Julie Zhu
Julie Zhu writes and edits the Astra blog and card meaning pages. She shapes each guide in plain language from the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition, with the same careful structure across upright, reversed, love, work and yes-or-no readings.
Her focus is clarity over mystique: what the card shows, what the tradition says, and how to sit with it as reflection rather than prediction. She edits for accuracy, tone and our safety rules before anything goes live.
Read how we approach the cards on the about page.
Recent posts by Julie Zhu
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Beginners
Astra vs Golden Thread: Comparing Tarot Apps
A factual comparison of Astra and Golden Thread Tarot: platforms, saved readings and how each is funded, plus how Golden Thread relates to Labyrinthos.
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Spreads
A Birthday Tarot Spread for Your Solar Return
A birthday tarot spread for your solar return: your year in review, the theme of your new year, your gifts and an intention. Plus your birth card.
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Beginners
The Best Questions to Ask Tarot (and How to Phrase Them)
How to ask tarot a question that gets a useful answer, with open questions for love, work, growth and decisions, plus what to avoid.
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Beginners
Best Tarot Apps: How to Choose One in 2026
How to choose a tarot app, what features matter and an honest look at Astra, Labyrinthos and Golden Thread, using facts from their official listings.
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Beginners
How to Build a Daily Tarot Habit (in Five Minutes a Day)
A simple routine for pulling one tarot card a day, how to interpret it, what to do with repeat cards and how to learn all 78 cards through a daily practice.
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Card Meanings
How to Read Reversed Tarot Cards: Four Simple Approaches
What reversed tarot cards mean, four practical ways to read them, whether you need reversals at all, with examples from the Tower, Star and Three of Swords.
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Beginners
A Short History of Tarot: From Card Game to Reflection Tool
Where tarot came from: fifteenth-century Italian card games, eighteenth-century French occultists, the Golden Dawn and the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
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Beginners
Astra vs Labyrinthos: Which Tarot App Fits You?
A factual comparison of Astra and Labyrinthos tarot apps: platforms, spreads, journaling, learning and how each is funded, as of November 2026.
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