Media
Press, features and appearances
Finbarre Snarey has contributed commentary, interviews and personal experience to national and international publications covering culture, tarot, creativity, lifestyle and wellbeing.
Forbes
Occult Halloween Decor Is Having A Moment
Quoted by Forbes on the mainstream popularity of occult and tarot imagery, the public-domain status of the original Rider-Waite-Smith illustrations, and the influence of popular culture on contemporary occult aesthetics.
The article identifies me as a historian and founder of the British Tarot Archive.
Forbes
The Wellness Gifts Fathers Actually Want This Father's Day
Finbarre contributed to Forbes on disability, independence and the value of a well-made walking stick following a serious injury.
The Guardian
‘A quiet retreat from the rowdy dorms’: 13 time-tested college essentials that will last long past graduation
Finbarre contributed to The Guardian about the carved wooden box he bought as a student in the 1990s and has used to store the same Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck for three decades.
Daily Mirror
Dad nearly dies of Covid - then endures bleak battle with sepsis that left him hallucinating
The Daily Mirror profiled Finbarre's experience of severe Covid, sepsis and recovery.
Real Simple
How to Bring the Cozy, Witchy Charm of Practical Magic Into Your Own Home
Finbarre contributed as founder and curator of the British Tarot Archive, suggesting the use of a tarot card as a visual anchor within the home.
Homes & Gardens
From Ancient Greece to Modern Interiors - Experts Reveal Hidden Orchid Symbolism, and What Your Favorite Says About You
Finbarre contributed commentary on Victorian floriography, orchidelirium and the symbolism associated with Phalaenopsis and Cymbidium orchids. Homes & Gardens identifies him as founder and curator of the British Tarot Archive.
ZEIT Sprachen / Spotlight
Finbarre has appeared in Spotlight, published by ZEIT Sprachen, part of ZEIT Verlagsgruppe.
The feature is available to Spotlight subscribers and does not have a publicly accessible individual article page.
Pleine Vie
Cette fleur d'intérieur, de la Grèce antique à votre salon, révèle en secret ce que votre préférée dit de vous
French magazine Pleine Vie featured Finbarre's commentary on the cultural history and symbolism of orchids, drawing on his contribution to Homes & Gardens.
Selected journalism
Journalism.co.uk
What using tarot cards as random prompts has taught me about interviews
Finbarre wrote for Journalism.co.uk about using randomly selected tarot cards as editorial prompts and what chance can bring to an interview. The piece was published on 15 September 2026.
International coverage
Tokyo Tarot Museum
Tokyo Tarot Museum covered Finbarre's presentation at the Tarot Cultures conference in London and his work with the British Tarot Archive in June 2026.
Media enquiries
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