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“I know many writers who actually use the Tarot as a way of inspiring ideas and possible plots. Try it yourself for fun. Tarot packs aren't usually expensive and most have descriptions about how they may be best interpreted.” quote by Rob Parnell — Download Open image

““I know many writers who actually use the Tarot as a way of inspiring ideas and possible plots. Try it yourself for fun. Tarot packs aren't usually expensive and most have descriptions about how they may be best interpreted.””

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“My belief is that if you learn how to think like a professional, from the start, you will almost undoubtedly become a professional, given enough time, practice and commitment. This, in large part, is because of the way the brain works. Simply put: when you introduce a new mindset into your thought processes with total conviction and especially vibrant emotion,…

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“The hero, however, is always willing to see where his decisions may lead him. To sum up the hero's journey in the Tarot so far, we can say that, armed with a now superior knowledge of the nature of life and its tests, we may face resistance to personal growth and change in the form of new perspectives, the need…

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“Readers often root for characters that are innocent victims – or who are subjected to forces beyond their control.”

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“Stories that do not signal or illustrate a change in wisdom, growth or circumstance do not fulfill the basic requirements of a story worth…

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“At their most basic level, great fictional stories are about transformation - usually a change from one perspective to another. The change may be…

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“The next five cards, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, and The Wheel of Fortune, show how the heroic fool must navigate various life lessons: love, ambition, courage, reflection and the mysteries of fate. We're tested in these areas because they enable our growth. We must understand that it is in the nature of the world to present us…

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“When writing the opening of your story, we want to see the hero in his familiar surroundings. We want to show him as he…

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“The Fool is a great template for the lead character in a story, untarnished by what is to come, eager for adventure.”

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“We are questioning animals.”

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“In the next five cards, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, and The Devil, we see that, armed with knowledge of life and its tests, the hero/fool faces resistance to personal growth and change in the form of the natural order, new perspectives, the need to destroy the past, the exercising of self-control and the resistance of temptation. It's easy…

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“Take it easy, have fun, and everything important will follow!”

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