer serves and manifest our deepest desires.
I've been working with f...
Music and tarot have been mystical companions for decades, each art form channeling the same archetypal energies that speak to our deepest selves. There's something magical about hearing your favorite spiritual practice reflected in song—it's like discovering a secret language that artists have been...
When I set out to create a custom tarot deck, I knew I wanted each suit to feel distinct while maintaining cohesion across all 78 cards. The solution? Matching specific art movements to each suit's elemental energy. Here's the art history that shaped this deck.
Why Art Movements Matter in Tarot ...
"When will I meet someone?" "How long until I get the job?" "Is this happening soon or should I stop waiting?"
Timing questions are what most people actually want answered, but tarot readers either dodge them with "trust divine timing" or list methods without explaining how to use them. Here's the ...
Best Tarot Cards for Money and Abundance
When you're looking for financial clarity, certain tarot cards show up again and again. These cards don't predict lottery wins or guarantee windfalls—they reflect your relationship with money, your mindset around abundance, and the energy you're bringing to ...
