Contemporary Tarot 

Contemporary Tarot is an educational resource for tarot practitioners of all levels. With 40+ years of practice, Madelyn Sergel blends tradition, creativity, and storytelling to provide clear, concise tarot insights for learners of all levels. She offers not just meanings but the lived experience of tarot and the stories behind the cards.

With 44,000+ subscribers, the Contemporary Tarot YouTube channel is the “Cliff Notes” of individual tarot card meanings with brief 2–5-minute videos of the 78 cards. The channel also offers tutorials, in-depth card analysis, and information on tarot layouts, as well as an active TikTok channel offering regular small bites of tarot insights and observations.  

Contemporary Tarot is a calm, trusted tarot library and learning hub. It blends clarity with creativity, tradition with storytelling, analog with digital. No gimmicks, no gatekeeping, no sales pitch — just practical, grounded insights to aid you in your tarot practice.

A prolific writer and playwright, Madelyn’s other tarot-centered work includes multiple theatrical monologues based on individual tarot cards, the novel Three Cups, and other writings.  

Contemporary Tarot YouTube channel

The Novel: Three Cups about three friends who read tarot cards together during the course of their friendship can be read here: Three Cups_Sergel