Just got my tarot cards

Hey guys please explain in detail how to read tarot cards. I know what each card means but what way should I read it?

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(Taken from another post I commented on.)

With any reading you do there are many factors that come into play. The question in mind, if there is a question; the position the cards lay, normal or in reverse; what each individual card placement means, what the colours of the cards tell you; what the pictures tell you; the meanings to each card whether normal or in reverse position; how the cards interact with each other; and what the cards tell you. There may be more, but that's a general outlining of the reading.

When doing a reading, there a couple different ways it can be done. This is a matter of who does the shuffling of the cards. 1) If you have the querent in front of you have him/her (as is suggested) shuffle the deck as they focus on the matter they want their reading to be for. When they feel that they are ready they should place the cards down and cut the deck. (Cutting of the deck is optional). The tarot reader then takes the cards, keeping a clear mind, places the cards appropriately drawing one card at a time from the top of the deck with the faces down. And from there interpret the cards. 2) Whether the querent be in front of you or some distance away, focus only on the question and/or the querent as you - the tarot reader - shuffle the deck until you feel ready to place the cards. Cut the deck - again, an optional step. Place the cards in the same manner as stated in example 1. And interpret.

Some times when shuffling the deck you may have a card that just seems to "jump out." These cards that jump out are believed to be important to the reading to be given. When implementing them you should keep the card to the sideline and read the card last, after the spread as been interpreted. They are said to help give better insight to certain parts of the reading or as a whole. If you choose not to do so, simply place the card back in the deck and resume shuffling.

At times you may have a card, section, or what have you that may not make sense or be completely clear. For this what you can do is, (after all cards have been placed and interpreted) draw a single card from the top of the face-down deck to be interpreted with the reading as a whole, with the unclear section, or with the individual card that is not clear.

Overall, take what's there and practice. Eventually you will find a method that works for you as you further your readings and skills through practice.

Hey thanks for the help but please explain the type of readings- please?

many different types, the most common is the Celtic Cross i believe, it's a five card spread. there are different spreads depending on the deck you have, i have a dragon deck, so i use a dragon spread. try and find a book that goes with your deck, most decks have a book [big or small] what deck do you have?

here's a link explaining different spreads: http://www.psychic-revelation.com/reference/q_t/tarot/tarot_spreads/

Simply tarot deck, I bought it from a friend. I can't get any other type of decks. Explain the celtic spread?

Celtic Cross - a ten card spread good for any reading.

Card 1. Present Position. Atmosphere in which the questioner is presently working and living. Show the area of influence in which the questioner presently exists. This card represents the questioner. Placed in the center.

Card 2. Immediate Influence. Shows the nature of the influence or immediate sphere of involvement or obstacles which lie just ahead. Place sideways on top of or just below Card 1.

Card 3. Goal or Destiny. Shows the ultimate goal or destiny of the questioner. Indicates the best that can be accomplished by the questioner based on existing circumstances. This card may also represent the questioner's aim or ideal within the present frame or reference. This card crowns the questioner. This card is placed above card 1.

Card 4. Distant Past Foundation. Shows the broad and basic events and influences which existed in the past and upon which the present events ate based. This card is behind the questioner. This card is placed under card 1; but if card 2 is placed below card 1 then place card 4 just under card 2.

Card 5. Recent past events. Shows the most recent sphere of influence or events which have just passed or which are passing. This card may represent distant past influences exerting pressure on recent events. This card is beneath the practitioner. This card is placed to the left of card 1.

Card 6. Future Influence. Shows the sphere of influence that is coming into being in the near future in a broad sense. This card is in from of the questioner. This card is placed to the right of card one.

Card 7. The Questioner. Shows the questioner in his present position or attitude within the surrounding circumstances attempts to place the questioner in proper perspective. This card is placed to the right of card 6 ,but at the bottom adjacent to card 4.

Card 8. Environmental Factors. Shows the questioner's influence on other people and his position in life. Reveals those tendencies and factors which exist with respect to other persons who may have an effect on the questioner. This card is placed just above card 7.

Card 9. Inner Emotions. Shows the inner hopes, hidden emotions, and secret desires, fears and anxieties if the questioner. Includes those thoughts which will come to the mind of the questioner in the future. This card is placed just above card 8.

Card 10. Final results. Shows the culmination and results which will be brought about from all of the influences as revealed by the other cards in the divination. This card is placed just above card 9 so as to be adjacent to card 3.

after realizing that books wernt all that helpful i rely mostly on intuition and let the pictures tell the story, after about a year i stopped looking at the pictures and instead, while focused i would be able to see subtle changes to the cards or certian things would stand out then the rest and go from there.

my favorit is the creol cross place one card up (north) another for down (south), then place the fallowing cards from right to left (east and west) and place the final card facing down in the center. the center card is your concluding card. and the rest are detiels about the question in mind

Readings are based on your personal interpretation, the 4 cards you choose you must be based on what you see in them hard to explain really