How to Develop the Best Tarot Questions for Useful Readings Brows furrowed, fingers steepled, he stared at the deck of tarot cards in front of him. We were at a tarot meetup. Usually people are this focused when they look…
Sadly, most tarot classes start students with memorizing card meanings. An intimidating introduction to the art and beauty of tarot! And establishing the idea of a “right” meaning encourages people to rely on cheat sheets or the book. At worst,…
Are You Ready to Do Your First Tarot Reading? it’s Easy with My Quick Start Tarot Guide! After teaching tarot for twenty-eight years, I asked myself, “What is the one thing I would say to a brand-new tarot reader?” If…
Before performing a tarot reading, it’s important to randomize the cards. The standard practice for randomizing a deck is shuffling the cards. But with tarot cards, shuffling can be awkward when the deck’s too big. Fortunately, there are a variety…
Be The only reader You’ll ever need Follow these tips for reading tarot for yourself, work through your own reading using the free downloadable workbook, and discover that you’re the best reader for you! I first presented this for the…
My favorite Choices for Interesting Beginner Tarot Decks One of the best things about tarot is having seventy-eight pieces of art to hold in my hand, contemplate, and adore. Tarot is all about the image. Images lead to stories, and…
How a Newbie Can Learn Tarot Are you a newbie to tarot? You want to do readings, so you check out online articles, videos, podcasts, you even head out to some meetups. But everybody tells you to look at the…
What Cards in the Tarot Represent Money? Rolling in the dough! Today’s post explores themes of wealth, abundance, and money in the cards. To that end, let’s consider cards that tarot readers love to see turn up when asking about…
Learn the Three Types of Tarot Cards and Never Buy a Useless Deck Again We all love to collect decks for their beautiful artwork. But many of us also need workhorse decks. How many decks have you purchased that sit…
Does a New Tarot Reading Take Precedence Over the Previous Reading? Every reader knows that if you ask the same question over and over the cards will start babbling in gibberish. However, if anything about the circumstances has changed, it’s…
Opening a New Tarot Deck Is a Special Occasion This month the Denver Tarot Meetup hosted their first “New Year Party and Meet the Artists” event. We featured a panel of five deck creators and authors, moderated by Jason Gruhl,…
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! Our theme for this hop was provided by Joanne of Cosmic Whispers Tarot, who gave us the lovely, warm, fuzzy fun of writing about keeping in the heat with tarot. I was taking a…
If You Think You Can’t Read Tarot for Yourself, Think Again! Do you think you can’t read tarot for yourself? You can! Clients often ask me if I read my own cards, and are usually surprised when I say yes.…
Good Cards for Something Bad About five years ago I did a reading for a woman who asked about starting a business. She told me she had just found the perfect storefront to lease. It was in the fall, maybe…
Fifteen Tarot Questions to Ask When You Don’t Have a Question Most tarot readers eventually find themselves in a situation where they want to do a reading but don’t know what to ask. Cruise control is on. Straight road ahead.…
The Tarot Lineages Tarot decks fall into one of three tarot lineages: pip decks, esoteric decks, and scenic decks. These lineages are based on the style of illustration and the type of information included in the numbered suit cards of…
A young couple came in for a reading on a big upcoming change. The first three cards that turned up were Death, the Ten of Swords, and the Nine of Swords. Although I didn’t see it immediately, these difficult cards…
Part 5 of inTAROTduction, your Introduction to Tarot: Top Ten Tarot Benefits Welcome back to inTAROTduction, your Introduction to Tarot and induction into the world of all things tarot. Today I’d like to share with you some of the various applications of…
In my beginning tarot class we did a sample reading for a young adult who asked what action to take to bring in a romantic relationship. We used a simple three card spread with the following positions: Where you are…
Week 4 of inTAROTduction, your Introduction to Tarot: Joy’s Favorite Tarot Decks, Part 2 Welcome back to inTAROTduction, your Introduction to Tarot and induction into the world of all things tarot, including tarot deck collecting. Today is a continuation of last…
