50 Journal Prompts for Tarot & Oracle Card Readings

For the mystical soul with a crunchy heart and ink-stained fingers

Whether you’re flipping cards under the full moon or pulling one during your morning tea, your journal is where the insight lives and breathes. These prompts are designed to help you go beyond just interpreting the cards - and start embodying their messages.

Here are 50 prompts to guide your card journaling practice, whether you’re working with tarot, oracle, or your own wild intuition.

1. What card did I pull today - and how does it make me feel at first glance?
2. What’s the energy of this card inviting me to lean into?
3. What might this card be revealing about something I’ve been avoiding?
4. What question in my life does this card seem to be answering?
5. If this card had a voice, what would it be whispering to me?
6. How does this card’s imagery reflect something going on inside me?
7. What action or mindset shift does this card inspire?
8. What season or phase of life does this card represent for me right now?
9. What part of me feels most seen or activated by this card?
10. What’s the hidden lesson or growth edge inside this card’s message?
11. If I pulled this card as advice, what would I do differently today?
12. How does this card relate to the moon phase we’re currently in?
13. What card(s) do I pull often - and what might that repetition mean?
14. What card energy am I resisting right now - and why?
15. What does this card teach me about my relationship with change?
16. What’s one boundary this card is asking me to set or reinforce?
17. What does this card reveal about how I give or receive energy?
18. Where in my life do I need to embody the energy of this card more boldly?
19. If this card were a person, how would they show up in my life?
20. What shadow aspect of myself does this card reflect?
21. What light or gift does this card remind me I carry?
22. What am I being called to release, based on this card?
23. How can I align more deeply with the wisdom of this card?
24. What emotional layer does this card help me uncover?
25. What story am I telling myself - and how does this card challenge or support that?
26. How does this card connect with a current dream or goal?
27. What card would I like to pull right now - and what does that reveal?
28. What does this card have to say about self-worth or self-trust?
29. What’s the first memory or image that comes to mind when I look at this card?
30. How does this card tie into the energy of the week or season?
31. What’s one mantra or affirmation I can take from this card today?
32. What part of my body reacts to this card’s message - and how?
33. What card themes or archetypes tend to make me uncomfortable?
34. How might this card reflect my relationship with creativity or expression?
35. What would my inner child think about this card’s message?
36. What soul lesson might this card be asking me to integrate?
37. What emotional truth am I being invited to acknowledge?
38. How can I embody this card’s energy in one small way today?
39. What does this card reveal about a relationship in my life?
40. How does this card reflect my connection with the divine or spirit?
41. What am I learning about surrender from this card?
42. What am I learning about personal power from this card?
43. How does this card reflect the collective energy I’ve been sensing?
44. What symbolism in this card stands out to me most today - and why?
45. What card energy do I need to bring into my work or creative life?
46. What would it look like to fully say “yes” to this card’s invitation?
47. What would it look like to gently say “no” to this card’s warning?
48. What would I tell a friend if they pulled this card?
49. How does this card affirm what I already know in my gut?
50. What’s one truth I’m walking away with after reflecting on this card?

You don’t need to be an expert to tap into the magic. You just need your cards, your journal, and your gorgeous, open-hearted presence. Let the cards speak - and let your journal catch every sacred word.