| The background of the psychic mediums is | | | | together to get a complete reading. The most |
| something that is hidden by time. there's some | | | | popular layouts are the three card spread and the |
| pointers and inquisitors that associate the beginning | | | | Celtic Cross. |
| of the Tarot with that of old egyptian times, whilst | | | | When card readings are conducted face-to-face, the |
| additional teachers and scholars theorizethat the | | | | card reader will sometimes ask the querent to shuffle |
| horoscopesshares beginnings with ancientroaming | | | | the cards as they concentrate on the question. The |
| refinement. still, there are additional inquisitors that | | | | querent will sometimes be asked to split the deck |
| attach an Italianbeginning to the Tarot cards, and it is | | | | into three piles, and then to put the deck back |
| deemed that the Tarot Cards evolved into a tool of | | | | together again. The card reader then lays out the |
| divination right roughly the 1400s. after that | | | | cards in a specific pattern, and each card has a |
| experience, countless of various decks have evolved | | | | different meaning, depending upon the layout used. |
| and are presently applied. One of the much popular | | | | For example, the card reader may layout three |
| decks being the Rider-Waite deck. | | | | cards, one to signify the past, one for the present |
| Tarot cards are separated into five divisions: The | | | | and one for the future: all three cards together give |
| Major Arcana, The Suit of Wands, The Suit of Coins, | | | | a full interpretation of a given situation. |
| The Suit of Cups, and the Suit of Swords. Each card | | | | Phone readings are available on the Internet for |
| in The Major Arcana has an equivalent face card for | | | | approximately £5.00 per reading. Perhaps it is |
| every following suit. | | | | significantly cheaper than face to face readings due |
| The suits themselves have divisions as well. Their | | | | to the lack of mystique and personal/visual |
| interpretations and worth are determined by their | | | | connection with the reader himself. While the past |
| statuses as Oudlers/Trulls, Kings, Queens, Cavaliers, | | | | presented interested parties with the option of calling |
| Jacks, and Others. Oudlers generally have the same | | | | a phone line, the Internet now offers international |
| point and value as Kings, while the rest from Queens | | | | calls for the same price, and if one is interested, one |
| to Jacks are worth one point less than their | | | | can acquire a reading through credit card of PayPal. |
| predecessors. | | | | The popular reputation of phone readings is that the |
| More than the value of cards, the English-speaking | | | | impersonal nature of the transaction weakens the |
| world gives significantly more value to the | | | | link, although this can also be attributed to the |
| interpretations of the cards. | | | | absence of mystique from the service. |
| Every card has a different meaning, depending upon | | | | Although tarot is known as something that is as |
| what the card’s suit is, and if it is part of the | | | | accurate as astrology, there is still a growing tarot |
| Minor or Major Arcana. All of the Tarot cards are | | | | service market that is ever increasing through new |
| numbered, so each card serves a reader with a | | | | mediums. However, purists still think that a face to |
| specific numerological value which can be interpreted | | | | face tarot reading is important. It is also important to |
| during divination practices. Furthermore, the meanings | | | | note that tarot cards are not purely divinatory |
| of the cards evolve depending upon where the cards | | | | devices. They are also used in several countries as |
| appear in a reading, as well as what kind of card | | | | cards used for playing. This alone should encourage |
| layout is used. The cards are read both singularly and | | | | tarot card users to keep a level head. |