Tarot reader Daniel Pillai’s tips for creating an insightful evening of self-reflection — solo or with friends.

In Italo Calvino’s 1973 novel The Castle of Crossed Destinies, two groups of travelers bed down for the night in a forest.

Incorporating botanical illustrations of all the cards in the major and minor arcana, along with the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, a straightforward guide to everything you need to know about reading tarot.