Fortune telling, turning to otherworldly forces for help and advice, people have long had a weakness for this. It is Tarot cards that attract everyone's attention and for good reason. The colorfulness and brightness of the episodes is captivating; artists and art critics worked on this. As soon as a person, even the farthest from esotericism, opens and sees the cards themselves, he wants to understand and use them. Perhaps you have just begun your acquaintance with the world of fortune telling; you need to receive information step by step.
How to learn to tell fortunes using Tarot cards
Well, of course you need to buy them, moreover, they are easy to buy in modern stores. In general, the Tarot is a set of symbolisms, the deck consists of seventy-eight images, and the images on them have a complex interpretation, so these cards are considered to be a secret sign and a riddle. Like everything mysterious, they appeared in the Middle Ages, around the sixteenth century, in the Italian province. Modern gaming decks originate precisely from the Tarot of that time, and this is evidenced by the remaining Joker. And the name of the Tarot was originally “Cards of Triumphs”, then, for simplicity, they began to call it the Italian dialect Torocho. In addition to fortune-telling processes, they are also intended as games, but I use them in this way extremely rarely. 
So, looking at the Tarot, let's divide it into two parts:
Trump cards of twenty-two cards, all of them with a special image and name. Their sequence and names vary in a variety of ways. Most often used in modern times.
The minor arcana come in four varieties, fifty-six or fourteen. These sets include: Wands, Swords, Cups, Denarii, all of the suits are Ace, Two, Three, up to Ten, then Court, Face Cards, Page, Knight, Queen, King.
More recently, new deck designs have appeared, and now there are a wide variety of them. But there is a classic deck that is most often preferred, it is called the Rider-Waite Tarot.
How to learn to tell fortunes using Tarot cards yourself
Due to the increasing popularity of this method of fortune telling, a lot of textbooks, courses, and training have appeared. 
So, having bought the simplest deck of cards, start with basic layouts. As you develop your abilities, once a day, turn to the cards, ask a question and pull out one card. This will help you become familiar with the meanings, remember their interpretation and, as a result, guess. Then move on to layouts of several cards, this is to make it easier for a beginner. Choose a place where no one will distract you, relax, breathe deeply, have a straight posture, and keep your feet firmly pressed to the floor. The fortune-telling pose is quite important, since you will spend a lot of time in it and there will be no discomfort. Take the deck in your hands, lay it out individually, one at a time, look at the colorful images, listen to the sensations. Then, read the interpretation of the meanings, listen to your intuition again. Record thoughts, images that arise, return the card. Take a breath and return to the layout again. The main difference between Tarot and other fortune telling is the likelihood of a more accurate answer. For those with little experience, before spending money on fortune-telling guides, you can first turn to the Internet, meet like-minded people on forums, and receive valuable advice and recommendations.
How to learn Tarot fortune telling for beginners
If you have firmly decided to start learning fortune telling, decide for yourself what exactly you want to get as a result. Take a comfortable position, retire, you can light candles to set the mood. You need to shuffle the deck slowly, using simple habitual actions. Ask the cards a question, to get an answer, separate the Major Arcana from the Minor Arcana. Remove the small ones and leave only the first ones. Finish shuffling, take a random card from the deck, look at it carefully, try to find a connection with your topic, then interpret the Tarot. To get a more accurate answer, take a good look at the name of the card, the drawn image, and try to understand its meaning. 
For example, an image of a young girl with a bouquet of flowers indicates pleasure or simply a gift. Draw a parallel between the interpretation, symbolism, words of clues, and the spoken question. Sometimes the answer is obvious, but sometimes it takes some time to figure it out.
How to understand the interpretation of Tarot cards
After you have strengthened and expanded your knowledge through practice, you will be able to explain the cards you have drawn. But since, while you are a beginner, there are suggested options for the answer.
If the Fool card comes up, then he says you need to be simpler, look with naive eyes, open your heart, show a desire for adventure and joy.
The Magician card means that you must develop abilities that you don’t even know about yet.
The High Priestess card recommends thinking about the hidden meaning of your life and recognizing objects.
The Empress indicates the realization of one's goals, increasing the ability to create.
The Emperor means that you need to control your emotional level in order to be more confident.
Lovers show how to find a person with whom you want to share joy.
The Chariot card shows how to achieve the desired results with the help of new, unusual ideas.
The Wheel of Fortune guides you to find your place, intended for you by higher powers.
The scary picture of the Hanged Man does not mean death at all, but says that you need faith in your intuition, a look at the world from different positions.
The devil says that there is a place for the need to accept one’s shortcomings, and advises one to survive the feeling of guilt. 
Help in how to dispel taboo boundaries will help define the Tower.
Believe in the possibility of everything, do not lose heart, says the Star card.
Moon - you need to give yourself the opportunity to express yourself, not to submit to outside opinions.
The Sun guides you on how to use your energy.
Peace says that you have the strength to change your future life.
Your interpretation may well be different, but having this place, differing from the given interpretations by these esotericists, fortune-telling is not limited to them. The main recommendation for beginners is to listen to your inner voice, look for your personal consciousness, not limiting yourself to templates.
Tarot cards always truthfully answer the fortuneteller’s questions, but you need to prepare for the process of layout and interpretation itself.
We have divided the advice on the rules of fortune telling into thematic sections, each of which is equally important for the fortuneteller.
How to prepare a deck for fortune telling
If you want to find out everything the cards can tell you as quickly as possible, be patient. The tarot deck is a magical attribute and should not be used in a hurry.
First of all you need. Beginners are often lost in choice and buy 5-10 decks at once, hoping that this will make the predictions more detailed and interesting. You shouldn't do this.
If this is your first deck, opt for the classic Tarot. Firstly, you can find much more information on them, and secondly, most Tarot variations are based on the classics. When you get comfortable with the classic deck, then buy additional ones.
Clearing the Deck
After the deck is purchased, the cards need to be cleaned and a preparatory ceremony is carried out. To do this, prepare a white candle, clean water, ordinary salt and an incense stick with the aroma that soothes you.
- Sit in a quiet environment, turn off your phone, turn off the lights. Place the prepared items on the table according to the cardinal directions. North should correspond to salt, south to candle, east to incense stick, west to water.
- Light the candle and wand, take out new cards from the deck. Sprinkle some salt on them and cast a spell that will cleanse the cards of negative energy using the power of the earth and charm them to the truth. The text of the spell can be taken from any textbook for tarot readers.
- After this, place the cards in the smoke from the incense stick and cast a similar spell, only this time calling on the forces of air instead of earth.
- Now it's time to call on the powers of fire for help. To do this, the cards are placed over a candle flame and a spell is cast.
- Sprinkle your deck with water using a spell to summon the power of water.
- Then hold the deck between your palms and imagine how a white energy flow passes through you, starting from the top of your head and ending with your hands, after which it flows into the cards.
Sit in peace and quiet for another ten minutes. After this ritual, the Tarot deck is considered charged.
How to Store Tarot Cards
To store cards, you can use a beautiful box and a bag sewn with your own hands.
Some stones, such as moonstone, obsidian, or amethyst, enhance the magical properties of the cards, so if you have the opportunity, place one or more of these stones with the cards. But before doing this, the stones also need to be cleaned by putting them in salt for a day, and then rinsing them with running water.
Tarot cards tend to be fueled by lunar energy, so every full moon you can put them on the windowsill for the whole night.
Tarot divination rules
Tarot cards are not entertainment, but a very powerful energetic object, therefore the process of fortune telling on them must be approached consciously and prepared. These simple tips from experienced tarot readers will tell you how to read tarot correctly.
Feeling good
Never do a reading if you are feeling unwell, emotionally exhausted, anxious, confused, or feeling resentful or angry. Any physical discomfort, even mild toothache, is also contraindicated for fortune telling.
Excessive joy and feelings of euphoria will not help you either. The fortuneteller must be in a neutral, calm and balanced state.
Lack of emotions in a tarot reader
Never empathize with the person for whom you are making a reading during the fortune telling process, as these emotions will interfere with an objective interpretation. If the person you are reading fortunes for is your best friend or relative, express your sympathy before or after the reading, but never during it.
Regularity of fortune telling
Do not guess many times in a row on the same question. In order to receive truthful answers, it is better to do a repeat alignment for the same situation no earlier than after 29 days.
Internal concentration
Setting up for fortune telling is an individual thing. Perhaps at first you will use some special rituals that will help you communicate with the cards, and later you will abandon them, having learned quick internal concentration.
Preserving the energy of a tarot reader
Tarot fortune telling always takes away the power of the fortuneteller, so it is better to ask the person for whom you are conducting the session to independently pull cards from the deck and turn them over.
If you tell fortunes to loved ones, you don’t have to do this.
Cleansing ritual
After completing the fortune telling ritual, perform a cleansing ritual - wash your hands with regular running water, as it tends to wash away negativity.
If desired, you can take a bath or shower.
Closing a communication channel
During a reading, you always open a channel of communication with the person being read, so don't forget to close it when you're done. The easiest way to break the connection is to charge the person some kind of fee. It doesn't have to be money. Some kind of gift or service is possible.
If for some reason it is not possible to break the connection in this way, mentally imagine how you cut off the energy cord that stretches from you to the person, saying the words “I take for myself all that is good and bright, I give (the person’s name) it.”
Rules for interpreting layouts
You already have tarot cards, you also figured out how to guess correctly, and now we get to the most interesting question that worries all beginners: how to read tarot cards?
A unified system of Tarot interpretation
Determine for yourself the single system of interpretation that you will use. The fact is that many beginners try to use different interpretations for different types of fortune telling, and this is a big mistake.
From the very beginning you must agree with your cards how to understand them. Different authors have different interpretations of the same cards, often directly opposite to each other. This does not mean that some of them are right and some are wrong. It’s just that initially you yourself must assign each card the interpretation option of the author that you like best. And subsequently do not change this system, otherwise great confusion may arise.
Astrological connections
Also decide on the astrological connections of your cards. These connections also differ among different authors, but they all work. Astrological connections help to better understand the alignment and understand the situation.
Rules for a personal deck
Your personal Tarot deck may also obey the rules you invented, but you must not only come up with them, but remember them and not change them again.
Diary of layouts
At first, a diary will help you understand better. Get yourself a notebook in which you will write down all the layouts you have made.
Enter there the date and time of the session, the lunar day and the sign of the Moon, as well as all the questions that you asked the cards and all the answers received.
Fortune telling on the Major Arcana
In order not to get confused in the interpretation, at first choose layouts that are not full of decks. It’s better to start with those options where only the Major Arcana are used.
Interpretation of only your own layouts
Never undertake the interpretation of other people's layouts and do not ask anyone (even an experienced tarot reader) to interpret your own. Each deck is unique, it is initially configured to work only with its owner, so trying to come to someone else’s monastery with your own charter will not lead to a good result.
That's all! Now that you have become familiar with the main rules and learned how to read Tarot cards, you can safely begin to practice.
Researchers have created sets of cards for fortune telling at different times. Each Tarot deck is unique because it carries a special meaning. Magic cards behave as if they were alive, sometimes answering questions posed consistently and comprehensively, and sometimes being capricious and refusing to give clues to the fortuneteller. There are about 1,500 different decks in the modern world, and their number continues to grow year after year, as the fashion for magical practice is rapidly gaining momentum. How to read Tarot cards to get a reliable answer? First you need to choose a suitable deck.
Types of Tarot Cards
Many novice tarot readers are confused by the variety of fortune telling decks on sale. It is natural that their main question is which set to choose. All types of Tarot are divided into 4 main ones, each of which is intended for a specific job. Depending on the goals, themes, and type of interaction, the fortuneteller chooses the type of deck that suits him.
- Universal Tarot cards. This group includes Osho Zen, Tarot of the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley, Rider-White, and the Golden Crown. Such decks are ideal for beginners, as they are designed to work with layouts for different occasions. The creators of universal cards offer a personal interpretation of the Arcana and their combinations, but all Tarot sets of this group are united by a common meaning. They provide an opportunity to analyze problematic situations and look into the future.
- Author's Tarot cards. They were created at different times by authors who wanted to introduce their own vision of tarology into the fortune-telling process. As a rule, the interpretation of such cards is somewhat different from the classical one, so working with original decks often brings many interesting and surprising discoveries. These include: Tarot of 78 doors, Atlantis, white cats, Fairytale, de Este, Goddesses, Oracle and many others.
- Traditional Tarot cards. This group includes the first fortune-telling sets created by artists at the palaces of the rulers of different states. The most famous among the classic ones are the decks of Montaigny, Renaissance, Visconti-Sforza, Egyptian Tarot, Lenormand. These cards are still being reprinted today, allowing you to study the classic version of fortune telling cards.
- Highly specialized Tarot cards. A striking example of this group is the Manara decks. The Dwarven Tarot is also prized. It is best to take such decks to find answers to specific questions. They are absolutely not suitable for studying global topics. Tarot of the Dwarves is an excellent option for solving issues related to everyday life and the material side of life. Manara is more suitable for those who want to learn about love or intimate aspects of life.
Interpretation
How to tell fortunes using Tarot cards? The first law that a novice practitioner must remember is that fortune telling is a mirror of our inner world. All the feelings and emotions that we experience during the session are reflected on the cards. In addition, the result is influenced by old grievances, anxieties, unresolved problems, complexes and desires of the fortuneteller. Therefore, in order to get the most reliable answers to the questions posed, it is better to make the layout on the cards yourself.
Experienced fortune tellers interpret cards on an intuitive level. Each drawing is interpreted differently - depending on the position of the card in the layout and the question posed. The skill to “read” meanings comes with experience. To develop it, you need to practice more. If you have recently started guessing, it is better to use a simple method of interpretation - use the instructions provided with the deck.
How to learn to guess on your own
There are several ways to learn fortune telling. Today, special educational institutions have been opened to teach the use of Tarot, which provide students with a diploma for completing the courses. You can also learn the craft of fortune telling directly from an experienced “master”. However, before choosing this path, find out what method he uses to tell fortunes and what deck he uses. If the principles of fortune telling match your preferences, ask a specialist to teach you.
The cards give a forecast, sometimes warn against troubles or mistakes, and show what the consequences of decisions made may be. In order not to get confused when interpreting the meanings, you need not only to know the interpretation of the cards, but also to be able to feel them. Before you begin the practice, it is better to familiarize yourself with the ancient treatise, adapted for modern readers. Teaches fortune telling "The Holy Book of Thoth".
Tarot decks consist of 78 cards, they contain two Arcana - Major and Junior. A beginner can use the full set, but it will take a long time to master it. It is better to start getting acquainted with the technique of fortune telling, starting with the 22 cards of the Great Arcana. Their interpretation is easy to remember, in addition, these cards are the most important and can provide answers to answers that are important to you. Tarot fortune telling involves following certain rules:
- you cannot give your cards to others;
- before fortune telling, you should relax and abstract yourself from external stimuli;
- you should not guess in front of strangers, especially skeptics;
- Fortune telling with Tarot cards is best done in the evening.
Card layouts
Many people are interested in how to guess a situation, relationship, future, desire. Experts in the field of tarology believe that none of the listed methods can guarantee a reliable prediction. When fortune telling for a certain situation, Tarot layouts not only tell you how the situation really is, but also show the attitude of different people towards it. If you want to tell fortunes about the future, the deck can present fragments of possible upcoming events, connecting them with the present and past.
On relationships and love
Tarot for relationships is the most popular layout. Relationship modeling differs from the direct intervention of witches and witches. Knowledgeable people do not use forbidden techniques to make a specific person fall in love with someone who wants it - this is a great sin. Experienced fortune tellers only lift the veil of secrecy. With the help of a magic deck, they can find out about the betrayal of a beloved man or see a love triangle. Fortune telling for love and attitude provides an opportunity to find out how a certain person treats you. Make the schedule like this:
- The first card drawn from the deck indicates how you feel about the mystery person.
- The second reflects your feelings for him.
- The third talks about your actions.
- The fourth indicates the thoughts of the mysterious person.
- The fifth reveals his feelings for you.
- The sixth talks about a person’s actions aimed at you.
- Seventh - what is the connection between you and whether it exists.
To work
How to correctly read Tarot cards for work? A three-card layout will show prospects for career growth, determine the cause of financial difficulties, and suggest what actions can correct the situation. You cannot use this technique too often, so as not to aggravate the current situation. For the layout, three cards are selected from the deck:
- One shows those events that happened in the past and influenced the current situation.
- The second describes the real situation at work.
- The latter predicts the future outcome of events.
To your health
Health fortune telling includes many Tarot layouts, with the help of which you can find out about your health status and determine whether a loved one is sick. Thanks to the cards, you can get information about the causes of illnesses and understand how to act to cope with them. Often guessing is harmful to your health, so it is recommended to do the reading at a minimum interval of a week. Example:
- The first card speaks about the general state of human health.
- The second shows what strengthens it.
- The third is what weakens.
- Fourth - what actions a person takes to improve his condition.
- Fifth - what actions worsen a person’s condition.
- Sixth – where does the life path of the person being told fortunes lead?
For the future
This layout is best done by experienced fortune tellers, since problems may arise with the interpretation of the cards. The method of fortune telling for the future is usually used to draw up a horoscope for a month or a longer period of time. Each Tarot card for the future should be drawn simultaneously with the fortune teller's mental question. For example, you can ask about what awaits you in the next year/month. The layout will look like this:
- The first card talks about real time and situations that happen in your life.
- The second is about what will have an impact on you in the future (will help or hinder you).
- The third is advice from cards that will help you choose the right path.
- The fourth is those qualities or actions of yours that predetermined the events taking place.
- Fifth - past events that were relevant to the current situation.
- The sixth is a map of the future.
- The seventh is your attitude to the situation.
- The eighth reflects the attitude of a loved one who influences the situation.
- Ninth - what anxieties and fears influence your decisions.
- The tenth is the final card, which shows how the situation you are interested in will end.
Pyramid
This alignment will help to understand the relationship between two lovers - even if it is very complicated and confusing. Fortune telling with the Pyramid Tarot is designed to find answers to exciting questions, for example, “Does the relationship have a future?”, “Does this person love me?” The answers will help you understand the current situation and understand in which direction to move forward. How to make a schedule:
- The first card is you, it symbolizes the role of the fortune teller in relationships.
- The second is the chosen one, the card reveals the attitude of the hidden person towards you.
- The third is love relationships (what they are now).
- The fourth is the possible future of the relationship.
To the situation
What is the best way to read Tarot cards to find out the solution to a problem? Every person experiences difficult periods from time to time. A breakdown of the situation will help you find a way out of the current problematic situation. You will be able to understand what was the root cause and determine possible solutions to difficulties. Is such fortune telling dangerous? Experienced fortune tellers consider this technique harmless, so it is allowed to be used often. How to lay out:
- mentally form a question;
- draw three cards and place them in a row;
- determine their meaning (the first is the past that contributed to the development of the problem; the second is its impact on life; the third is what to do to correct the situation).
Virtual fortune telling
A huge number of sites offer visitors to conduct an online fortune telling session. However, the results of such arrangements are very doubtful. Esotericists believe that fortune telling with Tarot online is useless, since the main role in the process is played by the energy of the fortuneteller, his inner message. If you guess on cards online, this important component is lost, and the result becomes unreliable. This entertainment is harmless and, if you wish, you can try your luck by telling fortunes online, but beware of scammers who ask you to send an SMS to gain access to fortune telling.
Daily schedule
A reasonable adult is capable of soberly assessing incoming information, but there is another category of people – suspicious people. For them, fortune telling can have disastrous consequences. Many services offer to lay out Tarot cards for free, which easily persuaded people do with interest. If the result of the daily alignment is positive, there is no danger, but negative forecasts for the suspicious become a sword of Damocles. Remember: such a person programs himself not to fail and becomes a magnet for trouble.
Video on how to tell fortunes using Tarot cards
Life sometimes presents us with unpleasant surprises that drive us into a corner. The search for an answer to the question of what to do pushes some to turn to esotericism and magic. Interest in Tarot reading has existed for a long time. The relevance of this method of problem solving is unlikely to ever decrease. With the help of the video you will learn how to correctly guess and interpret the meanings of the cards.
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Do you want to know your immediate future, prospects for developing relationships with your significant other, etc.? In this article we will tell you how to learn how to read Tarot cards on your own for beginners without the need to contact a specialist.
Is it possible to learn how to read Tarot on your own?
Anyone can learn the art of fortune telling. Specialists of the Russian Tarot School will tell you in detail how to learn how to read Tarot cards on your own - all you need to do is sign up for courses. During the learning process and after reading this material, beginning tarot readers will be able to develop their intuition, become wiser, and hone their analytical abilities and spatial thinking.
Think about why you need fortune telling?
Fortune telling with Tarot cards is necessary for every person. You will be able to expand the boundaries of your subconscious, read the signs that the deck sends, understand the true purpose of earthly existence, predict your own future, etc.
What questions can Tarot answer?
- State of the current situation/case
- Development trends/prospects
- How to act rationally
- Identifying the cause of a problem situation
Choosing your first deck
To gain experience in this type of fortune telling, it is better to use classic decks. The most popular option is the Rider-Waite cards. Universality of application, accessible images, simple interpretation of meanings are only part of the advantages of this interpretation of the Tarot. A large selection of specialized literature will help you easily understand the meanings of each Arcana.
Don't like the classics? Then choose another deck according to the criteria described below.
Cards must have clear symbols. Abstract images will cause bewilderment and confusion for a novice tarot reader. In the beginning, practice on a simple deck - this will help you move on to interpreting the complex meanings of other versions of the Tarot
- Images must be on each card. Some deck options only partially use pictures - don't buy them
- The first deck should be well-known - this will help you find hints and useful advice from specialists at the Russian Tarot School or on the Internet
- Listen to the energy of the cards - if you like the deck, buy it. Fear, apprehension, negative emotions are sure signs that the Tarot is “not yours”
Learning Theory
Where to start learning fortune telling from scratch using Tarot cards for beginners
- Human desire. Get rid of prejudices and stereotypes that cards will unmistakably show you the future even without your direct participation
- Fortune telling with cards is similar to the interpretation of dreams. Know how to correctly capture the necessary images, listen to your own feelings and emotions. The cards will tell you the optimal solution - the main thing is to decipher it correctly
- Each meaning can be selected individually for a person - one of the basics of Tarot fortune telling. Don’t be lazy to take notes after each hand you make
- The fortune telling deck must be completely new, so it is forbidden to take it as a gift from someone
- Regular communication with cards will help you quickly establish contact with them. Record your results in a special notebook. With constant practice, you will be able to get to know the deck much better.
- "Haste is good for catching fleas." Tarot reading is painstaking, hard work comparable to spiritual development. The main thing is to achieve mutual understanding
- Study specialized literature (for example, “Evening tea by candlelight and Tarot cards” by Sergei Savchenko), try new techniques for layouts on Tarot cards for beginners. This will help remove edges and develop sensitivity in the spiritual sphere.
Practice: first steps
If you are wondering how to learn fortune telling with Tarot cards at home, then constant practice with layouts will help you. Start with the simplest ones - this will help you correctly interpret the resulting value.
Why shouldn’t you use detailed interpretations of symbols from other authors in the fortune telling process?
- The ready-made formulation leaves no room for interpretation. Use your intuition, partially relying on the standard meanings of the dropped signs
- The interpretation of the lasso depends on its position in the layout, position (straight, inverted). It is impossible to memorize all existing options even over decades - learn to listen to your own subconscious
During the fortune-telling process, tune in, discard extraneous thoughts, and retire to the room. Take the deck in your hands and carefully examine each sign, writing down the associations associated with it on a piece of paper or in a notepad. Systematize the information received by making a small table with brief information on each lasso.
“Card of the Day” - simple fortune telling for beginners
“Card of the Day” is one of the simplest Tarot card layouts for beginners. Fortune telling will help you better learn all the secrets of the chosen deck and remember the basic meanings of each sign. Constant practice will help you feel the cards, feel their energy, etc.
It is better to do the layout in the morning - it predicts the events of the next day. The Arcana that fall out will tell you what you should protect yourself from and what you shouldn’t miss. But don’t get carried away - you should guess once every few days.
Another option for using “Card of the Day” fortune telling is to answer a question that requires an unambiguous “yes” or “no” answer. It is not necessary to immediately look for a detailed description of the dropped value; it is enough to look at the position in which the sign fell - upright/inverted (positive/negative answer, respectively).
How to correctly lay out Tarot cards for beginners?
Correctly laying out the deck will help a novice tarot reader get truthful answers to questions of interest. Follow these guidelines:
- Concentrate, ask the cards a question of interest - it can relate to any area of life. You can use generalized formulations from the “what awaits me if” series. Replay the question in your head while shuffling the cards.
- Draw cards. There may be several of them - it all depends on the layout used. There are two ways: you can fan out all the cards on the table, randomly taking out the required number of symbols from it, or choose directly from the shuffled pile. When you take out the cards, try not to think about this process
To interpret the obtained values, you should turn the cards face down, assessing the layout as a whole. If the fortuneteller has several cards of the same suit, they symbolize an area of life that is valuable to a person.
Note. The presence of the Major Arcana indicates fateful events occurring in a person’s life
When laying out the arcana, intuitively determine what they want to tell you. If you are using a complex layout and the meaning is unclear, use the standard interpretation of the dropped symbol. Do not forget to write down the results - this will be useful for subsequent fortune telling.
The video “How to correctly lay out Tarot cards during fortune telling” will help you avoid mistakes during the layout process.
Based on the above information, there are several “golden rules” that will help beginners better understand Tarot cards.
Fortune telling should be done in good health, in high spirits
- Use only “charged” cards. To do this, carry them with you for a couple of days, “talk” with them (go away, light a white wax candle, hold the deck in your hands while listening to pleasant music, preferably without extraneous thoughts)
- Sew a special linen bag or case for the deck. You can use other natural materials in neutral shades
- Intuition, imagination, analytical thinking are your main assistants in learning the secrets of the Tarot.
- Learn to interpret the obtained values yourself, occasionally looking at the “cheat sheet”. Take courses - they will help develop the missing qualities necessary for the correct interpretation of the result of fortune telling
- Write everything down in a special notebook
- Don't pester your deck about every little thing. Any fortune telling should be carried out no more than once every two days.
Let this information help you better understand the secrets of the Tarot. Stay tuned for updates and don't forget to leave comments. See you soon!
09.07.2015
Fortune telling with Tarot cards is a kind of “aerobatics” in card mantika (the art of fortune telling). However, learning to tell fortunes with tarot cards on your own is quite possible, especially if you study the material presented on.
Fortune telling with Tarot cards, unlike ordinary cards, is associated with the secret knowledge of astrology, alchemy and the occult, which is why the images on them are so difficult to interpret. Here you will need not only a good memory or some kind of reminder, but also intuition, which generally plays a big role in such fortune-telling.
Symbolic images of the Tarot
The 78 cards included in the Tarot deck represent a symbolic system of images that reflect the main vicissitudes of human existence. The combination of cards that appears during fortune telling helps you find answers to many questions and “see” your destiny. In modern language, a Tarot deck can be considered a set of different algorithms, and the combination of cards in a layout can be considered a program for reading them and, accordingly, interpreting them.
Before you learn how to tell fortunes with tarot cards yourself, you need to choose a deck, and the choice is quite subjective: you must definitely hold the deck in your hands, and you will feel the one that is “yours” intuitively. Only you can use this deck; you don’t need to give it to others. Ordering Tarot cards online is also not recommended precisely because of the individual choice and the connection that should arise between the deck and its owner. To some extent, it will help to reveal your mantic potential.
Arcana and their meaning
The Tarot deck, consisting of 78 cards, is divided into the Major Arcana, which includes 22 cards, and the Minor Arcana - 56 cards of the lowest order, divided into 4 suits (series) of 14 pieces each, representing respectively the four elements - earth (pentacles), fire (swords), air (staffs) and water (cups). Sometimes they are interpreted as the main types of temperament: cups - choleric, swords - sanguine, pentacles - phlegmatic and staves - melancholic.
With the Major Arcana, everything is somewhat more complicated: they do not belong to any suit and are traditionally interpreted as a cyclical path of spiritual development, starting from the young “Fool”, full of ambition, to the deep comprehension of the “World”.
In terms of their importance, the Major Arcana are certainly superior to the Minor Arcana, since they relate to fateful moments, while the Minor Arcana concern small details and events of the near future. Thus, when cards of both arcana appear in the layout, one can judge how significant this event or relationship is.
If you have seriously decided to learn how to read tarot cards on your own, then the information presented will help you