The Muse Card
A muse is the personification of inspiration--a person, object, or entity that represents your creative process. The Ancient Greeks believed in nine goddess muses, each for a different art or science. Famous male authors often named a woman as their muse.
Your muse can be your favorite author, a fictional character you feel an affinity with, a romantic partner, your hero, etc.
For spreads about writer’s block or the creative process, you may find it helpful to have a Muse Card--a tarot card the represents your inspiration. You can Reverse Draw it to gain insight into overcoming writer’s block or mix it into the deck for random draws.
If your Muse Card appears randomly in a spread, this can signify a reevaluation of your creative energies. Perhaps you are facing creative difficulties, or maybe inspiration is on the horizon.
If your muse appears in a reading for a character or a plot point, it may mean your creative skills will be challenged or that your work is getting autobiographical. Look for context surrounding this card when it appears and build your own meanings around it.
In order to choose a card that represents your muse or inspiration, first think about who or what inspires you in your life. This can be a person, like an author, a family member, or a friend. It could be an entity, like a god, goddess, spirit, or energy. Or it could be a concept, like music or nature.
You can draw a few cards randomly to get ideas flowing, or shuffle through your deck looking for the best candidates. You can also do research into certain cards’ meanings and allusions. If you worship pagan deities, you may find some of them referenced in the tarot.
Your muse can be your favorite author, a fictional character you feel an affinity with, a romantic partner, your hero, etc.
For spreads about writer’s block or the creative process, you may find it helpful to have a Muse Card--a tarot card the represents your inspiration. You can Reverse Draw it to gain insight into overcoming writer’s block or mix it into the deck for random draws.
If your Muse Card appears randomly in a spread, this can signify a reevaluation of your creative energies. Perhaps you are facing creative difficulties, or maybe inspiration is on the horizon.
If your muse appears in a reading for a character or a plot point, it may mean your creative skills will be challenged or that your work is getting autobiographical. Look for context surrounding this card when it appears and build your own meanings around it.
How to Choose a Muse Card
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| Dali's Queen of Cups is my Muse Card |
You can draw a few cards randomly to get ideas flowing, or shuffle through your deck looking for the best candidates. You can also do research into certain cards’ meanings and allusions. If you worship pagan deities, you may find some of them referenced in the tarot.
For me, my muse card is the Queen of Cups in the Dali Tarot because she rules over creativity. I noticed that she kept popping up in my readings about writer’s block long before I started this blog and wanted to ascribe a more personal meaning to her.
I love how Dali’s version has an androgynous appearance. Since much of my work focuses on queering history and myth, it’s fitting that my Muse Card plays with gender presentation. I see so much of Dali in this card, from the mustache to the face structure--and also Shakespeare, with the Elizabethean collar.
Your Muse Card may not come to you for awhile. Become familiar with your deck and practice doing readings for yourself. You may find that certain cards reappear once you get to know them better.
I love how Dali’s version has an androgynous appearance. Since much of my work focuses on queering history and myth, it’s fitting that my Muse Card plays with gender presentation. I see so much of Dali in this card, from the mustache to the face structure--and also Shakespeare, with the Elizabethean collar.
Your Muse Card may not come to you for awhile. Become familiar with your deck and practice doing readings for yourself. You may find that certain cards reappear once you get to know them better.
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