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A worn tarot deck separated into small stacks on a dark stone table beside a burning candle
August 2026

How to Dispose of Old Tarot Cards — Retiring a Deck the Honest Way

Burn it, bury it, recycle it or pass it on? What a tarot deck is actually made of, which endings the material survives, and why no tradition requires...

Leif Daniel Schmidt August 11, 2026 16 min read
Tarot cards laid out on dark velvet beside beeswax candles, an amethyst cluster and a crystal ball
August 2026

Best First Tarot Deck: Rider-Waite vs Thoth vs Golden Dawn

The three deck families compared on the one thing that decides whether a beginner can read at all: whether the numbered cards are illustrated scenes or bare suit...

Selene Voss August 10, 2026 10 min read
Cards laid out in a fan on purple velvet beside beeswax candles, a chalice and amethyst clusters
August 2026

Tarot vs Oracle Cards: What the Difference Is

The structural difference between tarot and oracle decks, the history that contradicts the usual story, which to start with, and what is actually happening in a reading.

Ravenna Blackthorn August 10, 2026 11 min read
Face-down tarot deck, brass bowl, dried roses and gold rings on a dark altar table in candlelight
August 2026

Bri Luna and The Hoodwitch: The Witch Who Made the Aesthetic Part of the Practice

A sourced profile of The Hoodwitch founder: how the site started, her book, glamour magic, and what her work changed in the modern witchcraft scene.

Ravenna Blackthorn August 10, 2026 10 min read
A lit candle, a face-down stack of patterned cards, a pencil and a closed notebook on dark stone against a green wall
Tarot & Oracle

What to Do When Two Tarot Readings Contradict Each Other

Why re-asking almost always produces a contradiction, the four kinds of conflict between readings and how to tell them apart, the one-week rule, and how to decide which...

Ravenna Blackthorn August 10, 2026 14 min read
Tarot cards laid out for a reading on polished dark marble, lit by a single warm golden light against a deep emerald-green background falling into shadow.
Tarot & Oracle

How to Prepare for a Tarot Reading: Question, Space, and State of Mind

Write the question down before you touch the deck, and settle for five minutes first. Most unreliable readings are unreliable because of what happened before the shuffle.

Elin Drache July 21, 2026 10 min read