As you develop your Tarot reading skills, you may find that you prefer one particular spread over the others. One of the most popular spreads in use today is the Seven Card Horseshoe spread . Although it utilizes seven different cards, it’s actually a fairly basic spread.
You may be wondering “What are tarot spreads and how do they work?”
Some believe that tarot spreads are the patterns in which the cards in a tarot deck are laid out for the reading. Each layout has an energy of its own, and each card within the spread represents an aspect of the reading as a whole. Overall, there are hundreds of possible tarot spreads, and new ones are created on a regular basis .
When first learning to read tarot cards, a 3 card tarot spread is the perfect place to begin. Here are a few simple three card sp reads I use with those learning to read. All of these spreads are linear spreads.
This begs the query “How do you use the situation situation advice tarot spread?”
Situation-Obstacle-Advice/Outcome Tarot Spreads This spread is especially useful to help understand a conflict or resolve the tension . The first card pulled for the situation often represents the querent’s role. Then, the obstacle card in this tarot spread crosses the first card to show what elements are causing the conflict or tension.
Why does tarot work?
Why Tarot Works Self-awareness and self-knowledge Tarot often reveals facets of an issue that you weren’t consciously aware of. This is one of the biggest reasons why tarot is a potent tool for self-awareness. Tarot illuminates aspects of our lives that we’ve turned a blind eye towards.
The first twenty-two cards are part of what’s known as the Major Arcana , which represent overarching themes and archetypes in the querent’s (the person receiving a reading or performing a reading for themselves) life. The rest of the cards fall within the Minor Arcana, representing more mundane, day-to-day situations.
One of the next things we asked ourselves was: how does a tarot reading work?
The tarot reader begins a reading by dealing a series of cards from the deck and placing them in an arrangement called a spread. Each card in the spread is interpreted by the reader based on its face value and position in the spread.
Thus, when they interpret tarot card layouts, they focus on identifying the possible outcomes for person receiving the reading (called the “subject”), as well as examining influences related to the issue at hand. Tarot readings are intended to arm the subject with additional information so that they may make more informed choices.
Can tarot be dangerous?
The tarot cards are not dangerous but the tarot card readers are the ones who have spirit guides and demonic spirits that help them. Definition (Divination): Using cards to read the future for a person. It is consulting with spirits .
Do tarot cards really work?
I have no doubt that tarot cards do work . What I am not sure about is why, and some days I believe different theories are more likely. Here are among my two favorite very different ones. What do you think of why tarot cards work? Theory 1 (scientific mind): there is no meaning in the cards themselves.
Another frequently asked query is “Can tarot cards bring bad spirits?”.
No, Tarot cards cannot bring bad spirits . It’s actually quite difficult to link with spirits (and when I say ‘link’ in this context, I mean allowing them to link with your energy and interfere in your thoughts and life). You have to know how to allow them to take over you, which takes years of practice.
This of course begs the query “Are negative tarot cards good or bad?”
One way to think about this is most Tarot readers see even negative cards as a good thing because these represent something which is bad for you leaving your life. Bad cards often proceed fresh starts and changes for the better. There is a card in Tarot packs called The D evil .
That is why many people think Tarot Cards are evil, because many different beliefs associate Tarot Card to witchcraft and even to Satanism and these are myths that should be debunked so people can approach Tarot Cards in the right way. So why does the Church claim that Tarot Cards are dangerous and are the work of the D evil ?