| A tarot reading can be useful in helping you with | | | | (the head, as opposed to the heart). |
| choices and issues affecting you. You can use the | | | | To help focus and so as not to be too overwhelmed |
| Tarot yourself, as a guide, to help you make decisions | | | | with meaning, you might consider using only one suit of |
| about love, finances, career, and all your relationships. | | | | cards, say the Cups, or just the Major Arcana. |
| But how can the Tarot help you? | | | | If you have an issue you want guidance on, consult the |
| To be effective, you need to tap into a Higher Spiritual | | | | tarot. If an answer is revealed, do not consult the |
| Realm, just as an experienced and skilled Tarot | | | | cards again for confirmation within one lunar month, if |
| Reader would. You would also need to be able to | | | | at all. |
| interpret the cards, in the light of the question you are | | | | You should treat each consultation as a ritual. Begin by |
| asking. | | | | thinking of the issue you want guidance with as you |
| There is nothing spooky or exclusive in tapping into a | | | | shuffle the tarot cards. Once you feel you have |
| Higher Realm. People do it every day, in their own | | | | shuffled the cards enough, meditate quietly and think |
| way, or as part of a spiritual or religious ritual. Prayer | | | | about the issue you want guidance on. Now you will |
| for example, is a way many people tap into a higher | | | | connect to Spirit. |
| realm. Witches do so through mediation and Spell | | | | Often, answers will be revealed to you at this stage, |
| work. All this is doing is enabling one to connect with | | | | depending on how far developed your psychic ability is. |
| spirituality and be open to change, truth and belief. | | | | Once you feel ready, and if nothing has been revealed |
| Any tarot deck will do. Use whichever is best for you | | | | to you, or you don't feel you have the answer, reveal |
| and which you feel comfortable with. You should also | | | | the top card. |
| have a good reference guide or book on the tarot, to | | | | Study the card, but not for too long. If you are unsure |
| help you with interpretation, if you are unfamiliar with | | | | of the meaning, look it up. Rely on what your instincts |
| the cards. However, it is very important that you don't | | | | tell you about what the card is trying to convey. Often |
| rely too much on the book meaning of each card. | | | | your first impression is the best to rely on. |
| What you feel and sense is important. It will of course | | | | Sometimes, true meaning will come later. So pack |
| be helpful if you are aware of general meanings, such | | | | away your tarot deck and carry on with your day. |
| as the suit of Cups being related to emotion, and the | | | | You might be surprised how better you feel about the |
| suit of Swords being related to thought and intellect | | | | thing that was troubling you. |