Look for a breathtaking party trick? It’s time to impress and tell fortune of your friends by tarot reading with playing cards meanings! The practice is not only easy to learn, but also a cool way to get deep insights into a particular relationship or situation for the querent. All you need is spend time getting to know the meanings behind the cards. In the end, you’re able to discover the story behind what’s going on. Telling the one’s fortune with playing cards is also known as cartomancy. The most important part of the process is to understand the meanings of the numbers and suits as well as develop a system that is suited to you.
Reversals sometimes come up in a Tarot reading. This is often associated with negative meanings. But, when practicing regular playing cards, you cannot define which cards are reverse. The reason is that all of the images are just mirrored. Just get started with something simple if you are a newbie.
A basic Foundation of reading Tarot with playing cards
Playing cards seem to set up much like Tarot, except for some major differences. First, they don’t have cards of Major Arcana. If possible, the Jokers of the playing card deck may reflect the first and last cards of the Major Arcana. How interesting it is! Besides, the Knight archetype is also missing from pack of playing cards too. To further help in doing tarot reading with playing cards, the following is a backgrounder on the suits:
- Hearts often deal with love, emotions, feeling and matters of the heart. Be mindful of friendships, romance, marriages and heart-based passions with such the playing cards.
- Diamonds are practical. They reflect worldly possessions, money, security, and business matters. Be mindful of foundational concepts, such as stability, financial security, jobs, and materialistic views with such the cards.
- Spades are often about conflicting thoughts. This suit points out contrasts between what we are thinking and how we are behaving or what we are doing. As we sometimes think differently than what we act, spades can also reflect quarrelsome energy. These cards are used to give solutions in regard to analysis, concentration, mental focus, and strategy.
- Clubs tell about community development, transactions, communication, spiritual progression and exchange of ideas. Once there is predominance over those cards, it shows a need for expression and starting new deals in social realms. The keys include higher communication and creativity.
When doing tarot reading with playing cards meanings, you will rely much on those suit aspects. So, how to spread the cards? The most popular spread is the 3-card spread. At that time, you are able to give the cards in any association that you like, just make sure to clarify with yourself what each position will be as shuffling the cards. To put it simple, playing cards will be laid out from left to right in three positions! Here are our suggestions:
- Yourself/The current path you are on/Your potential
- You/The other person/The partnership you share
- Past/Present/Possible future
Current situation/Barrier/Advice
