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By: Cucan
Pemo
There are many, many ways to read Tarot cards, but it helps to have a
consistent method that you use each time – this way, you can think less
about how you're going to read and focus completely on your subject,
the cards and their meaning.
A basic reading can be boiled down to seven steps: Rituals, Shuffling,
Selecting, Turning, Reading, Discussion and Refining.
Rituals: Rituals are an important part of reading the Tarot, but
whatever those rituals may be will be uniquely yours. Some people take
special care of their deck, wrapping in a beautiful cloth or keeping
the cards in a special box. Other sleep with their cards under their
pillow, to increase their connectivity with their deck, and many people
feel that the must never read their own cards using their deck.
Whatever rituals you employ, including the methods you use to lay out
and read the cards, keep them consistent. Before reading, make a silent
opening statement – a prayer or affirmation, or a greeting to your
inner guide.
Shuffling: Always shuffle face-down, so no one sees the cards, and
avoid bending the cards – this is no time for fancy tricks. Beyond
that, there are a number of methods of shuffling. You can hold about
half the deck in each hand, and insert one half down through the other
half. Another method, designed for maximum hand contact with little
damage to the cards, is the one recommended by Norma Cowie in her book
"Tarot for Successful Living": Hold the deck face down in your dominant
hand. Push some cards from the top with your thumb into the other hand.
Then, push again, but this time to the bottom of the new pile. Continue
alternating a push to the top, then one to the bottom until all the
cards have been transferred. At this point, put the entire deck back
into your dominant hand and start over. This method can be difficult at
first, but your technique will improve with practice. Stop shuffling
when you feel that it's time to stop, or if a card falls from the deck
(and take note of any fallen card, for it has meaning) and then return
it or set it aside. If you choose to return the card to the deck and
the same card turns up later in the reading, consider that significant.
Selecting: Spread the cards in a line or sem-circle, face down, above
the area you will use for the layout. Ask your subject to choose a
card, then slide it face down to the first position within your chosen
layout, keeping it vertical, not horizontal. Add new cards in the same
order to complete the layout.
Turning: Turn over the first card from side-to-side, so it is not
reversed by you. Tell your subject the significance of that card's
position in the spread, studying the card to get a sense of its
meaning, both alone and in that position. Turn the next card only when
you're ready to focus on it, repeating until all the cards are turned.
Reading: Using your knowledge of the Tarot or, if you're new, a
guidebook, comment on your impressions of the meaning of the card.
Don't just go by the book definitions of the cards – say whatever comes
into your mind. Look at the image on the card and remark on the card's
themes as they come to mind. Whatever your first impressions are,
they're correct. Then analyze the meaning of the card in connection
with its position and comment on it – if a card is reversed, explain
its meaning ("Upright, it means _____") and then comment on its
reversal ("But when reversed, it indicates ______"). Do this with each
card, saying what comes to mind. Don't ask for validation from the
subject yet, just share any thoughts and interpretations that come to
mind. Try not to second-guess yourself or overthink what you're saying
– you ant to tap into your intuition, not your intellect.
Discussion: After you've given your interpretation of the cards, ask
your subject if anything you've said was particularly meaningful as
regards some issue in their life. If yes, reinterpret the cards in more
detail, specific to the circumstances that they describe. If your
client says no, nothing sounds familiar, ask them questions and
re-phrase the themes of the cards – you may well be on the right track,
but need to explain the cards in a different way for the client until
something rings a bell.
Refining: Once your subject gives you some feedback, reinterpret the
cards in a way that's specific to the subject's situation. Tell a story
tying all of the cards together, explaining them in as clear a way as
possible. tying all the themes together, and perhaps using a different
way of explaining them which might make it even clearer to the client.
Focus on the positive aspects of the cards, and stress that nothing is
carved in stone – the subject's actions can change the situation later.
If any of the cards indicate a negative event, explain again that the
subject is master of their own destiny and if they change their course
of action then they can remedy the situation and head off trouble.
Remind the subject that the cards only reflect what's in his or her
mind, and that they have free will to change the outcome of future
events. If you can;t get a good read on a particular card, ask the
subject to draw another and use it as a modifier – read it in
connection with the original card. If a card was dropped or set aside
during the shuffle, interpret it as a guidance card, offering overall
advice on the entire reading as a whole.
Naturally, your style of reading Tarot cards will be unique, and you
may have a method that's very different from this one. As long as
you're consistent with your rituals and techniques, you'll be able to
focus entirely on reading the cards without the distraction of
wondering what you should be doing next.
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