How to Do a Tarot Reading for Yourself or Friends

There is skill needed to do a tarot reading. I practiced once for my friend who had worked for the psychic hotline and had been making $1000 a week. She had very good cards the ace of cups for love. She said it always came out that way which is strange. I like tarot reading it's been insightful.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Taking your tarot deck you shuffle it if it's for yourself. If it is for someone else you have them shuffle it and return them to you. You cut the cards three times then in three piles and then pick them up. I don't really think the last part is necessary but that's what they do.

2. You should ask for guidance or blessing from God, a higher power or your high self before going on. You can do that silently. Think of the question you have or your friend for the tarot. Or you can just ask for a general reading.

3. You are supposed to use a card as a significator, one that stands for the person getting the reading. That person will pick it out. It is usually a court card.

4. Next you put the cards out in the layout decided on. Good ones are the three card spread or the Celtic Cross. There are many different ones.

5. Don't rush the reading. You can then look at it and get a general idea of the cards. You need a book telling you about the meanings if you are not used to the tarot. It will walk you through the reading. There are also instructions with the tarot decks. There are many different ways to interpret the cards. You will come to find the best meanings that you understand and that work best for you.

6. There you have your reading. It should be something that you can understand that is helpful. If you don't like it right away try to be patient and think of what it could mean. The death card is not really bad as people know. It is another card but it means change.

7. If you cannot understand the reading you can put them out again to try to ask for more info. Take the card in question and use it as a significator. Shuffle the cards again and put them out. You should then be satisfied with the answer. Consider the meaning from different angles.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have a lot of the major arcana cards in the reading it is a major message to you. It means that something important is going on.
• You will be surprised at what you can find out from the cards.
• You should only do a reading for yourself once a day.
• I would advise to use the reversed cards also as they carry many hidden meanings.
• Don't get too caught up in getting the readings. You can't really depend on it all the time it is just a guide. Mine are so accurate sometimes I am just afraid to look at it. I do like them.

Resources

• Amazon General Store Includes Tarot Books and Cards

[CrystalZoom]

on 2/3/2009 If you mean for the tarot it's allowed there are other articles I think. So you can do an article also. Everyone has their own take on it.

[stirringtime]

on 2/3/2009 very good article. I am giving it a 5* of course. I do readings myself and find much of the information here is what I also know, maybe I will do an eHow on the tarot too, I was not sure if like stuff was allowed?

[lildutchgirl56]

on 10/24/2008 Interesting article!