Tarot Talk & Technique

I hope that I'm putting this in the correct place. I just finished a big reading and I've noticed that while I'm doing my readings I get SO hot. I have to turn on the air conditioner and then when I'm done my body cools down. Sometimes my hand will also move to pick up specific cards while I'm doing my readings. I'm wondering if anyone else experiences certain sensations while reading tarot? I once saw another lady say she also gets hot while she's reading tarot but I feel like there are probably countless other cool things that could happen while you're working in all that psychic energy. I'm interested in learning about all of it! So, feel free t…

This is probably a difficult question as you may have lots you like. But there must be one that is an all time favourite. My one is the 10 of Cups from the legacy of the Divine tarot. It is so heartwarming and beautiful, l smile whenever it comes up for me and my sitters.

I've just bought several decks and also got velvet bags to store them in, which has me thinking about the best ways to store my decks when not in use. Obviously, out of direct sunlight and not near heaters and so on, but I wondered how others store their decks when not in use. Do you have a special rite or ritual when putting the cards away or taking them out? Do you have a special box or cloth you wrap them in? Do you display them somehow? (Daniel, if this is in the wrong spot, please move to the right one, thanks!)

Have you ever left out certain cards from your decks? l ask because l recently just heard of several people leaving out the Death, Tower, and Devil cards. And another reader to my amazement leaves out all Swords cards as well Death, Tower, and Devil. Would you still be able to get a credible reading from doing this, its not something that l have ever thought about doing myself. Do you know anyone who does this? What are your thoughts or experiences on this. Would be interested to hear from you.

I know some cards have more than one meaning. My wife did a reading this morning and she believes that a certain person is going to die. I am trying to figure out if she is correct.

Sometimes I see some out of print decks or rarer decks on ebay and decks for cheaper too. I have never bought anything on there though. Maybe it’s just me or does ebay seem really sketchy? Have any of you bought a deck on ebay before? How did it go?

Once you have shuffled your deck, how do you pull the cards? For me, if the spread isn't that big like if it only has 7 or less cards, I just cut the deck into three piles, have the querent stack them however she sees fit, and draw from the top while I would occasionally pull from the bottom for base/spirit cards. If I'm going to draw a lot of cards, I find myself fanning them after shuffling and having the querent choose from them. It just feels more apt to me somehow. How about you?

I hope I'm asking this in the right topic. I'm wanting to practice reading I'm wondering if others would share with me what questions are often asked from other people when reading for them. I think for me having some general ideas of what people ask first and practicing that way would be better for me first rather than asking friends and family to do readings for them. Thank you

I was wondering if anyone has experience with the Angel Wisdom Deck or has had the experience of struggling connecting with a deck. I have worked with this deck for about a month (2 to 3 times a day) and just in the last week I feel I am starting to build a connection with these cards, but only when I don't use a spread. I also feel my readings are off when I pull from the top of the deck and instead use the fallout shuffle method. I have tried cleansing them, blessing them, and doing spread to "get to know" the deck. Does anyone have any techniques they use to build a better relationship with your deck?

As I am learning and trying the cards on anyone, like clothing, I suddenly thought that my Stafford was a textbook example of the Knight of Wands. He's charming, athletic, totally self-confident and fearless, always ready for adventures, will tackle what others avoid, rises to any challenge and is a loyal friend. On the negative side, he's hot-tempered, doesn't stop to think before acting, has self-control issues and too ready for a fight (of course he's not allowed to fight). I am still thinking about cats, they aren't as easy for me, but I think it will be a useful exercise for me to figure their cards. What about yours?

Hello, I'm looking for the author/title of a tarot book I once read and I was hoping someone here could help me. In the introduction, the author (a professional Tarot reader) describes having done a kind of scientific test. They had an assistant have 10 different querent ask a question and then shuffle the deck of Tarot cards, and then the assistant wrote down the top cards of the deck (to determine what the reading would be for that querent). Separately, the Tarot reader then wrote out readings for the 10 different tarot spreads, and later presented all of the spreads to the 10 different people. The idea being, if there was something truly paranormal happening, the…

There was a similar thread at AT that I thought was very interesting: Tarot for Prison Ministries http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=271936 I'm starting the discussion here because I am curious to see how many decks people come up with that have no nudes at all. Make sure to check the Star, Devil, Lovers, World, Judgement cards and some of the Aces. No buttcracks either please. I think it would be nice to have an index of such cards for for gift giving where nudity would be very inappropriate. I went though a few of my decks and came up with these; I'll update the list as I go through more decks. The * indicate decks that would be good for children and…

Hope I am posting this in the correct place. How do you feel about reading the cards for someone who has no idea you are reading for them? I have read the cards about someone without their consent when I was young (many moons ago) and was desperate to know if someone liked me; would come back to me; was seeing someone else - all the usual anxt making stuff when one is young and "in love"! These days I am uncomfortable reading for someone when they want to know details about another person. I usually steer them towards "what do I need to know about my feelings towards ?; how can I improve my relationship with ? - turning their reading back on themselves. D…

Hi everyone, Would there be any interest in a historical/TdM Circle? This wouldn't start before January, of course, as we're well into December already. Do you have any suggestions or ideas? I'd like to do something reasonably new with it, if there's enough interest. :)

Hi everyone! Besides being a tarot enthusiast, I am also a board game geek and wanted to share a cute little discovery of mine... I came across this simple game called "Shahrazad", which is supposed to be about fairy tales from around the world. But the names of the 22 tiles (visible through the link below) more than rings a bell for you and me ;) https://boardgamegeek.com/image/3855430/shahrazad I thought that if there are other tarotistas who like board games around, they might be interested! It's a very simple game where you have to lay the tiles one after the other in a certain way so as to score as many points as possible. It's also one of those little gam…

I think its better sometimes not ask about some things in future and just lets see what happened because very often some things happen but differently than you expect or nothing happen because you expect it.

I wasn't sure which section to post this in. None seem relevant to my situation. I tried to put this in introductions (not knowing where else to put it) and was limited to 100 characters. Please move this if necessary. I've been doing tarot readings for myself on and off for about a year, but in the last 4 months or so, I started to get really into it and was researching it and using online tarot as well as doing readings for myself, often every day. One reason I was so into it was I was looking for a new job and was interested in getting guidance with the job search. The readings were always extremely beneficial and helped me make some hard decisions about de…

Hello, I realize I've not read personally for quite some time. I'm beyond the phase of needing to do daily or weekly readings for learning and study ... I read professionally for clients fairly often. Yet Tarot is part of my private spiritual practice and I've neglected it lately. I realize part of it is some ambiguous feelings about deck consumerism. Like I get inspiration from Tarot content on media or this forum ... but I also get a lot of temptation to buy new decks. I feel my deck collection is a good size and I don't want the temptation toward consumerism. So i've avoided Tarot content ... thus avoiding consumerism ..…

Hi all! I hope everyone is well, in these uncertain times. Thank you for taking a look at my topic. As I explained in 'Introductions', I am a Tarot newbie. I just started learning and reading Tarot in November 2019. Ever since I started, I have been wondering about the different techniques of shuffling and drawing cards for a spread, and what is the 'best' way to do this. The way I shuffle my deck is by using the casino shuffle (or riffle shuffle) a few times. The number of times depends om my feeling, sometimes I will ruffle them only once, sometimes way more times. After that I will shuffle a few more times by using the overhand shuf…

Howdy Tarot Fam! I was wondering if any of you ever read at events like Renaissance Festivals or other similar fairs. Do you have any recommendations for type of canopy / vendor tent to use? Any decorating tips? My wife and I are thinking of doing a booth at a small-ish local Ren Fest (small in that it only runs two weekends), and vendors are expected to bring their own set-up. So I figured I'd look to you all for some advice. Thanks in advance!

How important are card backs for you when choosing/buying/ reading with a tarot deck? I personally like more simple card back designs. To me, there's something about complex backs that distracts from the card meaning. There is always a bonus in reversible back designs. Readers can choose to read with reversals or not!

Among all these intriguing (and mainly symbolical) pictures, the girl on the 8 of Swords enjoyed my special attention: she reminds me of these scary Japanese vengeful spirits with long black hair - onryo. Even my boyfriend is afraid of them, as they're quite atmospheric. And the environment further adds the tension: swords, bondage, barren plain with a lone mountain. I think she'd make a great character for a horror movie or a videogame with this appearance, and what do you think of her? Also, can she make a significator for an onryo? xD

I am wondering how many Tarot books you have. I have more books than decks. I have 20 books on Tarot. How many do you have?

I know this sounds like something that belongs to the de -enable thread but it isn't. So, I own about 7-8 decks most are RWS clones which is what I like using. Out of these decks I used about 3-4 for most of my readings- some I really liked but couldn't connect to yet- like the Wild unknown and the Hidden Realm Tarot. originally, when I started I got the original RWS deck- which I used a bit but quickly stopped using- moving to more " modernly designed decks". A few weeks ago, when I returned to Tarot on a more regular basis- I opened my closet that housed the decks- and this one kinda called me... So I picked it…

Do you have any favorite podcasts or youtubers? I've only really watched Kelly-Ann Maddox, and love her channel dearly, but would love some suggestions. Anything really educational/thought provoking with some meaty content. :D