Tarot Talk & Technique

Hi all, I'm working through my RWS deck - taking one card and day and journaling about it. I'm really enjoying this as I feel I'm connecting with each card differently, and I hope it will enable me to remember some of the main themes of the cards to assist in readings. However, I'm kind of itching to do a reading for myself, and I'm not sure if that's me or the cards telling me to get going 😆 Should I wait until I've worked through all the cards with my journaling before starting some basic readings for myself? Or would it be a good idea to do readings alongside the journaling, to help build a relationship with my deck? Thanks

I brought a card shuffler 6 decks deep. I figure my hanson roberts deck would fit into it.. But no of all my decks only my piatnik lenormand fit ( i imagine my easy lenormand would fit too ) But no tarot. I brought it due to not being to riffle.. oh i tried.so figure reading in a public i would shuffle the decks before hand. Then just move them with my left hand as i usually do. So any decks i buy for this would be for reading so not worried about the finish of the decks. not sure though which size to rely on to get the standard playing card size. I am worried i will read the size wrong . So can you explain the differen…

Hi all—this is my first post so please forgive me if I’ve posted this in the wrong place or inadvertently have breached forum etiquette. I’m just wondering if anyone has a deck that overwhelms them? I have three decks —Forest of Enchantment is my daily deck, the classic RW is what I use for learning and when I need to give FoE a break, and then I have the Dark Goddess deck. I got the DG because I’m working through some issues around becoming an olde woman and I was drawn to this deck. It is beautiful, powerful, and I love it. But it overwhelms me. When I last used it I started having dreams that weren’t necessarily “bad” or even “disturbing” but they sort of…

A lot of times the people I read for have 'when' related questions- When will they get married or when will they hear back from the job thingy? And I find it hard to deduce that. I know some people use the numbers in the cards or the astrology aspects to answer that. Does that work accurately in anyone's experience? Would love to hear if anyone has a technique of reading these.

It seems like I'm seeing the "Fall Out Method" or "Jumpers" of getting cards for a reading a lot lately, and it got me wondering a few things... If you use this method: - why do you use this method? - how do you know you aren't just shuffling the cards sloppily? - does it not confuse the reading to have an unknown quantity of cards at each position? (Say I was doing a Celtic Cross, it seems it'll be far less confusing to have 1 card for each position that I can then relate to other positions rather than say 2, 3 or even 4 cards for a position that I then need to try and relate to other positions.) Personally, I don't use this metho…

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?

What are your thoughts on the Death & Rebirth card in the Light Seer's deck? I see this as someone returning who has gone through a huge transition, possibly a scorpio or other water sign. For Yes or No questions, this might lean on No but could also be a No (until transition is complete) I see it mostly as a positive card How do you interpret it?

I have some decks that work well with spreads (gilded, mystical moments, light seer's) and some where I struggle getting a picture from the spread, and I end up developing a reading based on cards drawn (angel wisdom). Also, when using spreads I pull from the top of the deck. When I put a reading together without a spread, I continously shuffle until all the cards pop or fall out. I am starting to prefer the later method more and more, even for spreads. I also pick 1 to 3 from the bottom of the deck or use Oracle Cards as clarifiers. Does anyone else experience this? Do you prefer spreads or no spreads? Do you prefer top of the deck for readings or…

I did a reading on myself about my near future. I got 2 of pentacles, lovers in reversed with 2 of cups in reversed, and then ace of cups in reversed. Lovers & 2 of cups in reversed clarified by 4 of wands in reversed and 3 of swords in reversed. I am a beginner in reading tarot cards and I find it hard to read this spread. If needed I am currently single.

Hey! (I hope this is not in the wrong forum section now) I want to do readings more often, regularly, so that I'd stay interacting with the deck and also get more practical experience with all the cards... so I'd be interested to know how others do casual, everyday or weekly readings for themselves. I like the ritual of setting the table with cloth and candles and incense, winding down, meditating and this feels appropriate when i have a burning question or a bigger matter that I wanna shed light on. But sometimes I wanna read and touch the cards but I don't have a specific question or topic in mind. It's like I feel drawn to the cards but I don't…

I just started reading Tarot recently and found sometimes my reading is quite accurate but sometimes it is not. I probably doesn't understand the card well enough as I am still very new but I guess there are many influences at the same time. I will like to ask the experienced Tarot sisters and brothers, how do you score the below if I ask you to determine the factors that contribute to your accuracy in reading, especially online session? xx % Card Knowledge xx% Intuition / Psychic ability xx% Experience

I bought this beautiful Tarot cards from Matt Hughes - Ethereal Visions Illuminated Tarot deck last week, and I just noticed that it has 80 cards, instead of the conventional 78 cards. I am reluctant to use it... Anyone is using it? How do you find the extra cards in helping your reading?

When you get a new deck do you do anything special with it? Do you have a ritual to connect to the cards or do you feel they work fine straight out of the box? Many years ago I used to sleep with my new ones under my pillow for at least a week. At 1 time I even anointed my cards with my signature sent oil as well. I’ve gotten lazy these days so now it’s just a quick thumb through to check out the pretty imagery then some brisk thwacks on the table to shake off any unwanted energy and it’s off to the races.. So what’s your thing when the postman drops that crisp new baby on your doorstep? Do you think that if I did a bit more with my cards in advance that …

I recently started working with my decks again, and am struggling hardcore with one deck. I have a copy of the Samhain Deck of the Bastard that I purchased in 2014, and I feel like I need an eye exam anytime I try to use it. The images are so dark and muddled that even fluorescent lights right over me don't help in illuminating the imagery, let alone the keywords I had her print on the cards for me. I don't know if the copy I received is just slightly darker than some of the images online, or if that's how they are meant to look. But I find myself regretting buying it, because it isn't legible for me. I showed it to my husband and he also struggled to read the cards, whic…

🙏Namaste My daughter has always been very very interested in all that I do. She has had a deck of her own (Happy Tarot) since she was at preschool. Now at 7 she's asking to learn how to use them! Incidentally I've taught a little girl before (she was 11 at the time) with supervision, but this was over a decade ago. This brings me so much joy but I'm also apprehensive on how to get started! I've started with the Fool's journey and just asking her to describe each card in detail for now, but thought I'd seek advice from the lovely Tarot & Tea hive mind ❤️ If you have taught children before please share your wisdom, insight, and experiences …

I use wizard deck In love reading i got Current situation- two of wands Action- nine of cups Outcome - four of pentacle If action is wish fulfillment than how to interpret four of pents (i.e depict selfish ,miser person )

As I learn more about Tarot it seems clear that a lot of the correspondences we use, Kabbalah, Astrology, Elemental, even Fool's Journey, are not there in the original decks. I think we don't have the cultural literacy to read the cards with the original meanings, though. Obviously the Visconti-Sforza Tarot would be meaningful as far as which card "trumps" another, even without being numbered, and the Sola Busca could have unique pictures that still spoke to people enough to understand why they were there. We don't have that. Do we go by intuition, which undoubtedly the first readers must have used in fortune telling, even if the symbols on the cards have chan…

Does anyone else practice readings using the news or other TV shows? I decided to get short clips of news from YouTube rather than the TV. The point of the exercise for me was to do a quick few card pull - whatever jumped out during shuffling, without meditating on the cards or question. I thought I'd give it a try as I need to practice but don't have time this week for in-depth reads. When I practice, it's usually career/relationships type readings, so I was blown away by the different real-life meanings I found right away in the cards. Also noticing different things - e.g. the Fool's tunic I thought just had flowers on it, but next to the High Priestess …

Hi! I finally found a copy of the Prediction Tarot a few months ago and absolutely love the simplicity and style of the art as well as the size! Does anyone have any suggestions for similar decks? I collect decks and already have a bunch with intricately decorated cards, especially the pips so I'm looking for the same tranquil feeling that I get from the Prediction Tarot. Thank you so much!

Looking for a further explanation on queen of cups, a question I posted earlier but am rephrasing. Does anyone have any distinction between the king and queen of cups that could perhaps go beyond describing the queen as soft and the king as strong and diplomatic. I’d like to stray from those connotations and find them insufficient to put it mildly. Any and all deeper interpretations are welcome! ✨🤠😻💃🏻💫

I asked my cards the question of how x feels towards me in a romantic sense. The person 'x' was a guy i used to see, we are in the same circles so see him often and was just curious as to how he truly feels towards me romantically. A psychic recently told me that he still has romantic feelings but buries them. We only broke up as he wasn't ready for a relationship, and has lots of his own issues especially with intimacy and commitment... basically he freaks out in romantic endeavours. When I asked the question, I got the Heirophant as the present crossed by the Fool. I was unsure as to what this means as they're both strong cards that are totally opposite. I …

Today, I had a horrible experience with MPC (MakePlayingCards.Com). I had a bit of difficulties with the box template. They said they will help me out with it until they found out they couldn't help me out. But, said I should do it myself. I dislike this type of customer service. Because, I am a customer. And, I find it extremely rude for them saying that to me. I was never given any tutorials on how to work with the box template. It would be helpful if they provided such measures. I would never do business with this company again. I suggest everyone else avoid this company too. I've worked hard on designing every card that for my tarot deck. It was something to to be pro…

I challenge anyone to give me a distinction between the king of cups and queen of cups without using sexist tropes to describe the queen of cups. i have scoured books and the internet to help me understand queen of cups and no explanation sits well with me. If we are going off of divine feminine characteristics, feminine is associated with receiving and masculine giving. So then why is it that everyone wants to assign this selfless emotional caretaker role like she only exists in service to others when the king of cups is just this self sufficient beacon of emotional intelligence. Who is she outside of the emotional labor she provides? I even saw one person say the queen …

How would you read the knight of cups clarified by justice in reverse as overall advice to stay or leave a connection with someone ?

Now that I've found you guys in this forum, I have so many questions 😂 Here's the first one. Does anyone here use a 9 card box spread, like the Lenormand, but for tarot? How do you find it works for you using tarot, and what's your favourite way to use it? I've tried this out a few times and I feel it's an awesome alternative to the Celtic Cross and helps me get in more of a storytelling flow. Here's what I've used so far: Past Present Future (dreams/weighing on the mind) Past Present Future (reality/practical) - middle card being the central theme (I don't use a significator) Past Present Future (emotions/undercurrent) Would love to …