Tarot as the Art of Storytelling

Stories are everywhere; in the books we read, the dreams we recall, and sometimes even in the cards we draw.

Tarot has long been misunderstood as a tool only for divination, but at its heart, it is also an art of storytelling. Each card carries its own archetype; the Fool stepping into the unknown, the Tower shaking foundations, the Star whispering hope. When placed together, these symbols don’t just predict a future. They weave a narrative of the moment, a mirror reflecting our own journeys back to us.

The beauty of tarot lies in its ability to speak in metaphor. A spread can reveal conflicts, opportunities, hidden fears, or deep truths - not as absolutes, but as possibilities. It asks the reader (and the seeker) to piece together the imagery, to interpret the symbols, and to find meaning in the connections. In that way, it becomes not unlike a novel: layered, symbolic, and deeply personal.

In The Harbinger, A Triquetra Chronicle, tarot appears as more than cards. It is an extension of the characters’ inner landscapes, a symbolic way of accessing truths that logic alone cannot explain. Just as a reader finds a thread of meaning through a spread, my characters discover threads of their own lives; signs, synchronicities, and stories that reshape their understanding of past and present.

Perhaps that’s why tarot endures: it doesn’t give answers so much as it hands us the pen. It reminds us that we are both the storyteller and the story, capable of shaping the next chapter.

So next time you see the cards laid out before you, listen closely. The story they tell might be yours.