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Reading Tarot for Yourself Is Okay but Watch Out for Pitfalls
The Pitfalls of Reading for Yourself If we are honest most of us took up tarot because we wanted to be able to read for ourselves. I know I started reading tarot for that reason and most readers I know started the same way. Some of us went on to read for others, but primarily many wanted to get insight into our own lives. There is nothing wrong with that, but experience has shown that you must be mindful when doing so. There are pitfalls that the unwary can fall into. Reading tarot for yourself is okay but be cautious. Although touched upon in a previous article (Common Tarot Mistakes)…
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Common Tarot Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Avoiding Common Tarot Mistakes There are many ways to make a mistake in tarot reading but some are more common than others. It is these common tarot mistakes that I will be covering today. It is usually someone new to tarot reading that will make these mistakes although even more experienced readers can fall prey to them. New readers almost without exception will learn through reading for themselves. It’s a fun thing to do for sure, but it’s also the biggest potential pitfall for the unwary. Effective reading requires objectivity and neutrality, which is why it’s so hard to read accurately for yourself. It takes a lot of practice to…
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Which Tarot Spread Is Best and How Do You Choose?
Unlock the secrets of tarot by discovering how to choose the best spread for your reading. Explore options tailored to your needs for insightful guidance.
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Grounding Techniques
Different Grounding Techniques I mentioned grounding techniques and centering in an earlier article and why it was so important but didn’t discuss methods. There are many grounding techniques around and I will do my best to cover the main ones in these articles. This is my first installment of methods for you to try. Meditation One of the simplest techniques to use is meditation. That word alone makes many people cringe, and also makes them think that they need to take classes in how to do it, wear special clothes, sit on a special cushion and so forth. Nothing could be further from the truth. The well-known teacher Ram Dass…
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Which Tarot Cards Mean Fear?
The Tarot Cards of Fear Which tarot cards mean fear can vary from reader to reader as you might or might not expect. If that surprises you then you must remember that no card meaning is sacrosanct, and many readers will have meanings that are personal to them. Some cards are more likely than others to be common to most readers though, and it is those that are covered here. Fear, unfortunately, is something that will cross the path of most people at some time during their life. It’s not pleasant and it can be hard to deal with, but it’s there and usually there is no option but to…
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Cleansing Tarot Cards
How to Cleanse Tarot Cards Cleansing your tarot cards and how to do so will often come down to your own personal belief system. As long as the cleansing works all is well. Why it is necessary may also hinge around what you believe. Personally, if I encounter any of the instances covered in this previous article, cleansing is a must. There are many ways you can accomplish this and personally I don’t believe that there is any single right way to do it, or for that matter, any wrong way. If you have no strong personal preference, then simply try the various methods listed below and see if any…
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Advice on Tarot Cards That Fall from the Deck
Tarot Cards That Fall or Jump There can’t be a tarot reader in existence who has not at some time suffered from tarot cards that fall from the deck. That or a tarot card jumping from the deck, while shuffling or dealing. What you do about that card? Or cards if more than one jumps? They can have a profound bearing on the quality of your interpretation. Professional Advice Helped Like a lot of tarot readers, the vast majority of my study was self-taught. However, long ago when I was first beginning to read, I had the benefit of talking with a professional reader. I am not very physically coordinated at times,…
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More on Single Card Pulls and When They Are Useful
Single Card Pulls Redux I have had a few people contact me in response to an earlier article I wrote on one card pulls. They were concerned that they would be doing it the “wrong” way if they continued to use single card pulls as often as they did. Now I am a firm believer in one size does not fit all. It rarely does. Just because I tend to use a Celtic Cross rather than a single card does not mean that you must. My article was mostly aimed at making a reader think about what was being asked of a single card. Particularly an inexperienced one. Was the question appropriate for…
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How to Shuffle Tarot Cards
How to Shuffle Tarot Cards and How to Cut Them How to shuffle tarot cards and cut them is perhaps not a straightforward as you might think! I was asked recently by a visitor if she “had” to shuffle and then cut her cards as so many sites she had visited recommended that this was always done. She wanted to know if she could go with her gut feeling rather than follow a rigid protocol. My answer was basically “yes” because I don’t believe there is just one right way of shuffling and cutting. I do recommend that tarot cards should be shuffled prior to doing a new reading but how long…
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Choosing a Love Reading
Choosing a Love Reading – For Those of You Who Want to Know the Possibilities! Choosing a love reading to see if there is real potential between the two of you is not quite as straightforward as you might think even though there are several tarot spreads out there that could answer the question. So… which love reading do you choose? For the purposes of this article I am going to consider the following two dedicated love and relationship tarot spreads: Is He/She the One? Magical Love Personally I am not a huge fan of “Magical Love” as a spread even though at first glance it might seem to be a…
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Interpreting Tarot Time Frames
Tarot Time Frames The interpretation of tarot time frames is not a straightforward matter! Whether you are pulling a card to answer a question or whether you are looking at a specific card within a specific spread it is a difficult discipline to master. It does get easier with experience because your intuition starts to kick in and point you in the right direction, but for someone starting out it can be a very difficult proposition. Being realistic we can ignore seconds, minutes, and hours but even so that still leaves us with days, weeks, months, and years. Without intuition to help you then as a beginner it is hard to know…
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One Card Pulls
Should you or shouldn’t you use one card pulls to do a reading? The answer is far from being black and white particularly for beginners. Most people when starting off reading tarot cards will find a spread that suits the question or situation they have and then they will pull the cards required to use it. The trouble is that even with multiple definitions (such as the ones we have at Tarot Time) it is very difficult for learners to turn those definitions into a useful and meaningful interpretation. As a result many will resort to using a single card instead. If that sounds like you then that is when…
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