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How to Use the Tarot for Healing

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A traditional deck of tarot cards consist of 78 cards. There are two sections in a deck of tarot cards, the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana. Once you understand the meaning of each card, you can use them to help answer questions about yourself or someone else.

From Quick Guide: Tarot
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Use of the tarot card therapy depends on the need. They can be used for meditation, physical health, emotional balance, creative visualization, self-understanding, for personal empowerment, spiritual development, developing your intuition, and to foster creativity.

  2. Step 2

    Take a free tutorial online at readtarot.com to obtain more information about using the tarot for healing and learn about the power of colour, how crystals and color determine your health, healing, well-being and personal development.

  3. Step 3

    Look carefully at the many different types of tarot cards and pay special attention to the pictures on each card to determine which deck is right for you.

  4. Step 4

    Read the tarot card instructions that come with the deck. This will tell you how to shuffle, what kind of layout to use for tarot healing and the meaning of each card.

  5. Step 5

    Learn how to read the tarot cards for healing purposes. Place your instructions next to you and shuffle the deck. Set them out in front of you face down. Take the top card, turn it over and begin your reading.

  6. Step 6

    Find someone to practice on. Do your readings in a quiet place and limit the number of people around you. If there is too much going on it may interfere with your reading. Ask a couple of basic questions while you are shuffling the cards and focusing on this person. Shuffle as long as you need until you feel it's time to stop.

  7. Step 7

    Search for online classes where you can learn how to read the tarot card and understand more quickly the meaning of the tarot cards.

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dcole said

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on 4/28/2009 I apologize for being dense, but i didn't really see instructions for using the tarot deck for healing. I understand its use for divination, but how does it heal?

dcole said

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on 4/28/2009 I apologize for being dense, but i didn't really see instructions for using the tarot deck for healing. I understand its use for divination, but how does it heal?

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