Tarot Advice
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If you want an insight into your personal life, tarot advice can offer you guidance and help tell the future.
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Tarot Advice Uses
Tarot cards were not originally designed to tell the future. Today, however, they are used by both professional fortune tellers and amateurs as a way to predict the future or give insight into a personal situation.
Tarot Cards History
Though the true history of tarot cards is a mystery, they are thought to date back to the fifteenth century. The first set of cards is believed to originate in Italy. They were based from a standard deck of fifty-two cards, but the designer added twenty-two special cards not assigned to a suite (such as hearts, diamonds, spades or clubs).
Game of Triumphs
The cards were used to play a card game similar to bridge, called the Game of Triumphs. It was popular among the upper class in Italy and France. The game quickly spread over the continent.
Mystical Meaning
It was not until a few centuries later that these cards were referred to for tarot advice. Scholar occultists from France and England saw magical symbolism and meaning in the cards and began using them in a new way: to tell the future.
Tarot Cards Definitions
To better understand tarot cards, here are a few definitions to learn:
- Seeker: An individual who has questions and is searching for answers
- Reader: Someone who knows how to interpret tarot cards
- Spread: The pattern the cards are laid out. Each spread offers different information.
Intro to Tarot Cards
Like a deck of cards, tarot cards are divided into four suites. There are also twenty-two picture cards. Each suite has cards ace through ten, knight, queen and king.
Wands
Wand cards are known as fire and represent energy and movement. This suite is often associated with work or business. In some decks, they are known as Rods, Clubs, Staffs, Staves, or Batons.
Cups
Cups are known for water and represent emotions. If found reversed, it represents moodiness, addictions or rage. They are also referred to as Vessels, Goblets, Chalices, or Hearts.
Swords
Swords can be tricky to interpret. They symbolize illness, and sometimes death. However, they can also simply mean concern. They are associated with the mind and truth, and are sometimes called Blades, Daggers, Knives or Spades.
Pentacles
Pentacles represent manifestations in your life and abundance. They give you a tarot advice look at your success, both financially and socially. Pentacles are also called Coins, Discs, Cash, Gold, or Diamonds.
Picture Cards
The twenty-two picture cards are:
- Fool
- Magician
- High Priestess
- Empress
- Emperor
- Hierophant
- Lovers
- Chariot
- Strength
- Hermit
- Wheel of Fortune
- Justice
- Hanged Man
- Death
- Temperance
- Devil
- Tower
- Star
- Moon
- Sun
- Judgment
- World
Reading a Picture Card
Each picture card has numerous meanings. Many amateurs use tarot dictionaries to help them remember everything they need to know about each card.
They are broken down into:
- Actions
- Opposing Cards
- Reinforcing Cards
- Reversed
They often have different meanings depending on the reference of the fortune being told and the other cards surrounding it.
Spreads
There are different spreads a seeker must pick from to do the reading. Each spread offers different information. The cards carry a certain meaning based on the positioning in the spread of the card.
The most popular spreads are:
- Celtic Cross: a ten card spread used to answer specific questions
- Five Card Spread: This spread uses five cards, one in the center with four surrounding it. It is used to determine a course of action.
- Ellipse Spread: seven cards are spread out to answer a direct question
- Mirror Spread: If you have a question about new relationship advice, romance or everyday relationships, this spread may be used.
- Mandala Spread: This spread uses nine cards in the shape of a diamond and is used access your spiritual path.
Having a Reading Done
At one point in history, gypsies were known for tarot advice card readings. Today, you can have them read at:
- Your local fortune teller’s office
- In a park
- Over the phone
- Online
- By a friend
Since shuffling the cards is a very important part of the process, it is best to have your readings done in person.
Buying Your Own Cards
If you are interested in reading your own future, a deck of tarot cards can be purchased at Barnes and Nobles, many novelty stores, and online. Each set comes with directions explaining the meaning of the cards and how to use them.
Learning to Use Tarot Cards
If you are a self-learner, you can purchase a book to explain more in depth how to use the cards, the meanings behind each card, and how they work together to create a more accurate reading.
If you are looking for a course, classes are offered online to teach you how to read the cards for both yourself and others.
The Best Tarot Advice
The best advice you can receive for tarot card reading is to spend time becoming familiar with the cards and practicing your own spreads.
