Faculty Tarot
@facultytarot.bsky.social
Here to bring academics a daily dose of inspiration and reflection through tarot. I am a professor of sociology and use tarot in my daily personal and work life.
Death to what holds you back! Bury the bad habits or the inability to believe in yourself- death to the limiting factors that you've let dictate your life. #tarot
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Death to what holds you back! Bury the bad habits or the inability to believe in yourself- death to the limiting factors that you've let dictate your life. #tarot
The #8ofPentacles card suggests it takes many hours of focused practice to master a skill, such as academic writing. Consider your writing as practice and not as something you should automatically know how to do. #tarot
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The #8ofPentacles card suggests it takes many hours of focused practice to master a skill, such as academic writing. Consider your writing as practice and not as something you should automatically know how to do. #tarot
#9OfSwords has all the feels today. My spouse has been in & out of the hospital for weeks, we don't know what's wrong. I'm thankful for a flexible job that allows me to be gone from work when needed. This card reflects negative thoughts, but also it's a message to reach out for help. #tarot
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#9OfSwords has all the feels today. My spouse has been in & out of the hospital for weeks, we don't know what's wrong. I'm thankful for a flexible job that allows me to be gone from work when needed. This card reflects negative thoughts, but also it's a message to reach out for help. #tarot
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Happy Friday! Today I am grateful for me the life I have. It's so easy to be grateful for external blessings and forgetting that we are a blessing.
Gratitarot is the creation of Carrie Mallon.
Today's deck: The Curious Travels Tarot by Amelia Rozear.
#gratitude
Gratitarot is the creation of Carrie Mallon.
Today's deck: The Curious Travels Tarot by Amelia Rozear.
#gratitude
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy Friday! Today I am grateful for me the life I have. It's so easy to be grateful for external blessings and forgetting that we are a blessing.
Gratitarot is the creation of Carrie Mallon.
Today's deck: The Curious Travels Tarot by Amelia Rozear.
#gratitude
Gratitarot is the creation of Carrie Mallon.
Today's deck: The Curious Travels Tarot by Amelia Rozear.
#gratitude
REST. How are you going to get some rest this weekend? I am avoiding email, watching football, knitting, and reading. We have to learn how to be regularly & spectacularly unproductive. See the #4OfSwords card and my cat sleeping for inspo. #tarot
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
REST. How are you going to get some rest this weekend? I am avoiding email, watching football, knitting, and reading. We have to learn how to be regularly & spectacularly unproductive. See the #4OfSwords card and my cat sleeping for inspo. #tarot
It's the Working Mom archetype, #QueenOfPentacles, taking care of her material world & those she loves. I know self-care is nearly a cliche, but this Queen reminds you to take care of yourself: Carve out some solitude, enjoy the sunshine through the trees, plan out your week, read a book #tarot
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's the Working Mom archetype, #QueenOfPentacles, taking care of her material world & those she loves. I know self-care is nearly a cliche, but this Queen reminds you to take care of yourself: Carve out some solitude, enjoy the sunshine through the trees, plan out your week, read a book #tarot
#KingOfBows from #WildWoodTarot. I dislike this card because *snakes* but here we go: masculine energy surrounding thoughts, words, & determination. Step into your power. It's taken me awhile to be assertive & feel more powerful. Believe in yourself like an average white male colleague does! #tarot
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#KingOfBows from #WildWoodTarot. I dislike this card because *snakes* but here we go: masculine energy surrounding thoughts, words, & determination. Step into your power. It's taken me awhile to be assertive & feel more powerful. Believe in yourself like an average white male colleague does! #tarot
#2OfWands is limbo energy when you're presented with an opportunity: Want to guest lecture/collaborate on an article/present a workshop on your research? If the answer isn't a joyous YES, say no. If the opportunity is a year from now, but you wouldn't do it tomorrow... say No. #tarot
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Bad art is so important!
“I could only make good art if I made bad art, too, and so I began making bad art an integral part of my creative practice.” In praise of making bad art.
Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art
Last spring, I was waiting to hear from my agent and editors about the fate of my second novel. I knew full well this was not, really, a big deal in the least; it wasn’t as if my health were at sta…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Bad art is so important!
Clear mental processes and decisiveness are the energies from today's #5ofBows in the #WildWoodTarot deck. My brain fog has been extremely problematic lately. I am hoping that this card can help me think about why it's been this way. #tarot
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Clear mental processes and decisiveness are the energies from today's #5ofBows in the #WildWoodTarot deck. My brain fog has been extremely problematic lately. I am hoping that this card can help me think about why it's been this way. #tarot
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The Original Etteilla III Tarot (Le Jeu de Toth), France, c.1800s.
#Tarot #Divination
A Divination Tarot deck created by the occultist Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette), the first professional tarot reader in France, around 1791.
#Tarot #Divination
A Divination Tarot deck created by the occultist Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette), the first professional tarot reader in France, around 1791.
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Original Etteilla III Tarot (Le Jeu de Toth), France, c.1800s.
#Tarot #Divination
A Divination Tarot deck created by the occultist Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette), the first professional tarot reader in France, around 1791.
#Tarot #Divination
A Divination Tarot deck created by the occultist Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette), the first professional tarot reader in France, around 1791.
The #KnightOfWands is all action & movement- pursuing a shiny new idea. But knights don't always have staying power, so take care when running off with some great new project until you have given it some thought: what about your current projects, do you have the time, do you have the support? #tarot
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The #KnightOfWands is all action & movement- pursuing a shiny new idea. But knights don't always have staying power, so take care when running off with some great new project until you have given it some thought: what about your current projects, do you have the time, do you have the support? #tarot
In case you didn't know, work will never love you back. It won't! That's the message I'm hearing from the #PageOfCups today. Love your research, your students, your deep thinking.... don't love the institution. #tarot
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
In case you didn't know, work will never love you back. It won't! That's the message I'm hearing from the #PageOfCups today. Love your research, your students, your deep thinking.... don't love the institution. #tarot
It's the #Balance tarot (or #Temperance) card today. Reminding you to take time for breaks: In nature, in front of the tv, reading novels. A few years ago I left an exhausting & toxic department & decided that- no matter what - I would not work evenings or weekends. It feels really good #tarot
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's the #Balance tarot (or #Temperance) card today. Reminding you to take time for breaks: In nature, in front of the tv, reading novels. A few years ago I left an exhausting & toxic department & decided that- no matter what - I would not work evenings or weekends. It feels really good #tarot
Pulled #TheMoonOnWater from the #WildWoodTarot deck. Haunting and introspective card! I'm working on a paper about embodied fieldwork- what are your bodily reactions to fieldwork? How are your emotions and spirit affected by those you interact with in the field? These are important questions! #tarot
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Pulled #TheMoonOnWater from the #WildWoodTarot deck. Haunting and introspective card! I'm working on a paper about embodied fieldwork- what are your bodily reactions to fieldwork? How are your emotions and spirit affected by those you interact with in the field? These are important questions! #tarot
Hey there, it's #TheSun card again! It's meaningful to draw a big card like this in a short amount of time. I took it literally today - walked around campus for 30 minutes with no phone, no distraction. Just enjoying the sunshine. Get out of your office when you can! #tarot
October 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#TheJourney is the Death card for #WildwoodTarot. I think this card is particularly pretty. What are you clinging to that needs to be left behind? What bridges need to be burned? I'm thinking death to the hustle & grind. Death to the comparison game. Death to the word "should."
October 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
#TheJourney is the Death card for #WildwoodTarot. I think this card is particularly pretty. What are you clinging to that needs to be left behind? What bridges need to be burned? I'm thinking death to the hustle & grind. Death to the comparison game. Death to the word "should."
#TheHierophant is the teacher archetype. This #tarot card symbolizes the passing down of wisdom. When I draw this one, I think of my teaching vocation as sacred and special.
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#TheHierophant is the teacher archetype. This #tarot card symbolizes the passing down of wisdom. When I draw this one, I think of my teaching vocation as sacred and special.
#7ofPentacles Love this card! You are doing so well, but don't forget to pause and reflect on your progress so far. My pause/reflection took place today on my oversized whiteboard. See if anything needs refining or adjusting before moving on. #tarot
October 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#7ofPentacles Love this card! You are doing so well, but don't forget to pause and reflect on your progress so far. My pause/reflection took place today on my oversized whiteboard. See if anything needs refining or adjusting before moving on. #tarot
#5ofCups. Any emotional pain going on right now? Acknowledge it and "be good to yourself" as Journey said. It's the halfway point of the semester, with no fall break in sight. I have a colleague who builds her own fall break into the semester. She's taking care of herself! #tarot
October 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#8ofPentacles : DO THE WORK. Sometimes it's so boring, but tedious tasks will sharpen your skills and move projects along. Today I finished details on a research poster, scheduled meetings with co-authors, and drafted a kind of boring abstract. Tedious tasks are also a good fit for low energy days!
September 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#8ofPentacles : DO THE WORK. Sometimes it's so boring, but tedious tasks will sharpen your skills and move projects along. Today I finished details on a research poster, scheduled meetings with co-authors, and drafted a kind of boring abstract. Tedious tasks are also a good fit for low energy days!
Just realized I have drawn four major arcana #tarot in a row. These are BIG cards with BIG messages. Life lessons, if you will, rather than daily advice.
September 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just realized I have drawn four major arcana #tarot in a row. These are BIG cards with BIG messages. Life lessons, if you will, rather than daily advice.