{"id":3281,"date":"2017-04-27T21:03:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T01:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2023-02-24T13:21:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T18:21:27","slug":"how-to-read-tarot-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/tarot\/tarot\/how-to-read-tarot-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read Tarot Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So tarot has interested you, and you&#8217;ve&nbsp;<a title=\"Best Tarot Decks for Beginners\" href=\"http:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/2017\/01\/22\/best-tarot-decks-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acquired a tarot deck<\/a>, so now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"name\">Step 1 &#8211; Start off with a clean, clear deck<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"name\">You want to have a clean start every time you pull out your deck to consult with them. Beyond keeping your cards clean of dirt, you need&nbsp;<\/span>to clear the deck of past readings and energies. Even if you just cringed at that last sentence because talking about energies makes you feel weird, then at lease consider that you want to make sure your mind is clear, and not distracted with other worries or concerns unrelated to the reason why you are consulting the cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some things to try that will help you clear your deck and your mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Sort through the cards and put them in order. Group them by numerically by suit, and set the <a href=\"https:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/tarot\/home\/tarot-card-meanings\/major-arcana-tarot-card-meanings\/\">Major Arcana<\/a> before the<a href=\"https:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/tarot\/home\/tarot-card-meanings\/the-minor-arcana\/\"> Minor Arcana<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Shuffle your deck a few times without counting until you feel that it is well mixed. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">A combination of the above, shuffling, sorting in order and shuffling again.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like to shuffle the cards with the images upright when I&#8217;m not doing a reading. I feel like this helps trigger my subconscious mind to tell the difference between routine shuffling and shuffling in a divinatory reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Firmly decide why you decided to do a reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"name\">Decide on your question, your spread, and what you want to know.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"name\">The question is important because it forms your intent. The question will also influence the spread that is used. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">The question can be for<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">self-exploration<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Who am I?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">How is fortune smiling on me<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Where is the love in my life?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What can I learn from the past<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">considering situations<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">How can I best overcome the obstacle of&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What do I need to understand about&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What could I have forgotten about&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Making decisions about life goals or choices<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">When is the best time to&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What can I do to help&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What is standing in the way of my&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What is the next step I need to achieve&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">relationships with others<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Am I ready for and\/or capable of commitment?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Are our spiritual paths compatible?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">How can I get closer to my sister\/brother\/mother\/father etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"name\">Decide on what spread you will use. Spreads could vary in card count and layout and explore different things. You want to consider what the positions represent, and the insights they will provide. Here are some featured on my blog:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/tarot\/tarot\/best-tarot-card-spreads-career-finances\/\">Best Tarot Card Spreads for Career and Finances<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/tarot\/tarot\/best-tarot-spreads-planning-goal-setting\/\">Best Tarot Spreads for Planning and Goal Setting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/tarot\/tarot\/three-card-spreads-ultimate-list-variations\/\">Three Card Tarot Spreads: The Ultimate list of 3-Card Spread Variations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mywanderingfool.com\/tarot\/tarot\/i-need-advice-tarot-spread\/\">Advice Tarot Spread: I Need Advice!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"name\">Step 2:&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"name\">Find a way to Relax!<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">We all have subconscious and conscious voices within us. The conscious mind, the analytical voice of reason, is always the loudest and if often overpowers our subconscious voice. The tarot cards are going to act as a guide for your conscious voice to focus on and process your subconscious messages. Do allow your conscious voice to step aside to allow for your subconscious voice to be heard, you need to relax. The goal is to quiet your mind and be relaxed so that you have access to your intuition. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What do you usually do to relax? Here are some ideas to help you.<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">download a guided meditation app, or a guided meditation from audible. Podcast iTunes or Google Play?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">play relaxing\/meditative music<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">soften the lighting by lighting candles unscented or scented candles<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">light incense <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">I will light a candle that I have prepared with cleansing and protecting herbs and oils;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">I will light incense;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">practice gratitude exercises <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Once you have found a method or combination of methods you enjoy, commit to doing this every time you decide to a reading. This will be your own personal ritual, and it will help enhance your connection with your intuition even more. As you repeat the ritual, your mind and body will recognize that now is the time for your intuition to speak, and it will become easier and easier to strengthen that connection. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"name\">Step 3: Asking your questions:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"name\">Hold your deck in your least dominant hand. Ask the question you decided to ask silently in your mind or out loud.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"name\">Shuffle the cards again now that you are relaxed<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"name\">Step 4: Cut the deck with your least dominant hand<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"name\">If you are right handed: cut the deck in half with your left hand and place it down to the left of the other cards forming two piles of cards. Choose the card that on the top of the right pile and turn it over. Follow the same directions with the right hand if you are left-handed. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"name\">Step 5: The reading<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Lay the cards out according to the order and physical placement dictated by the spread you choose. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Look at the cards as you flip them over, and consider your first impressions. What is your first thought, physical feeling or reaction when you place the cards?<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Are you experiencing memories?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">is your stomach tight, or are your toes tingly? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Speak out loud. let the names of the cards and any words flow out of you.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Analyze the Action: What is going on in the tarot card images. <\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Try to pick out similarities. Are they mostly calm images, or dramatic images. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">what direction are the cards looking in? What can you conclude from this?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">What color is dominant in the cards? Is there a mix or color, the absence of color or mostly one color? What do these colors mean to you and how do they make you feel?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">what are the characters and animals doing? Who or what do they represent to you. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Symbols: What symbols are presented and which are repeated. What do they mean to you?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Review any written materials you have including books, online websites, and booklets with tarot card meanings<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"name\">Conclusions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Go back to your question and use what you deducted from the cards. Form a sentence to concisely answer the question<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Next steps<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"name\">Record your conclusions in your tarot journal <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Review your journal to try to see if you can draw any connections to readings you&#8217;ve done in the past. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"name\">Consult with other readers, and see if they can offer any additional insight. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><script><\/script><script>require([\"mojo\/signup-forms\/Loader\"], function(L) { L.start({\"baseUrl\":\"mc.us14.list-manage.com\",\"uuid\":\"c39aa5a3a38d4da3032561dbf\",\"lid\":\"869944aaa5\"}) })<\/script><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So tarot has interested you, and you&#8217;ve&nbsp;acquired a tarot deck, so now what? 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