Tarot Talk & Technique

Hi all! Hope you're well. I'm looking to get my cards read professionally in Dublin, is there anyone you'd recommend? I've been searching online but there's quite a few, so I thought I'd ask for personal recommendations (or if you're a professional tarot reader in Dublin, let me know!)

Maybe a weird question, but I was wondering if anyone had ever read for fictional characters as an exercise and what the experience was like? Obviously they can't give you feedback but I thought it might be an interesting way to practise reading for others without the pressure of it being real. I haven't read for another person yet because I'm super nervous (I do plan on joining august's reading circle though! I'm too busy for this month's) and I don't know if it would be a good idea or a terrible idea to try this first haha. I've love to hear your thoughts! (Also this is only tangentially tarot related so if it would be a better fit for the general cartomancy…

It is happening to me more and more often that a single card, within a reading, a spread, communicates to me more than a single meaning. for example, (I use Sarasvati cards), the moon, as potential negative meanings, has: illusions; utopia; betrayal; negative emotions; wandering; rudeness; obsessions; self sabotage; laziness; stupidity; instability; psychological issues, psychological problems; problems with ancestors; loss of energy; problems on a magical level; emptying; the end of something; being the victim of a curse; it would seem that in a…

I personally use past, present, future or ask direct questions. What other methods do you suggest?

There are so many tarot people on YouTube, for example, showing off their massive collections, doing videos on clearing the clutter and/or getting rid of old decks to make way for new ones, etc. It's obvious many people out there don't just own one or two decks! And certainly a few whose collecting habit may have got out of hand a bit. I certainly have collector tendencies myself, so I've kept mine under control using a few tricks. To start with, my current stash is 23 tarot decks that I actually use. I also have 8 decks that I don't use but keep because they are interesting or out of print— like my two prized Walter Wegmüller decks that I got in the 1970s (…

Actually not sure which section this would fit in so please feel free to correct and move the post if needed. I was wondering how people draw their cards and why. Since I asked I’ll start - I tend to shuffle and stop when called to, then draw from the top. If I ask a second question or want clarifiers I will shuffle again and then again draw from the top, but unless it’s a new unrelated question I will use the same deck minus the already drawn cards. If I get cards that fly out during shuffling I look at them and note them but will put them back in the deck. I will only read them if they reappear as part of my deliberately drawn cards later i…

I have a large variety of decks to choose from and I like to switch it up. I know some people has a "special" deck that they use exclusively. I have found that I can switch up decks as long as they are RWS clones and that the artist hasn't changed the imaging too much. I have built up a relationship with the system. Of course I have my favorites tarot deck. I haven't done much tarot reading lately as I've been concentrating on learning an oracle deck. Oracles don't have consistent systems. So I can see the advantage of really learning the one I have been working with before learning others. What do you guys do? Do you consistently use the sa…

Hello Everyone- This morning was the first time I have ever used a significator...The reading was on behalf of my husband, although I asked the question...I have always felt that choosing a significator was strange. But, over the years that I have been studying Tarot, I have begun to associate a specific card with my husband, It personifies his personality and thus I choose the 10 of Wands. My question is this: Has anyone personified a particular card to an actual person that isn't a Court Card? TIA

Personally, i like six of cups, it has a sense of nostalgia and good memories.

Discussion: who reads fully clear and sober? Who prefers a bit of alcohol or other indulgence? Old pic here with a shot of spiced rum for the spirits. I no longer drink or even smoke nicotine, and my sessions are more satisfying than ever before. Everyone is different, however, so share what works for you. Please don't mention things that are illegal let's keep this thread unlocked.

I recently came across the Word document for a "LWB" I'd started writing for Tarocchi dei Celti, a majors-only deck with artwork by Antonio Lupatelli published by Lo Scarabeo in 1991 that only came with an Italian LWB (didn't have the benefit of Google Translate back then, although having now done that for a few of the cards it may not have been any great loss). My LWB must have been started at least 20 years ago and been slumbering in the depths of my computer files ever since. It's not so little either - for each card I'd written a detailed description of the card, then started research into the Irish mythology of the character portrayed, then the Celtic symbolism of th…

I wonder if any of you have done readings for missing person cases. I never used to, until last year a woman from the wider area went missing and I thought to try. I drew one card from the Marseilles and got Death reversed, which moved in a way first reminding me of a hanging and I thought suicide, but then it all seemed to fall and I saw some weird motion reminding me of water. I had the impression she fell into a body of water and drowned. Forgot about it until now, when I saw news about her case with the information that, some months back, a fisher found hair of her color in a body of water but searches have not found anything as the area is vast and verda…

Every now and again, I remove all my court cards from my deck before doing a reading. Sometimes I'm just NOT in the mood to wrestle with who/what any court card in the layout will refer to. I know that's probably heresy—but I've found that the results I get are usually quite clear and accurate without them. And much simpler to deal with. Anybody else ever do—or try—this? I'm not advocating this approach, by the way. Just curious.

How accurate is a tarot reading and would it apply to me if a person, who does not know my name or my date of birth, or how I look, but to whom I have shared my concerns about a particular topic, decides to do a reading for me on their own initiative? And in such a case, since I did not ask them to do the reading, should I be required to pay with money?

Hey folks! I have always wondered if probability matters when it comes to yes or no questions? I believe that the deck consists of 60% 'Yes' cards, 10% 'Maybe' cards and 30% 'No' cards. This is for when you're only doing Uprights for Yes or No questions. When you're doing uprights and reversals, Majority of reverse cards would be 'No' on top of the already 'No' upright cards. In this case the percentage of 'Yes' cards majorly drops to 30% If we are asking Yes or No questions, shouldnt the Yes-No cards be divided 50-50%? Even though Tarot is based on energies, do you think the cards should be equalised?

I've been reading a lot of newer Tarot books lately. One phrase that bothers me is the insistence that some court cards are said to be playing the victim. We all know people who blame others for everything bad that happens to them. I'm not taking about that. What bothers me is there is no acknowledgement that there are REAL victims. There are people murdered, raped, abused as children, it the consequences of war and can have PTSD due to no fault of their own. The survivors can have such low self-esteem that they believe that somehow they deserve the horrible things that happened to them. That's not going to solve anything. I think there had to be an ackno…

Hello all, its been a while since I posted here. Unfortunately, I lost my tarot cards two months ago and havent really gotten around to buying a new deck, even of the same company. Just felt unnatural and meaningless. Instead I have been using Labyrinthos' Pick a Card readings where you have multiple options. Basically you choose a spread (1 card, 3 card, 5 card spreads) with pre-built questions on each and then you tap on each card in that position to see what you got. Can anyone tell me how reliable it is to pick cards on the internet? Emotionally, I feel I might never connect with a deck again, so I want to look into options like these. …

I have recently started reading guide books on decks I buy. I read them because I'm hoping for a insight on artists non-stand RWS card images. I just purchased the Kvirly deck at Esty's. The images remind me of the Deviant Moon Tarot. The LWB is useless, however, since it only gives standard card definitions and some odd interpretations. I've never heard of before. It's of no use to me as it doesn't address the symbolism of cards in the deck. I've had this problem with other Indy decks. It annoys me. I don't read every guidebook if they're RWS clones. What do you guys do?

I am writing to you because of my great despair. This tarot reader told me that I have my mother's karma (because I am the second child) and all my relationships will fall apart for no reason because of it. Is this possible? I am very scared! She looked at my entire life in general. For the reading, the woman only uses major arcana. She used the romany tarot spread. With a row for past, present and future. I apologize again for troubling you. My mother was indeed separated from my father, but she always spoke lovingly of him to me and told me she loved him until his death. We also don't have many divorces in our family history. Only one on my mother's side, with my great-…

Hello! Could you please help me? I'm very worried. I went to see a woman who read tarot cards for me. She told me bad things about the future and how I have my mother's karma, which will cause all my relationships to fall apart for no reason. How far into the future do tarot cards typically show? Don't they usually predict up to a year at most? Is there any way to change my future?

Have you had any accurate predictions by using tarot cards?

Heya so like I havent touched my tarot cards in a long while and recently they are all thats been in my head, like theyre reaching out to me, i finally picked them up and ive used them, ive no more questions for them at the moment or jus anything but i just feel this strong urge to keep touching them, talking to them but i seriously have nothing to talk about, what the heck do i do 😭😭

Hi 👋 iv just began my journey into learning about tarot and all that surrounds it. I have a question that I can’t find an answer to, maybe I’m asking the wrong question. So I thought I would turn to a forum to see if any one can help. So I often see things like imagine if (example) the knight of swords was a person. How do you feel about them.. how can I find out the personality of all the cards thank you

This topic emerged from a recent reading in DotW. In my observation ... the cards are usually right ... but we readers can get it wrong due to 3 "occupational hazards" which I call: Bleedthrough Different / wrong Question Irrelevant Question **Edit added in March 2026** Wrong spread or wrong deck [commentary in my journal] I'll share my thoughts how I deal [or fail] with these. Curious to hear YOUR experiences and tips how you deal with it. Bleedthrough: I was just about to lay cards when my partner started talking to me. It interrupted my flow. I spoke with him awhile .... and then got back to it [so I thought]. Yet…

Hi all... I have been thinking of getting a thoth deck lately and was wondering about what you all have to say, people who are using it and used it. I also have heard that this deck may not be of good energy, is that true? I have also heard that this deck is less about divination and more about spiritual ascension. I really like the deck and some of the ideas behind it, the ones i heard and understood. Just want to understand more before i take the plunge... what to expect, dos and don't and stuff like that. I would be very grateful if anyone could respond to this. Thank you 🙏