Savvy Tarot readers know that tarot journaling can be the lifeblood of a healthy Tarot practice. If your practice has gotten stale, here are boatload of electric Tarot journal prompts to get you going.
Tarot Journal Prompt 1: Lists of Tarot cards by subject
Have you ever looked up something you wanted to know in the index of a book?
Your Tarot journal can have the same functionality. Make several lists of Tarot cards by grouping them according to subject matter.
Your groups might look something like:
- people I know
- cards that mean trouble
- Tarot cards I love
- cards that promise a good outcome
- cards I still don’t understand
- busy, high energy or activity cards
- chillax cards
- cards I love seeing come up in a spread
- great 2 card combinations
- great 3 card combinations
List of Tarot Spells you want to do
New Moon Tarot spread, Full Moon Tarot ritual, using the Empress to attract money, what are the Tarot card spells you want to do this year?
Write them all down on a page in your Tarot journal.
Things you can do with Tarot instead of looking at social media
Let’s face it, social media sucks the life out of you.
Tarot can help put the life back in you.
Make a list of Tarot activities you can do that give you the same payoff as social media.
Divinatory things you want to learn
How can you take Tarot public?
A lot of use are closet witches or Tarot readers. But eventually there comes a time when you have to come out of the closet.
Make a list of all the ways you could take Tarot public:
- wear a Tarot card shirt
- carry a Tarot tote bag
- announce that you’ll be reading for friends this weekend
Draw out your favorite Tarot Spreads
Drawing out your journal spreads can spark new insights or new spread ideas. In the very least, it can be a fun art project.
Looking for spread ideas? I’ve got quite a few here on the website. Also try Pinterest.
List of things you would like to see happen Tarot style
Make a list of things you wish upon a star for and then Tarotize it. What card or cards represent each item on your list?
For example, if I want to take a trip with my son, I might make a page in my journal into a map. Starting at the city I am now, I can put the city on the map and pull or choose a card to represent it.
Then I can add the destination city or cities, pulling or choosing a card for each one.
Lastly, I would add several steps along the way by pulling cards at random.
Quotes
Make a list of inspirational quotes and choose a card face up for each one. Or pull one at random. Either way, write about it in your Tarot journal.
List of Tarot cards you want to honor
Which Tarot cards embody something you admire or want to honor? Make a list of those cards and write about how their courage, honesty, dedication to family, ability to move quickly or other qualities and talents makes them list worthy.
For example:
Strength card – I strive to embody the living through the heart of this card and the perseverance and endurance of it. I particularly like how the maiden tames the wild lion, instead of dominating it.
Pull a card of the month, week, or day
Maybe you already record your daily draw in your Tarot journal. What about card of the week or month?
Don’t forget to go back and review the time period once it’s over.
List of wanna get decks
Come across a deck you just gotta have? Add it to your wishlist of Tarot decks.
List your favorite colors and what each means to you. Pull a card and discuss the colors you see.
This is an intuitive Tarot reading exercise.
List your favorite colors and journal about what each means to you. Where do you find these colors? How is that relevant to their meaning?
Now pull a card or two.
Do any of the colors you listed show up in your cards?
Write about how your color correspondences add to the significance of the cards you pulled.
List the magical spots in your house or where you live
Okay this isn’t really a Tarot journal prompt but it’s a great idea for your Tarot journal!
Is your kitchen window early in the morning pure magic? Add it to the list.
What about that boat dock on the lake? Magical? Add it to your list.
Have you quickly run out of magical spots?
What kind of magical spot would you like to experience? Make a list of those, and pull a card or two at random to give you clues as to where to look or how to create it.
Deliberately choose a Tarot card you’d like to get to know and write a letter to it in your journal.
This is a great Tarot journal prompt when you really want to stretch yourself.
Maybe it’s your soul card. Maybe it’s your year card. Maybe it’s a card that has been stalking you by turning up in nearly every reading.
Pick one and write a letter to that card in your Tarot journal.
Leave a space for a response from the card. If you’re feeling particularly oracular, try automatic writing to fill in the responding letter. Or, just make it up. I’m a fan of just making it up. C’mon, you can do it. 🧙♀️
Final Tarot Journal Prompt: Create a page to honor the Goddess of Tarot
Who is the Goddess of Tarot? Ah, that is yours to discover.
Start by turning to a fresh page and writing “Goddess of Tarot” at the top.
Maybe you want to make a collage in her honor.
Or maybe write a poem or prayer.
The choice is yours.
Best of luck on your quest.
