The Netflix-ish Addiction of Tarot
And you thought cliffhangers were just for fiction
TAROT TODAY
Everyone loves a series. That’s why programmers and broadcast writers give us so many. It didn’t start with television, of course. Writers have released their work in progressive fashion since storytelling began. The concept probably gained popularity with the early traveling shows making the rounds of villages when that was the only available entertainment.
Later on, whether the writing was serialized in installments published in newspapers (precursors to your favorite television/cable series) or structured as a new novel continuing where the previous one left off, the strategy of leaving the audience wanting more was considered key to continued success.
Thus, the advent of the cliffhanger emerged as an almost guaranteed “sold” ticket to the next published chapter, installment, or book.
Since I came to Tarot as a writer and a reader of books, interpreting the story the cards reveal was a natural progression for …