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Occupations in the Tarot: A Guide for Readers and Fiction Writers

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This is my new favorite Tarot reference! The entire concept of "Occupations in the Tarot: A Guide for Readers and Fiction Writers" is so very clever and PACKED with ideas. Author Janet Boyer addresses each of the 78 cards in the Tarot deck and gives fantastic ideas for their corresponding occupational strengths.

As she notes in her introduction, you don't even need a physical deck of cards to be inspired by the ideas, just access to any free online Tarot site that generates random spreads. Simply have a look at the cards that turn up and review the corresponding occupation keywords in Janet's list, and the inspiration is revelatory! The Devil card is one of my faves; some examples of Devil card-related job ideas from Occupations in the Tarot: "Sex Worker; S & M Paraphernalia Manufacturer; Arsonist; Serial Killer; ...Warden, Drug Dealer; Locksmith." (pp. 2) There are others for this card, but these are especially fun. Serial Killer? Love it! Her examples are a great mix of the sensible and the creative.

If you're on the fence, I can assure you that you won't regret for one minute exploring this eBook. I have found, after reading Tarot cards for 20 years, that this opened up a whole new realm for me and added layer upon layer to my perspective on the cards. This is a true breath of fresh air, I am so grateful to Janet for this offering!

Getting to know the key occupations of each of the tarot cards helps to gain yet another memorable trigger to accurately read the cards. Plus, as a writer, I use tarot cards all the time for ideas, and the "Occupations in the Tarot: A Guide for Readers and Fiction Writers" adds an extra color to that tool box of crayons.

Kudos to Janet Boyer for another excellent read. All of her accomplishments, from her eBooks to her books to her decks to her blog, are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

This little book is a very valuable ressource for anyone who is looking for further inspiration or for people who want to deepen their view and perspective on the tarot cards. Basically, it is a list of all (not only the major tarot trumps as usually!) tarot cards with possible professions associated to them. This sounds obvious or even easy, but it is not. And who will go into Janet Boyer's thoughts will learn a lot more about the personality and quality of the cards, in first place of the minors, as by this indirect method of thinking about a profession we come to know the person who does it, and like this the card itself. As a professional working with tarot I really can recommend this book.