Tarot cards are fun, entertaining and are fantastic for helping us to find direction to solve our problems. If you want to learn how to read tarot cards, the first thing you need to do is to buy a deck. Sometimes, a used deck is excellent, but only if it has come from an advanced reader or from someone that you know and trust. Most people will tend to go out and buy a groundbreaking new deck, but.

When you are searching for your deck, take a close look at the cards and the illustrations on them. Quite often, a deck will magically “speak” to you, signifying that it is the deck for you. The only two other things you are going to need are a notebook for writing down questions and reading results, and a nice, handy pencil or pen.

To get started, clear out a clean space inside your home free of clutter and distractions. Have a radio by your side to play soft music in order to enhance readings and concentration. You do not always have to listen to music; but, some people prefer to perform their readings in complete silence that is fine. Just choose whatever works for you and your concentration level the best. In order to enhance concentration even more, try lighting a candle or two near you while you are doing your readings.

Here is the order of steps in which to follow once you have gotten your deck out and ready to use:

1) Once you have taken your deck out of the box, separate the Minor Arcana cards from the Major Arcana cards.

2) Some people may choose to flip one part of the deck upside down while leaving the other right side up, although, this is optional.

3) Shuffle your deck thoroughly at least 5 times. This will allow you to touch every single card at least once and spread your energies over the cards.

4) Once you have questioned your question, you may want to try the simple spread. This consists of 4 cards in a diamond shape, it is usually best for beginners, and still provides accurate answers.

5) If you are letting someone else question the question, you may want to let them cut the deck and choose the cards, although this is also optional.

6) The Minor Arcana cards will suggest the strongest messages while the Major Arcana may seemingly represent background influences.

7) If you choose to turn some of the deck upside down, it can change the meanings. For example, say that the “soul mates” card has been chosen and it is turned upside down, this might possibly mean that your soul mate is being blocked off by some other influence.

Go with the flow during your readings, if a card pops up that does not make sense; try to imagine what it might possibly mean. Most of the time, your initial instinct is the right one.

Now that you know how to perform a tarot card reading, make sure that you store your deck away in a safe place after readings. You may use a soft cloth to wrap the cards up in, making sure that they do not pick up any negative energy. Keep them hidden if you live with other people, if someone else touches them that you do not allow to, they could potentially affect them and bring different energies to them. This is not excellent because it could affect your readings in a terrible way. All together, learning to read tarot cards is simple and fun. Anyone can learn how to read tarot cards if they are willing to learn. Excellent luck!

By: Keith Ward

About the Author:
Keith Ward is the Founder and Director of the Circle of Professional Clairvoyants, which offers Psychic Readings with fully qualified Psychics and Senior UK Clairvoyants.

If you have a simple question on general issues about career, money, or daily living, then a simple 3-card spread would be best for you.  You can also use a single tarot card reading for this purpose.  A simple spread can also be used if you have a question that is answerable by simple yes or no.  A simple 3-card spread represents past, present, and future.  It provides insights on the circumstances of your previous life or experiences and how these can affect the present.  The middle card in a 3-card spread represents current situations and how these affect the Outcome or the third card.  The third card naturally is your future or the forthcoming events or situations.  It could also provide warnings or suggestions on what directions you should take.  

For more complex readings, you must use the six-card spread, the Celtic cross, or other card organizations composed of at least 10 tarot cards.  Before using these types of spreads, it is very vital to carefully choose the question that you are going to question.  Your question should not be answerable by a simple yes or no.  You might get confusing readings from the free tarot tools if you will not properly phrase your question.  For complex spreads, the readings can yield very detailed explanations and interpretations of the cards.  These are powerful readings so make sure that you are already familiar with the simple readings before using complex card patterns.  

There are also highly specialized spreads available on free tarot tools.  For example, if you want to make a reading about your like life, current relationships, and compatibility, then you better use the Arrow of Like Spread or the Chemistry Spread.  These types of card spreads will provide insights about the future of your romantic life.  If you are in a relationship, then the Arrow of Like can be a powerful tool to determine if your like affair will last forever or not.  You can also determine if you are compatible with your present partner by using the Chemistry spread.  Of course, a healthy relationship can be worked out but it is still useful to get the insights of the tarot cards so you can seek excellent guidance.  

Choosing the right spread of the tarot is critical in order to get accurate readings.  In free tarot card tools, there are several spread options available for you.  Simply choose a particular spread that you are comfortable with and use it every time you seek divination from the cards.  If you are just starting to read tarot cards, it would be best if you can use the simple spread first and proceed to the complex spreads later.



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