Tarot Talk & Technique

Hi, I struggle with coming up with the "correct verbiage" when it comes to asking/posing a question in Tarot readings? Any suggestions/input/advice is welcome and appreciated... Any examples of questions are welcome..like, comparing "muddled question" to rephrasing it kind of example Thank you in advance! 🙂 edit: I always think of Rodney (I think it was Rodney) who said "garbage in garbage out" to some of the questions posed (I believe it was my post and he was helping out); it always makes me smile and I try to keep what he said in mind, but still struggling..

Curious to know what card reoccurs for everyone regarding love. For me it's 8 of wands. It's confusing though because I either get it as reversed or upright.

With the advent of social media, this question becomes more and more frequent. What cards do you associate with someone who pays attention to publications, to the consultant's profile? look, I'm not talking about someone who is necessarily a stalker. Although stalking can be included in this spectrum, I also ask about those people who follow, accompanies someone silently, whether it is frequent or not. For example: when the consultant wants to know if that crush from the gym or work has already searched for him on social networks. In the RWS deck, I usually consider: - Judgment: When something is discovered, it becomes visible. - Sun: v…

I am curious how others do readings where there is no question. I have an approach I call the four card three card reading I developed from various sources. It started as a three card reading, then I added another card. The meaning of the fourth card varies depending on the sitter. Take a typical reading. Some will react positively because you knew all about them. These people want practical answers. The identical reading will also get a reaction of disappointment. They will say you just told them what they already know. They want mystical answers. You don't need to get deep into the reading to tell the difference. Usually i…

Well, guys, this friend of mine is involved with a married man. When asking about his legitimate relationship, I always get some of the pentacles card and that he sees his wife as the devil or the four of pentacles reversed, as if he chose her more because of her good financial state. When I ask about how he feels about my friend, I usually get 6 of cups or the page of cups or 3 of cups or other "sentimental" cards and that he sees her as the lovers or the sun. What do you think?

Hi all, This topic keeps coming up and it just astounds me that it happens because I have a difficult time understanding the concept. Personally, all cards can be positive or negative depending on the reading. I am honestly trying to understand why it is done. So here are my questions about this. Do you remove cards that you consider negative from your deck? If you do why do you do it?

Let’s play a little 😊 These prompts are from a video by Ethony. Answer us truthfully and let’s find out how much of a cliché reader you truly are 😋 Cliché #1. You are a witch Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Cliché #5. You love tea Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day Cliché #10. You love candles Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in…

Hello friends, how are you? 🙃 Please, which arcana do you think may be related to jealousy? As I connect jealousy to possessiveness, control and desire of exclusivity... I tend to relate it to the Devil. These two combinations already appeared (outside the romantic context) and brought me a great feeling: Devil + Knight of Cups (when you are carried away by your own negative emotions); Devil + 3 Cups (when there are too many people...). It's curious because I've never connected jealousy with the Tower, but I think this could also be a possibility because of the impulsive and explosive tendency of this emotion... Do you have any different experiences to s…

Before reading the meanings I wrote my own for each card, which is usually very different. I’m aware this disregards the creators input, but the results make more sense. When I ask what the weather will be the following day, and the card drawn supposedly means “Enemy, danger, hostility” but then it is perfectly sunny and calm, that takes my faith in them away. But if my interpretation of the card is “Relaxed, dogs playing, fish swimming” then it makes sense. Same for any questions about the near future. Obviously can’t tell for anything beyond that. Does anyone else find this?

I have been reading tarot on and off so feel free to correct me 🙂 So I find that The Moon, regardless of the context, all meanings can apply: being delusional about something, but also being so in touch with your intuition others might see it as madness. It also means “not all is known… for now” but I rarely get it in readings about uncovering the truth. I get it mostly in readings about manifestations which for me establishes it’s meaning of “from dream to reality, guided by strong intuition”. Thoughts? Experiences?

The other day, I mistook my own fears as intuition. I decided on a situation after seeing the cards, as they stated some kind of fear. Reading on I realised that the rest of the cards talked about a different scenario. In the past I’ve had quite a few experiences where my intuition led me to do some unexplainable things, because it felt important, and they always have been. But after this experience I’m starting to wonder if I can’t separate my intuition from my feelings. Anyways have anyone else had this problem, and how did you learn to distinguish them?

So last year in autumn I ordered the Horror Tarot by Insight Editions because this women loves herself horror based anything including decks. The cards came perfect. Call me nit picky even whiny but my decks booklet is unusable. They reprinted the same page through the whole book which makes me very sad, while i don't rely on deck booklets sometimes they have given me new perspectives on card meanings that never occurred to me. Does anyone by chance have a pdf of the booklet or even page pictures? Thank you so much in advance.

I’m making my own deck for an extended project qualification in sixth form and am stuck for ideas as to which movie character to put as the empress

I was going to do some readings eventually in the future pertaining to my relationships with people. I think it would be really cool to include each individual's Tarot birth card to help understand their actions and personalities and going forward or even letting go of theses relationships. What are some good ways to include the tarot birth card in spreads? I would like to know peoples thoughts on this idea too because I am very new to tarot! thank you!

I’m new to tarot and was wondering when I do readings either for myself or other people should I start involving reversed cards? Or would it be better to learn the meanings upright first?

I just read this in a novel that's all about Tarot... It happens to be written by an academic who really knows her stuff, and I believe also reads, One character is suggesting that women find tarot more natural and are "better at it" (NOT getting into that bit just now) but this was interesting "Women can see new patterns better than men. Think, for example, of textiles. For centuries, women have been weavers. And those women have been able to see patterns and make inferences that create beautiful things. All we’re doing is weaving together a life. Trying to see where the different threads take us." Discuss. It actually feels like it makes sense - …

Have you ever asked the cards to find something that you had lost? What was it that you couldn't find? Did you find it? And what do you remember about the reading?...

How often do you read for yourself? Do you do it during challenging situations, or do you do it as part of your daily self care routine?

I *just* saw on another internet place that someone had asked ChatGPT to give a tarot reading... and what it came back with was surprisingly interesting. I gave it a whirl too! If you haven't heard of ChatGPT, click here to check it out! Basically, it is an AI. What did it say to you if you asked for a reading? Is this "a tarot reading"? Is it any less valid because it is not interpreted by ourselves? What do you think this implies about intuition & fate? How could this interpretation method be useful to us in our personalized intuitive practice?

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I'd love to hear this, in case you'd like to share. ❤️🙏 That's often a question for me, what people get out of tarot in a very deep sense. I'm curious and I like to share my experience. I'm a rather open person and love the contact with people. I had a problem in the past to trust too quickly, which had to do with certain childhood experiences where I couldn't tell whether I could trust or not, as someone from my family did both good and bad. So I had to withdraw from people to shed some light on the problem. And so tarot came in my life. The friends I needed, the person who has good advice ... all that and much more was …

What's the word for that feeling -- like the intimatation of a panic attack coming on -- you get when you're thumbing through your deck, looking for a card, and keep not finding it, and are starting to freak out: "Did I lose it? Is my deck incomplete? Where is it?!" We need a word for that. (Surely this isn’t just me. Go ahead and call me Shirly if it helps.)

I would appreciate it if others would share their approach to pesky yes/no questions... not good yes/no questions, like "Should I take this job that appeals to me but pays less than my current job?" (I can think of several good ways to tackle that), but banal ones like "Will the Atlanta Braves have a winning season?"

Hi. I am new here. I have known about and sparingly had my tarot cards read for me maybe 10 times total over the course of a year and a half. Then I finally bought my own deck, which sat there and I did not hardly use due to lack of knowledge for at least 6 months. I recently realized, a few days ago, that I could ask it yes or no questions and understand the answers by googling the cards. I have an important story to ask. Over the last few days I've been asking it A LOT of questions as I am naturally an extremely inquisitive person, and also have a very specialized knowledge about the truth of this realm. I have been asking it questions I can only …

Hello everyone! I am new to the forums and a beginner in tarot reading. While there are a lot of resources on how to read specific tarot cards, what bugs me the most is: how can I work with my own intuition? I am not an intuitive person. So when i do readings either my mind (what I know makes sense) or my heart (what I would like it to be) get in the way. Is there any advice on how to identify the voice of your intuition and give it more space? Thanks everybody!