The Open Meaning Cards Blog
Practical guides, reflection prompts and coaching tools for working with metaphorical associative cards and tarot — for coaches, therapists, facilitators and anyone who wants to understand themselves a little better.
Browse by topic: Self-Reflection · Coaching & Therapy Tools · How to Use the Cards · Tarot
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Gratitude Journal Prompts: 50 Questions for Adults (Plus a Simple Card Method)
50 gratitude journal prompts for adults, sorted by situation, plus a five-minute picture-card method for days when the words won’t…
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Team Check In Questions: 60 Prompts and a Picture-Card Method That Gets Real Answers
60 team check in questions sorted by purpose, plus a simple picture-card and word-card method for meetings, workshops and online…
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Tarot for Beginners: How to Read Your First Three-Card Spread
Your first tarot reading, step by step: how to ask, shuffle and read three cards, seven easy variations, and a…
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7 Boundary Setting Activities With Picture Cards
Seven picture-card activities for noticing how much room you have, naming what takes it up and choosing one workable change.
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How to Print Your Own Card Deck at Home
Paper, printer settings, card backs, cutting and finishing: seven steps to a printable card deck that shuffles and handles like…
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How to Make a Hard Decision: A Card Journaling Exercise
Stuck between two options? A 20-minute journaling exercise with three picture cards — one for each path, and one for…
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