Tarot Talk & Technique

Do you draw daily, weekly, monthly or just when you need to? If you do daily, do you do one card, two, or three? I assume the cards can get exhausted so I was curious what you all find best!

I picked up a Deckcolor Opaque Black broad-line marker at the suggestion of a local art store clerk . I wish to edge my hand-trimmed travel Thoth. I'm wondering if any of you can share experiences or suggestions to make the process go smoother for me. For example, should I clamp the deck and do the full sides at once, or should I edge each card one at a time? I don't mind either way -- I just want to be effective. The cards have been clipped with a corner rounder and are not trimmed perfectly even Thanks

Looks like my deck Tabula Mundi is being pirated on Etsy, by a shop in the Ukraine called "VikingRunesPower". They lifted pictures and text direct from my site, and are reprinting it supposedly in the Netherlands (though they are in Ukraine). My cards are printed in the USA. I see lots of other decks being sold on their site, clearly against Etsy's rules that items must be handmade. Some of the other decks I see on there include: Animals Divine Steampunk Deviant Moon Wildwood Gilded Reverie Prisma Visions Universal Fantasy Masonic If you know any of these deck creators, let them know so they can file a…

I did look at multiple resources re reading, many meanings of each card, but then before I got really into reading, I first journaled with each card. Would look at it and see what meaning resonated. That worked for me. And as I went into Tarot as my own personal journey, not to become a reader of Tarot for others, I did what worked for me. WHAT didn't work for me and what I wish I figured out, was that just because you find a deck attractive, doesn't make it a "reader" for you. I have passed along a lot of decks, because once I got them (oh pretty!), I realized they just weren't readers for me. I was picking out decks like artwork, not because of how they…

Has anyone done any past life spreads with tarot or oracles and found out anything significant or helpful? I've never really tried this before but I know some people do past life tarot readings. I've just started becoming interested in my past lives recently and thought I may give it a try.

as i’ve been getting into cards, i know some other people also read their cards as reversed when they come out facing outwards. i was wondering if that’s just a preference or what your guys thoughts about it i think that’s pretty cool it can have a double meaning

Just starting to get into using tarot cards more often, and I have a question: have you noticed if there is a particular time of day that works best for you to do your readings? I've tried pulling cards in the morning to get insight for my day, and I've also tried doing spreads at night when I can light candles and really get in the mood. Sometimes I feel more focused in the mornings and can more easily schedule it into my day, but some of my best readings have come at night. What have you noticed? Is there a particular time of day that you like to do your readings? I'd especially like to hear if anyone has a routine at a different time of day than I've tried. Thanks!

I am wondering whether this is possible or the outcome of the spread is too biased, as long as the querent and the reader is the same person...

I have a deck, sturdy, but I shuffle it quite a bit. ONE card has lamination JUST starting to peel from one corner. I want to fix it without it looking weird. Anyone else ever have this issue and how did you fix it? Not that easy of a deck to replace.

Hi all, after a breakup I received a reading which encouraged me to move on. The reader told me that it (our relationship) could not work which indeed is the case at this point, and I have been moving forward. However, I found myself thinking that how much if at all can the tarot cards predict the future. "Could not work" are words that have been teasing me a bit, since who knows about the future? Sometimes, maybe there is a soul contract of only having a short relationship and then moving on? Or, maybe one can see that if things didn't work out the first time, a second chance is very unlikely. But even then, I wonder how much the cards…

If I put this in the wrong place please let me know I’m brand new to forums in general!! So I’m currently going back and interviewing some of my decks that’s are a bit newer to me / underused. One of the questions I posed was “what are your limits as a deck”. I got the 6 of wands and then the wheel of fortune reversed. I’m a bit lost on what it’s trying to tell me! Initially I was thinking that he’s (yes the deck is a he haha) always aiming for me to continue growing, that it’s a never ending journey but that didn’t really feel like a “limit”. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

I am curious how the energy works in the cards when you are reading for someone else and you are the one doing the shuffling. How does the energy of that person work? Would it not be your energy or do you think about what the person is asking as you are shuffling the deck? I know this might sound ridiculous but it is something that I am a little confused about as a beginner?

Can anyone point me to a resource that includes the sigils on this card? I've had a bit of an internet search, and while I've found various planetary and alchemical symbols that seem somewhat similar, nothing that has these specifically. Thanks! (it's the one on the light green door I'm particularly interested in, though I assume they're all from the same source). I wonder if the artist has invented their own variations? The guidebook doesn't provide any interpretation to them. (The deck has a very general fairytale theme and seems to draw freely on a range of traditions). Mods, wasn't sure where to ask this, apologies if it's the wrong subforum.

As per the title. I'm feeling Tower today ... letting go of a dream. Destruction of a foundation. Tearing down something I tried to build. Changes. Ketu entering my H4 and going to transit my Moon soon. Yet no Tower. I'm stalked by other cards. I guess maybe the situation isn't as extreme ... like the other stalker cards are important issues and my own personal tower feeling is just overly dramatic by comparison. I dunno. I sometimes get clients who read for themselves and they want to know why they got Tower and 10 swords and I didn't. With such a client I say, it's not as bad as you fear. These cards show it's not so very…

My reading have been inconsistent. I am getting different results for the same questions. I will get the same results for several hours and than it will change. Does this mean someone changing the outcomes through black magic?

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone knows some good tarot workshops or courses, especially in UK? I could get a book I suppose, but reading is difficult for me as I tend to lose focus very quickly (although if you do have book recommendations, post them here!). Thanks :)

Hi fellow forum-ers, I have been on this journey of discovering my own technique to read tarot and this topic is a very interesting one for me. Initially when I was learning how to read the cards, I was able to catch up the upright meanings very quickly and they all made a lot of sense to me. However, when I started reading reversals, things just confused me and I could not make out what was what. After a lot of trials I decided to not read reversals anymore. But that makes me think if I am missing out on any messages from my spirit guide. Apart from this, I also want an insight on other readers techniques and practice of …

Hello hello! I was recently told about the 'pace' of the cards. For example Chariot is a fast moving card, meaning any event/idea/thought that I am asking about will happen at a very fast pace, while some have been known to be slow paced cards meaning an event/idea/thought will be executed at a very slow pace. How do you figure out the movement or speed of a card? Is it pre-decided like the meanings of all cards or do we extract the 'speed' factor by reading the imagery on the card? How do I go about this?

Hello fellow TTM-ers, I have always wondered about the tarot cards and their meanings, and how, whoever decided the meaning or designed the cards ended up with associating these keywords to their respective cards? Sometimes it feels very random. For example, Strength: The strength cards means courage and determination BUT it also means patience. Patience is such a contradictory word to 'courage' or 'determination' and every 'Strength' itself. I see 'patience' as a PATH of achieving strength but not 'Strength' itself. Lovers: This card means everything you can imagine around the word 'Lovers'. It is a very positive card th…

Hello dear Tarot friends, First of all ... definitions. STALKER CARDS are cards that repeat across two or more spreads. I just threw cards tonight and had to laugh. Of 10 cards I drew for the full moon reading ... 5 of the same cards appeared in tonight's spread. 3 of them in the exact same positions. Reading #1 used Triunfi della Luna. Reading #2 used Lightseers. VERY different decks ... yet they served the same cards. Stalker cards definitely strengthen a message for me. A deep theme. If this is a conversation, they're speaking loud and clear. A card appearing across two spreads is noteworthy ... when it appears in the …

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 ..…

I feel very uncomfortable with reading the tarot for people so much so that I freeze, I mean, I literally freeze. I know the meanings and could say them, but something inside of my freezes up. Especially if they seem sceptical. I can talk in front of people just fine until it comes to this. I can't reven ead the cards for people because of this. I can do it if I'write the reading, but I know most people want their cards read by chat or zoom now.Has this ever happened to you? What did you do?

Hello friends, how are you? Do you usually play with the concrete meanings of each arcane? I like to create a word bank for each one of them, and exercise my ability to associate meanings to not-so-obvious events. Here are some (I use RWS): Hermit: download. Ace of Wands: like a post. 4 of Wands: Carnaval. 9 of Swords: night skincare. 10 of Swords: acupuncture. 3 of Swords: surgery. 7 of Pentacles: Christmas tree. 6 of Swords: cruise ship. 8 of Pentacles: bank payment slip, installment, financing. 8 of Cups: trekking, backpacking. Tower: home renovations Strenght: Pets Care. Any to share?

What a great, intense weekend of tarot! It was amazing! There were 78 (no kidding!) attendees and 4 presenters. The presentations were based on tarot and the brain, natural biases, and Rachel Pollack. There was a nice display with her Shining Tribe deck and some beautiful quote cards we could pull from to receive a special message from Rachel. The actual service is later today, Wednesday July 19. On Friday night Mary Greer opened the event with a Tarot Circle that is a reading version of speed dating. Very cool way to a) meet other attendees and b) play a tarot activity that proves anyone can read the cards without knowing anything about tarot. There …

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.