Today, very often people turn to fortune telling, in particular, they try to master this art on their own. Tarot cards have been known for many centuries, and now people talk about them with serious enthusiasm. These fatal cards lay down a course of events that simply cannot be reversed in any way. And even when we change our actions, trying to avoid the result of the card, in the end, we still get exactly that. Learning to tell fortunes with Tarot cards is not difficult if you take into account several aspects: layouts can be based on the situation, relationships, desires and future events. But not one of these layouts can give you a perfectly accurate answer to questions about the future.

Tarot cards

If you are looking for an answer to the question “How to correctly read fortunes using Tarot cards?”, you must know what exactly you want to find. For example, in a situational scenario, we can determine the genuine attitude of some people towards us, and also predict the outcome of the problems being solved now.

If you are interested in classic Tarot cards and how to tell fortunes with them, then please note that the classic deck is the “Marseille” deck. The classic Tarot consists of 22 Major and 56 Minor Arcana (a secret complex of knowledge). The elders are shown with plot drawings, plants, animals, planets, letters. And Junior - playing cards with 4 suits in the form of digital values ​​(from 10 to Ace) and figure cards: King - Pharaoh, Queen - Sibyl, Cavalier - Horseman, Senior Jack - Knight, Junior Jack or Page - Messenger.

Recommendations

You need to learn to tell fortunes using Tarot cards according to the following recommendations:

1. Don't guess at night. The optimal time for fortune telling is from 7 am to 11 pm.
2. Fortune telling days are Friday and Monday. And under no circumstances should it be Saturday or Sunday.
3. In rain and fog, cards lie.
4. You can tell fortunes for one person only once a day.
5. Don't forcefully guess.
6. Do not repeat the same question several times - the cards become “angry”. Only the first answer is correct.
7. You CANNOT guess on church holidays! To trouble!

Tarot divination rules

1. Before fortune telling, you need to determine the request.
2. In accordance with the request, the layout is selected. Fortune telling without a request, for “just want”, gives unclear answers.
3. When choosing a card, focus your attention on your problem.
4. Create a calm environment. Breathe regularly, balance your state of mind, relax your body muscles.
5. It is also very important to set a time frame for fortune telling, for example, a day, a week, etc.
6. If you get cards with a bad value, don’t despair or panic. We need to look for the causes of the problem or situation. Cards are never bad.
7. The veracity of virtual fortune telling depends entirely on your faith in it.
8. Maps are just a compass, but you still choose the direction of movement!

How to tell Tarot readings using a 4-card spread?

The “Egyptian Pyramid” layout is carried out on 4 cards, after shuffling the cards, one is selected, this card represents the future. After this, three more cards are selected and laid out below the row of the first card in this order: 1st card - the outcome of the current situation, 2nd - the past and the reasons for today's events, 3rd - today's events, 4th - what needs to be done.

If you often have to read Tarot, the card of the day may become your favorite fortune-telling, as it gives a certain direction of movement and tells you how successful the current day will be. To do this, you need to read the Tarot using 1 card, or rather, carefully shuffle the deck, pull out just one card, interpret it and find out what the day has in store.

Fortune telling with Tarot cards using “Three Cards”

The most “honest” way to determine the fortuneteller’s future. Three cards are dealt out. Of these, the first is the past, the second is the present and the third is the future. The layout of how to tell Tarot with 3 cards is presented in the picture.

Tarot cards are among the components of very powerful magic and, like any other power given to us, it must be replenished in nature. The law of balance in nature has not been canceled, and for information obtained through fortune telling, you will repay with equal force.

Fortune telling with Tarot cards is a very ancient art. It is popular these days because it allows you to understand confusing situations and look into the future. It can take several years to learn professionally, but there are basic rules and fortune telling available to beginners.

To get started, choose the right deck. There are many different options, for example, Tarot of Aleister Crowley, gnomes, Joseph Vargo, Raider White, elves, etc. Each deck has its own design and symbolism. When choosing it, try to feel the connection between the cards and you. They should appeal to you and resonate with your inner worldview. If for some reason you don't like the deck, look for another option until you find one you like. Some experts say that if you are telling fortunes for someone else, it is permissible for the questioner to move the deck towards himself. It is preferable to do this with your left hand. Before checking the instructions, listen to your intuition, as the cards are your guide. Once you have an intuitive understanding of the layout, study the cards drawn in more detail. If you feel that their interpretation is not true, trust your intuition. If the situation turns out to be unsuccessful, do not be upset, because the future has many options - change your thoughts, actions, and the future will also change. This is why there are clues of fate.

It is recommended to guess several times daily. Be sure to write down the cards that came out, your interpretation, the general forecast, as well as the events that happened subsequently. This way, you will understand where you made a mistake and where you interpreted the meaning correctly.

Master the Tarot gradually. It is important to understand that your life should not depend on cards. There is no point in consulting with them on any matter, but in confusing situations they will be able to give you a hint and point you in the right direction.

Choose a deck of cards. Different tarot card decks use different symbols. One of the most widely used and most widely taught is the Rider-Waite Tarot deck or one of its clones, the Morgan-Greer Tarot, for example. However, it's important to let the tarot cards speak to you, so browse different decks and look at reviews to see what people like and don't like about them.

Develop a mission. Determining exactly what you hope to achieve in your relationship with the Tarot can help you on your path to becoming a card reader. When you know your desired end result, you can objectively see where you are now and what steps you need to take to reach your “destination.” Ask yourself about your intentions for the tarot deck or how you plan to use it to serve others. A mission statement may reflect goals such as a desire to develop better intuition, expand creativity, or connect with spiritual forces. These definitions vary and are personal to each person involved.

Transfer your energy to the deck. The best way to do this is to hold the cards in your hands. Shuffle them again and again. Place them in order (from Jester to World, and then each suit from Ace to Ten, then Page, Knight, Queen and King). Handling cards helps them become an extension of you.

Understand how the deck works. The Tarot deck consists of 78 cards: 22 major arcana and 56 minor arcana. You must remember and be able to identify each card, as well as give two divinatory meanings for each card.

• Major Arcana. The Tarot archetypes represented in the major arcana are pictures that reflect life, the stages and trials that we all go through. They represent the story of man's journey through life, beginning with the Fool (young, pure energy in the form of a spirit), moving through events and cycles and ending at the World (the end of our life cycle).
• Minor Arcana. The minor cards describe the people, events, feelings and circumstances we encounter on our personal “Jester's Journey”. They display events that are under human control and show how you do things. The minor arcana are quite similar to a traditional deck of playing cards. They are made up of four suits, and each of these suits is associated with one of the elements: Wands (Fire), Cups (Water), Pentacles (Earth) and Swords (Air). There is also a Queen, King and Knight (or Rider) of each suit, as well as a Page or Princess.
  • Memorizing all 78 cards will take some time. Try working with a partner who can test you, using the deck as a kind of set of flash cards.

1. Get a good book. A well-written book that helps you understand the basics of Tarot will be extremely helpful in getting started with Tarot card reading. Some guide you through the process, emphasizing memorization, while others encourage participation. Choose a book that suits your learning style.

   • Don't plan to rely too much on the book. It will be useful when starting out on the path, for learning, but you must combine your intuition with the knowledge from the book to fully develop as a tarot card reader.
   • Try this hack for incorporating intuition into your teaching. Look at each card and decide what you think it represents. Don't think about what's right, just trust the feeling. Then look up the meaning in your book. This will take the focus away from pure memorization and fear of being wrong and allow you to create meanings that come from your personal connection to the cards.

   Play with the basics

   1. Select the card of the day. You may choose a card simply as a way to familiarize yourself with the deck or to gain some insight into the day ahead.

      • To familiarize yourself with the deck. Pick a card at random and look at it for a while. Write down your first impressions and intuitive thoughts. Write them down in a specific color in a diary or notepad. In a different color, write down additional information about this card that you found in other sources (books, electronic groups, friends). After a few days, review what you wrote down and add notes in a third color.
      • For everyday reading. Pick a card at random first thing in the morning. Look at her for a while. Pay attention to her colors and your reaction to them. Pay attention to the general atmosphere of the card and the emotions it evokes in you. Look at the figures on the map - what they do, whether they are standing or sitting, who they remind you of, and how you feel about them. Focus on the symbols and what they remind you of. Write your thoughts down in a journal so you can refer back to them as a teaching tool and use them to track your progress.

   2. Learn card combinations. For beginners, it is important to view the Tarot deck not as 78 individual cards, but as a system of patterns and interactions. Learning card combinations can help you master this concept. Draw two cards from the deck and place them side by side, face up. Now look at the images, placements and events in the combination of the two cards. You can work with more cards or even make a whole spread. The point is to study the cards in combination and develop a deeper understanding and greater confidence when it comes time to read the cards.

      Make constellations. Tarot constellations are made up of all cards that have the same prime number (from one to nine). For example, the Tarot constellation for the number four would be a combination of fours of all stripes, the Emperor (which has the number four) and Death (which has the number 13, but which reduces to the number four, 1+3=4).

      • Lay out all the constellation cards in front of you and ask yourself a few questions, such as how you feel about each card, what about the cards attracts, repels, irritates or makes you anxious, how they are similar and different, and what symbols they share. Repeat this exercise with each of the nine prime numbers and record your impressions in your journal.
      • Understanding the energy of each of these cards will facilitate a smoother reading when many cards with the same number appear in a reading. Instead of focusing on the meaning of individual cards, you can focus on the energy they bring when combined.

   3. Play the card solving game. Go through the deck and pull out cards that seem too difficult for you. Work with them for a while to get to the root of your impression. Then go through the deck again and pull out one or more cards that you think provide solutions to the difficult cards.

      • This game actually helps you develop a skill that you can use when reading cards. When a difficult card appears in a reading and you want to help the Seeker solve this problem, you can talk about a card that will counteract the difficult one.

   Do simple reading

   1. Tell a story. A Tarot reading is a narrative, a story you tell the Seeker. It is an attempt to isolate past influences, understand present circumstances, and predict the most likely future. The future you speak of will not be a fixed or unconditional outcome. It is important to remember that there are no final results or immutability.

      Master the layouts. The spread simply refers to the layout of the cards. A Tarot spread is the configuration or structure of the cards. This structure provides the basis for a Tarot reading. In addition, each position of the Tarot cards in the layout has a specific meaning. When reading, you will use the placement or position of the cards in a particular topic. For example, many spreads include positions of the past, present and future. They may also include positions from internal feelings, specific problems, external factors, and so on. There are hundreds of spreads, and more experienced readers can create their own. Experiment with different layouts and try to choose ones that encourage your imagination and intuition. Finding out what works best for you is very important. Many readers are accustomed to relying on specific layouts that suit them best.

      Start with a three card spread. The three-card spread is ideal for finding answers to simple questions, for refocusing on simplicity, and for beginners who are just starting to read. Designate the positions in advance, lay out your spread, and use what you've learned about card meanings and combinations to tell the story.

      • Possible positions designed to understand the situation: past/present/future, current situation/obstacle/advice, where you are now/what you are striving for/how to achieve it and what will help you/what will hinder you/what is your hidden potential.
      • Possible positions for understanding relationships: you/the other person/relationship, opportunities/challenges/outcomes, what keeps you together/what divides you/what needs your attention/what you want from the relationship/where the relationship is going.
      • Possible positions for understanding yourself: mind/body/spirit, material state/emotional state/spiritual state, you/your current path/your potential, stop/start/continue.

   Make a more complex layout

   1. Separate the cards. To begin this 21-card spread, separate the major arcana from the minor arcana.

      Create a schedule. Shuffle each set of cards, cut them and lay them out in rows of three columns of seven cards, setting one aside. This way you will use most of the major arcana, but you will still have some minor arcana cards. Set them aside.

      Write down your impressions. Make a list of the cards you have laid out. Choose the word that best describes each and write it next to it.

      Look at the pictures on the cards. What are they telling you? Define a storytelling pattern as if you were looking at a picture book and trying to understand the story. The story pattern can go across the entire layout, down, diagonally, or from the first to the last card. The card to the side represents the most important element of the situation.

      Ask questions. Ask yourself what situations in your life or the life of the person to whom you are making the alignment, the cards hint at.

      Consider alternatives. Look for patterns of narratives that offer alternatives when the first option is heard, things that could make the situation better or worse.

      Reconsider your words. Think about the words you used to label each card. How do they relate to the stories you have identified?

   2. Put it all together. Combine your ideas from the steps above into one reading. You may be surprised at how much more accurate a reading can be than using a deck interpretation book.

      • Remember that if at any moment it seems to you that the card means something different to you than what is written in the book, proceed from your meaning. Trusting your intuition is the true path to reading tarot cards, and it is something you will begin to do naturally as you become more experienced. Just let the cards speak to you.

   Protect your deck

   Clear your deck. There will be times when you will need to cleanse your deck to rid it of negative energy. There are many ways to do this, but one simple way involves calling one of the four elements. When using this method, start by fanning out the deck, but if thorough cleaning is necessary, the cards can be cleaned one at a time.

   • Earth. Bury the protected deck in sand, salt or soil for 24 hours. Alternatively, fan the deck out onto a tablecloth and sprinkle it with salt and/or sand for a minute or two, or any combination of basil, lavender, rosemary, sage or thyme.
   • Water. Spray the cards lightly with water, herbal tea or herbal infusion and wipe immediately, or place the deck under moonlight in a sheltered place for half the night.
   • Fire. Being careful not to get burned, quickly pass the deck through the candle flame. You can also place the deck in sunlight in a sheltered area for half a day.
   • Air. Pass the deck five to seven times over the burning incense. Or try taking a deep breath instead and blowing deeply and slowly onto the deck three times.

• Use card shuffling time to clear your mind. Choose card backs that speak to you so you can use them as a meditative point of focus.
• Use crystals to add energy and atmosphere.
• Turn all cards head up to avoid being turned over. They can add more insight, but are not a necessity and can make the learning process more difficult for beginners.
• View the major arcana as depicting the deeper, spiritual aspects of life situations, and the minor arcana as a reflection of everyday problems.
• Use the stack of “extra” minor arcana cards to elaborate on particularly complex card interpretations. Select one or more cards from the stack and place them on top of the challenge card. Read them as part of a story.
• Light incense and candles to create a relaxing reading environment. A glass of wine and pleasant music can also enhance it.
• Once you feel ready to deal with the reversed cards, there are several ways to approach them. Some readers read reversed cards as the opposite of the correct position meanings, but this can reduce your reading ability to the point where it has little value. It may give more food for thought to wonder whether a reversed card speaks more frankly in some way. For example, does the Ten of Cups reversed mean that the energy of joy is blocked, delayed, visible but not real, real but not seen, hidden, promised, or otherwise not fully represented? The context will usually clarify what is taking place.
• Sometimes the meaning of a tarot card reading may seem unclear or ambiguous. To sharpen your reading, practice “reverse reading”: first think about the meaning (for example, “quick fix”), then think about what card might represent it (for example, the Eight of Wands). When you ask a question about a tarot card reading, imagine some the answers you might get, and which cards will show them - *before* you start drawing cards.

Warnings

• Just because you believe strongly in free will doesn't mean you can't take advantage of the descriptive power of the Tarot. Instead of a fortune telling, think of a tarot card reading as a road map to help you choose where to go rather than guiding you in a certain direction.
• Remember to be a little skeptical about this.
• Some decks can be cut by paper. Be careful!

From this article you will learn:

What Tarot cards are used for fortune telling?

What is needed for fortune telling

How to learn to tell fortunes using Tarot cards

What are the layouts?

What mistakes do those who are just learning to tell fortunes with Tarot cards make?

Tarot cards have been around since the Renaissance. They were first used in northern Italy in the 15th century for a game reminiscent of today's bridge. It was only in the 18th century that Tarot cards gained recognition in the art of foresight. Their meanings are archetypes, symbols, thanks to which you can understand the events and feelings that fill your life, as well as make an important life decision. Tarot cards never tell you what to do, but they do offer an alternative way of looking at a situation. In today's article we will talk about how to tell fortunes using Tarot cards.

What Tarot cards can you use to tell fortunes?

Very little is known about the origins of Tarot cards. There are various assumptions and legends, some of which say that the designs on Tarot cards were adopted from images found on Egyptian tombs. They are believed to be associated with Kabbalah and the then popular card game on which tarot card fortune telling is based.

Probably, any person knows that the interpretation of Tarot predictions is associated with the images printed on them. Some gurus of the fortune telling world believe that the symbols of the Tarot have astrological, occult and alchemical meanings. Today you can find a variety of options for Tarot cards, the images on which differ in style, and it will not be difficult for you to find one that will suit your taste. One of the most famous Tarot decks is the Tarot of Thoth, authored by the famous Aleister Crowley.

The Marseille Tarot, which is made in the medieval French style, also has its fans. Fortune telling decks were also created to meet modern needs of society, for example, for fans of vampires and elves. Some Tarots are real stories in pictures.

If you want to learn how to read Tarot cards yourself, you first need to purchase a suitable deck. In the modern assortment, making the right choice is not so easy. Experts in the fortune-telling world often advise beginners to purchase decks related to the conventional “classics” - the Waite Tarot, the Tarot of Marseilles, or a deck based on them, the so-called “clone”. Clones differ from the original in that they are made in a slightly different style, or instead of people, animals appear on the cards - cats, pandas, any other creatures. However, if your personal feelings and ideas about beauty tell you a different choice, you should trust your inner voice. You should be satisfied with the purchase, and you should like the images on the cards and be pleasant to look at.

There are four known classical schools, differing in the numbering of the Major Arcana, the sequence of elements, Kabbalistic correspondences and some other points. These are the so-called systems of Papus, White, Crowley, as well as the Tarot of Marseilles. Basically, a beginner does not need to understand these systems. It is important not to get bored at the very beginning of the journey, so two things come to the fore for a beginner - the attractiveness of the deck for you personally and the availability of information for studying on it. The Waite system is the most popular and, from the point of view of the second point, wins greatly, since many books have been written on it. But classical images may seem boring and not very beautiful to a modern person. This is where many rethought and redrawn clones of the Waite Tarot come to the rescue for every taste.

However, if you're drawn to a deck that isn't a Waite system, don't worry. If you like her, you will definitely find a common language with her! For example, today beginners choose the Wild Unknown Tarot, a very beautiful and modern deck, as their first deck, and successfully master it.

Let us note this nuance regarding the Tarot of Marseilles. The point is that it has a plot, i.e. picture, only the Major Arcana have, and the Minor Arcana represent the corresponding number of suit symbols. This can make it more difficult for beginners to remember the meanings of minor cards.

Is it possible to tell fortunes using Tarot cards online?

Many sites offer visitors the opportunity to tell fortunes online, but the credibility of the results is questionable. Esotericists believe that online fortune-telling is useless, since during fortune-telling the consciousness of the operator doing the fortune-telling plays a large role, both in reading the symbols and in their interpretation. If you decide to read Tarot online, then this important component of fortune telling is lost, which means the result is not reliable. This method is good for fun, but beware of scammers who often ask you to send an SMS to gain access to Tarot cards.

Read also: Tarot fortune telling online - to be or not to be?

To learn how to tell fortunes with Tarot cards, the first thing you need is desire and no prejudices.


Fortune telling on cards is, in a sense, the same as interpreting dreams by perceiving images and symbols. The cards express a symbol, an image, a message, and how to interpret it in relation to the situation is your choice.

Many Tarot card experts believe that interpretations from the Internet or books lack specificity or, on the contrary, universality. To study the meanings of the cards in more depth, keep notes, a kind of diary for a tarot reader. Write down your understanding of the situation and compare it with reality some time later.


Choose your Tarot wisely. There are two approaches here - buy a deck, succumbing to an internal impulse, the impulse “I want!”, or make a choice based on a combination of factors, evaluating all the available information on the deck. Now see which method of action suits you best.


You need to guess regularly. Even if it seems to you that sometimes the cards answer incomprehensibly and strangely, record all the results in a notebook. With practice, you will be able to better understand their meaning.

Don't expect to get results quickly as tarot card reading is not that easy. This process requires perseverance comparable to spiritual development. Over time, you will acquire the special intuition of a tarot reader, which will suggest the correct answer, even if it does not follow directly from the interpretations known to you.


To read the Tarot more effectively, read literature on the Tarot; this will help you not to stop developing as a tarot reader.

How to tell fortunes with Tarot cards for beginners

Before you start reading Tarot cards, you must learn all the basic rules. You need to know that each deck consists of 78 cards, which are divided into the Minor and Major Arcana.

The Major and Minor Arcana are very easy to distinguish: 22 Major Arcana do not belong to any suits, the remaining 56 are the Minor Arcana, which correspond to the 4 elements (suits): Water (cups, cubes), Fire (wands, staves), Air (swords) and Earth Elements (pentacles). It should be noted that in some author's decks the distribution of suits may be different, but you will definitely learn about this from the author's annotation.

Historians believe that at the beginning of the birth of Tarot cards, the four suits corresponded to the four classes of the Middle Ages. Swords are the nobility, cups are the clergy, pentacles are the merchants, and wands are the serfs.

If you are a beginner, the first thing to do is stock up on books. The image of each Arcana, Major or Junior, will be formed in your head from a combination of several factors, like a puzzle: from descriptions of meanings from literature, from descriptions of meanings for each specific deck, from practical experience and from the experience of contemplating the card. Create associations with each specific card - the images on the cards will help you with this. This way you can quickly remember the interpretation of the cards.

Spend time meditating on the cards, contemplate the cards from the deck one after another, look at the details, think about the meanings of symbols, colors, and build associations. Just look at it like a painting. You will be surprised what fruits just calm contemplation and independent reflection bring.

Some sources telling how to tell fortunes on the Tarot suggest imagining how this or that card can be interpreted, and then compare your interpretation with the real one. Fortune telling with Tarot cards is an individual process, so you must decide for yourself what is right for you. It will take you some time until you master the deck of Tarot cards, don’t give up and don’t worry - time will pass, and this will no longer cause you any difficulties.

Learning how to read Tarot does not end there, even if you have already studied the interpretations and variants of card layouts. Tarot fortune telling means constantly studying new card layouts and reading their history in various sources. If you want to learn how to tell fortunes using Tarot cards, then be prepared for the fact that this process requires a lot of time. But you will like it!

Basic rules of fortune telling with Tarot cards

Have you started to guess? So, it's time to decide on the schedule. You must understand why you sat down to guess and for what.

There is no need to guess if you are sick, feel unwell or have no strength. The cards will not harm you, but mantic work requires energy.


Do not ask the same question again, as the cards will not give you a definite answer.

When you shuffle the cards, choose the layout, prepare for it - be focused on the question. At the moment when you choose and lay out a card, think about the position in the layout, and not about the situation as a whole.

Relax, breathe calmly, concentrate on the ritual before you start telling fortunes.

Keep in mind that Tarot cards are not a calendar or a clock to show you exact dates and times. Therefore, before fortune telling, determine immediately what time period we are talking about. It is believed that the most reliable fortune telling is for any period of up to a year, sometimes up to three years. You shouldn’t expect an exact and correct answer about “for life.”

How to correctly guess with Tarot cards: step-by-step instructions

Step 1: Create a relaxing atmosphere. The ideal atmosphere is silence, calm, and the absence of distracting objects. Concentrate on the process of fortune telling and generally try to enter into such a relaxed but focused state every time you sit down to read tarot cards.

Step 2. Identify the question, formulate it. What does it consist of? What is the time frame? What is important? You can write down the question.

Step 3. Choose a layout that will give you answers to your question.

Step 4. After shuffling the cards and mixing them well, make a layout. You can lay out the cards right away face up, or first face down and then turn them over. Choose what you like best.

Step. Proceed to the interpretation of the layout.

Learning to tell fortunes on Tarot cards yourself: 5 layout options

How to tell fortunes using Tarot cards for the future (the next week)

In order to start guessing, you need to lay out eight arcana: the significator and one card for each of the seven days of the week. In this arrangement, each Tarot card represents a specific day of the week, and not just the next seven days. The first card symbolizes Monday, the second – Tuesday, etc. This does not depend on what day you decide to guess. The significator indicates the general mood and atmosphere.

If you expect something important to happen on a particular day of the week, you can do a three-card tarot reading to get some insight into the situation. Sometimes a week promises many important life events, for example, getting a new job, meeting your lover for the first time, moving, etc. To do this, you will need only 21 cards - three cards for each of the seven days of the week.

How to tell tarot cards for relationships

Three Tarot cards will give you much more detailed answers than the usual fortune telling about your lover, his betrayal or the choice of your loved one. With the help of Tarot, you can understand other manifestations of human interaction. For example, you can get an answer to how reliable your business partner is, or help you understand the meaning and essence of friendships.

In the center of the layout is the significator. This Tarot card helps determine the relationship between the querent and the subject of the divination. The meaning of the remaining Tarot cards is interpreted in pairs, for example, the seventh with the second, the sixth with the third, the fifth with the fourth.

How to tell Tarot cards for a man

If you want to use Tarot cards to tell a man’s feelings, then know that this is one of the most popular topics for Tarot readings. Changing relationships, their modeling is not the same as the intervention of witches and sorcerers in their development. Tarot cards can reveal a lover's infidelity or see if he is part of some kind of love triangle. Fortune telling about a love affair with a man will tell you about this person’s attitude towards you. You need to guess about your loved one like this:

The first card symbolizes your attitude towards the object of fortune telling.

The second tarot card is how you feel about him.

The third is your actions and actions.

The fourth card will tell you about the thoughts of your lover.

The fifth will reveal his feelings.

The sixth Tarot card speaks of his actions in your direction.

The seventh card will put everything in its place: it will determine whether there is any connection between you and what it is.

How to tell fortunes using Tarot cards

If you have a problem, then sit down and read Tarot cards: the layout for the situation will help you solve your problem. You will be able to determine the cause of the problem and find possible solutions.

Ask your question in your mind.

Take three tarot cards and place them in a row.

Interpret their meaning: the first indicates your past, which attracted the problem, the second - the influence of the problem on life, and the third - the way to solve it.

How to tell fortunes using Tarot cards

Fortune telling about health means using various options for Tarot card layouts, with the help of which you can find out about your well-being and the well-being of your loved ones. The cards will tell you what the cause of your illness is and how to cope with it.

The first Tarot card will tell you about your health in general terms.

The second will tell you what has a positive effect on the body.

The third card talks about what destroys it.

The fourth card will tell you what a person does to improve his health.

The fifth card will show you what you should not do, as it is harmful to your health.

The sixth card will indicate the end of the life path of the person being told fortunes.

10 common mistakes of those who are just learning to read Tarot cards

1. Clients confuse a tarot reader with a clairvoyant.

No matter how strange it may sound, this is a problem for many clients, and therefore for many tarot readers. Tarot cards simply cannot give a definite answer to some questions. For example, they cannot say who robbed the apartment and where this person lives, where he hid someone else's property. No matter how much we would like, Tarot cards are silent in response to such questions. But those who have just started guessing do not want to admit that something is beyond their control, considering this an admission of their unprofessionalism, so they risk taking on such a difficult task and often fail. Only over time, drawing conclusions and learning from their mistakes, do they begin to sort out their clients' questions.

Sometimes, when beginners begin to tell fortunes with cards, they themselves naively believe that the Tarot can answer any question.

Some visitors deliberately provoke fortune tellers with their complex and ambiguous questions, arranging a confrontation with the tarot reader. Such people come with the goal of convicting you of charlatanism, so they will not pay attention to your arguments about the difference in clairvoyance and fortune telling with Tarot cards. You need to prepare for this situation in advance. Having watched enough TV shows and read books, these people create stereotypes for themselves that prevent them from understanding the features of fortune telling with Tarot cards. Others don’t believe in fortune telling and just have fun exposing everyone and everything. Trying to explain something to such people is both useless and pointless.

1. Ask a question from the negative state of the situation.

When answering some questions, the tarot reader must give a clear and specific answer, without describing the details of the situation. They expect you to answer: “Will it happen or not?”, “Yes or no?”, “Will it come true or not?” It seems that these answers are very simple to give, but there are some nuances here. The formulation of such questions should be based on the positive state of the situation.

Let's look at this in more detail. There are layouts that allow you to answer a question in a “yes” or “no” format, although in principle this is not an entirely suitable question format specifically for the Tarot. If we regard the situation as a positive event, then the question will be formulated something like this: “Will I be enrolled in university this year?” The layout will answer “yes” or “no”. But sometimes those who are just starting to read Tarot cards base their question on the negative state of the situation and ask: “Will I fail the university entrance test?” This is where they start to get confused. The layout says “Yes,” which means that the exam will end disappointingly, which runs counter to the positive nature of the card. And a negative answer, which seems to suit the questioner, does not fit the interpretation of the Tarot card. To avoid such confusion, you should phrase the question as if you wanted a “yes” answer. Here we are talking only about the way of composing the question, but you don’t really need to feel the desire to get a specific answer!

1. A strong desire to receive a specific answer.

If you are a beginner and want to tell fortunes using Tarot cards for the present, future and past, then often in response to a question you are interested in you can get exactly the description of the situation as you wanted. Thus, a projection of emotions onto the cards occurs. But the truth does not always coincide with our expectations. This is probably what gave rise to the opinion that you shouldn’t second-guess yourself. Some simply cannot or find it very difficult to solve their own problems. The tarot reader must step back from all everyday problems in order to guess with a clear head.

1. They guess on double questions.

If a tarot reader charges for his services not per unit of time, but per number of readings, then visitors always try to save money and ask double questions. Of course, it's not always all about money, as some clients simply don't care about wording their questions correctly. For example, a girl’s question is: “What is his attitude towards me and will we get married?” An experienced tarot reader will immediately notice a double question and will guess in two layouts. A beginner who is just starting to read the Tarot may lay out the cards once and end up getting confused as to what question the cards answer, so he will say something that is not very close to the truth.

1. They tell fortunes when they are in a bad mood or feeling unwell.

Fatigue, depression, and bad mood affect the result of fortune telling with Tarot cards, therefore, being in a bad mood, tarot readers try not to tell fortunes, but to lay out the cards later. Alcohol intoxication is also on this list, as it has a negative impact on both health and consciousness.

Sometimes it happens that a person who is just starting to guess gets an answer that he does not like, since it foreshadows something bad or promises failure to fulfill a desire. In this case, he continues to guess again and again, expecting that the layout of the cards will change and the future will be different. In reality, guessing like this means moving further and further from the truth.

1. Incorrectly chosen style of presentation of the interpretation of the layout.

Tarot cards do not always give the same answer. This misunderstanding of tarot card interpretation occurs because everyone is different: some clients like to express their thoughts succinctly, so they are unlikely to like an overly detailed answer. The same applies to those who are too eloquent, since in this case they will consider the tarot reader’s short answer a sign of his unprofessionalism.

In addition, ambiguous interpretation of the cards can put the tarot reader in a difficult position, since visitors will again and again ask him to read the fortune again in order to clarify the answer to his question. Often, these discussions confuse the client and do not allow them to grasp the essence of the answer. Thus, all tarot readers are obliged over time to develop their own style of presenting Tarot card answers, which would be universal. Another way to guess is to adapt each time to a specific person and his manner of communication.

1. Excessive attachment to rituals.

Today on store shelves you can find a huge number of various sources. There are many different rituals and additional attributes that are supposedly designed to help Tarot readers in fortune telling and increase the credibility of predictions. In reality, all they do is give you confidence.

Unfortunately, beginners who are just starting to guess do not want to waste their time and effort, but want to achieve everything at once. It is easier for them to acquire additional, supposedly magical, attributes that will guarantee them confidence in the correctness of their predictions. Guessing every day and gaining experience in this way is not for them.

But what happens if a tarot reader who trusts the attributes suddenly cannot carry out this psychological ritual before a fortune-telling session or forgets somewhere (spoils) a magical object? He will lose confidence in his abilities, which will affect the results of his forecasts.

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The article will describe methods of fortune telling using Tarot cards, ways of interpreting fortune telling.

Perhaps all people are concerned about the future. And even those who do not want to look into it, sometimes would like to know how to act correctly in a given situation. Fortune telling is a way to open up the space of options and see what our intuition tells us.

• The secret of fortune telling is not that some mysterious entity helps us lay out a deck of cards. Maps are just a tool to help you look into yourself
• Psychologists, starting with Sigmund Freud, have established that a person is not only his conscious part, but also his unconscious
• Maps help you establish a connection with the unconscious and extract information from your subconscious
• Each person has his own way of telling fortunes. Some people like regular cards, others like runes or specific decks
• Adherents of Tarot cards claim that fortune telling with them is simple and most effective.
• Anyone can try fortune telling with Tarot cards. Over time, you will learn to master them and understand what each of them means.

How to learn to tell fortunes with Tarot cards for beginners on their own, where to start?

• The first thing you need is desire. You must get rid of prejudices and the opinion that cards are a 100% answer to any question you are interested in
• Fortune telling with cards as interpretation of dreams. It's all about sensations and images. The cards only present the desired option. But the interpretation is up to you
• Many professionals argue that interpretations from books or the Internet are too general. Therefore, take notes to adjust the meaning of the cards to suit you
• Buy a deck of cards. Don't accept it as a gift. It must be completely new
• Fortune telling regularly. Even if some of the cards' answers seem strange or blurry to you, record the results in a notepad. With practice, you will be able to understand their meaning more.
• Don't expect quick results. Tarot reading is hard work that can be compared to spiritual development. Gradually, a connection and understanding is established between you and the images of the cards
• Study as much literature as possible and practice new divination techniques. This will expand your receptivity in the spiritual realm

Fortune telling with Tarot cards

History of Tarot Cards

• Cards have always been banned in the Christian world. In the beginning they were used only for games. And later, for fortune telling
• Any methods of predicting the future were considered by the church to be “displeasing to God,” so those who told fortunes with cards were severely punished
• It was only in the 14th century that Tarot cards were mentioned in sources. Then it was already a full-fledged deck of 78 cards
• Back then, Tarot cards were used to play tarok. It was distributed in Germany and France
• Tarot cards gained their popularity due to the fact that the deck was divided into major and minor arcana. The minor arcana are symbolic images that even illiterate people could perceive
• Since the 16th century, fortune telling began using Tarot cards. According to experts, this method of using the deck was invented by the gypsies. They spread this teaching throughout Europe.

History of Tarot

Opinions of scientists and psychologists about Tarot cards

• The opinion that cards are only an area of ​​esotericism is extremely wrong. Many psychologists see cards as a tool for communicating with their subconscious.
• Sigmund Freud believed that in conscious life a person practically does not feel his unconscious (or subconscious). It manifests itself in hidden desires, complexes and dreams. The subconscious has a huge influence on decision making and character in general.
• There are many practices to “hear” your subconscious. Meditation, fortune telling, prayer - all these are sides of the same coin
• Another famous psychologist, Carl Jung, noted that cards are symbols that correspond to a person’s mental state. When guessing, a person synchronizes these symbols and his psyche, thus extracting answers outward
• This is why science does not deny that cards can be used for self-knowledge

How to start telling fortunes with Tarot cards?

• If you are convinced of your desire to begin the practice of fortune telling, then buy a new deck of cards
• You need to choose cards personally. Don’t be lazy, but look at all the images and try to feel the energy
• Decks of cards are drawn by various artists. And images can be perceived differently by each person.
• Choose the images that please you. Which you will want to look at for a long time
• When you bring a deck of cards home, don’t rush to start reading straight away
• In your free time, sit quietly and meditate on the cards. Look at each card, feel what emotions each of them brings to you
• Only after you become familiar with the deck, proceed to simple layouts
• Make notes noting which card corresponds to which situation. Over time, you will be able to move away from standard interpretations and use personal

Introducing the Tarot Card Deck

• A deck of Tarot cards consists of 78 cards, the major and minor arcana.
• The major arcana are cards with a picture and a symbolic name (for example, "Sun", "Tower" or "Moon"). There are 22 of them. The calculation starts from 0 - this is the “Fool” card. Last card - 21, "World"
• Minor Arcana - 56 cards, divided into 4 suits - wands, swords, cups and pentacles
• Tarot cards in some methods of fortune telling have upright and inverted meanings. This must be taken into account when laying out cards

How to properly store a deck of cards?

• Taking care of your deck has two purposes. The first is keeping the deck in proper shape. The second is the energy perception of the cards
• A deck of cards is usually bought one for life. A special connection is established with her. And it will be a shame if the drawings are erased and the corners are wrinkled
• In terms of energy, by carefully storing cards you give them significance as something valuable.
• Experts advise storing cards by wrapping them in fabric (silk) and placing them in a special wooden box
• The more carefully you store the deck, the more importance you will attach to fortune telling and the deck of cards.

Tarot card storage box

The connection between astrology and Tarot cards

• Although there is a connection between Tarot cards and astrology, they cannot be perceived identically. Astrology and Tarot are two different directions
• Astrology helps to gain deeper insight into the essence of the cards. Especially for those who were already familiar with astrology before
• Everyone knows that the zodiac signs are divided into 4 elements: fire, air, water and earth. Tarot cards (minor arcana) are also divided into 4 types: wands, swords, cups and pentacles
• They have a correspondence: wands - fire (West), swords - air (East), cups - water (North), pentacles - earth (South).
• Zodiac signs have the following relationships with cards: cups - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces; pentacles - Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn; swords - Gemini, Libra and Aquarius; wands - Aries, Leo and Sagittarius

Astrology and Tarot cards

How to choose “your card” in a deck?

• “Your card” is the one that will symbolize you in some layouts
• A personal card is selected from the minor arcana. It will be a page, knight, king or queen. For young girls and boys - page and knight, respectively. For mature women and men - queen or king
• Next, select a card by suit, focusing on your zodiac sign
• For example, a girl under the zodiac sign Cancer should choose the Page of Cups card

“Own card” in the Tarot deck

• Read the literature before drawing conclusions about the process of fortune telling with Tarot cards
• There are two sides of the coin - skepticism and blind trust. Both of these approaches are wrong and will not bring self-knowledge
• Always approach fortune telling with optimism. Cards do not predict the future, but speak about your subconscious attitude to the situation. Analyze this to do the right thing.
• There is no need to guess for everyone. Maps are a tool for self-discovery. It is difficult to analyze someone else’s subconscious with the help of cards if you still have little connection with the images
• Fortune telling by cards goes well with other spiritual practices. Remember that a person is beautiful when he develops all areas of his life

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