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A Tarot Question: How do you read for yourself?
October 20th, 2009 by taurusrising.net received 9 Comments »
A Tarot Question
I’ve been having problems reading Tarot cards lately. Particularly for myself. I never know what to ask the cards and often – the question that I do want to ask – I’m afraid of seeing the answers.
Then, there is the process of actually reading the cards. When I ask my cards a question – how do I know if I am reading intuitively or if I am being biased. For instance, if I’m afraid of seeing the answers – what if I see what I’m afraid of? If I really want to see positive answers, what if I see what I want to see?
The joys of being a Tarot reading newbie. :)
I’d appreciate any input on this question. Thanks in advance!
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I find that using the cards as a form of meditation as opposed to prediction helps when doing readings for oneself. If looking for insights as opposed to outcomes, it really cuts down on the fear factor…
Trying a different type of reading might be a good start for you as well. Try not reading the cards but instead waiting for an image from them to demand your attention. Once you've connected with one don't linger on it's relevance, but keep up the process until a bigger picture appears. This will take a little longer but can be vastly more rewarding than racking your brain with divinatory meanings. I agree too that if your stuck on a question, or lack of one for that matter, don't ask anything at all. Your subconscious is not going to let you get there until it gets the message across that you aren't aware you need to hear.
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That's why I can't read for myself! :(
hey! i have a few thoughts to share. one won't be at all helpful (!), so i'll include it up front :) when i look back at readings i've done — in particular with the eight of cups or the three of swords or the emperor — i realize, after the fact , that i was dead on. i'm sure you'll find the same — and, hopefully, that provides some solace :)
i've also found that it's much better to not overintellectualize when i pull cards for myself. more allow myself to respond to cards on a real gut level. so, don't rush to a web site to interpret card, don't grab a book, don't ask someone else. i'm 100 percent confident that if you have centered yourself beforehand and do whatever it is you do before you read, that you'll know the message the cards hold for you.
and, to refer to my initial comment, you'll definitely prove this to yourself over time. cheers!
Sometimes instead of asking a question I just focus on the situation or issue and I deal a card that is suppose to ask my question for me… "What do I need to be asking myself about this situation?" And then a second card that is suppose to be the answer to whatever question the first card proposed…Hmmm…am I making sense?
Good question! Although not a tarot newbie, I still have the same problem myself from time to time. I've not come up with a good solution. However, recently I listened to an archive of Tarot Talk. Their guest was Arwen Lynch who suggested an exercise that maybe you could adapt. I'm paraphrasing/changing it a bit here. Take your question, break it down into elements, and write those bits on index cards. Shuffle them up and lay them out face down. Then put a card (or a few cards) on each one. Interpret the cards and only when you've done that, turn over the index card and see what aspect of the question the interpretation applies to. I hope that's not confusing. I just heard this myself, so I've not tried it yet.
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You've really hit the nail on the head here. Knowing what to ask (in other words understanding and identifying the problem) is half the battle! Compared to that, finding the answer is all a downhill run.
So why not ask the cards to lead you to good questions…use that to help you figure out the areas of greatest concern…
I've also found it helpful to put the idea of having a 'question' to the side, and just ask for "whatever I most need to know" and see what happens!
Good luck with your readings, for yourself and others too!