A Tarot Reading
Ask seven people how to do a reading and get seven different answers as with most things on this path.
As long as your intent is pure, you will get what you need to know,There is no wrong way to do a reading.
What is suggested here is merely a guide, You will develop you own style fairly quickly.
Setting up
This can be as elaborate or simple as you’d like.
You probably noticed that most Tarot readers will spread a cloth over whatever surface they are doing readings on. This serves two purposes,it keeps your cards clean on the practical side. On a psychic side, the color you chose to use can help with the vibrations of the card. I tend to like black, as it doesn’t interfere with energies. For divination and psychic ability,Others like blue, yellow or purple.
Here are some elements of set up you might consider:
- Some readers start by purifying their space, even smudging it
- Clothes can be draped over surfaces where readings are to be done
- Appropriate gemstones can be spread about
- Appropriate incense and candles lit
- Some meditate
- Some readers go through a whole ritual before reading, including casting a circle and calling quarters
- Some light candles and incense and play soft music.
- Others do nothing but pull out the deck
Do what feels right to you, whatever connects you to the energy of the universe or puts you in the “groove” to do readings. I suggest the one thing that to rid it of any energy that might interfere with a reading if it is possible is to do a quick smudge of the room. And it’s always a great idea to ground and center and take a few deep breaths before beginning.
When doing a reading, you turn off the TV,the phones,and shut the pets out,because you do want to make sure you won’t be interrupted. Make sure in the environment of a comfortable temperature. And make sure you looked comfortably dressed. You can’t concentrate on a reading if your top is constricting your breathing.
Drawing cards
Once you have everything set up and are focused, it’s time to begin, Take out your cards. What it is you want to know is important to concentrate on as you shuffle them. It is better to ask open-ended questions as opposed to yes or no questions. The clearer the question, the clearer the answer will be. Keep simple questions. You should focus on the experience rather than the outcome. It will represent exactly what you want to know if you make sure your question is specific. you can ask for what you might need to know for the next week or general guidance ,If you don’t have a specific issue to address,or that the spirits/deities tell you whatever it is you need to know right now. Make sure to concentrate.
When you feel ready to do the spread, stop shuffling.
How you do is up to you,Whether or not you cut the deck now.From the top of the deck,some people will then deal out cards. Others randomly draw cards and fan them out. Others choosing cards still using a pendulum. The choice is made by you.
A point of note: If a card or cards fall out when you are shuffling, put them aside; they usually jump out for a reason and should be included in your interpretation.
(If you are doing a reading for others, you need to decide their level of involvement. Will they do all of the above? Will they only cut or shuffle the deck? would they even touch the cards at all?)
Remember, you cannot draw a wrong card.
As doing two readings,you might want to look at it if you are doing a spread. The card in relation to the position it occupies in the spread is the first reading. The second reading is how the cards relate to each other. Each reading tells a story about someone’s life. You have to piece it together.
When doing a reading, if something is unclear, don’t be afraid to pull more cards from the deck for clarification. Or, when you finish the first reading, you can reshuffle the deck and move on to a clarification readings. Raised the question as the focal point for the second reading,Some readers will keep the initial card.
When I would switch decks mid-reading,there have been times,So don’t feel limited by a spread or a deck,I’ve done 40+ card readings. Go with your gut,you’ll know when a reading is over and either feel it or you will find the cards repeating themselves or all of the sudden the new cards won’t make any sense.