Card of the Month: January
Considerations for Storytellers
On the first Thursday of every month this year, I’m sharing a tarot card with a message regarding how it can be viewed through a storyteller’s lens. As I just resurfaced from my Hermit Hibernation on Monday, I realize this message is arriving on the last Thursday of January. However, next month commences the first Thursday plan. With each card, you can expect:
Its astrological correspondence.
A relatable keyword to inspire you.
An affirmation to guide you.
Considerations for writers, including questions you can use as journaling prompts.
The Card of the Month for January is The Devil.
Astrological Correspondence:
Capricorn, December 22 – January 19
Keyword: Oppression
Affirmation:
I refuse to be controlled or manipulated against my will.
Considerations for Writers:
What or who are your demons? Write about them. No matter how ugly or heinous or shocking the words you might choose to describe them, put your thoughts to words and your words on paper. Get them out of your system. How might you use your demons to write (and then kill off) a deplorable, oppressive, or miserable fictional character? On the other hand, how might you write a swarthy, lustful, and irresistible antagonist?
This card and messaging are from Mystic Storyteller Tarot and Mystic Storyteller: A Writer’s Guide to Using the Tarot for Creative Inspiration, by Amanda Hughes, illustrated by Roz Kazaz, published by La Panthère.
About Mandy
Amanda "Mandy" Hughes is an author and instructional designer who uses the tarot to inspire storytelling. Her book Mystic Storyteller: A Writer’s Guide to Using the Tarot for Creative Inspiration and companion tarot deck are helping her peers do exactly that. She also writes fiction under pen name A. Lee Hughes. Mandy lives in Georgia with her husband and four sons, two of whom are furrier than the others (but not by much). Visit her website at www.haintbluecreative.com and find her on Substack @HaintBlueCreative.
This is my card of the year!