Tarot as Storyteller: Psychic Development, Cartomancy, and Reading the Web of Fate

• Explores cartomancy as psychic storytelling, outlining techniques to develop intuition, psychic ability, and analytical questioning • Explains how to look deeply at the symbolic pictures each card provides and open your mind to the tale being told through your intuition • Shows how to interpret each card’s symbolism through activated prayer, spell work, and guided journeys that introduce readers to the Major Arcana as personal experiences In this guide to the art of cartomancy, psychic medium Salicrow shows novice and seasoned practitioners alike how to read divination cards with greater accuracy and more profound insight. She shares practices to help you develop psychic ability—including empathic protection, body dowsing, utilizing sacred space, and divine timing—and how to build your own personal symbolic language. She offers techniques for developing intuition and analytical questioning, providing a clearer picture of the players, situations, and details, and thereby encouraging you to take on the role of storyteller by looking deeply into the symbols and tales that each card holds. Expanding the concept of each card’s symbolism, Salicrow explores the meanings of tarot and oracle cards through activated prayer, spell work, and guided journeys that introduce the Major Arcana as personal experiences. She also shows how to pick a deck, cleanse and bless the cards, and properly store them, and she presents many spreads that look at relationships, career guidance, and healing. Through her insightful teachings, Salicrow demonstrates that card reading enhances the connection between intuition and imagination. With each reading, your storytelling ability will grow, as will your inner knowing for how to ask better questions.

Table of Contents:
Welcome, Seeker Psychic Storytelling Becoming the Seer Divination, Cartomancy, Psychic Evolution, Empathic Ability, Sacred Space, Divine Timing, Training the Brain, Body Dowsing, Building Your Symbolic Language, Guided Meditation and Intuition, Self-Care and Personal Healing, Telling the Story Ethics, Morals, and Reputation, A Book of Shadows, Choosing a Deck, Blessing and Programming Cards, Oracular Storytelling, The Web of Fate, Karma in the Cards, Asking the Right Questions, The People in the Neighborhood, How Are We Connected, Telling Time, Spreads and Layouts Seasonal Card Spreads Winter Solstice: The Wheel of the Year, Imbolc: Hearth and Home, Spring Equinox: Balancing Personal Energy, Beltane: Relationship Readings, Summer Solstice: Blessings and Bounty, Lughnasa: Career/Life Path, Autumn Equinox—A Year in Review, Halloween: Lessons from Guides, Rare Moon Spreads Blue Moon: Self Viewing, Black Moon: Soul Healing, Lunar Eclipse: Hidden Potential, Soul-Level Card Spreads Soul Purpose, White Raven, Past-Life Readings, Thinking Outside the Spread Long-Term Draw, Cartomancy in Activated Prayer, Cartomancy Spells, Playing Card Charms, Intuitive Healing Boards, House of Cards Travel Altar, Journey of the Oracle, The Tarot The Major Arcana The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement, The World, The Suits—The Minor Arcana Wands, Staves, and Clubs, Pentacles, Coins, Discs, and Shields, Cups, Chalices, and Goblets, Swords, Spades, and Blades, The Court Cards The Pages, The Knights, The Queens, The Kings, Numerology and The Tarot Ace, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, A Final Wish for the Seeker Index

About the Author :
Salicrow is a natural psychic medium who weaves the traditions of her Irish Traveler and Blackfoot heritage with modern magical techniques. For more than 30 years she has worked as a spirit channel, seer, and intuitive healer, offering readings and teaching workshops throughout the United States and internationally. The author of The Path of Elemental Witchcraft and Spirit Speaker, she lives in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.

Review :
“Salicrow’s Tarot as Storyteller is a luminous guide that goes beyond instructions on how to read the cards—this is about learning to listen to the whispers of the unseen, then translating those whispers into empowering guidance. This book is imbued with Salicrow’s warmth and approachable wisdom. A work that bridges the mystical and the accessible, Tarot as Storyteller is a truly inspired resource.” “If you are ready for a new and exciting book on tarot, make sure you add Tarot as Storyteller to your collection. This book is an absolute must-read that approaches tarot as a living, breathing oracle. This book is like having a personal mentor to guide you through the seasons, lunar cycles, and life-changing moments. What truly sets this book apart is its emphasis on personal empowerment. Salicrow encourages and inspires readers to trust themselves and to think ‘outside the spread,’ guiding people in the use of original tarot card spreads and creative layouts that go beyond mundane questions. Salicrow’s Tarot as Storyteller is your portal to a world brimming with wisdom and wonder—a condensed book for beginners and a breath of fresh air for seasoned tarot readers that helps uncover the layers of each reader’s own history and future.” “Salicrow’s practical and accessible guide is full of techniques, spreads, rituals, and meditations for psychic and intuitive development. I especially appreciate her attention to the connections between cartomancy and the wheel of the year, such as lunar and solar cycles and celebrations, as well as other spiritual practices. This fresh new approach to tarot practice deserves a place in every cartomancer’s library.” “Salicrow’s Tarot as Storyteller is an essential and insightful guide for anyone looking to integrate and expand their psychic development, cartomancy, and magickal practices. She skillfully takes the seeker on a journey through psychic unfoldment and builds on this to use cartomancy as a way to weave the story. Salicrow does this through original spreads, exercises, meditations, and spells that are powerful tools to support your work in an easy-to-follow and accessible fashion. She shares how to use your psychic insight to gain clarity on details in situations often brought up during readings. Salicrow offers an in-depth look at the meanings and symbolism of tarot and oracle cards and how to best work with your deck in divination and magick. Take your readings and storytelling to the next level with this invaluable resource—for those new to the path and experts alike.” “Salicrow effortlessly weaves in the history and intricacies of tarot reading while putting the power in the hands of the reader and supporting them through the journey. She supports the reader through the entire book in a way that instills confidence and removes doubt no matter what their goals are for reading tarot. It’s so beautiful to see that she has left no stone unturned in her quest to help people understand, trust, and use this powerful and enlightening method of divination.” “In writing Tarot as Storyteller, Salicrow has successfully married two age-old and beloved traditions: tarot and storytelling. She bridges the gap between the two, allowing the reader the ability to analyze the cards through psychic storytelling, impelling one to use their innate abilities to tap into the mysteries of the universe. Salicrow instructs us to create our own allegorical techniques to master the cards. Tarot as Storyteller teaches us to merge our intuition and imagination, culminating in clarity and insight. Through Salicrow’s many years of prolific experience and teaching, she has provided us with the ultimate guide, suitable for experienced practitioners and novices alike!” “...while Salicrow’s fine book is undoubtedly a most valuable aid regarding how to read and interpret the tarot cards, she goes far beyond that. Drawing from her Irish Traveler heritage (Being Irish, I totally understand the perception this gives her. My mother still remembers the Wise Women of her childhood, so it’s lovely see Salicrow continue this important tradition), and her Blackfoot heritage, to delve deep into the mysteries of the tarot. I feel Tarot As Storyteller reflects the world’s need for deeper spiritual meaning, and for this, Salicrow must be highly applauded.” “An ideal introduction to the art of cartomancy, Tarot as Storyteller: Psychic Development, Cartomancy, and Reading the Web of Fate features B/W illustrations in support of an expertly presented, comprehensive, and thoroughly 'reader/user' friendly instructional guide to creating and experiencing effective and insightful tarot readings. While Tarot as Storyteller is highly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Metaphysical Studies/Tarot collections, it should be noted that this paperback edition from Destiny Books is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $15.99).”