How accurate is tarot in predicting the outcome of something?

[Annabananna]

Have you had any accurate predictions by using tarot cards?

[DanielJUK]

Hi @Annabananna, Welcome to the forum

There's no need to start many discussion threads at once, why not concentrate on one discussion at a time? 🙂 

 

[ReineTdM13]

Hi, Annabananna! 

I would say that accuracy depends more on the reader's experience with a certain deck than on tarot itself. The more experienced the reader, the more accurate the readings. Otherwise, tarot will answer what you asked correctly, but you won't be able to understand it. I tried to experiment with questions for events due in a short time so that I could create my own dictionary of meanings with my decks. Once I was expecting the reply of an organization to my quest for being accepted. Lenormand replied Cross, Sun, Lilly and The Letter. A positive response, right? (Handbooks usually say that Sun overpowers all negative cards, such as the Cross.) Then I asked the same question to the Tarot de Marseille and it replied: The Empress, The King of Swords, the Pope, and Four of Coins. The King of Swords is the court card for the Lilly, a positive card if you don't consider the King. As the King of Swords appeared in the two readings, I understood I would have a negative response, even if the classical keywords would say that everything would turn out great. It didn't and I was dismissed. This is a more recent case. I have been reading for more than 17 years and it took me years to understand some of my readings (and the cards were right, it was just me that couldn't or wouldn't like to understand them). Practice is what it takes to have more accurate readings. I hope I was helpful. Enjoy the season!

Edited March 30, 2024 by ReineTdM12

[gregory]

It depends ENTIRELY what you mean by "accuracy" - and also, how accurately you read. Many of us find that we are somewhat invested in the answer - especially when reading for ourselves or people we care about. I can remember a reading someone did that was totally skewed because it was about a cheating partner and rather than answer the question the reading was done to show that the cheating was totally wrong - because she "knew"that it always is, and framed her take accordingly. I've seen that with readings about unwanted pregnancies too. Our own ethics often kick in in irrelevant ways.

[ReineTdM13]

I guess that when the reader starts lecturing it all goes downhill. Just say yes or no and that is. I had two paid readings last year, with people well known in the milieu, and asked them about cheating. The first reader understood that I wasn't a crazy lady who would commit some crime of passion and just laid it out. A few months later, I asked the same question (of course the session wasn't all about that) and the man was like: "oh, you see... (hesitant) this is just in your mind, but your partner is considering leaving because you overwhelm him". I knew he was considering leaving because I had had an insight in my mind "screen" a few days prior and also because everything was crap. But as for the overwhelming part on my side and the cheating on his, I later on did some more research on that reader and in his articles he says he is against telling about cheating, for the client might go nuts. Some readers argue that they don't want to be held responsible and I think they are missing the part that they are just readers. Anyway, it seems like no one wants to be held accountable for anything these days. A client might just get away with anything saying they were influenced by an oracle and that's it? The reader is to blame? If that's the case no one should ever read again.

In the end, if anyone asks about cheating this is because the relationship is crap and the answer is yes, you just want some confirmation. Fun facts: he did asked to divorce a few weeks later, on CHRISTMAS day, and travelled to be with someone else. No cheating, right? 🌝

[Misterei]

4 hours ago, ReineTdM13 said:

.. tarot will answer what you asked correctly, but you won't be able to understand it ...

This is a good way of putting it.

My readings are usually accurate ... but the times I was off target are often due to 3 factors:

There's a thread about it here

 

As far as cheating questions ... it's too painful a topic to read for yourself yet many readers refuse to read on it.

I do read infidelity questions and just tell the person straight what the cards say.

Thankfully most of my clientele isn't in this space. So it's rare that I get asked.

I wouldn't like to work phone lines or similar situation where clients were always asking about this.

 

[gregory]

8 hours ago, ReineTdM13 said:

 Otherwise, tarot will answer what you asked correctly, but you won't be able to understand it. 

 

This indeed is true.

4 hours ago, ReineTdM13 said:

I guess that when the reader starts lecturing it all goes downhill. Just say yes or no and that is. I had two paid readings last year, with people well known in the milieu, and asked them about cheating. The first reader understood that I wasn't a crazy lady who would commit some crime of passion and just laid it out. A few months later, I asked the same question (of course the session wasn't all about that) and the man was like: "oh, you see... (hesitant) this is just in your mind, but your partner is considering leaving because you overwhelm him". I knew he was considering leaving because I had had an insight in my mind "screen" a few days prior and also because everything was crap. But as for the overwhelming part on my side and the cheating on his, I later on did some more research on that reader and in his articles he says he is against telling about cheating, for the client might go nuts. Some readers argue that they don't want to be held responsible and I think they are missing the part that they are just readers. Anyway, it seems like no one wants to be held accountable for anything these days. A client might just get away with anything saying they were influenced by an oracle and that's it? The reader is to blame? If that's the case no one should ever read again.

You haven't actually said what your question was....

 

4 hours ago, ReineTdM13 said:

In the end, if anyone asks about cheating this is because the relationship is crap and the answer is yes, you just want some confirmation. 

 

I don't think you can be that definite there.

[Nemia]

The tarot is usually accurate, but sometimes, you can understand its message only in retrospect. 

 

In my experience, tarot is very accurate when you seek clarity about the past, wish to understand the energies affecting your present state, and quite accurate when looking into the near future. For longer time predictions, it's less accurate because too many things can change. Then again, for really long-term outcomes, it's often surprisingly accurate because you look at an overall picture there. 

 

However, this is only in very general terms. To make your tarot predictive work more accurate, I'd say you should do a number of things:

 

- work with a deck that gives clear messages

- invest work on deciphering the past (where you know the outcome already) to get a better working relationship with your deck

- ask precise questions including time frames so you can check the outcome later 

- design a spread that is tailor-made for your questions 

- write down your predictions and re-visit them over time

- write down your conclusions (e.g.: what you thought card X might mean and what it turns out it really meant)

 

So there is a lot of work involved if you want to increase your accuracy in predictive tarot work. 

[Chariot]

13 hours ago, Nemia said:

The tarot is usually accurate, but sometimes, you can understand its message only in retrospect. 

 

In my experience, tarot is very accurate when you seek clarity about the past, wish to understand the energies affecting your present state, and quite accurate when looking into the near future. For longer time predictions, it's less accurate because too many things can change. Then again, for really long-term outcomes, it's often surprisingly accurate because you look at an overall picture there. 

 

However, this is only in very general terms. To make your tarot predictive work more accurate, I'd say you should do a number of things:

 

- work with a deck that gives clear messages

- invest work on deciphering the past (where you know the outcome already) to get a better working relationship with your deck

- ask precise questions including time frames so you can check the outcome later 

- design a spread that is tailor-made for your questions 

- write down your predictions and re-visit them over time

- write down your conclusions (e.g.: what you thought card X might mean and what it turns out it really meant)

 

So there is a lot of work involved if you want to increase your accuracy in predictive tarot work. 

My goodness, I reckon you’ve nailed it there. I especially like your second tip, about reading on something that you already know about - such as insight into a past event. The meaning of the cards will be so much easier to understand, as well as the relationship between the cards in any given spread. My own ability to get accurate readings took a giant leap forward when I practiced this method. It takes the guesswork out of the exercise, and before you know it the meaning and nuances of each card will snap into focus. 

 

 

Edited April 1, 2024 by Chariot

[Misterei]

17 hours ago, Nemia said:

.. there is a lot of work involved if you want to increase your accuracy in predictive tarot work. 

Yep.

At times it can happen naturally and organically regardless of skill level [some folks are just naturally good at this sort of thing].

But to get consistent results and really know your decks and your spreads ... the above.

I always think of the old corny joke: How do I get to Carnegie hall? -- Practice Practice Practice.