The Creative Tarot: A Modern Guide to an Inspired Life

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Could the suits become icons in a brick-breaking game you’re coding or the basis for a series of logos you’re designing?

Igual que un buen libro nos convence, o nos dejamos convencer pon un libro no necesariamente tan bueno, el tarot nos cuenta una historia y nosotros nos proyectamos en ella, intentando ajustarla a nuestras vidas. He had some interesting thoughts about the tarot card reading qabalists, many of whom wrote books like the ones I've mentioned above. Crispin’s own tarot practice has evolved around creative issues and clients so she has a lot to offer in this arena. This book is kind of weird in the same sense because it very much suits its subtitles: “a modern guide to an inspired life”.

It was exciting to look at all of the images, all of the mysterious men and women fighting with swords or juggling coins or drinking from cups. But that breaks away from the origins of the card, which traditionally portrays a hermaphrodite blending two cups of water- one hot and one cold- to create something in the middle between these two extremes. There can be no “elevation of the soul” if the beginners can’t understand the first thing about reading tarot cards.

In this particular book, Crispin’s instructions are simple, straightforward, and interesting, which is evident in the many positive reviews this publication has already received. I loved that Crispin gives novel, art, and film suggestions for each card so that the reader can immerse herself in the “feel” or “mood” of them.

That’s the beauty of learning ways of reading tarot beyond relying on the basics of the Rider/Smith-Waite Tarot and its familiar imagery.

The inspiration for creativity may come from some stimulus in the outer world, but the act of creation comes from within you. But the majors and Pamela Colman Smith’s illustrated minors aren’t the only sources of inspiration for the visual arts. So it is my hope that Crispin has published this instructional book on the tarot as a way to reach even more readers by simply and adroitly teaching us a practice that makes us honestly examine our own lives. Readers seeking creative inspiration will find this to be one of the most accessible books ever written on the subject.So far, I haven't seen any tarot spreads at all (I was hoping for a few at least) and she included pictures of her cards in the book which was a bit odd. And I’ll definitely be purchasing a copy to use as a reference and point myself towards inspiring creators and their art. She has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Boston Review,The Los Angeles Review of Books. And The Creative Tarot was a perfect first book on the topic for me to figure out how the cards can be useful for me. There’s artistry at work here — in the writing, yes, but also in the careful and deliberate creation of a platform primed to sell, promote, and launch a niche-interest book into the mainstream.