Nelian Kar
@neliankar.bsky.social
Professional Tarot Reader & Writer. Let's rewrite your story & explore inner magic via "Here Live Dragons" Substack. 🐉 Also a theatre artist, musical writer, & fantasy author. All my services & work: https://linktr.ee/neliankar
“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions.” — Elizabeth King
(The Hierophant in the Modern Witch Tarot)
#Tarot #Process #Hierophant #Wisdom #Ritual #Intention #TarotTalk #Quotes #ElizabethKing #HereLiveDragons
(The Hierophant in the Modern Witch Tarot)
#Tarot #Process #Hierophant #Wisdom #Ritual #Intention #TarotTalk #Quotes #ElizabethKing #HereLiveDragons
August 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions.” — Elizabeth King
(The Hierophant in the Modern Witch Tarot)
#Tarot #Process #Hierophant #Wisdom #Ritual #Intention #TarotTalk #Quotes #ElizabethKing #HereLiveDragons
(The Hierophant in the Modern Witch Tarot)
#Tarot #Process #Hierophant #Wisdom #Ritual #Intention #TarotTalk #Quotes #ElizabethKing #HereLiveDragons
"If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.”
— Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
(The Lady — The Empress — in the Druid Craft Tarot)
#VanGogh #Tarot #Empress #SelfWorth #ArtQuotes #TarotReaders
— Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
(The Lady — The Empress — in the Druid Craft Tarot)
#VanGogh #Tarot #Empress #SelfWorth #ArtQuotes #TarotReaders
August 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.”
— Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
(The Lady — The Empress — in the Druid Craft Tarot)
#VanGogh #Tarot #Empress #SelfWorth #ArtQuotes #TarotReaders
— Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
(The Lady — The Empress — in the Druid Craft Tarot)
#VanGogh #Tarot #Empress #SelfWorth #ArtQuotes #TarotReaders
Ever been haunted by a memory—or a drink? My latest Substack dives into absinthe’s spell over Paris, the art of escape, and the stories we tell ourselves. Raise a glass to the Green Fairy, but beware her price. Read the full story below!
#Absinthe #GreenFairy #Paris #Addiction #Memory #Storytelling
#Absinthe #GreenFairy #Paris #Addiction #Memory #Storytelling
The Haunting of the Green Fairy
The spell, the addiction and the shadows in the glass
neliankar.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ever been haunted by a memory—or a drink? My latest Substack dives into absinthe’s spell over Paris, the art of escape, and the stories we tell ourselves. Raise a glass to the Green Fairy, but beware her price. Read the full story below!
#Absinthe #GreenFairy #Paris #Addiction #Memory #Storytelling
#Absinthe #GreenFairy #Paris #Addiction #Memory #Storytelling
“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
— attributed to Franz Kafka
(The Devil in the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot)
#Quotes #Creativity #Writers #Tarot #Nonconformity
— attributed to Franz Kafka
(The Devil in the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot)
#Quotes #Creativity #Writers #Tarot #Nonconformity
August 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
— attributed to Franz Kafka
(The Devil in the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot)
#Quotes #Creativity #Writers #Tarot #Nonconformity
— attributed to Franz Kafka
(The Devil in the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot)
#Quotes #Creativity #Writers #Tarot #Nonconformity
“The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved; loved for one’s own sake—let us say rather, loved in spite of one’s self.” — Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
(The Lovers in the Erenberg Tarot)
#LoversCard #VictorHugoQuote #TarotTalk #SelfTransformation #LiteraryLines
(The Lovers in the Erenberg Tarot)
#LoversCard #VictorHugoQuote #TarotTalk #SelfTransformation #LiteraryLines
August 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved; loved for one’s own sake—let us say rather, loved in spite of one’s self.” — Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
(The Lovers in the Erenberg Tarot)
#LoversCard #VictorHugoQuote #TarotTalk #SelfTransformation #LiteraryLines
(The Lovers in the Erenberg Tarot)
#LoversCard #VictorHugoQuote #TarotTalk #SelfTransformation #LiteraryLines
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
— Mary Oliver, The Uses of Sorrow
(The Tower in the Lord of the Rings Tarot)
#Tarot #TheTower #MaryOliver #Poetry #Transformation #Healing #ShadowWork #GiftInDarkness #SelfDiscovery
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
— Mary Oliver, The Uses of Sorrow
(The Tower in the Lord of the Rings Tarot)
#Tarot #TheTower #MaryOliver #Poetry #Transformation #Healing #ShadowWork #GiftInDarkness #SelfDiscovery
August 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
— Mary Oliver, The Uses of Sorrow
(The Tower in the Lord of the Rings Tarot)
#Tarot #TheTower #MaryOliver #Poetry #Transformation #Healing #ShadowWork #GiftInDarkness #SelfDiscovery
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
— Mary Oliver, The Uses of Sorrow
(The Tower in the Lord of the Rings Tarot)
#Tarot #TheTower #MaryOliver #Poetry #Transformation #Healing #ShadowWork #GiftInDarkness #SelfDiscovery
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw
(The Sun in the Golden Art Nouveau Tarot)
#Tarot #TheSun #Playfulness #StayYoung #Wisdom #Inspiration #InnerChild #TarotTalk #QuoteOfTheDay #Joy #KeepPlaying #Spirituality #CardOfTheDay
(The Sun in the Golden Art Nouveau Tarot)
#Tarot #TheSun #Playfulness #StayYoung #Wisdom #Inspiration #InnerChild #TarotTalk #QuoteOfTheDay #Joy #KeepPlaying #Spirituality #CardOfTheDay
August 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw
(The Sun in the Golden Art Nouveau Tarot)
#Tarot #TheSun #Playfulness #StayYoung #Wisdom #Inspiration #InnerChild #TarotTalk #QuoteOfTheDay #Joy #KeepPlaying #Spirituality #CardOfTheDay
(The Sun in the Golden Art Nouveau Tarot)
#Tarot #TheSun #Playfulness #StayYoung #Wisdom #Inspiration #InnerChild #TarotTalk #QuoteOfTheDay #Joy #KeepPlaying #Spirituality #CardOfTheDay
This week, I followed a scared little horse, a legendary city, and the first detective story into a rabbit hole of randomness and meaning. Is chance just what we choose to notice?
Read more on Substack!
#tarot #substack #storytelling #randomness #myth #detectivestories #creativewriting #meaning
Read more on Substack!
#tarot #substack #storytelling #randomness #myth #detectivestories #creativewriting #meaning
The Riddle of the Echoes in the Dark
A quest for the architecture of random events
neliankar.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This week, I followed a scared little horse, a legendary city, and the first detective story into a rabbit hole of randomness and meaning. Is chance just what we choose to notice?
Read more on Substack!
#tarot #substack #storytelling #randomness #myth #detectivestories #creativewriting #meaning
Read more on Substack!
#tarot #substack #storytelling #randomness #myth #detectivestories #creativewriting #meaning
"What would you do even if you knew you would fail?" — Seth Godin
(The Fool in the Morgan-Greer Tarot)
#Tarot #TheFoolCard #MorganGreer #MythicLiving #EmbraceFailure #StartTheJourney #CultHitAuthor #TarotReflection #FantasyWriter #TarotExplorer #WhatWouldYouDo #Substack
(The Fool in the Morgan-Greer Tarot)
#Tarot #TheFoolCard #MorganGreer #MythicLiving #EmbraceFailure #StartTheJourney #CultHitAuthor #TarotReflection #FantasyWriter #TarotExplorer #WhatWouldYouDo #Substack
August 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"What would you do even if you knew you would fail?" — Seth Godin
(The Fool in the Morgan-Greer Tarot)
#Tarot #TheFoolCard #MorganGreer #MythicLiving #EmbraceFailure #StartTheJourney #CultHitAuthor #TarotReflection #FantasyWriter #TarotExplorer #WhatWouldYouDo #Substack
(The Fool in the Morgan-Greer Tarot)
#Tarot #TheFoolCard #MorganGreer #MythicLiving #EmbraceFailure #StartTheJourney #CultHitAuthor #TarotReflection #FantasyWriter #TarotExplorer #WhatWouldYouDo #Substack
Ever felt the squeeze of family expectations? My latest #Substack dives into how family, myth, dreams, and a persistent “dragon” can shape — and sometimes strangle — our growth.
Ready to listen to your inner beast?
#writing #selfdiscovery #family #myth #dragons #personalgrowth
Ready to listen to your inner beast?
#writing #selfdiscovery #family #myth #dragons #personalgrowth
The Squeeze of the Family Dragon
Family, myth, and finding wisdom in the dragon’s embrace
neliankar.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ever felt the squeeze of family expectations? My latest #Substack dives into how family, myth, dreams, and a persistent “dragon” can shape — and sometimes strangle — our growth.
Ready to listen to your inner beast?
#writing #selfdiscovery #family #myth #dragons #personalgrowth
Ready to listen to your inner beast?
#writing #selfdiscovery #family #myth #dragons #personalgrowth
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Go to the Limits of Your Longing
(The Moon in the Supernova Tarot)
#Rilke #Tarot #TheMoonCard #Poetry #QuoteOfTheDay #Feelings #Spirituality #Literature #Emotions #Inspiration
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Go to the Limits of Your Longing
(The Moon in the Supernova Tarot)
#Rilke #Tarot #TheMoonCard #Poetry #QuoteOfTheDay #Feelings #Spirituality #Literature #Emotions #Inspiration
July 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Go to the Limits of Your Longing
(The Moon in the Supernova Tarot)
#Rilke #Tarot #TheMoonCard #Poetry #QuoteOfTheDay #Feelings #Spirituality #Literature #Emotions #Inspiration
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Go to the Limits of Your Longing
(The Moon in the Supernova Tarot)
#Rilke #Tarot #TheMoonCard #Poetry #QuoteOfTheDay #Feelings #Spirituality #Literature #Emotions #Inspiration
“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.”
— Aeschylus
(Ace of Wands in the Wild Unknown Tarot)
#Tarot #AceOfWands #WildUnknown #TarotReaders #Divination #Creativity #Growth #Transformation #Magic #Inspiration #SelfDiscovery #FantasyWriting #HereLiveDragons
— Aeschylus
(Ace of Wands in the Wild Unknown Tarot)
#Tarot #AceOfWands #WildUnknown #TarotReaders #Divination #Creativity #Growth #Transformation #Magic #Inspiration #SelfDiscovery #FantasyWriting #HereLiveDragons
July 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.”
— Aeschylus
(Ace of Wands in the Wild Unknown Tarot)
#Tarot #AceOfWands #WildUnknown #TarotReaders #Divination #Creativity #Growth #Transformation #Magic #Inspiration #SelfDiscovery #FantasyWriting #HereLiveDragons
— Aeschylus
(Ace of Wands in the Wild Unknown Tarot)
#Tarot #AceOfWands #WildUnknown #TarotReaders #Divination #Creativity #Growth #Transformation #Magic #Inspiration #SelfDiscovery #FantasyWriting #HereLiveDragons
I shared my most important project with a friend. She asked, “Why now?”. I honestly don’t know. But I will, one day.
If you feel like a lifelong Padawan — always learning, always evolving — this post is for you.
#LifelongLearning #PersonalGrowth #JediWisdom #StayCurious #StillAnApprentice #Substack
If you feel like a lifelong Padawan — always learning, always evolving — this post is for you.
#LifelongLearning #PersonalGrowth #JediWisdom #StayCurious #StillAnApprentice #Substack
The Real Secret of the Jedi Order
Still an apprentice, still learning.
neliankar.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I shared my most important project with a friend. She asked, “Why now?”. I honestly don’t know. But I will, one day.
If you feel like a lifelong Padawan — always learning, always evolving — this post is for you.
#LifelongLearning #PersonalGrowth #JediWisdom #StayCurious #StillAnApprentice #Substack
If you feel like a lifelong Padawan — always learning, always evolving — this post is for you.
#LifelongLearning #PersonalGrowth #JediWisdom #StayCurious #StillAnApprentice #Substack
“In order to write a successful novel, one needs to keep certain recipes secret.”
— Umberto Eco, Confessions of a Young Novelist
#Tarot #HighPriestess #Art #Divination #Mystery #Intuition #MajorArcana #HereLiveDragons
— Umberto Eco, Confessions of a Young Novelist
#Tarot #HighPriestess #Art #Divination #Mystery #Intuition #MajorArcana #HereLiveDragons
July 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“In order to write a successful novel, one needs to keep certain recipes secret.”
— Umberto Eco, Confessions of a Young Novelist
#Tarot #HighPriestess #Art #Divination #Mystery #Intuition #MajorArcana #HereLiveDragons
— Umberto Eco, Confessions of a Young Novelist
#Tarot #HighPriestess #Art #Divination #Mystery #Intuition #MajorArcana #HereLiveDragons
What if the dream life you’re chasing is actually a trap? I wrote about breaking free from the constant race for “more” and finding real contentment in the everyday. Ready for a new perspective? Read the full post below !
#Minimalism #IntentionalLiving #PersonalGrowth #EnoughIsEnough #BreakTheCycle
#Minimalism #IntentionalLiving #PersonalGrowth #EnoughIsEnough #BreakTheCycle
Your Dream Life Is Actually a Trap
What if less is the only way to win?
neliankar.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What if the dream life you’re chasing is actually a trap? I wrote about breaking free from the constant race for “more” and finding real contentment in the everyday. Ready for a new perspective? Read the full post below !
#Minimalism #IntentionalLiving #PersonalGrowth #EnoughIsEnough #BreakTheCycle
#Minimalism #IntentionalLiving #PersonalGrowth #EnoughIsEnough #BreakTheCycle
"Initium est dimidium facti." - Horace, Epistles.
"Well begun is half done."
The Magician card perfectly encapsulates this ancient wisdom. When you begin with purpose, you're already halfway there! ✨
#Tarot #Magician #LatinQuotes #Motivation #Manifestation #TarotCommunity #FirstStep #Inspiration
"Well begun is half done."
The Magician card perfectly encapsulates this ancient wisdom. When you begin with purpose, you're already halfway there! ✨
#Tarot #Magician #LatinQuotes #Motivation #Manifestation #TarotCommunity #FirstStep #Inspiration
July 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"Initium est dimidium facti." - Horace, Epistles.
"Well begun is half done."
The Magician card perfectly encapsulates this ancient wisdom. When you begin with purpose, you're already halfway there! ✨
#Tarot #Magician #LatinQuotes #Motivation #Manifestation #TarotCommunity #FirstStep #Inspiration
"Well begun is half done."
The Magician card perfectly encapsulates this ancient wisdom. When you begin with purpose, you're already halfway there! ✨
#Tarot #Magician #LatinQuotes #Motivation #Manifestation #TarotCommunity #FirstStep #Inspiration
“After a while you learn…
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
— Jorge Luis Borges, You Learn
#TarotReading #GrowthMindset #NourishYourSoul #SelfSufficient #InnerPeace #Wisdom
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
— Jorge Luis Borges, You Learn
#TarotReading #GrowthMindset #NourishYourSoul #SelfSufficient #InnerPeace #Wisdom
July 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“After a while you learn…
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
— Jorge Luis Borges, You Learn
#TarotReading #GrowthMindset #NourishYourSoul #SelfSufficient #InnerPeace #Wisdom
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
— Jorge Luis Borges, You Learn
#TarotReading #GrowthMindset #NourishYourSoul #SelfSufficient #InnerPeace #Wisdom
We don’t all reach our crossroads at the same time, and that’s not a crisis. That’s the start of your next adventure.
My new post is for anyone who’s wondered, “Is there more?” If you’re standing at the edge and ready to write a new story, this one’s for you.
#NewBeginning #MidlifeAdventure
My new post is for anyone who’s wondered, “Is there more?” If you’re standing at the edge and ready to write a new story, this one’s for you.
#NewBeginning #MidlifeAdventure
Why Midlife Is Your Next Adventure
Close the deal or close the door. Then, you truly begin your journey.
neliankar.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We don’t all reach our crossroads at the same time, and that’s not a crisis. That’s the start of your next adventure.
My new post is for anyone who’s wondered, “Is there more?” If you’re standing at the edge and ready to write a new story, this one’s for you.
#NewBeginning #MidlifeAdventure
My new post is for anyone who’s wondered, “Is there more?” If you’re standing at the edge and ready to write a new story, this one’s for you.
#NewBeginning #MidlifeAdventure
My new article shares how I rebuilt my habits and created a tri-parental family. Break old labels, quiet your inner critic, and live by design. Your story is yours to write.
#LGBTQFamily #ModernFamily #TriParentalFamily #ProudParent #LoveMakesAFamily
neliankar.substack.com/p/own-your-a...
#LGBTQFamily #ModernFamily #TriParentalFamily #ProudParent #LoveMakesAFamily
neliankar.substack.com/p/own-your-a...
Own Your Actions, Own Your Life
How I formed a tri-parental family
neliankar.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
My new article shares how I rebuilt my habits and created a tri-parental family. Break old labels, quiet your inner critic, and live by design. Your story is yours to write.
#LGBTQFamily #ModernFamily #TriParentalFamily #ProudParent #LoveMakesAFamily
neliankar.substack.com/p/own-your-a...
#LGBTQFamily #ModernFamily #TriParentalFamily #ProudParent #LoveMakesAFamily
neliankar.substack.com/p/own-your-a...
As Anaïs Nin famously wrote, “We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are.” This applies to everything.
Presidencies are stories. Wars are stories. Revolutions are too. What you perceive of the outside world is filtered through your own narrative.
What about changing it?
Presidencies are stories. Wars are stories. Revolutions are too. What you perceive of the outside world is filtered through your own narrative.
What about changing it?
July 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As Anaïs Nin famously wrote, “We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are.” This applies to everything.
Presidencies are stories. Wars are stories. Revolutions are too. What you perceive of the outside world is filtered through your own narrative.
What about changing it?
Presidencies are stories. Wars are stories. Revolutions are too. What you perceive of the outside world is filtered through your own narrative.
What about changing it?
Like Frodo taking the Ring to Mordor, are you ready to carry your burden beyond the initial relief, knowing the real quest lies ahead?
#PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #AddictionRecovery #SelfDiscovery #NewBeginnings #MentalHealth #TakeTheLeap #FrodoToMordor
neliankar.substack.com/p/one-dragon...
#PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #AddictionRecovery #SelfDiscovery #NewBeginnings #MentalHealth #TakeTheLeap #FrodoToMordor
neliankar.substack.com/p/one-dragon...
One Dragon At A Time
How to take the first step.
neliankar.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Like Frodo taking the Ring to Mordor, are you ready to carry your burden beyond the initial relief, knowing the real quest lies ahead?
#PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #AddictionRecovery #SelfDiscovery #NewBeginnings #MentalHealth #TakeTheLeap #FrodoToMordor
neliankar.substack.com/p/one-dragon...
#PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #AddictionRecovery #SelfDiscovery #NewBeginnings #MentalHealth #TakeTheLeap #FrodoToMordor
neliankar.substack.com/p/one-dragon...
Your inner world is a stage with a cast of characters: monsters, friends, foes, mentors.
Every "dragon" was once a protector. The voice of self-doubt tried to save you from rejection. Recognize them, listen to their stories, and begin to dialogue.
Every "dragon" was once a protector. The voice of self-doubt tried to save you from rejection. Recognize them, listen to their stories, and begin to dialogue.
July 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Your inner world is a stage with a cast of characters: monsters, friends, foes, mentors.
Every "dragon" was once a protector. The voice of self-doubt tried to save you from rejection. Recognize them, listen to their stories, and begin to dialogue.
Every "dragon" was once a protector. The voice of self-doubt tried to save you from rejection. Recognize them, listen to their stories, and begin to dialogue.
Forget the idea that your past defines your permanent identity. Your past is a collection of facts. Your relationship to those facts, and the story you tell yourself about them, is fluid. You can change the meaning. Move from victim to author without dismissing what you’ve been through.
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Forget the idea that your past defines your permanent identity. Your past is a collection of facts. Your relationship to those facts, and the story you tell yourself about them, is fluid. You can change the meaning. Move from victim to author without dismissing what you’ve been through.
Reposted by Nelian Kar
