| Tarot cards have a long and celebrated history as a | | | | represent the classic elements of earth, fire, water |
| divination tool. It should not be surprising that they | | | | and air. The trump cards represent ideals like art, |
| have made the technological leap to the internet. | | | | love, enlightenment and change. |
| Other metaphysical arts have found a home online. | | | | Online tarot cards are faithfully reproduced from the |
| Astrology, psychics, mediums and numerologists have | | | | original decks. This is great news for all students of |
| all joined the world wide web. Tarot cards, while | | | | tarot. You can really take your time and pour over |
| being a physical process (shuffling the cards, the | | | | the reading, examining the deck in a way that you do |
| tarot card spread being laid out on a table), are | | | | not get to do in an in-person reading. Three of the |
| perfect to be reproduced online. | | | | most popular decks online are the Rider-Waite, the |
| Online tarot, or the process of having an online tarot | | | | Renaissance and the Golden. There are usually half a |
| reading, is simple. You choose your tarot card spread | | | | dozen or more decks that you can pick from. Some |
| and ask your question via the chat box and then the | | | | decks do better with certain types of questions. |
| spread is produced. Again, the web is perfect for | | | | Some of the decks are more symbolic or |
| tarot because you can see each card in all its | | | | metaphorical than others. Play around with the free |
| symbolism and with its meaning displayed right there. | | | | online tarot programs to find a deck that speaks to |
| Free online tarot is easy and quick. You get a choice | | | | you. |
| of a few spreads and a few decks to use. If this is | | | | When you are ready to take the plunge and pay for |
| your first time, the Celtic Cross is a popular tarot | | | | an online tarot reading, do a little research first. There |
| spread. The question you get to ask is limited, which | | | | are several good websites out there and a lot of not |
| makes sense given the price you are paying. If you | | | | so good websites out there. You will have no trouble |
| are completely new to tarot, here's a quick tutorial: | | | | deciding which site fits your needs. The people who |
| the cards use four suits and a group of trump cards | | | | have been there before you will have left feedback |
| to describe the situation around your question and to | | | | for the site and/or the tarot reader, so you will know |
| offer insight into your next steps. The suits | | | | what is what. |