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The High Priestess tarot card from The Falling Card Tarot, a hand illustrated card featuring a blue double exposure style portrait of a woman.
The High Priestess: She Knows. She's Just Not Telling.
The High Priestess is one of the cards I find genuinely difficult to read. Not because she's dark, but because she doesn't tell me what to do. Here's what I think she's... Read more...
Concertina Tarot: My New Hand Illustrated Tarot Deck Coming October 2026
Concertina Tarot: My New Hand Illustrated Tarot Deck Coming October 2026
After roughly two years of sketching and painting my way through 78 cards, Concertina Tarot is nearly here. A fully hand illustrated, 78 card deck with a vintage storybook aesthetic,... Read more...
Four hand-illustrated King tarot cards from The Falling Card Tarot deck by Jenni McLaughlin, featuring the King of Wands, King of Cups, King of Swords, and King of Pentacles.
The Kings of the Tarot: Wisdom, Attainment and Simply Knowing What You're Doing
By the time we reach the King of each tarot suit, we've seen it all and we have mastered our lessons. Each King has moved through the full range of... Read more...
Hand-illustrated tarot queens featuring all four suits, original artwork by Jenni McLaughlin
The Queens of the Tarot: Mastery, Feeling and the Power of Knowing Yourself
The Queens of the tarot represent aspects of ourselves, not archetypes to aspire to, but parts that are already there. There is a bit of each Queen in all of... Read more...
Four tarot Knights illustrated by hand: Knight of Wands, Knight of Cups, Knight of Swords, and Knight of Pentacles from The Falling Card Tarot deck by Jenni McLaughlin.
The Knights of the Tarot: Action, Ambition and the Art of Getting There
The Knights are the tarot's movers. Past the curiosity of the Pages and not yet at the mastery of the Kings and Queens, they carry the energy of their suit... Read more...
Four Page court cards from The Falling Card Tarot, hand-illustrated tarot deck showing the Page of Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles
The Page Court Cards in Tarot: What Do They Mean?
Meet the Pages, the learners, beginners, and dreamers of the tarot. This week we explore what the four Page court cards mean and what it signals when one shows up... Read more...
Four Minor Arcana tens from The Falling Card Tarot, hand illustrated in a dark whimsical style
The Tarot 10s: Completion, the Wheel, and What It Means to Truly Arrive
The tarot Minor Arcana tens mark the end of a cycle in each suit, but completion in tarot is rarely simple. Explore how the tens connect to the Wheel of... Read more...
Four tarot nines from The Falling Card Tarot, hand-illustrated in a dark whimsical style: Nine of Wands, Nine of Cups, Nine of Pentacles, and Nine of Swords.
The Tarot Nines: One Step from the Finish Line.
The nines are the tarot's penultimate cards, one step from completion. Here's what each suit has to say before you reach the tens. Read more...
Four colourfully illustrated minor arcana eights from The Falling Card Tarot, arranged on a table surrounded by art materials.
The Tarot Eights: Power, Passion, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
The eights are the tarot's power cards. Not power as dominance or control, but power as self knowledge: the power of living boldly (Wands), the emotional power of knowing there... Read more...
Four tarot cards from the Minor Arcana Sevens: Seven of Wands, Seven of Cups, Seven of Swords, and Seven of Pentacles
The Sevens of the Minor Arcana: Reflection, Challenge & Inner Work
The Sevens of the Minor Arcana are tarot's great pause, cards of reflection, honest assessment, and the courage to ask better questions. Explore all four Sevens and what they reveal. Read more...
Hand illustrated tarot cards depicting the Six of Cups, Six of Wands, Six of Swords, and Six of Pentacles.
The Tarot Sixes: Celebrating After the Storm
After the chaos of the fives, the tarot sixes arrive as a hard earned exhale. Explore what the Six of Cups, Six of Wands, Six of Swords, and Six of... Read more...
The four fives of the minor arcana tarot cards: Five of Cups, Five of Wands, Five of Swords, and Five of Pentacles
Why the Number 5 Tarot Cards Represent Life's Most Transformative (and Challenging) Moments
Nobody wants to pull a five. But the fives of the tarot are some of the most honest cards in the deck, and honesty, even when it feels a bit... Read more...