In Depth Tarot Spreads

For beginner readers, Howe recommends two basic spreads, a three-card pull and the Celtic Cross. The former is where three cards are drawn from the deck to represent the past, present, and future or mind, body, and spirit of the person being read.

How do Celtic crosses spread?

How to do a Celtic cross tarot spread

1. Shuffle the cards while focusing on your question.
2. Pull 10 cards and lay them out in a Celtic cross. ...
3. Make the Celtic tarot cross spread your own. ...
4. Pay attention to patterns or repetition. ...
5. Use your intuition.

How do you pull a tarot card spread?

How to Pull Tarot Cards:

1. Open your tarot box.
2. Hold the cards in your hand.
3. While still holding the cards in your hand, “knock” or tap the pile of cards several times to spread your energy into the deck.
4. Give the cards a thorough shuffle.
5. Cut the cards into three piles and then put them into one pile again.

Should I let others touch my tarot cards?

These readers often keep their Tarot cards well protected and ensure that no-one else but them touches their cards. In this way, the Tarot cards are kept sacred to the owner (i.e. the Tarot reader) alone. It can also prevent any negative energy from the client being transferred to the cards.

Do you cleanse tarot cards?

Each time you pick it up for a reading. That's right—to ensure the most accurate of readings, Magdaleno actually recommends cleansing your deck every time you do a reading. "Whether it's for someone else, or yourself," she says, "it's always best to start with a cleanse to clear the cards for your reading."

Can you read your own tarot cards?

Is it possible to do Tarot spreads on yourself, even if you're a beginner? Yes! It absolutely is. Tarot is a modality that helps us gain greater insight into our current situations, honor our intuition and forecast potential outcomes.

What is the 7th position in Celtic cross?

7 – this is the querent at the moment. This can reflect the querent's current position – or their current attitude towards the situation. 8 – this is the environment, surroundings or other influences. This position can be the home or work environment as well as other people who may be influencing the situation.

What is the meaning of a Celtic cross?

According to legends, when St Patrick understood the significance of those stones, he drew a cross on top of the circular stone to bless it. Thus originated the Celtic Cross, a symbol of combining two faiths; the Cross represents Christianity, and the circle represents eternity, having no beginning and no end.

What does Celtic cross in circle mean?

The center ring of the Celtic Cross is said to be evocative of the Celtic symbol for infinite love. With no beginning and no end, more precisely, it is a symbolism of god's endless love with many believing that it is also a depiction of the halo of Christ.

What can you not do with tarot cards?

Questions not to ask in tarot card readings

• Questions you don't really want answered.
• Questions that already have answers. ...
• When you're going to die. ...
• Questions about other people. ...
• Medical-type questions. ...
• The same question, over and over again. ...
• Yes-or-no questions. ...
• Future-predicting questions.

Why do you knock on Tarot cards?

Knocking or Tapping the Deck A quick way to release any stuck energy in between readings is to knock or tap the deck 3 times while also visualising that stuck energy being released. It's particularly helpful if you've had a reading that was quite intense or the energy afterwards felt unresolved.

How do you connect Tarot cards?

9 Ways to Connect and Bond with Your Tarot Cards

1. Examine each card. When I get a new deck, the first I do is check each card.
2. Visually meditating with the tarot. ...
3. Sleep with them near you. ...
4. The interview spread. ...
5. Consult the Little White Book. ...
6. Cleanse them. ...
7. Sorting and Reordering. ...
8. Start Using Your Deck!

When should you not read tarot cards?

Reading for yourself is difficult because it is hard to be objective about yourself and often the cards mirror your emotions rather than the truth. Avoid reading when you are in a disturbed state and unable to keep yourself neutral. 2.

What religion do tarot cards come from?

The early French occultists claimed that tarot cards had esoteric links to ancient Egypt, the Kabbalah, Indic Tantra, or the I Ching and these claims have been frequently repeated by authors on card divination ever since.

How do you know when to stop shuffling tarot cards?

If it doesn't feel shuffled enough I keep going. I usually only stop when I don't second guess my shuffling, and that usually comes with my inner voice saying "Stop." So, my personal rule of thumb, is to do st least three shuffles. For whatever reason, it feels like balance to me.

How often should you get a tarot card reading?

I advise leaving a gap of at least three months between professional tarot readings, UNLESS the reading is about a totally different and specific question. Let things change and progress before going back to the cards.

How do I cleanse my tarot cards?

Here's how to cleanse tarot cards in four easy steps

1. Meditate. Simply take a minute to relax and clear your mind of any thoughts.
2. Burn sage and pass each card through the smoke. ...
3. Pack the cards up with bay leaves. ...
4. And finally, put a crystal on top for protection.

How long does it take to learn to read tarot cards?

For example, you could easily spend 3 months getting to know each of the 78 Tarot cards. But that's 234 months (or 19.5 years) until you have worked your way through the cards.

What is the ninth position?

1. ninth - coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position. 9th. ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

What is a Significator in a Celtic Cross spread?

Arthur Edward Waite was known to pull a card before the reading to represent the querent. This card is known as the significator.