· Xena: The Warrior Princess, Season 3, Episode 12 (February 2, 1998): "Overture to Pain". The entire episode is a chant that takes place in the unreal land. Most of the main characters are from Grand Alcana, whose text is taken from Paul Foster Case's Book of Tokens: "Aleph is me. From my unfathomable will, the universe had its beginning. In my infinite intelligence, this is true of all types and patterns of things. You can find a lot of discussion about this episode on the Internet.
Life on Mars (ABC), Episode 15 (March 18, 2009): Irish girls interpret Sam Taylor with the Wetter series of tarot cards, both as children (Ace) and adults (towers). The meaning she gives to tarot is more to do with the plot than with the traditional tarot.
Mad Men (AMC), Season 2, Episode 12 (October 2008): "King of the Mountains". Don got Tarot's interpretation. Read an analysis of this deck in City Weekly. Deborah Lip offers an excellent, in-depth analysis on the Basket Kiss website. The only thing she missed was Sword Five, as Draper could go heading towards divorce (a future that could change?). ）。 Here's a lengthy interview with Matweiner, who plays Don Draper, and the Lip sisters, who talk about his own interest in Tarot and how they interpreted it for themselves. Excerpt: I imagine myself flying with the sun card, because when I practice my fantasies and am surrounded by creative people, it all seems so magical, I feel like a child sitting on a horse, and inside the four sunflowers is my child. Some people have designed a deck of card systems and their images that represent millions of words, and the Sun card represents exactly what I wanted on the show. ”
The Ex List (CBS) Season 1 Episode 1 (October 2008): Bella seeks tarot interpretation, and Tarot tells her that her true love is someone she has already dated and that if she doesn't get married within a year, she'll never get married. Tarot cards are not visible in the scene. Our own James Rickleef's spouse, Will Bowles, plays Marcus on October 24 (episode 3).
The Middleman (ABC series), episode "Lamentations of the Vampire Puppets" (August 2008). A tarot master named Jamie interprets for Wendy: a brief glance at the Waitt Tarot stack, which are arranged in the Celtic Cross.
Torchwood (BBC), Episode 22: "The Walking Dead" (summer 2008) depicts a young Tarot division girl. Captain Jack is on one of a deck of cards in a similar Wetter/Visconti style. Also appears in season 2, episode 12: "Shards" (photo from Torchwood)
Criminal Minds, last season in the spring of 2008. The criminals left the Grim Reaper card as a clue to the Washington, D.C. murder.
Men in Trees, the final episode of the spring season of 2008. One of the characters wanted to decipher the tarot cards on the Talent Show.
Reaper, the last season of spring 2008. The Demon card appears three times in a deck (the play is really all about demons).
Young and the Restless (daytime soap theatre). It seems that tarot appears in several episodes.
Carnivale (HBO), 2003–2005, starred Tarot Apolonias, played by Diane Salinger. The prologue begins with a deck of tarot cards falling into the sand. Later, they made a set of billboards with 78 cards, which were not used in the show.
My So-Called Life (ABC), Episode 10: "Someone Else's Daughter" (November 3, 1994). Hippie mom reads tarot. Use King Robert's Jung Tarot cards. Look at the scenes here (5:45 minutes to begin) and here (7:38 minutes): "They represent challenges and trials, twists and turns of fate." They move from fear and loss to unexpected good fortune, hope born out of darkness. ”
Tales from the Darkside episode of "Steady Victory" (January 27, 1985)
Dark Shadows - Tarot interpretation appeared in the daytime soap operas of the 1960s. Many of us saw our first tarot card here. According to Wikipedia, "Shadow found the perfect demographic niche among teenagers who came home from school to watch TV" – that's me! Swiss1JJ cards seem to be the most commonly used one.
Lawman, Season 4, Episode 13 (December 1961): "Tarot Cards": Lily's old friend Joe Wyatt comes to town to interpret tarots for four people, and of course, he predicts that one will die. This card looks like a Dralence-esque of the Wert Smith card.
Joe Wyatt: I think I can interpret tarots for all of us, a general horoscope that might apply to any of us here. Will the beautiful queen be eliminated? (He placed the cards on a six-card cross, the first of which, crossed under the Wheel of Destiny cards, face down, and never appeared.) ）
Holy Grail Five - Someone will get some money.
The magician is in place - someone is going on a trip.
Wheel of Fortune next to the dark moon - it's a little hard to imagine unless someone would sit there all night with a can of gold.
Lily (looking at the last card): Hanging man upside down.
Joe Wyatt: Oh, that's not the best card. Stay away from bad weather, bad friends, things like that.
Lily: Joe, you'd better tell him what that means.
Joe Wyatt: If there's any truth to this nonsense, it means that someone at the table is going to die.
· The Andy Griffith Show, season five, episode 14 (December 1974). "Three Wishes for Opal" appears like tarot cards, and a book that appears when the cards are matched reveals the results, in which case all three wishes will be fulfilled. The final act ends with a desire to have a wedding in June.
· An American Family - 1973 PBS reality tv series. Depicts a prophetic tarot interpretation for Patrod, using the Albanowert tarot cards.
· Game name (The Name of the Game), season two, episode 19 (February 1970) "Tarot", cameo stars David Carradin and William Shatner.
· Dynasty, Season 2, Episode 10 (1982). In Roman times, Alexis interpreted it in terms of Sofossa cards.
· The Simpsons (Season 6, Episode 17), "Lisa's Wedding" – Lisa gets a Happy Squirrel Card in the Tarot Card Interpretation. As a result of this episode of the SERIES, the Happy Squirrel Card inspired the imaginations of several tarot creators and has incorporated some contemporary elements since then.
· Detective Monk, "Monc and the Psychic" – A psychic interprets Salona with alchemical tarot cards.
· Buffy, The Vampire Slayer - Tarot appears in several episodes.
· Charmed - Several episodes are included: for example, "Mary Caught in an Incentive Argument", Season 4, Episode 81 (March 14, 2002) - Unknown Tarot Cards, probably created for the show:
· Crime Scene (NCIS) – a few episodes. Forensic expert, Goth girl Abby Scuto regularly uses tarot cards to "clear her mind"
· X-Files. "The Final Rest of Clyde Brookman" (Season 3, Episode 4). It was named the tenth best episode in television history by tv Guide. Use Fergus Hall's James Bond 007/Witch's Tarot cards. Spoiler: Seeing the Grail Attendant, Schillie realizes that the killer is the porter.
· Joan of Arcadia – (Season 2, Episode 9). Joan received inspiration from God (disguised as a Tarot master). Watch from 5:13.
· Supernatural. Episode 4/12 (January 26, 2009) - Tarot makes a small appearance in the story of the stage magician.
· Lies and Deception (2005). Produced for tv movies and broadcast on Life Television.
· Roommates (ABC Series, 2009, Season 1, Episode 2).
· Fashion Show: Tarot Card Design Challenge (July 2009). Every costume designer designs a costume based on their interpretation, using a psychic medium and a tarot card (you won't recognize this card in the design). see
· True Blood (HBO, 2009, season 2, episode 8). In "The Time Bomb", Lafayette interprets tarot cards for Tara.
· The View (ABC, August 17, 2009) Sandy Anastasia interprets tarot cards for Ubi Goldberg.
· Bones (Fox, September 2009, Season 5, Episode 1, "The Harbinger in the Fountain"). Cindy Lauper as Tarot's division, Avalon Harmonia, interpreted for temperance Brennan and Booth. The first card is: temperance, of course. Well worth a look!
· Harper's Island (CBS, May 2009, Episode 4). In this suspenseful/horror mini-series, a tarot master reads aloud to women at a bachelorette party. Tracy gets the Pope, the Tower, the Sword Ten, the Sword Three, and the Grim Reaper.
· The Vision of Escaflowne (1996), a 26-episode Japanese anime series created by Shunji Kawakami. Inside, tarot-related cards appear. The 2000 film version was considered less good.
Article translated from Mary K. Greer's Tarot Blog