Logical Approach to Tarot Reading
July 18th, 2010 | 
Author: A basic tarot reading consists of seven steps, that are – Rituals, Shuffling, Selecting, Turning, Reading, Discussion and Refining.
Rituals are an important part of reading the Tarot, but whatever those rituals may be will be uniquely yours. Whatever rituals you employ, including the methods you use to lay out and read the cards, keep them consistent. Before Tarot reading, make a silent opening statement such as a prayer or affirmation, or a greeting to your inner guide.
Always shuffle face-down, so no one sees the tarot cards, and avoid bending the cards as this is no time for fancy tricks. Beyond that, there are a number of methods of shuffling. You can hold about half the deck of tarot cards in each hand, and insert one half down through the other half. Another method, Hold the deck face down in your dominant hand. Push some cards from the top with your thumb into the other hand. Then, push again, but this time to the bottom of the new pile. Continue alternating a push to the top, then one to the bottom until all the cards have been transferred.
Selection involves spreading the tarot cards in a line or semi-circle, face down, above the area you will use for the layout. Ask your subject to choose a card, then slide it face down to the first position within your chosen layout, keeping it vertical, not horizontal. Add new cards in the same order to complete the layout.
Now turn over the first card from side-to-side, so it is not reversed by you. Tell your subject the significance of that tarot card position in the spread, studying the Tarot card to get a sense of its meaning, both alone and in that position. Turn the next card only when you are ready to focus on it, repeating until all the cards are turned.
Next comes the actual tarot reading. Tanya Kapoor who has been doing tarot reading for her clients in India, dubai and other parts of the world uses the knowledge of the Tarot to comment on the impressions of the meaning of the Tarot card. Do not just go by the book definitions of the cards and say whatever comes into your mind. Look at the image on the card and remark on the card themes as they come to mind. Whatever your first impressions are, they’re correct, says Tanya. Then analyze the meaning of the tarot card in connection with its position and comment on it. Try not to second-guess yourself or over think what you are saying. You are going to learn to tap into your intuition, not your intellect.
As a tarot reader, after you have given your interpretation of the cards, ask your subject if anything you have said was particularly meaningful as regards some issue in their life. If yes, reinterpret the cards in more detail, specific to the circumstances that they describe. If your client says no, nothing sounds familiar, ask them questions and re-phrase the themes of the cards and you may well be on the right track, but need to explain the cards in a different way for the client until something rings a bell.
Once your subject gives you some feedback, reinterpret the cards in a way that is specific to the subject situation. Tell a story tying all of the cards together, explaining them in as clear a way as possible. Tying all the themes together, and perhaps using a different way of explaining them which might make it even clearer to the client.
Focus on the positive aspects of the cards, and stress that nothing is carved in stone and the subject actions can change the situation later.
Tanya Kapoor, has been able to provide accurate tarot reading to her clients in Delhi, India, Dubai and other parts of the world using these simple steps.
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