{"product_id":"the-creative-tarot","title":"The Creative Tarot","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hip, accessible, and practical guide for artists and creative people looking to tarot for guidance and inspiration in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Language of Birthdays\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSteal Like an Artist\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the path to creativity was not as challenging as everyone thinks? What if you could find that spark, plot twist, or next project by simply looking at your life and your art through a different lens?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten for novices and seasoned readers alike, \u003cem\u003eThe Creative Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique guidebook that reimagines tarot cards and the ways they can boost the creative process. Jessa Crispin guides you through the intuitive world of the tarot to get those creative juices flowing again. Thought to be esoteric and mystical, tarot cards are approachable and endlessly helpful to overcoming creative blocks. Crispin offers spiritual readings of the cards, practical information for the uninspired artist, and a wealth of fascinating anecdotes about famous artists including Virginia Woolf, Rembrandt, and David Bowie, and how they found inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith five original tarot spreads and beautiful illustrations throughout, \u003cem\u003eThe Creative Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible, colorful guide that demystifies both the tarot and the creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Creator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/3538\/7384\/files\/521936276_th_jpg.jpg?v=1771188200\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessa Crispin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the editor and founder of Bookslut.com and Spoliamag.com. She has written for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArchitect Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. Her first book, \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Ladies Project: Exile, Expats and Ex-Countries\u003c\/em\u003e is forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press. She has lived in Ireland, Chicago, Texas, Kansas, and Germany. She currently lives nowhere in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Creative Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e . . . playfully reinvents the arcane Renaissance-inspired cards.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-weight-semibold\"\u003e– Elle magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Maybe you don’t think astrology or tarot or anything like that is anything more than a case of people falling prey to confirmation bias in order to better figure out who they are. Well, get over yourself and let Crispin enchant you with this beautiful and oftentimes surprising look into the intertwining of tarot and the creative process.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-weight-semibold\"\u003e– BKMag.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Readers seeking creative inspiration will find this to be one of the most accessible books ever written on the subject.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-weight-semibold\"\u003e– Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Crispin presents a persuasive case for the tarot’s usefulness to writers and artists; her many insights into the creative life as well as her dazzlingly wide array of examples throughout make this a valuable reference for readers not remotely interested in the 'psychic arts.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-weight-semibold\"\u003e– Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Even readers with no previous interest in the tarot will be intrigued and delighted by Crispin’s ardently researched, spirited, creative, and inspiring elucidation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-weight-semibold\"\u003e– Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47991759438072,"sku":"9781501120237","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/3538\/7384\/files\/14cdcc2e3e6ca31d090cd5993939d2ffeaa36410135c7792c2a53ad6ae867209_jpeg.jpg?v=1771188356","url":"https:\/\/archaicsanctum.com\/products\/the-creative-tarot","provider":"Archaic Sanctum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}