#Tarot Prompts

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Major Arcana Self-Ship Prompts 🎆

21 prompts based loosely off Major Arcana cards. Feel free to interpret key words however you prefer. Mix, match, get creative and have fun!

#0. The Fool - New Beginnings, Spontaneity, Trust

#1. The Magician - Opportunities, Potential

#2. The High Priestess - Intuition, Mystery

#3. The Empress - Abundance, Creation, Nurturing

#4. The Emperor - Protection, Power, Providing

#5. The Hierophant - Traditions, Learning

#6. The Lovers - Duality, Reflection, Connected

#7. The Chariot - Action, Energy, Unstoppable

#8. Strength - Bravery, Gentleness, Loyalty

#9. The Hermit - Introspection, Understanding

#10. Wheel of Fortune - Fate, Cycles

#11. Justice - Balance, Honesty, Fairness

#12. The Hanged Man - Sacrifice, Waiting, Surrender

#13. Death - Endings, Change, Transformation

#14. Temperance - Patience, Give & Take

#15. The Devil - Lust, Temptation, Obsession

#16. The Tower - Upheaval, Disruption

#17. The Star - Hope, Wishes, Healing

#18. The Moon - Dreams, Illusions, Uncertainty

#19. The Sun - Joy, Passion, Brightness

#20. Judgment - Epiphany, Reconciliation

#21. The World - Completion, Belonging, Harmony

Divider credits: @/thecutestgrotto

[thecubspeaks]

shadowheart + the moon (couldn’t resist)

it's too perfect for her on many levels!!

[tarot card prompts]

The Moon (Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition)

"Gods, is that what I look like?" Astarion says as his shadow-double materialises in front of him.

Shadowheart rolls her eyes, but to her great chagrin, finds a similar thought bursting involuntarily into her mind when her own double appears before her in a burst of smoke and shadow. Is that what I--?

Shadowheart knows what she looks like, perhaps too well. She could read her beauty in others' gazes if she somehow couldn't see it for herself. But this face is unfamiliar to her, not in its features, but its expression: determination so thinly veiling doubt. Her double adjusts its hands on its mace and Shadowheart could swear they tremble.

Is that really how she carries herself? Even as her double conjures a handful of holy fire, reaching upwards to beseech the heavens, her shoulders curl inwards in a preemptive flinch, a constant state of preparedness for unexpected pain.

Shadowheart throws herself out of the way of the bolt of radiance and scrambles into an alcove to collect herself. This is the point, she reminds herself. To confront a lie, to destroy the false version of yourself-- so it's false, it's--

That's what I--

[anthonyreadsthecards]

"The children the night, what music they make..."

What do you think it would be like to be the object of desire for one of the immortal creatures of the eventide? What all would they take from you before you realized that you were in danger? Could you escape? Would you be able to free yourself from this nosferatu and find your way back to the light and living?

This week's spread is here to help you identify your metaphorical vampires and overcome their seductive and deadly kiss.

[gloomglimmer]

𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐓  𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃  𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒  .  .  .  (  𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫  𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚  )   set  the  scene  with  these  creative  prompts.       note:  these  can  be  used  for  starters.    *themes:  supernatural,  high  fantasy  &  adventure. 

THE  FOOL:  A  cobblestone  bridge  at  dawn.

THE  MAGICIAN:  A  bustling  street  market  under  twilight.

THE  HIGH  PRIESTESS:  A  midnight  masquerade.

THE  EMPRESS:  A  sprawling  garden  in  full  bloom.

THE  EMPEROR:  A  high-rise  office.

THE  HIEROPHANT:  A  grand  cathedral.

THE  LOVERS:  A  secluded  balcony  overlooking  a  bustling  city.

THE  CHARIOT:  A  speeding  train  cutting  through  a  desert

STRENGTH:  A  clearing  in  a  dense  forest

THE  HERMIT:  A  small  cabin  atop  a  snowy  mountain

WHEEL  OF  FORTUNE:  A  crowded  casino  with  spinning  wheels  and  flashing  lights

JUSTICE:  A  dimly  lit  courtroom

THE  HANGED  MAN:  A  deserted  pier  at  sunset

DEATH:  An  abandoned  train  station  at  dusk

TEMPERANCE:  A  quiet  book  shop

THE  DEVIL:  A  lavish  underground  nightclub

THE  TOWER:  A  crumbling  lighthouse  during  a  violent  storm

THE  STAR:  A  lake  under  a  blanket  of  stars

THE  MOON:  A  foggy  forest  path

THE  SUN:  A  sunflower  field  at  golden  hour

JUDGEMENT:  A  forgotten  battlefield  at  sunrise

THE  WORLD:  A  bustling  festival 

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Notes: The Arcana Interpretations

symbolism for your next poem/story (pt. 1)

1. The Magician

The beginning, the first cause, Mercurial influence

Good: Dexterity, ability, diplomacy, eloquence, convincing ways, an alert mind, a quick mind, business acumen

Bad: A persuasive boaster, an illusionist, intrigue, careerist, politician, charlatan, imposter, liar, a crook, an exploiter; an agitator, a lack of scruples

2. The Priestess

Mystery, intuition, devotion, passive Saturnian influence

Good: reserved, discreet, quiet, meditation, faith, patient, religious feelings, resignation, modesty; necessary inaction

Bad: hidden intentions, dissimulation, hypocrisy, inaction, laziness, sanctimonious, holds a grudge, an indifferent disposition, interest in the mystical

3. The Empress

Prudence, discretion, idealism and intellectual solar influence

Good: Understanding, intelligence, instruction, charm, courteous, sociable, elegance, distinction, politeness; domination by the mind, abundance, riches; servility

Bad: Affectation, poseur, stylish, vanity, pretentious, disdain, frivolity, idleness, luxury, extravagant; sensitivity to flattery, lack of refinement, ways of nouveaux riche

4. The Emperor

Firm, positivism, executive power, Saturnian-Martial influence

Good: Right, rigid, certitude, fixed ideas, realization, perseverance, strong willpower, acts on decisions; powerful protector

Bad: Tenuous opposition, stubborn, hostile prejudice, opinionated, bad government, big risks of failure; tyranny, absolutism

5. The Pope

Duty, morality, conscience, Jupiterian influence

Good: Moral authority, respectability, teaching, good advice, goodwill, indulgent, generosity, forgiveness; meekness

Bad: Papal sentence, strict moralist, strict teacher, small-minded theorist, bombastic preacher; an adviser with a lank of practical sense

6. The Lovers

Feelings, freewilled, testing, double influence of Venus or more exactly Ishtar the war like star of the morning, then amorous as the stars go down

Good: Voluntary determinism, choice, wished, aspirations, desires; examinations, deliberations, responsibility; affections

Bad: To go through doubts and indecision; dangerous temptation, the risk of being seduced, misconduct, liberty, weakness, lack of heroism

7. The Chariot

Triumph, command, superiority, Martian-solar influence

Good: Legitimate success, deserved advancement, talent, health, aptitudes put to good effect; governmental tact, diplomacy, efficient direction, appeasement; progress, mobility, journeys on land

Bad: Unjustified ambition, lack of talent, usurped situation, illegitimate government, dictatorship, harmful concessions, dangerous opportunism, worrying about which way to go, preoccupations, overworked, feverish activity without rest

8. Justice

Order, regularity, method, equilibrium, placid lunar influences

Good: Stability, conservatism, organization, normal functioning; law, discipline, logic, coordination, adapting to necessities, moderate opinions, practical sense, reason, administration, economy, obedience

Bad: Bourgeoisism, submission to users, lack of initiative, slaving over books, functionalism, papers; police station; legal dispute, law suit, quarrel, exploitation of the legal system

9. The Hermit

Prudence, reserve, restriction, Saturnian influence

Good: Isolation, concentration, silence, profoundness, meditation, study; austerity, continence, sobriety, discretion; doctor, discreet occultist

Bad: Timid, misanthrope, mute, exaggerated circumspection, lack of sociability, sullen character; avarice, poverty, celibacy, chaste; conspirator

10. The Wheel of Fortune

Destiny, instability, lunar-Mercurial influence

Good: Sagacity, an opportunist, luck in all undertakings, luck, fortuitous success; spontaneity, an inventive disposition, liveliness, good humour

Bad: Carelessness, speculation, game, insecurity, unserious, the unexpected, gypsy character; unstable situation, sudden change, winnings and losses; adventures, risks, minor fortune

11. Strength

Virtue, courage, Jupiter-Mars influence

Good: Moral energy, calm, intrepid; mind over matter; intelligence conquering brutality; subjugation of passions; success in industry

Bad: Anger, impatience, immoderate enthusiasm, insensibility, cruelty, fighting, war, conquering with violence, a surgical operation, vehemence, discord, fire

Source ⚜ More: Writing Notes & References ⚜ On Tarot

[corviday]

the moon (072721.)

[kataratakaran]

[hecatesfairy]

These were from last year’s Inktober!🎃💕🔮

More on my Insta ✨

[darkwingsnark]

Yet again it’s time to dust off our strange devotion to water fowl for Duckvember Year 8: Hanging On. This November come join us for a month of creating pieces from multitudes of fandoms, or maybe even explore some feathered friends of your own. While you can technically create whatever you like, here’s this year’s list of prompts for those that would like additional inspiration.

Prompt List

01: Occult Duck

02: Venomous Duck

03: Prestigious Duck

04: Game Duck

05: Well-to-do Duck

06: Voracious Duck

07: Torpid Duck

08: Frankenduck

09: Placid Duck

10: Wild Duck

11: Mechanical Duck

12: Psychedelic Duck

13: Otherworldly Duck

14: Impish Duck

15: Rustic Duck

16: Macho Duck

17: Eggheaded Duck

16: Wayfaring Duck

19: Friend Duck

20: Emotional Duck

21: Craven Duck

22: Fruity Duck

23: Parallel Duck

24: Tenacious Duck

25: Animated Duck

26: Pugnacious Duck

27: Cultured Duck

28: FREE SPACE

29: Obscure Duck

30: Nostalgic Duck

[thecubspeaks]

Jaheira + the Star

[tarot card prompts]

The Star (Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality)

She paces the rooftop a time or two, kicking her boots through the ash of necromantic minions. The fervor of her wanting is an embarrassment. Though she needs to descend to help her Harpers secure the hall and ensure all the horrid little nooks and crannies of Moonrise are cleared of cultists, she drifts again towards that shattered tower and peers down. She wants to follow. Wanted to follow, and was left behind. She wants to see the thing finished with her own hand, like it should have been when she herself closed that tomb a hundred years ago, and isn't that a humiliatingly Harperish sentiment? To long for tidy bookends, a story that concludes in a rhyme.

The wind picks up. The height of summer is past, but Dame Aylin's flight pried yet more of Shar's shadowy grip away from this land, and in the breeze, Jaheira's time-honed senses can feel the turn of seasons in the air. It will be autumn before they know it, and this land can rest, and heal itself for spring.

Speaking of rhymes, bookends, metaphors, she thinks with a snort. The High Harper, in the autumn of her life. Rest, Jaheira. The thought did occur, when she got herself trapped in that inn and all her Harpers and Florrick and her Fist along with them. But looking out at the gnarled shadows, a century-long withering winter, she thinks of scrubby brushes and stubborn herbs. The grey-greens that survive the waning of the year and always return. The autumn-blooming flowers. The bear that sleeps until the spring comes-- until there is light again on the horizon.

"Hope, you silly old crow," she says-- out loud, for no one but herself to hear. "The word is hope."

[anthonyreadsthecards]

This week's prompt is a little simple but I feel like a little simplicity is needed. With everything that's going on it can feel a bit overwhelming, like where do you even start? This spread will help you find your three biggest problems and how to overcome them one at a time.

[sw4nfire]

King of Swords

[gloomglimmer]

𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐓  𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃  𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒  .  .  .  (𝐭𝐡𝐞  𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭  𝐨𝐟  𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐬  —  𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬  𝐨𝐟  𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞)         These  prompts  draw  from  the  emotional  depth  and  symbolism  of  the  Page,  Knight,  Queen,  and  King  of  Cups.         Each  prompt  captures  a  moment  where  the  sender  confesses  their  love  to  the  receiver.          →  ∗  ⁽  ¹  ⁾  Find  the  collection  of  tarot-based  scene  starters  here!

⁽  *  ⁾   𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐄  𝐎𝐅  𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐒   →  soft  &  gentle

"I’ve  cared  for  you  far  longer  than  I  should  have,  but  I  couldn’t  hold  it  in  anymore.”

“Every  time  I  look  at  you,  it  feels  like  the  world  quiets  down.  And  if  that’s  not  love,  I  don’t  know  what  is.”

“I’ve  held  these  feelings  for  so  long,  afraid  of  what  might  happen  if  I  spoke  them.”

“I  would  do  it  all  for  us.”

“You  deserve  to  be  held  with  love  and  not  such  content.” 

“Please  do  not  treat  our  love  as  a  forbidden  fruit.”

⁽  *  ⁾   𝐊𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  𝐎𝐅  𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐒  →  protective  &  reassuring 

“This  is  for  you.  I’ve  crossed  lands,  braved  storms,  and  risked  everything  because  I  love  you.”

“I  have  risked  everything  and  it  was  all  worth  it.” 

“Do  you  think  I  regret  the  way  I  feel?  Because  I  don’t.  I  can’t.  Even  if  this  is  the  last  time  I  can  hold  you  like  this.”

“You  cannot  dare  say  you  are  blind  in  the  way  you  have  bewitched  me.” 

“I’m  not  asking  for  forgiveness.  I’m  simply  telling  you  that  no  one  has  ever  touched  me  like  you  do,  and  no  one  ever  will.  You’ve  bound  my  soul  to  yours,  willingly  or  not.”

“I  killed  for  you  and  I  dare  say  I  would  do  it  again.” 

“Our  love  is  by  our  own  undoing.” 

“Nothing  will  ever  happen  to  you.” 

⁽  *  ⁾   𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍  𝐎𝐅  𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐒  →  forbidden  &  passionate

“I  know  we  shouldn’t,  but  I  can’t  keep  pretending  that  I  don’t  want  this.  My  heart  has  been  yours,  even  if  I  had  to  hide  it  away.”

“There  are  things  in  this  world  I’m  willing  to  risk...  and  you  are  the  biggest  of  them.  I’ve  never  been  more  certain  of  anything  in  my  life.”

“Release  me  if  you  truly  do  not  love  me.”

“I  love  you  so  dearly  so”

“I  can’t  hide  it  anymore.  The  fire  I  feel  when  I’m  near  you,  the  longing  in  every  touch—it's  all  too  much,  but  it's  always  been  real.”

“Do  you  think  I  chose  this?  I  didn't.  But  here  I  am,  loving  you  in  the  way  that  feels  like  i'm  on  fire  and  yet,  I  can’t  seem  to  care.”

“I’ve  wanted  you  for  so  long,  even  when  I  knew  I  shouldn’t"

⁽  *  ⁾   𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐎𝐅  𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐒  →  passionate  &  soul  bounding

“My  soul  cannot  be  free  of  you.”

“Look  me  in  the  eyes  and  dare  tell  me  you  don't  love  me  back.”

“I’ve  spent  so  long  fighting  this,  pretending  I  could  live  without  you..”

“My  heart  doesn’t  belong  to  me  anymore.  It  belongs  to  you.”

“You  think  I’m  afraid  of  what’s  between  us,  but  I’m  not.  I’m  terrified  of  what  life  would  be  without  you.  I’ve  never  felt  more  alive,  more  connected,  more  me  than  when  I’m  with  you.”

“Love?  You're  not  the  love  of  my  life.  You  are  my  life.”

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Notes: The Arcana Interpretations

symbolism for your next poem/story (pt. 2)

12. The Hanged Man

Self-sacrifice, approved sacrifice, lunar-Venus influence

Good: Disinterest, unselfish, devotion, submission to duty, patriotism, generosity, apostolate, philanthropic, gifted; dispersal of ideas

Bad: Good ideas not executed, projects not realized, good plans remain as theory; promises not kept, love not shared, exploitation of good feelings; powerless achievement; losses

13. Death

Inescapable fate, necessary end, disenchantment, active Saturnian influence.

Good: Profound, intellectual penetration, metaphysics, disillusionment, severe discretion, disillusioned wisdom, detachment, resignation, stoicism

Bad: Inevitable failure; discouragement, pessimism, absolute change, starting again in a diametrically opposed fashion

14. Temperance

Serenity, coldness, adaptation, Mercurial-lunar influence

Good: Accommodating character, practical philosophy, happy, carelessness, accepting the inevitable, bending to circumstance, sociability, educability, adaptive transformation

Bad: Indifference, lack of personality, passive change, changing moods; tendency to change with the environment, submission to fashion; results do not come up to aspirations, inability to influence the flow of life

15. The Devil

Disorder, passion, sexual excitement, conjunction of Mars & Venus

Good: Sexual attraction, passionate desires, magical action, magnetism, occult power, practising mystical influence; active protection against bewitchment; protection against sorcerers

Bad: Trouble, over-excitement, amorous, lust, complication, stupidity, intrigue, use of illicit means, bewitchment, fascination, enslavement of the senses, weakness resulting in an awkward situation, selfishness

16. The Tower

Explosion, destruction, fall, lunar-Mars influence

Good: Delivery, salutary crisis, defiance, fear resulting from reckless enterprises; benefit from other people's errors; good sense, detention, genuine timidity; attachment to the observance of piety, religious materialism

Bad: Illness, punishment, catastrophe provoked by imprudence, clandestine childbirth, scandal, discovered hypocrisy; excess, abuse, monopolizing, presumption, pride; fanciful enterprises, misleading alchemy

17. The Star

Practical idealism, hope, beauty, solar-Venus influence

Good: Candour, abandonment to sensible influences, naturism, confidence in destiny, aesthetics, poetical sensibility, presentiment; kindness, compassion

Bad: Wild, prudence, frivolity, lack of spontaneity, unhealthy artificial constraint; romanticism, on who turns away from the practical life

18. The Moon

Imagination, appearances, illusions, active lunar influence

Good: Objectivity, the sensitive world, experimentation, work, the difficult conquest of reality; instruction by pain, imposed task, fastidious labour which is necessary; a passive view, lucidity; navigation

Bad: Errors of sense, false suppositions, ambushes, traps, deceptions, deceptive theories, fantastic knowledge, visionaryism, flattery, menaces, blackmail, loss, journey, whim, lunacy

19. The Sun

Light, reason, harmony, solar influence

Good: Limpid discernment, clarity of judgment and expression, literary or artistic talent; pacification, harmony, good relationship, conjugal felicity; fraternity, reign of the intelligence and good sentiments; reputation, glory, celebrity

Bad: Glaring, vanity, poseur, show-off, pride, susceptibility; misunderstood artist; hidden misery, bluff, false appearance, assimilated facade, prestigious decor

20. Judgement

Inspiration, redemptive blow, a lunar-Mercurial influence

Good: Enthusiasm, exultation, spirituality; prophecy, sanctity, theurgy, miraculous medicine; past resurrection, renovation, birth; propaganda, apostolate

Bad: Spiritual and mental intoxication illumination; reclaim, noise, agitation for no reason

21. The World

Completion, recompense, deification, Jupiter-solar influence

Good: Major fortune, complete success, completion, achievement; decisive intervention; very favourable circumstances, propitious atmosphere; absolute integrity; contemplative absorption; ecstasy

Bad: Tremendous obstacle, hostile atmosphere, self pity; distraction, lack of attention and concentration; large setback of fortune, ruin, social disregard

0. The Fool

Impulsive, alienation, passive lunar influence

Good: Passive, absolute abandon, renouncement of all resistance, carelessness, innocence, irresponsibility; instinctiveness; abstention

Bad: Nullity, incapable of reason; abandonment to blind impulse, unconsciously unruly; extravagance, punishment, foolish acts, vain remorse, annihilation

Source ⚜ More: Notes & References ⚜ On Tarot ⚜ Part 1

[gbirrd]

1/9 - Babs Gordon tarot card designs for Complete Candor by @vexfulfolly as part of the @batfam-big-bang

Read the fic here!

Other cards:

1-Babs 2-Cass 3-Bruce 4-Tim 5-Damian 6-Jason 7-Duke 8-Steph 9-Dick

Image ID

Image 1:

A design of "The High Priestess" tarot card. It has the texture of recycled paper and reads "THE HIGH PRIESTESS". A symbol of an eye is visible behind the numeral "II".

Barbara Gordon sits in her wheelchair facing forward with a laptop that has a glowing Oracle symbol on it. Her glasses are the same green as the symbol. The bottom part of a clock face is visible behind her, illuminating her in a pale yellow.

Image 2:

A design of "The High Priestess" tarot card. It has the texture of recycled paper and reads "THE HIGH PRIESTESS" upside down. A symbol of an eye is visible behind the numeral "II".

Barbara Gordon sits in her wheelchair facing foward with a laptop that has a glowing Oracle symbol on it. She has taken her glasses off and is holding them in her right hand to reveal pupil-less white eyes. Semi-transparent green eyes form the shape of her Batgirl cowl over her face and a large neon green eye glows brightly behind her, backlighting her in the same green. The entire design is upside-down.

[eu0n1a]

character building questions (pt2)

Does your character have an ego? Write a short scene in which their ego is at its peak-halfway through, their ego take a battering and see how it manifests itself in their behaviors.

Write a short scene in which your character allows their anger to get the better of them. Does it erupt onto someone else, or is it internalized?

Write a short story about the stupidest thing your character has ever done. Were they honest afterwards? Did they make it into a joke and take ownership of their blunder, or did they retell their story in a way that made them out to be a hero?

Write a short story about your character in which they interact with the symbol of their star sign - i.e. if they are a Sagittarius, they interact with the archer, or are the archer themselves.

Write a short story about your character's spirit animal.

Write a short story about the hardest thing they have ever done.

What are three positive personality traits your character has? List them, then write a short story where all three appear

Write your character's bucketlist. Pick one item from the list and write a short story or scene in which they complete or fail to complete it.

Describe a garment your character has bought but has never had the courage to wear. Write about the event that they want to wear it.

What does an average day look like for your character? Write a scene in which you disrupt this day and take your character on a journey = (i.e. introduce and inciting incident)?