Tarot is commonly used for reading upon
matters of romance, interpersonal matters, and discerning the outcome
of a given situation. It is my experience, as one who has done tarot
readings for many people, that the tarot deck is a highly versatile
tool that can give the reader and their client a great deal of
information once the reader allows intuition to have a role in how
they interpret the cards. It is our intuition that has a direct line
to our spirituality and our subconscious mind.
When we draw from these two sources of
information, we find ourselves better equipped to address matters of
how our spiritual development is progressing. Reading for oneself is
at times challenging because of the risk of the information being
colored by personal bias. At the same time, however, the benefits of
doing so, especially upon spiritual matters, are significant and I
recommend anyone who has use of a tarot deck and a bit of experience
to try this.
Drawing out the meanings that speak to
us upon a gut level sometimes draws out themes that one must consider
upon a larger scale. A good practice in tarot reading for oneself is
to keep a journal or some other record of the readings and the
interpretations of the cards. I personally keep one. My format is to
first list the cards and their positions in the spread. (I also note
which deck I am using, but I have 11 tarot decks to consult at my
leisure. Keeping that organized helps a good deal, trust me.) After
noting the card and its position, I write down the 'standard'
definition. I then record what my intuition tells me about the card.
After recording the 'standard' meanings
and my initial intuitive impressions, I consider the card in relation
to where it is placed. Different card positions carry different
meanings. The Queen of Swords, for example, when placed in the
querant position is informing the reader as to aspects of the querent
that are described by this card. In another position, the Queen is
likely to be describing someone involved in the situation. This can
also be influenced by the intuitive impressions that come to me as I
consider the cards. Once I have recorded what I can tell from the
position of the card, I review all the cards and look for common
themes and if there is something in addition to what the spread
itself is designed to convey.
Then, I take the time to put all the
components of my reading together for a final synthesized reading of
the spread. When people purchase tarot readings from me, they get the
meaning of the card with respect to its position in the spread and
the synthesized meaning of the spread at large. Most of the other
details are such that they would find extraneous and possibly
overwhelming. When reading on spiritual matters, however, the focused
and highly detailed effort that I put into my tarot readings for
myself is helpful because it clarifies the messages that the cards
are conveying to me.
The spread that I use most often for
spiritual matters is what is called the 'Elemental' spread. I learned it
from Ann Moura's Green Witchcraft III. This is the name she gave for it. The Elemental
spread is a good one because it reveals information in four major
aspects of life as well as the direct answer to your query and the
hidden aspects behind it. Also, it has the benefit of being a very
simple spread. The trick is to pick the spread that is easiest and
most comfortable for you. When you are working with tools you are
intimately familiar with and in a format that you can practically do
in your sleep, it becomes easier to draw out information from them by
virtue of the familiarity.
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