| There are a plethora of books and articles about | | | | Next, take another card and have a really good look |
| how to read tarot cards and many of them | | | | at it. Make a note of any observations. Then lay it |
| contradict each other. When you are starting to learn | | | | next to the other card and see how the story has |
| to read tarot cards this can be very confusing. You | | | | changed. One card may be light and bright and the |
| can easily get caught up in wondering who to listen | | | | other may add a more challenging aspect. As you |
| to and which interpretation is the "right one." | | | | look at the two cards, allow yourself to build up a |
| The truth is, there is no right answer. | | | | story of what is going on. How have things changed |
| The pictures on tarot cards tell a story and as such | | | | from one card to another? |
| make them a terrific way to connect with your | | | | Imagine you are telling a story to a child (or to |
| Higher Self or Intuition because pictures are the | | | | another adult if you have picked very challenging |
| oldest form of learning and can make a direct | | | | cards). Use the pictures to stimulate your intuition. It |
| connection with your unconscious mind. As this is | | | | may feel like imagination and that you are just |
| personal to everyone, this is the reason why you get | | | | making things up, however this is a very powerful |
| very different viewpoints on every card. | | | | way for your intuition to connect with you or your |
| Over time, certain cards will come to mean certain | | | | client and to learn to read tarot cards. |
| things to you. Despite that you can still find that you | | | | If you are doing a reading for someone else and you |
| will suddenly get an intuitive flash as you look at a | | | | simply describe to them what you can see going on |
| card and it may mean something that it has not | | | | in the pictures, you will be amazed at how accurate |
| meant before. This is why it is very important to | | | | your reading is. It may not make much sense to you, |
| build up a personal relationship with your cards and | | | | however your client's subconscious mind takes your |
| develop your own interpretations. | | | | words along with the visual image of the picture and |
| Once you have chosen a deck of tarot cards that | | | | creates the exact right message for them. This also |
| appeals to you personally, the best thing to do is put | | | | happens when reading for yourself. |
| the booklet that came with it to one side and have a | | | | You can then add another card and continue the |
| really good look at each of the cards. Take a card | | | | story. A reading based on 3 cards is one of the |
| out of the deck. You may want to start with the | | | | simplest spreads. It is often used as a |
| Fool card, which is the first card of the Major Arcana | | | | Past-Present-Future situation, although it does not |
| or you may want to pick a card randomly. It does | | | | need to be. |
| not really matter. | | | | When you learn to read tarot cards and you are |
| Notice the colours, the symbols and what is actually | | | | offering an interpretation of the cards in front of |
| going on in the card, as well as any immediate | | | | you, whether for yourself or for others, it is very like |
| feelings that you get when you look at the card. | | | | a recounting a story and the more you can let that |
| Does it remind you of someone or do you find | | | | ability flow, the easier you will find it to learn to read |
| yourself thinking of particular situation? Do you relate | | | | tarot cards. |
| to situation the picture? | | | | Happy Storytelling. |
| If you do that is brilliant. | | | | |