How to Use Tarot + AI to Strengthen Intuition in Strategic Planning
Tarot pulls can help unlock patterns, ask sharper questions, and bring fresh perspective into your planning
Most of us approach planning with logic: goals, deadlines, task lists. Useful, yes — but sometimes you get stuck circling the same ideas. That’s when intuition can be a secret weapon. Tarot gives you symbols and archetypes that help you see things differently. And when you layer in AI, you can shape that intuition into sharper reflection, deeper questions, and even concrete next steps.
Here’s how I use tarot and AI together when I’m wrestling with strategy.
Step 1: Frame the Challenge
Before pulling cards, I tell AI what I’m working on and where I feel stuck. This sets the intention for the spread.
Prompt template:
“I’m working on my fall content strategy. I’m struggling with how to balance analysis with creative posts. Please suggest a 3-card tarot spread that could help me reflect on this tension.”
AI might suggest:
Card 1: What needs more analysis.
Card 2: Where creativity can lead.
Card 3: The balance point between the two.
This step already shifts me from “I don’t know what to do” into “I have a new frame to explore.”
Step 2: Pull and Record
I draw the cards myself and write down first impressions.
Anchor Change example: For the spread above, I pulled:
Card 1 → The Hermit (deep reflection)
Card 2 → Page of Wands (playful exploration)
Card 3 → Temperance (balance, patience)
Step 3: Ask AI for Themes
Now I feed the spread back into AI:
Prompt template:
“Here are the cards I pulled for the spread you suggested. Please summarize the themes and connect them back to my original challenge.”
For me, AI surfaced:
Trust analysis when it comes from deep reflection, not noise.
Let creative sparks play a bigger role in exploring new directions.
Balance comes from patience — testing formats before locking in.
Step 4: Push for Reflection Questions
Here’s where the practice goes deeper. I ask AI to challenge me with reflective prompts.
Follow-up prompt:
“Can you ask me 3–4 questions that help me see new angles on this challenge, based on the spread?”
AI asked:
What data do you actually need to feel confident — and what’s just noise?
Where could one playful experiment unlock a bigger theme?
How can you build patience into your publishing rhythm instead of rushing decisions?
These weren’t answers. They were reframes that helped me unlock new ideas I wouldn’t have gotten from a spreadsheet.
Step 5: Translate Into Action
Finally, I ask AI to move me from reflection into small steps.
Prompt template:
“Based on these themes and questions, suggest 3 practical actions I can take this month.”
I got:
Run one playful experiment as a newsletter insert before building a whole new series.
Identify 2 data points that truly guide decisions and ignore the rest.
Build a two-week buffer into the schedule to allow reflection before committing to new directions.
Why This Works for Strategy
It reframes challenges. The spread + AI prompt combo opens doors you might not think to walk through.
It surfaces blind spots. AI’s reflection questions push you past your default thinking.
It cheers you on. Sometimes AI’s summaries come back sounding like a trusted advisor reminding you, “You’ve got this — lean into your strengths.”
And if tarot isn’t your thing, the method still works. Instead of pulling cards, just start with a reflection journal entry. Write down the challenge you’re facing, what feels heavy, or what you’re unsure about. Then give that text to AI and ask it to:
Pull out the key themes,
Offer reflection questions, and
Suggest 2–3 small actions.
The tool isn’t the point — it’s the practice of giving your intuition space and then using AI to shape it into clarity.
Try This Today
Write down one challenge you’re facing.
If you use tarot: Ask AI to design a spread, pull the cards, and connect them back to your challenge.
If you don’t use tarot: Write a quick journal entry about your challenge and feed it into AI.
Ask AI to surface guiding themes.
Push for reflection questions.
Turn insights into 2–3 action steps.
✅ Anchor Change takeaway: Tarot opens intuition, but it’s not required. Whether through cards or journaling, AI can help you move from stuck to strategic by surfacing patterns, asking sharper questions, and encouraging you forward.