Tarot cards are used by Tarot card readers for guiding and predicting the future. The tarot is a very powerful tool of wisdom and intuition. Through a tarot reading people get an insight into different areas of their life like love life, relationship, career, money, and general life. First, let’s understand the basics things about tarot cards to get the answer.
What are Tarot Cards?
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Tarot is 78 cards deck that is divided into major and minor arcana. Major Arcana has 22 cards and represents major life events which can’t be changed. Major arcana cards show the most impactful events of your life. It has cards like the world, the devil, the empress, the tower, the death card, and many other cards which show the major life events.
Minor Arcana has 56 cards and shows day-to-day life events which can be changed. For example, minor arcana cards show money, relationship, or any event which can be predicted through these cards. There are four suits: King, Queen, Knight, and Page. Each suit has ten cards.
Tarot is becoming popular nowadays but not everyone is familiar with it. There are so many myths about the meaning and idea of tarot, that we will understand later. But first, let’s see read about the origin of Tarot cards.
Origin of Tarot Cards
In the 14th century tarot cards are introduced in some parts of Europe. Later in the 16th century, Italians used this practice, and cards are used for playing games known as “Tarocchi”.
Tarot cards are also called “Sorts” which means the sense of destiny. During this one point of time tarot was only known for predicting the future. Now let’s see if tarot can only predict the future or if it can be used for other purposes.
Uses of Tarot
Tarot is a tool that can be used for different purposes not only for future predictions. Let’s understand the uses of tarot:-
Guidance
Tarot cards give spiritual guidance which can help the individual to look into the situation and whether they are going in the right direction or not. Tarot helps to connect with intuition or you can say gut feelings. So the individual can choose the right path easily. Because intuition plays an important role when you have to choose between one or two options. So, spiritual guidance helps in connecting a strong bond with your intuition and higher self.
Healing
Tarot cards help a lot when an individual needs healing from some mental trauma or a broken heart. Everyone has faced some kind of failure in life, but some people have faced a lot of traumas or their trust has been broken so many times which creates a wound and the individual becomes very protective and at that time it helps the individual to heal from inside and removes the blockages.
Helps in Decision Making
When a person is confused because of more than one option. At that time tarot helps you in decision-making with confidence.
Helps in Improving Your Mental Health Issues
Tarot helps in improving your mental health. How you must be thinking right? Let me explain to you. If an individual going through depression or have a negative mindset because of some situation. So tarot helps in removing that negative thinking and gives a positive mindset which helps the individual to come out of depression.
Prediction
This is the most basic and popular use of tarot cards which everyone knows. The tarot card reader uses tarot to predict the future like coming changes, good news, and warnings.
Meditation
This type of meditation is mostly practiced by the tarot card reader, or psychic to connect with their intuition. Tarot card readers and psychics practice this meditation for making a strong bond with tarot cards. So, they can give accurate predictions to their clients. Now let’s understand the different types of tarot card readings.
Types of Tarot Readings
Love Reading
In a love reading, tarot cards are used to know that, if anyone is coming into your life or not. Feelings of the person on your mind and many other types of reading which will be related to only love situation.
Yes and No Reading
In this type of reading most of the time only one card is picked. A card is pulled out to see if the answer to an individual’s question is yes or no. Sometimes tarot card readers also take out the clarification card for the answer.
Career and Finances Reading:
Career and finances reading is very basic reading. In this prediction career and finances is the only focus. Tarot card readers see through cards if any opportunity or good news is coming in your career or finances and when.
Guidance Reading
This reading helps in knowing whether your path is right or not and this technique can be used very often. Helps in understanding what are the obstacles and guides the individual to come out of that obstacles.
Types of Tarot Decks
There are the most popular and common types of tarot decks which is used by tarot card readers to make the reading simple and easy:
The Raider – wait for the deck:
This is the traditional deck that is used by both beginner and experienced tarot card readers. This is the oldest deck which is being used from the start when tarot cards were introduced for playing games. The artist of this deck is Pamela Colman Smith.
The Angel Oracle deck:
By seeing the name you have already understood that it is a deck that has messages by angels. This tarot deck is famous for its inspiring messages. Also, this deck helps in connecting with the institution quickly. This is the best tarot deck if an individual wants to get quick guidance. This deck is also chosen by mostly new tarot card readers.
Myths about Tarot
There are some myths about tarot that people think it’s true:
- Tarot can only be read by psychics.
- Tarot cards are magic.
- Tarot is the work of the devil and will bring “bad luck”.
- Tarot readers can’t consume non-veg and alcohol.
- Reading cannot be done after sunset.
- Tarot cards can’t be done during the “menstrual cycle”.
- Tarot cards are never wrong.
Can Tarot Cards Ruin Your Life?
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So, now by reading and getting a lot of information about tarot cards, it is very clear that tarot cards don’t ruin anyone’s life. Tarot cards are only a tool that is used to give insight into your life. It depends on how a person applies the reading, positively or negatively. Sometimes we keep some thinking in our unconscious mind and that impacts. So keep your thinking positive.
For example: If you asked a question to tarot card reader or psychic and you got the answer no or some kind of negative insights. Now it depends on how you are going to apply it in your life positively or negatively. Whenever a question is asked, there is always an expectation of yes and never want to hear no or some negative answer, and people take it the wrong way. It is not the problem with tarot but the problem is with people, they are not ready to hear the truth and are attached to an expected answer. Which makes them think negatively.
How Tarot Can Improve Your Life?
- Tarot cards are a powerful tool that helps you to be confident and believe in yourself.
- Tarot cards also help in improving your life by giving clarity and also help in making decisions.
- Shifts your thinking from positive to negative. Which opens so many doors of abundance in your life.
- Also if you are stuck in your life at some point, tarot guides you on how to come out of that situation.
- But, it is also important to understand that no one should be depended on tarot cards for decision-making. Tarot obsession is not good to take guidance but don’t be dependent on it. It is available so that you can become independent, not dependent.
Does Tarot Card Reading Work for Everyone?
Yes, Tarot card reading works for everyone. If you can digest the truth and also has a positive mindset then it will work. It can’t work if there are these two problems: You don’t believe in a tarot reading, Expecting an answer.
Conclusion
By getting so much insight about tarot cards now we can see that tarot can guide you about your career, love life, money and general life. Also, it constantly updates you by giving you messages on a daily basis. Tarot is always not right sometimes meaningful coincidences happen which makes you happy. Tarot is a tool of spirituality through it hope and light is spread into the life of others.
So, it is not true but your negative thoughts can ruin your life. Tarot card reading is an art that is performed by the tarot card readers after practicing a lot on their intuition. So, there is nothing in tarot cards. Everything is predicted through the intuition of the tarot reader.
FAQ
How do tarot cards work?
Tarot card work on intuition. It gives you a message by choosing the card intuitively.
Is a tarot reading can only be done by a psychic?
No, anyone can do tarot reading. Only your intuition should be strong.
How does tarot help?
Tarot cards help by guiding you, helping in decision-making, changing your mindset, gives you motivation and hope.
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