Your Step-by-Step Guide to Reading Tarot

Tarot is a form of divination that has been used for generations. “Divination” does not necessarily mean to see your future or fate- it is better utilized to help gain clarity on what’s currently happening in your life/situation and can give insight on steps to take depending on what direction you’d like to go. It’s a great way to commune with The Divine, giving a physical tool for them to connect to and offer advice, comfort, and guidance.

This set comes with a few randomly selected cards and an optional step by step walk through of a spread.

For the sake of simplifying this only includes descriptions of the upright meanings of the cards. If you wish to look further into the reversed meanings, biddytarot.com is a great resource!

Suggested Practice

  • Start by intentionally setting your space. Find a quiet, safe space to go to with yourself. Light a candle, incense, and/or smoke cleanse the space. Allow yourself to arrive and be present in the moment, inviting for the busy thoughts of the day to wait outside.
  • Take some breaths, inviting self energy, Earth, Source, Allied Ancestors, Angels, whatever energies or sources feel good and resonate for you.
  • As you open the space, ask for protection, guidance, clarity, and wisdom. Take a moment to intentionally disinvite all energies that are not honest, kind, or helpful for you in this moment.
  • Think on any specific intentions that you have for this reading- what areas of your life are you needing or hoping for some advice, comfort, and direction?
  • Use our suggested spread or do one of your own.
  • Once your reading feels complete, take a moment to express thanks to the spirits for their help and guidance.
  • Close the space by blowing out a candle or even just state that the reading is at an end.

Tip!

It can be helpful in processing, to journal throughout and/or after your reading!

Suggested Spread

CARD 1 - Represents past factors, situations, energies that are affecting the present.

  • What in this past situation is resolved and needs to now be laid to rest?
  • What in this past situation does not feel resolved? What needs are there in order to be open to the idea of closure on the topic?
  • How can your relationship with these past factors shift so that they are no longer affecting your present in an unwanted way?

CARD 2 - Represents current factors, situations, and energies. This space can be incredibly powerful and important as this is where we are playing an active roll in our destiny and fate. Our decisions here shape and influence the forwards spaces we step into.

  • What of this current energy feels wanted and choiceful? What doesn’t?
  • In what ways can things be shifted into a more choiceful present?
  • Are you allowing yourself to be in the present, or do you find yourself living in the past or future?
  • What are the relationships like between past and present energies? What are they like between present and future energies?
  • Is your current present supporting where you are wanting to move forward into future spaces? Where can you shift your present to become more supportive of a choiceful future?

Card 3 - Represents possibilities of where future energy and paths could lead to. This can be a great opportunity to check in with yourself to see if you would like to move towards that energy or pivot to choose something else. 

  • What does this card mean for you in the context of the rest of your reading? What thoughts and feelings come up?
  • Is this an outcome or possibility that feels good? If not, in what ways can you build a more choiceful future?

Need/want clarification on something?

Pick your cards back up, shuffle them, think and feel into what you are needing clarification with.

 Choose one card.

OR if you have other decks at home, pull one of your own!

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