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Learn to Read Tarot Cards

The Lovers

Upright: Love, harmony, choices The Lovers Tarot card shows a naked couple standing beneath an…

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Nine of Wands

The Nine of Wands is linked very closely to Jupiter, the planet of good fortune.…

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Strength

Upright: Courage, focus, influence The Strength tarot card features a blond haired woman, stroking the…

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Nine of Swords

The Nine of Swords is also tied very closely with the strong ties to the…

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Four of Cups

A four of any suit is ruled by The Emperor. It is the backbone of…

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King of Pentacles

The King of Pentacles has strong ties to Saturn, which represents boundaries and responsibility. It…

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Ten of Swords

The Ten of Swords has strong ties to the Planet Mercury, which is the planet…

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Death

Upright: Transitions, powerful movement, endings The Death card shows a skeleton on horseback- known as…

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The High Priestess

Upright: Intuitive, unconscious, divine feminine When the High Priestess appears upright in a reading, this…

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Tarot Card Suits

King of Wands

The King of Wands is the master of the domain of fire. He has strong…

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Ace of Pentacles

An Ace is seen as the one in a suit of cards and is usually…

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Temperance

Upright: Balance, patience, good health Temperance appears in this card as a winged angel, with…

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The Empress

Upright: Fertility, nurturing, beauty The Empress is portrayed with the sign of female gender to…

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Understanding Tarot Spreads

Tarot by Zem

Skilled and accurate Tarot reader and intuitive with years of experience. I am a skilled…

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Ten of Pentacles

The Ten of Pentacles has strong ties to the Planet Mercury, which is the planet…

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New Opportunity Spread

When a new opportunity presents itself in your professional life, sometimes a pros and cons…

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Past, Present, Future Spread

A Past, Present, & Future spread can apply in general to whatever realm of your…

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Readings by Corie

Love specialist looking to find your soulmate or connect with a lost lover call now…

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Two of Cups

A Two of any suit indicates duality. The number two in tarot has strong ties…

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Three of Pentacles

A Three of any suit tells the story of the union of two parts to…

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Six of Pentacles

The Six of Pentacles has strong ties to Planet Venus, which is the planet of…

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Love and relationship past present and future

What can a caller expect from a consultation with you? If you're looking for someone…

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Tarot Card Meanings

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Learning to read Tarot Cards can be confusing and intimidating! But at TarotReadings.com we are here to help.

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What is Tarot?

Like many forms of divination, Tarot cards are a tool to help you tap into your own intuition and the wisdom of the universal energy that guides your life. Tarot, which has origins in 14th century Europe, is not a form of fortune-telling. It’s more like a mirror that reflects what is happening in your life at the moment. Tarot is able to tap into hidden thoughts, feelings, and truths and bring them to the surface so you can use that information to make decisions about life, love, emotions, health, career, and more.

About Tarot card decks

Most Tarot card decks consist of 78 Tarot cards broken into a Major Arcana (22 cards) and a Minor Arcana (56 cards). The Major Arcana cards typically represent significant life events on a large scale, while the Minor Arcana cards deal with day-to-day life. The Minor Arcana includes four “suits” that each has a theme. Each suit is numbered one through 10, with four additional Court cards (Page, Knight, Queen and King).

Pentacles — Also referred to as “Disks” or “Coins,” cards in the Pentacles suit pertain to things in the material and physical world. Pentacles cards often indicate money matters, career and success, but they also can indicate levels of emotional and spiritual prosperity, too.

Wands — Sometimes called “Staffs,” the suit of Wands is more spiritual and is used to illustrate the energy of movement, growth and new beginnings. Wands represent ideas and innovation. They are often related to your career or your sense of purpose in the world, but they can deliver strong love messages, too.

Cups — The suit of Cups is connected to our emotions and to our relationships, and to matters of the soul. Cups cards can reveal how we truly feel — and how others truly feel about us. They also speak of our emotional well-being.

Swords — The Swords cards are most associated with conflict and strife, which can refer to internal conflict, as well. Swords cut to the heart of a matter, revealing our greatest challenges. They can tell of illness, heartbreak, war, loss and death, but they can also reveal truths we need to face in order to move forward, which ultimately is a positive thing.

About Tarot spreads

Tarot cards are shuffled and laid out in any number of Tarot spreads. The best known spread is the Celtic Cross, but there are countless other Tarot spreads you can choose depending on what type of question you want to ask and how many cards you wish to draw.  If you want to start out very simply, you can draw just one card about a specific person or situation. In fact, your question doesn’t even need to be a question! It’s called an “open reading” when you simply think about a person or situation instead of asking a direct question — the cards will still provide insight.

Each position in a Tarot spread has its own significant meaning, just as every card has its own meaning. For example, your spread may feature positions for “past,” “present” and “future,” or for “possible outcome,” so it’s important to pay attention to the position in which each card turns up. A card speaking of heartbreak would surely mean something different if it turned up in the past instead of the future, right?

Laying out your Tarot cards

Once you’ve determined your Tarot spread, it’s customary to shuffle all 78 cards in the Tarot deck and cut the cards as many times as you like while thinking about your question. This allows your energy to interact with the energy of the cards to achieve the best results. It also helps if you do your reading in a peaceful and relaxed environment.

When you are done shuffling and feel the moment is right, speak your question out loud, then pull your first card from anywhere in the deck and lay it on the first position of your spread in the upright position. Do the same for the remaining cards until every card is in place. Now comes the hardest (and most fun!) part — figuring out how to interpret your Tarot reading.

How to read Tarot cards

Tarot beginners will likely need to refer to TarotReadings.com or to a Tarot reference book to find the meaning of each card in their spread. The illustrations on each card depict archetypes of the human experience, but they can also take on personal meaning for you.

Let’s take The Fool card, for example. This card features a happy young man gazing into the distance. He’s about to step off a cliff into the unknown as the Sun rises behind him, and he has a small knapsack of supplies. Now think about how this literal description of The Fool might be translated into an insightful message. The classic interpretation is that of a person at the beginning of something new — perhaps a new relationship or a life-changing adventure — and they should be feeling positive about it because they have everything they need to succeed.

See, doesn’t that make sense? Now you try. Begin by studying each card and the position it is in, write down notes about how the card makes you think and feel based on its imagery and symbolism, then look up the classic meaning and make a note about that, too. Once you have done this for all the cards in your spread, you’ll start to see a story developing — a story that’s all about you!

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