Tarot Talk & Technique

Hi, I have a question, does carrying specific cards with you help at all. I read somewhere, that if you carry a card you wish to draw energy from, they help you with it. For eg: carry Ace of wands, if you wish to communicate your thoughts well in a meeting. Any body with such experiences? please share Regards Ashwsh

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or is it just my carpola connection? I'm trying to answer a PM. I've tried both my bookmark link and google search. Thanks, Sharyn/AJ

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…

This is something I wrote up about a month ago and posted elsewhere but it didn't get feedback which left me a little sad. So let me try it here. What does everyone think about Types of Tarot Spreads? Do yours all fall into one of these categories? Is there another I should add? Relationship-Based ReadingsAbout 80% of the time, tarot readers are asked about relationships, especially romantic relationships. Relationships with people at work or in the family or friendship circle are pretty popular too. I feel like a psychoteric approach is best when it comes to using the tarot to talk about our relationships with people. Psychoterica (as a subset of esoterica) is basi…

Not sure where to ask this question, I hope it's okay here, but: have any other subscribers to the newsletter received any for April/May? I haven't gotten one since March, and I'm trying to work out if they've somehow disappeared into my junk folder or if Cathy hasn't written one for a few months.

This could have gone in so many different areas, but I decided on "Tarot - Discuss Tarot in all Forms » Using Tarot » Tarot Meanings", as it is an extension of the topic "Birth Cards - Fact or Fiction?" Who else sometimes uses an additional Significator by adding up the numerical values of their name? You can use a generator like this one: http://astrologyfutureeye.com/fortune-tellers/name-numerology-calculator Mine is Empress. I don't use this method all the time, but when these cards show up in a reading, I use them as if a planet were in a Rulership: This card feels "at home" and may be more likely to fulfill its role in a reading. My Soul urge, is also …

What do you think describes chariot in reversed more when it comes to emotion/feelings as a stand alone card: 1. Chaotic, unfocused, 2. One sided 3. Hate/anger 4. Conflicted 5. Tense

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?

http://www.tarotshaman.com/blog/wonderful-wonderland-review#comments it blew my mind ! you just have to open the link to see it.

Not sure what it would be called, but has anyone found one card that they feel really represents themselves in some way?

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

Would it be a feasible to have a feedback circle for self readings? We read again and again how difficult self reading is, wouldn't it be cool to sharpen that skill? Maybe a 5 card limit and no more than a 5 word question Something not seen elsewhere...

Is there any rule or good practices to observe when laying down clarification cards? If a clarification is sought for one card, must clarifications cards also be pulled for others in the spread? Is there any risk of misinterpretation when pulling clarification cards when messages of the original card/cards don't seem to match the question, perhaps for other reasons (e.g. wrong energies, not being familiar with card meanings as I'm relatively new to tarot)?

Hi, I have a basic questions, is outcome in spread of situation- advice- outcome is based on the advice suggested by the cards. Eg if cards are 6 of pentacles-lovers- hermit then if I follow the advice being given by lovers and outcome will be what hermit is suggesting or is it that outcome is given but good thing to do is to follow the advice..please suggest.

We all know that this is one of the central ethical tenets of Tarot reading. I mean, would you ask a neighbor to read for you if she's one of the best in the state, yes, but your whole town's going to be abuzz with your deepest secrets before sundown? For you tho, is this 100% sacrosanct, never to be violated under any circumstance at all? Or do you think there are a few situations which would warrant breaking your silence? Which would these be? Have you yourself divulged the contents of a reading to another party without the querent's express permission? Why?

So, tonight at work, I did my usual 3-card daily reading. I was using the Dame Fortune Wheel's Tarot. I shuffled as normal (till it "felt right" - 4 times this time), did a cut and laid out 3 cards. I didn't really look at the cards as I'm laying them out - just kind of looking straight ahead without focusing. When I looked down, here's what I found; Knave of Swords-rx ...... Knight of Swords-rx ...... King of Swords-rx :o I should have looked to see if the next card was the Queen (but I didn't think of it till just now). I have never had, in that short of a reading, 3 court cards come up, in the correct order as this. I realize that it is within the realm …

At the moment reading Enrique Enriquez's book of tarot interviews "EN TEREX IT" (Encounters around the Tarot vol 1 - highly recommended!). In his discussions with Mary K Greer and Todd Landman the topic of "cold reading" techniques comes up which got me interested in researching that a bit further. As I understand it cold reading basically = the art of fishing for personal information from clients and using that in combination with a bit of neuroliguistic programming to enhance the perception of possessing psychic powers. Mary K Greer notes feeling horrified at the exploitative tone of a lot of the cold reading literature out there. Enrique Enriquez speaking with Landman …

The Wildwood Tarot...it refuses to work with me and has refused since day one. I've had the Wildwood Tarot for several years but it has never, ever been a reader for me. Ever. I've done everything I can think of to get it to warm to me. I've cleansed it with incense, moonlight, sunlight, the elements. I've carried it around with me. It's rested on my nightstand while I sleep. I've set crystals on it. I've tried meditating on and journaling my daily draws. I've shuffled it and shuffled it and shuffled it and still, nothing. I'll leave it alone for awhile and return to it months and months later to see if anything has changed and still no. I want to work with this de…

Has anybody else attempted this? I'm very slowly working through this deck. The card stock is actually quite good, about the same thickness as LS decks, maybe a little thicker. The cards are a bit square-er than usual tarot cards, more of an oracle deck shape. I'm using colour schemes for the minor cards, but the majors I will colour probably more like RWS, as I suspect the colour choices were quite intentional. I'm using coloured pencils, but I think with a very light hand this card stock would possibly handle watercolour too. So far I've completed seven cards - the Pages, and three of the Tens. I'm studying each card in the order presented in 'Around the Tarot in 78 …

How do you prefer to read tarot card combinations? 1. By order of what card comes first 2. By arcana (major first) 3. As long as the cards appear on the same reading, does not matter Sent from my RNE-L22 using Tapatalk

Hey! Me again! New guy and a chatty Cathy! As mentioned in another thread, I am at the place where I want to start reading for others (heretofore I have been studing and doing self-directed readings). I have a question... When you read "in the wild" (not just for friends & family), what are the most common questions you get? Which ones are toughest? Are there any where you say, "Sorry, I don't go there"? (I guess that's three questions.)

What are some cards for you that typically signal upcoming communication (can be any type, such as text, call, etc.) I’ve seen the knights, magician, maybe even pages? I’ve also seen the ace of wands or swords but am curious to see what others think?

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?

Dear All, I just joined a few minutes ago. I am looking for advice on how to start with Tarot. Just ordered my first deck yesterday. I know almost nothing about Tarot; a few days ago I started thinking about it intensely, and completely out of the blue. I'm wondering why. So basically I am looking for words of friendly and sincere advice on WHAT to do once the deck arrives? Thank you so much in advance!