Yes/No Reading Method

[devin]

... making up a simplified method for simple answers --I'm sure some exist, even with Tarot cards.

 

I'm also iffy about yes/no answers, but here's a method I've found quite effective (it's adapted from playing cards):

 

Take out the majors and use only minors. Cups are read as yes, coins/pentacles as maybe, wands as probably not, and swords as no, sorry.

 

You lay out 3 cards with the final card being the definitive answer and the previous cards adding detail. If a court ends the string, this is not the answer but a finishing detail.... the last non-court minor in the row calls it.

 

I use this method with Marseille cards and non-standard correspondences, but I don't see why it wouldn't work (or fit) with RWS and the usual swords=mental, etc. Of course, you could easily rejig it to something that makes sense with your system.

 

I didn't make this up, but can't remember exactly where I got it from.... will edit this post if I do.

 

Peace.

[Guest swedishfish]

... making up a simplified method for simple answers --I'm sure some exist, even with Tarot cards.

 

I'm also iffy about yes/no answers, but here's a method I've found quite effective (it's adapted from playing cards):

 

Take out the majors and use only minors. Cups are read as yes, coins/pentacles as maybe, wands as probably not, and swords as no, sorry.

 

You lay out 3 cards with the final card being the definitive answer and the previous cards adding detail. If a court ends the string, this is not the answer but a finishing detail.... the last non-court minor in the row calls it.

 

I use this method with Marseille cards and non-standard correspondences, but I don't see why it wouldn't work (or fit) with RWS and the usual swords=mental, etc. Of course, you could easily rejig it to something that makes sense with your system.

 

I didn't make this up, but can't remember exactly where I got it from.... will edit this post if I do.

 

Peace.

 

Hey devin[/member] , I moved your post to the Tarot Techniques section which is a better fit for its subject matter. So here's a "mention" for easy access if you want to come back to it later. SF

[Petalene]

I like doing a three cards spread for yes/no answers.

 

Yes if    No if  maybe if

 

I did this the other day with the Housewives Tarot and asked if I would complete my to do list this week at work. Here’s what I got

 

The Lovers - yes if I make good choices.

The Hierophant - no if I watch TV/mess around. (The cards is a picture of a tv and I occasionally watch movies on my iPad when I’ve got all my work done.)

Nine of Cups - maybe if I focus on how good it will feel to get it all done.

 

I like that this offers some advice on what to do and not to do.

 

I’m going to try your spread and see how that works for me. Thanks for sharing it.

[Guest Night Shade]

Cool technique, Devin! Thanks for sharing. :)

[Grandma]

Interesting method, devin[/member] - thanks for sharing it.  It is totally not the sort of reading I do, but I need to broaden my outlook and ideas like this help a lot.

 

Petalene[/member] - not to hijack this thread with a tangent, but hopefully just a brief aside -

I love the Housewives Tarot because it's just so darned cute.  The cards are a clever take on traditional Tarot renditions, the book is a riot, and the box is beyond clever - but I've never felt it is a deck I could really read with because it doesn't seem to be serious enough.  Should I take another look?  Do you read with it a lot, and how do you find it?

[Petalene]

I’m new to Tarot, so please take that into consideration.

 

Cleaning, organizing, and decluttering have been lifelong issues for me. The Housewives Tarot has been extreamly accurate and helpful for questions about these things. Because I’m still learning and trying to truly understand the meanings of the cards, I’m mostly working with The Steampunk Tarot and using THT for cleaning, organizing, and planning questions. The key words/key phrases are my go to definitions for me with any deck if I’m stuck.

 

This deck is fun and I’ve found THT helpful for lots of questions. The pictures are amusing and work for me for intuitive readings. I’ve been using mine for things a little more on the light hearted end of the scale. I have a few different decks and, for me, certain types of questions go with certain decks. THT is especially suited for questions about family, home, planning, and relationships, both romantic and friendships. And cleaning. If you have questions about organizing, decluttering, and/or cleaning, this is the deck. If I’m feeling overwhelmed with not knowing where to start wtih, I’ll pull a card and Stuart cleaning what’s on the card.

 

So far, I’ve found THT to be frequently funny and blunt, but helpful - like telling me to stop messing around in my Y/N/M spread. I’ve also had the deck tell me to relax and take a bath - The Hermit. 

 

Hope that helps.

[Grandma]

Hope that helps.

 

Yes, it does - thank you!

 

For someone new to Tarot, you sure seem to know what you're doing! 

[devin]

Hey everyone, apologies for the delay in reply, this thread only popped up in my alerts yesterday (maybe I missed it before).

 

swedishfish[/member] Ah, cool, sorry to make extra work for you.

 

Petalene[/member] Very snazzy method. I like the advice angle.... will definitely try it out. I suppose you could adapt the method I use by adding a 'do this' card above the trio and a 'don't do this' below. But, then again, this does intuitively clash with getting a straight 'yes, definitely' or 'no, sorry' answer. Perhaps the top card could be seen as a fight against fate card!

 

How'd your work week go? Or did you opt for the TV? :)

 

Night Shade[/member] Pleasure, I find it works pretty well. But I'm still trying to remember where I got it from! :)

 

Grandma[/member] I didn't used to do yes/nos either.... but people kept asking for them.... eventually I decided I was just being stubborn and have actually grown to quite like 'em. Still, I believe the cosmos has some kind of built in guard against too much future telling. Well, that's been my experience, anyway: A great string of predictive successes is usually followed by a monumental failure. Such is life. Perhaps it's a universal Trickster archetype at work or something.

 

Also, imo, the closer the reading is done to the event, the more likely it is to be accurate.

 

Peace.

[devin]

I didn't make this up, but can't remember exactly where I got it from....

 

Aha! It was the ever generous Andy Boroveshengra. Check him: https://abcartomancy.wordpress.com/