Simple tarot spreads for beginners. How to lay out tarot cards correctly

Quite often, people who are just beginning their acquaintance with tarot cards and layouts do not know where to start. What prediction schemes to use and how to interpret them correctly. How to understand the relationship of cards and trace the chain of development of the situation. To do this, let's look at the simplest and most universal layouts that can be used for fortune telling.

They can be used for any situation or issue, as well as for any area of a person’s life. First, you should learn to interpret simple layouts with a maximum of 5 cards. You should not chase the number of cards used in fortune telling.

On the one hand, it may seem that the more cards in the layout, the easier it is to answer the question, on the other hand, this is not so. Extensive layouts contain a large amount of information intended for analysis, and most often in large types of divination there is a complex diagram of the relationship or influence of one card on another.

Before you begin the layouts, you need to choose a deck. The Rider-Waite tarot deck is considered a classic. Study its images and get acquainted with the interpretation of each card.

After this, you can study the existing layouts, write them out with a decoding of positions and rules for laying out cards. At first, before making a prediction, you can write down the position and position number of the card on a blank sheet of paper; on the contrary, write down the dropped card. It is better to always write down the result of fortune-telling - this helps to track the trend of the situation when you return.

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This is a classic for 3 cards

1 – description of the past.

2 – characteristic of the present.

3 – forecast for the future.

Option 2, 1, 3 can be used to view the pros and cons of the current situation, to choose one option out of two, to view the right and wrong decisions. Where position 1 is either a choice or a situation. 2 and 3 – pros and cons, options to choose from.

For this situation, a specific question is asked. Also, for this position of the cards, you can choose a suitable interpretation of the cards, adapted to the situation or question. The most common topics are personal relationships, relationships in couples and the relationship of one partner to another. Using this layout, you can help choose a profession or make a choice between two options.

For example, there is a couple. She wants to know how the relationship with Him will develop in the next 3 months. She asks the question: “What kind of relationship awaits us over the course of 3 months?”

The layout is according to the scheme 1,2,3, where 1 is a description of the relationship in the first month, 2 is the development of the relationship in the second month, 3 is a summary of what awaits the relationship in the third month. Let's say the following cards come out:

- 1- 10 of Swords – 1 month, possible separation, termination of the relationship in the form in which it was, the departure of something better.
- 2 – Inverted Magician – 2nd month – you shouldn’t expect anything new from the relationship, perhaps the relationship will end within the first month.
- 3 – 6 of Pentacles Reversed – 3 month – one of the partners is not interested in the relationship, there is no contribution to the relationship, there is no support.

If we look at this prediction simply at the current situation, with the same cards drawn, then the result will be the following.

1,2,3 – 1 – present, 2 – past, 3 – future.

1 – 10 of Swords – the fortuneteller is no longer able to change the situation that has developed. Perhaps your enemies are to blame for this. In this situation, all that remains is to muster up the courage and endure all the blows of fate with your head held high. You just have to learn a lesson from the current situation.

2 – Magician Reversed – your selfishness and self-confidence prevent you from making the right decisions. You may have made a mistake. You are not able to contain the situation; it is beyond your control due to your lack of self-confidence in this particular issue. Find inner balance, learn to live in harmony with yourself.

3 – 6 Pentacles reversed – you just have to wait until the difficult period passes. The future promises you spending money, thoughtlessly and excessively. Learn to be careful with money and plan your expenses. Be careful not to fall into financial scams.

If we consider this fortune-telling regarding the financial condition, then we can conclude that the person suffered some kind of financial loss or a difficult situation occurred that required extra expenses. The Inverted Magician also reports that in the past the person did not have financial stability. To summarize - you need to learn how to handle money, otherwise everything will be very bad.

"Cross"

It consists of 4 cards. This layout can be used to obtain information about relationships, health, financial situation, and professional activities. The layout can be performed both on the Major Arcana and on the minor ones. You can also use a full deck of 78 cards.

1 – description of what is happening, the current situation, deciphering the question.

2 – what you shouldn’t do.

3 – ways to solve the situation.

4 – development of the situation, if you use the recommendations of the cards.

Let's consider the interpretation of the “Cross” layout for various situations.

For example: situation - relationships. She wants to know how her relationship with Him is. Fortune telling is done using the Major Arcana. Cards drawn:

1 – Justice.

2 – Hanged Man.

3 – Emperor.

Interpretation:

1 – description of the relationship – this is either an already registered marriage, or everything is heading towards this. Seriousness of relationships and intentions. It is always worth remembering that everything secret sooner or later becomes clear. Relationships can be more complicated than they seem at first glance.

2 – what you shouldn’t do – don’t sacrifice yourself for the sake of others. A girl needs to find inner freedom.

3 – how the situation develops, what happens in the relationship – He is very significant for Her, influential, and can serve as a patron. Stabilization of relations. You shouldn't push away such a person. It's time to create something more.

4 – relationships develop and have their logical continuation.

The result that can be seen from the layout: despite the presence of one negative card (The Hanged Man), the trend in the relationship is positive, there is development for the better, and there is stability in the situation.

For example: the situation of professional activity, how things are going at work. Fortune telling on the Major Arcana, the cards drawn are the same.

1 – description of the situation (Justice) – you need to put your affairs in order, bring all documents into appropriate condition. Your professionalism, ability to negotiate and find a compromise with colleagues and partners, your responsibility and desire to do everything according to the rules can bring you a promotion. You are valued as a good employee.

2 – what you shouldn’t do (The Hanged Man) – you shouldn’t put up with the circumstances, if you want to get a promotion or increase in salary – you should act.

3 – how to solve the problem (Emperor) – it is necessary to move forward, you may have to show firmness and authority.

4 – how everything will be resolved (Court) – you will find a way out of a difficult situation, you will get what you are seeking. The main thing is to make an effort and not sit still.

Pyramid

There are some layouts that are used differently for women and men. This type of fortune telling includes the “Pyramid” prediction. For women, this is a layout for viewing your soulmate, viewing the likelihood of pregnancy or marriage. For men, such a diagram will tell about work, career and his professional activities in general.

That is, the same cards drawn for a man and a woman will be interpreted differently. For a woman in terms of relationships, for a man regarding work. The layout involves 10 cards, which must be laid out according to the following scheme:

1 – description of the current state of affairs, what is currently happening in a person’s life.

2 – how events can develop.

3 – hints – what was hidden, missed, forgotten, not taken into account. All this can have a positive impact on the situation.

4 – sphere of thoughts, what a person thinks about both the current situation and the general thoughts that come to mind.

5 – sphere of physical condition.

6 – sphere of emotional state.

Positions 4, 5,6 are factors that can influence the situation.

7 and 8 - give advice on what to do, what actions to take in order to eliminate mistakes and misunderstandings.

9 and 10 - what you should avoid - these are your enemies and the negative component of the alignment.

A simpler version of the “Pyramid” layout, consisting of 4 cards. It can be used for any situation. Fortune telling is mainly used to view personal relationships, or the relationships of two people (girlfriends, colleagues), or to view relationships in a couple. Prediction can be carried out both on the selected Arcana and on the full deck.

1 – general condition of the fortuneteller, manners and behavior.

2 – behavioral features. The attitude of the fortuneteller to the fortuneteller.

3 – the true state of the relationship. Comparison for compliance. This is what the fortuneteller wants, or the relationship has taken an unplanned path.

4 – the prospect of relationships, what their future is.

Example of interpretation of the layout, dropped cards:

1 – Jester (Fool).

2 – Knight of Cups.

3 – Empress.

4 – Justice.

1 – the state of the fortuneteller and his behavior – imprudence, committing stupid things, rash acts. Committing actions or saying phrases that the fortuneteller will later regret. Inconsistency of behavior with an adult and adequate person, childishness, not taking what is happening seriously. A person can destroy an existing relationship with his own hands. You should not assign more responsibility to your partner than he can give, and more than you assign to yourself. You should not provoke your partner. Don't expect maturity and wisdom from your partner when you yourself are unable to give it. You should not demand seriousness if you are not ready for it or behave inappropriately.

2 – next to such a partner you must always be on alert and in good shape. Your partner may have desires to go to the left, so you should attract him to your side, constantly interest him in something and attract him like a magnet, you should have a riddle that he needs to solve. But, despite this, perhaps your partner behaves towards you more worthy than you allow yourself. Why do you think that he can’t flirt, but you can? You shouldn’t allow yourself more than your partner. Learn to be in equal positions.

3 – description of a woman as a good housewife, mother and wife. A woman who is able to maintain a home, support and inspire her partner. But the romance is quietly leaving. But in this place comes balanced feelings, love, stability. All this is more reliable and holds stronger than outbursts of emotions and violent manifestations of feelings. Perhaps the partner expects maternal care and guardianship from his significant other, depending on the home environment.

4 – restoration of justice and the search for who is right and who is wrong does not always end in peace. Perhaps all this can lead to collapse and division of property. This card suggests that not everything is as simple as it seems. Everything should be approached with rationality and prudence. You shouldn’t overdo it, you should always look for that edge and that moment at which you need to stop, so that later you don’t have to clear away the rubble.

When interpreting cards, it is necessary to look at their meaning for a specific situation so that the forecast is more adequate and relates only to the question asked.

The article will present the most common and convenient layouts on Tarot cards.

Fortune telling with Tarot cards is a creative process. That is why what layout to use is not important.

In fortune telling, the main thing is how you are determined. Your sensitivity to images depends on this.
You need to start fortune telling with one card. This is the easiest way for beginners or simple situation
In any layout there is such a thing as an “auxiliary card”. It is removed at the end of the layout when clarification is required
The interpretation of fortune telling should occur on two levels - intuitive (sensual) and rational. As practice shows, it is the intuitive interpretation of fortune telling that is the most correct
Regularly laying out the cards, make personal notes in a notebook, write about your feelings about the cards that fell out. Over time, you will develop your favorite layouts that you will customize for yourself.

How to tune in to fortune telling?

Fortune telling should become a kind of ritual for you, when your thoughts and feelings are focused only on the issue of interest
Those who have previously meditated will find it easier to concentrate. For those who haven’t done this, we advise you to practice the art of meditation
During fortune telling, nothing should distract you. There should be no strangers, irritating sounds or smells
Sit in a comfortable position, take the cards in your hands and slowly shuffle the deck
While shuffling, turn off the flow of thoughts and try to clear your head of thoughts. Create a vacuum in your head and feel complete relaxation
Be in a state of calm for as long as you want. At a certain point you will feel that you are ready to start fortune telling.
Turn the deck face down and remove the cards with your left hand towards you
At this moment, mentally ask a question to the cards, as if asking it to yourself
Each card must be removed carefully and thoughtfully. Focus on every movement and do not be distracted by extraneous thoughts

Tarot card spreads

The main method of prediction on Tarot cards is all kinds of layouts
The essence of the layouts is the same - they give an answer to the question, advice and evaluate various influences on the situation
There are simple layouts where there are only exact values (for example, a specific answer to a question). And there are those where there are cards that characterize hidden influences. To understand them, you must already have some knowledge of the art of fortune telling.
It’s better to start the bastard with simple layouts. They will help you become familiar with the deck and learn to feel the cards.
Sometimes when shuffling a card falls face up. You need to pay attention to it, as it is a hint of fate. It may not answer a specific question, but simply assess your current situation

3 simple layouts for the current situation, for now

"1 card" layout. This is a simple layout that is good both for beginners and for those who are interested in a short answer without explanation. It can be used as an answer to a question or a prediction of the current day. In this scenario, it’s easy to study the deck and make personal notes. After shuffling the deck of cards, remove them with your left hand towards you. Mentally ask a question and draw a card. After that, carefully examine what is depicted on it. Without looking into the interpretation, feel what emotions the image conveys. Try to connect this image with your feelings. Write everything down in a notepad. Only after this read the meaning of the card and translate it to suit your situation
"3 cards" layout. Also a simple layout that will help clarify the situation in time. The cards are laid out on the table in the following order: “Past”, “Present” and “Future”. The first card is what circumstances influenced the situation. Average - the current state of affairs. The latter is a variant of the development of events in the current state of affairs
"5 cards" layout. This layout is more complex than the previous two. It contains additional cards that have a more intuitive interpretation. You need to do this layout after you have already studied the deck and can freely do analysis. We lay out the cards on the table in this order: “Past”, “Present”, “Hidden influence”, “Advice”, “Possible result”. “Hidden Influence” is a card that points out aspects of an issue that you have missed. You may be too focused on one area of your life, causing others to suffer. “Advice” is the practical action that will be best in a given situation.

Simple Tarot spreads

Methods of Tarot divination for love, relationships

Sometimes personal relationships don’t work out and you want to understand what needs to be changed
To do this, try making the “Help in Love” layout. It will help you understand what in your behavior repels people around you.

Layout “Help in love”

In the layout we will have 5 cards, which should be laid out in the order shown in the diagram
1 - your readiness to build relationships. This card speaks to your personal willingness to give and receive love.
2 - obstacles on the path to love. The map shows what is stopping you from finding love
3 - advice on what to do to find a life partner
4 - what external factors (people) prevent you from building relationships?
5 - result, or general assessment of the situation

Ways to predict the future using Tarot

Fortune telling for wish fulfillment “Horseshoe”

The layout will have 5 cards, which are laid out on the table in the shape of a horseshoe, as in the diagram below
1 - the rational part of the desire, how your mind relates to it
2 - the intuitive part of desire, what your inner voice says
3 - how desire will affect future events
4 - factors (people) that stand in the way of achieving what you want
5 - factors (people) that contribute to the fulfillment of desire

Fortune telling "Horseshoe"

Life fortune telling "Horoscope"

This fortune telling includes all aspects of life, helps to look at them from the outside and characterize them. There are 13 cards in total. 12 are specific aspects, and 13th is the final one
The cards are laid out in the shape of an astrological circle, with the last card placed in the center
1 - your “I”, life goals and priorities
2 - card that characterizes the material part of the issue (money, career, property)
3 - people who surround you or everyday activities. Everything that happens to you every day is part of life.
4 - mentor, teachers or parents. Influence of those stronger or wiser than you
5 - children or subordinates. Your influence on people who depend on you
6 - negative aspects of life (illness, “gray everyday life”, problems at work or in personal life). Everything that prevents you from living fully
7 - people who are nearby and important to you (friends, partners, personal contacts). The card indicates your relationships and their impact on life in general.
8 - secret passions and desires. A card that reveals your secret passions
9 - indicates spiritual or mental development. What you lack and what you need to strive for
10 - success and your vanity desires. What you want to achieve in life
11 - your place in society, how people around you react to you, what impression you make
12 is a card that shows restrictions in your life. What is stopping you from moving forward on the path to happiness?
13 - final map that summarizes and explains all the previous ones

Fortune telling "Horoscope"

Fortune telling for all occasions “Celtic Cross”

"Celtic Cross" is a universal fortune telling that can clarify any situation
This layout is based on a personality map. This is a card that characterizes you personally
There are two ways to choose a personality card. The first is to simply choose the one from the deck that you like best. That. with which you personally associate yourself, your feelings and experiences
The second way is astrological. We choose the suit: swords - air signs (Libra, Aquarius, Gemini), wands - fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), cups - water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces), pentacles - earth (Virgo, Capricorn, Taurus)
Now we select a card according to gender and age. Boys - Knights, girls - Pages, men - Kings, women - Queens
Example: a girl who was born under the sign of Gemini must choose her personal card, Page of Swords

Celtic cross layout

1 is a card that indicates the essence of the issue. It talks about a person’s place in relation to the question being asked.
2 - “cross”. A card that speaks of obstacles or lack thereof. For situations that need to be kept under control. The first two cards are of utmost importance for the entire layout
3 - Indicates aspects that led to this problem.
4 - past. What is left behind but still has an impact on the present. 3 and 4 cards are connected and form a general description of your past affairs
5 is a card that indicates opportunities and prospects. It indicates the best solution to the problem
6 - future. Shows what fate has in store for you in the near future. Cards 5 and 6 are connected
7 - a card that indicates your subconscious attitude to the issue
8 - indicates the people who surround you: family, friends, enemies. All those who have influence on the situation
9 - hopes or fears regarding the issue
10 is the result. The final map, which shows how the matter could end in the current situation

Fortune telling "Celtic cross"

How to interpret fortune telling?

If the fortune telling is complex, then it needs to be assessed as a whole. That is, not only specific cards, but also their connections
Pay attention to how many straight and inverted cards are in the layout
Make a general assessment of fortune telling. Which images are there more? What suits? What cards are there that indicate personalities?
Think about everything you see on the cards, about their images
Only then read the meaning of the cards. Record meaningful phrases in a notebook and associate them with personal feelings

How to turn any fortune telling only to the benefit?

Many people avoid fortune telling precisely because they are afraid of negative answers. They believe that what is predicted by the cards will happen
Remember that cards do not provide specific answers to questions. This is just a tool to help you understand yourself.
Even if the answer is negative, think about what you can change. After all, the negative answer has come out now, given the current state of affairs. But what happens next is up to you to decide
Any fortune telling is beneficial, because it helps to look at the situation from the other side, to evaluate hidden factors

The meaning of cards in the Tarot deck

A deck of Tarot cards has 78 cards, which are divided into the Major and Minor Arcana.
You can study the meaning of the cards here
Write down your intuitive feelings from the cards and compare them with the general interpretation. Over time you will receive individual tarot card meanings

Video: Celtic Cross layout

Tarot for beginners. You have decided to learn how to read Tarot. Where to begin? And, most likely, the first thing you did was to passionately interrogate the all-knowing Yandex or Google about

what tarot cards to buy for beginners,
where to start learning Tarot,
Tarot deck for beginners,
Tarot began,
Tarot cards for beginners,
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etc. About tutorials on Tarot, about how to learn how to read Tarot readings on your own, what you need to do for this and what you don’t need to do -.

The best tarot cards for beginners are the Rider-Waite deck with drawings by Pamella Colman Smith. Proven by more than 100 years of practice. In addition, it is with this deck that Tarot masters recommend that beginners learn the basics of Tarot, and it is also with this deck that most of the really good self-help books on Tarot have been written.

In this article, let's touch on topics related to layouts.

Tarot spreads for beginners with interpretation,
Simple Tarot spreads for beginners,
Interpretation of Tarot cards for beginners, etc.

Let’s bring some clarity to the terms “Tarot card meaning” and “Tarot card interpretation.” It is appropriate to talk about the meaning when we simply mean a particular card (this is for a fortuneteller). We talk about interpreting a card when this card is already in some layout. Otherwise, we can say this: the fortuneteller uses the meanings of the cards (for himself) in order to interpret (for the questioner) them in the layout.

Tarot for beginners

For those who better assimilate information from video, just below there are 3 videos with a fairly detailed interpretation. The simplest Tarot layouts for beginners are Tarot triplets. A triplet Tarot spread is simply 3 cards laid out in a row. You can set the names of the positions yourself. The most popular options for naming positions in triplets:

If you are interested in the schedule for three cards for the future then it might look like this

The next 5 years - The next 5 years - And another 5 years.

Those. you determine for yourself the time period that interests you and divide it into three parts. Accordingly, if you are interested in what will happen in the next 30 years, then instead of 5 years you say 10 years. BUT, you must admit, it is quite difficult to describe 5 years of life (and even longer periods of time) with one card.

Let me explain with an example. There are many literary works that tell about the life of travelers who found themselves on a desert island and lived there for a long time. Throughout the novel, the life of a person on this island is described. For example, the famous Robinson Crusoe. And so you make a three-card layout for the life of Robinson Crusoe.

And, for example, the Knight of Pentacles (trade) - HERMIT - 10 of Pentacles (family, inheritance, clan, material well-being) falls out. All those years that he spent on the island, everything that he had to overcome, everything that he had to learn, that he had to endure - the tribes of cannibals, the meeting with Friday, the attack of pirates and much more will be described by the HERMIT card. Loneliness, isolation, withdrawal from the world. Will this map reflect the whole picture???

Conventionally, we can say that when you make a layout on Tarot cards for the future on three cards, you determine the “average temperature in the ward” (someone has already died and cooled down, someone has a fever of 40 * C, but the card does not say about this, she only says that the average temperature in the ward is 36.6*).

Tarot spread for the near future with three cards

Will give you a more detailed picture. For example:

The next 2 weeks (2 months) – The next 2 weeks (2 months) – And the next 2 weeks (2 months).

You will get even more detailed information if you narrow the scope of the question even further. For example,

What will happen At work c The next 2 weeks (2 months) – The next 2 weeks (2 months) – And the next 2 weeks (2 months).

There are three cards for the situation - you want to determine the trend in the development of the situation. In this case, the positions can be named as follows:

Past-present-future (your income / your relationships / your job, etc.)

And then you can see

How cloudless is your future (Is there something in the present that you don’t even suspect that will cause you a lot of trouble in the future. Although now it seems to you that nothing foretells deterioration.)

If you find something in the layout that worries you, you can get additional cards and find out in more detail what exactly the problem will be.

What needs to be changed – What to keep/maintain as is – What you can ignore at all.
What can I change – What shouldn’t be changed – What can’t I change (accordingly, you must somehow adapt to this, or find a way to get around it)
This activity/direction/action will bring the greatest benefit/popularity – This activity will bring more harm than good – This activity is simply a waste of time and money. Or
Where to start – How to continue – How to finish.
Important – Urgent – Useless/unnecessary
I have to do this myself - This can be entrusted to someone - This can be ignored.

Tarot spread for three cards for relationships, incl. for love

The simplest option for naming positions in a layout

What he thinks – What he feels – What it looks like in reality
What he says – What he thinks – What he does
What he/she likes about me – What he/she doesn’t like – What he/she doesn’t care about
What he likes – What he would like to change – What he is ready to put up with / What he is ready to accept as is
Why he wants me to appreciate him - What he wants me not to notice in him - What he doesn’t mind changing in himself with my help
What he wants to be responsible for in our relationship - What he will avoid responsibility for - What he will be responsible for as a routine, without enthusiasm, but also without the desire to throw off this burden.
What he would like for me to never change - what he wants me to constantly show diversity - What in terms of stability / variability is not important to him at all (But in this situation, you need to keep in mind that people change, and what a person wants diversity now may become completely unimportant for him in 3-5 years. Therefore, this arrangement needs to be repeated at some frequency. For example, once every six months or a year. In order to keep up with life)).

Let's pull out three cards at random, come up with some hypothetical Mr. X and read the same three cards in different triplets. This will give you a clear opportunity to see how to interpret the same cards in different layouts.

Past present Future

Knight of Pentacles (Profit/Trade/Deception);
9 of Pentacles
5 of Wands

What can we say about the next 15 years of the life of our Mr. X. For the next 10 years he will be busy making money, most likely through trading. At the same time, he will not disdain using not very honest methods (the Knight of Pentacles and the 9 of Pentacles tell us this) And judging by the 9 of Pentacles, these are his efforts in the first 5 years and in the next 5 years he will live a fairly prosperous and rather carefree life.

BUT 10 years from the moment of fortune telling, something will change in the rules of the activity that provided him with such income. And in order to maintain his income at the same level, it is better for him to study these new rules, and not try to act with the old methods, in which he has become very proficient over the previous 10 years. The meanings of the 5 of Wands tell us that he will have to relearn (learn new rules of the market). We are not talking about money here, we are talking about rules and false competence. Those. a person only thinks that he knows something, in fact, his knowledge was either initially incorrect, or (as in our case) it became false - outdated.

What else can we say about Mr. X from this setup? He did not limit us to the sphere of life in which he would like to know the future. This means we can assume that, apart from material security, there will be little that interests him in life in the next 15 years. Perhaps over the years he will get married and divorced 5 times, give birth to a bunch of children, but this side of his life will interest him little.

Past-present-future (your income / your relationships / your job, etc.)

“Three cards” layout for money:

Past. The Knight of Pentacles tells us that in the past a person actively created the basis for his current well-being. It is quite possible to work as a sales agent, sales manager, etc. Those. This was the period when the wolf’s legs feed him, as much as he worked, he ate as much.

The present. Now he is a quite wealthy person, his income allows him not to think about his daily bread every day, and not to stress too much about getting money. BUT

Future. Some unpleasant changes await him in the future, although in the present there are no signs of any deterioration. Therefore, Mr. X needs to keep his finger on the pulse of the activities that now provide him with a good, stable income. Don't rest on your laurels for too long. Already now, some changes are beginning to occur in his field of activity, due to which his stable good income may significantly decrease.

Three Cards Spread for Relationships

Knight of Pentacles (Profit/Trade/Deception);

9 of Pentacles (Profit/Security/Craving for the forbidden);

5 of Wands (Game/Fight/Rules of the Game/Problems of False Competence)

In the past and present, relationships have been and continue to be based on the financial component. But in the near future, our Mr. X may be presented with demands from his partner on the topic - why do you measure everything with money?! Do you think you can buy me? You don't pay enough attention to me, etc. Those. he will be faced with problems in relationships that he does not know how to solve, because he only knows how to solve these problems through money and gifts.

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With respect to your views and your values,
Natalia Vammas.

If you have already studied the basic meanings of all the arcana of the magic deck, it is time to get acquainted with the practical part of the ancient predictive science.

The main methods of fortune telling with Tarot cards can be divided into two types: simple and complex layouts, which differ in the time of their implementation. You need to start working with easier techniques that require less time, and gradually, having learned to cope with them, move on to more complex ones.

Simple layouts

This category includes predictions that use no more than five to seven cards. If you are still a beginner and are just starting to get acquainted with the Tarot system, try practicing on the four layouts we have proposed.

Fortune telling with Tarot cards: card of the day layout

To master this method of fortune telling with Tarot cards, you do not need any special skills. All you need to do is wake up in the morning, pick up a deck and draw one single card from it at random. At first, it is best to use only the Major Arcana for this purpose - this way you can become more familiar with the meaning of each of them. After pulling out the card, look at it carefully and ask yourself questions:

What basic meaning does this Arcanum carry?
What feelings and emotions does it evoke in you?
Does it please you or does it cause you anxiety and fear?
What does the card number say?
What is its astrological and elemental correspondence?
What associations does it evoke in you?
What archetypes, myths or stories come to mind when you look at the map?

At first, it is better to write down all the answers in a notebook specially created for this purpose. After the notes, carefully examine the plot depicted on the Arcana and retell it in your own words.

How do you think the figures on it interact?
What do the colors and symbols in the image mean?
If a card could talk, what could it tell you?
Try to come up with a fairy tale that describes what is happening on the map
Imagine yourself inside this plot: how do you feel?
If there are several figures drawn on the Arcana, try to imagine yourself in turn in the place of each of them and write down your emotions
If you can draw, try sketching the plot of the selected map in your notebook

After a comprehensive analysis of the dropped Arcana, keep this information in your head throughout the day, and late in the evening remember all the events that happened during the day and find a connection between them and the card of the day. Describe this connection in your notebook.

This simple exercise will allow you to gradually memorize the meanings of each card and create your own associations. When all the Major Arcana have been worked out, take the Minor Arcana and repeat the “Card of the Day” fortune telling for several weeks, pulling one of them from the deck.

Do not forget to carry out the same operations as with the Major Arcana. After the Major Arcana, analyze the face cards in the same way. This alignment can be carried out in parallel with the development of other methods of fortune telling.

Layout of attitude towards a person using three cards

This simple fortune telling will allow you to practice relationship issues. It will tell you about the true attitude of any person from your environment towards you. You need to think about a person of serious interest to you (this could be a friend, loved one, relative, work colleague), and draw three cards from the deck at random, laying them out in a vertical row as in the picture.

Decoding the layout

The first position will tell you about the general impression that the intended person has about you.
The second is about the feelings that the hidden person has for you.
The third will show his subconscious perception of you (something that a person may not be aware of).

If you use only the Minor Arcana for fortune telling, the prediction will be short-term, but if you work with the Major Arcana or a full deck, the forecast will be long-term. Don’t get hung up on the same person: try making layouts for different people and analyze the results.

Layout for analyzing the situation using five cards

This simple fortune telling will be appropriate if you find yourself in a difficult situation, but you cannot find a way out of it on your own. This arrangement will take little time, but at the same time you will receive fairly clear and concise answers to the questions asked.

Divide the deck into the Major and Minor Arcana, mentally focus on the situation that worries you, and draw four cards from the Minor Arcana pile, placing them in the corresponding positions, as in the picture. The fifth card is drawn from the Major Arcana.

Decoding the layout

A unit in this scenario will show what resources and opportunities you currently have that will help you get out of the current impasse.
The deuce will tell you about the obstacles that you have to overcome.
Three will describe the reason that will help you make your final decision. Pay close attention to this lasso, because depending on the correct understanding of this card, the situation will be resolved in your favor or not.
The number four symbolizes advice from the Tarot, a hint that will help you make a decision.
The fifth card is the result of fortune telling, how the situation that worries you will be resolved.

This fortune telling also belongs to the category of simple ones. Using it, you will be able to figure out what kind of relationship actually exists between you and the intended person, but in more detail than it was in the three-card layout.

You need to divide the deck into the Major and Minor Arcana, mentally imagine the person you are interested in, pull out the first card from the Major Arcana pile, and the remaining six from the Minor Arcana.

The cards are laid out according to the following scheme.

Decoding the layout

The left row (numbers 5,6 and 7) refers to you, and the right row (numbers 2,3 and 4) refers to the person who interests you.
One shows the general characteristics of the relationship between you here and now.
Cards 7 and 2 describe the area of conscious thoughts and feelings. The number seven tells how you feel about the person you have in mind, and the number two tells how he feels about you.
Cards numbered 6 and 3 symbolize the area of hidden feelings. These are the emotions that we experience deep down or on a subconscious level, but are not always aware of. A number six will tell you about your subconscious feelings for your partner, and a number three will tell you about his feelings towards you.
Numbers 5 and 4 are the external “facade”, the ostentatious side of the relationship, what you openly demonstrate to each other. A five concerns your behavior, and a four concerns the behavior of the person you are interested in.

More complex layouts

These fortune-telling should be approached when you can already easily cope with deciphering simpler fortune-telling for three to seven cards. Once you have learned how to interpret small groups of cards, you can begin to work with larger layouts that require more time.

At first, you will need more than one hour to carefully analyze all the meanings of the dropped Arcana, but gradually, with experience, the speed of your work will increase. Try starting with the three layouts below.

This fortune-telling is universal, because it not only helps to decipher and analyze absolutely any events in your life, but also to find out their reasons, and also lifts the mysterious veil of the future.

A full deck is used for fortune telling. Mentally focus on the events that are happening to you, pull out nine cards from the deck at random and place them as in the diagram.

After the layout, only 8 cards are opened, the ninth remains closed until the rest are analyzed.

Decoding the layout

The cards that appear in the first and second positions will tell you about the main forces on which the events happening to you are based. Having correctly recognized their meaning, you will already know exactly the reason for the current situation. Pay attention to how these two Arcana interact: do they complement each other or do they carry opposite meanings? Cards that are in “friendship” or “harmony” explain why your business is progressing so quickly and unhindered, while “warring” cards will help you understand why you constantly encounter some difficulties.
Numbers 3, 4 and 5 symbolize the forces influencing the situation. Three talks about the trends that influence the events happening to you here and now, four talks about forces that will soon become dominant, and five identifies forces that are declining.
Number 6 reveals a factor whose effect you are not yet aware of. This is what is causing your concern about the situation.
Seven speaks about the side of events that you have already realized for yourself. By analyzing it, you will be able to once again evaluate the series of events that have occurred and look at them with fresh eyes.
Map 8 will show a possible perspective on the development of the problem situation.
After a detailed analysis of eight cards, you can open the ninth, meaning the root cause of the current situation. If the Minor Arcana is in this position, you can simply put it aside - this means that the true reason for the events taking place will remain hidden to you. If the Major Arcana falls out, it means that the Universe has decided to initiate you into its secrets, showing you the true state of affairs.

This method of fortune telling with Tarot cards is somewhat reminiscent of the previous one - in it we also understand difficult life circumstances. As in the previous fortune telling, you need to work with a full deck.

The layout helps you analyze important events from your past that influenced the situation, carefully consider the present and see the prospects for the development of events in the future.

You need to put the Major Arcana in a separate pile, and divide the Minor Arcana into four piles according to their suits: Wands/Staves - in one pile, Swords - in another, Cups / Cups - in the third, and Pentacles / Disks - in the fourth.

Mentally focus on the situation that worries you and lay out the cards as in the diagram, while numbers 1, 2 and 3 should be taken from the Major Arcana, 4,5 and 6 - from the suit of Swords, 7,8 and 9 - from Wands, 10, 11 and 12 are from Cups, and 13,14 and 15 are from Pentacles.

After laying out all the cards as above, turn positions 4-15 face up. Cards 1, 2 and 3 can only be opened after the remaining positions have been interpreted.

Decoding the layout

The four, five and six (Swords) will tell you everything about the feelings and emotions of the people involved in the situation that worries you.
Seven, eight and nine (Wands) will describe how the current situation is reflected in the outside world.
Positions under the numbers 10, 11 and 12 (Cups) talk about how people with whom you have to communicate and interact in some way in the course of events relate to you.
Numbers 13, 14 and 15 reflect the financial side of the problem and the place you occupy in society.
When interpreting, it is important to pay attention to the row in which the card is located. So, the first row (cards 4,7, 10 and 13) means the past, the second row (5,8, 11 and 14) means the present, and the third (6, 9, 12 and 15) means the future. This way we get four key aspects for each time period, each of which describes a specific area.
After analyzing the above cards, you can open the Major Arcana - positions 1, 2 and 3. They describe the situation as a whole: one will tell about the past, two - about the present, and three - about the future.

For the layout, the cards are divided into five groups, as in the previous fortune-telling: one will contain the Major Arcana, the other will contain the Minor Arcana of the suit of Swords, the next will contain the Suit of Wands, and so on. The stack of Pentacles can be put aside; it will not be needed for fortune telling.

This fortune telling will tell you who you are as a person, help you analyze your expectations and real life, and also determine the further paths of self-development that you should follow.

You must relax, think about your inner world, and then draw four cards from the Major Arcana group, placing them in positions 1-4, then take four cards from the Swords pile, placing them in positions 5-8. Next, repeat the procedure for the stack of Wands, placing them in places 9-12 and the stack of Cups (places 13-16).

The entire layout should look like the image below.

Decoding the layout

It is best to analyze the result in groups of four cards. The first group will include positions 1,5, 9 and 13, the second - numbers 2, 6, 10 and 14, the third - numbers 3, 7, 11 and 15, and the fourth - cards 4, 8, 12 and 16. The Major Arcana are key in this fortune telling. They represent the main card in their group.
The unit will show your subjective opinion about yourself, how you imagine yourself.
The deuce will tell you what impression you make on others, the thoughts of these people about you.
The number three symbolizes your behavior in public - what you strive to demonstrate to others.
Four will give an objective assessment of you as a person.
The Swords (cards 5,6, 7 and 8) indicate your area of emotion. The five will talk about what emotions are inherent in you in your own opinion, the six will show the opinions of others about your emotionality, the seven will talk about the impression you create (with regard to emotions), the eight will give an objective assessment of your emotionality.
The remaining groups are treated in exactly the same way. The Wands (cards 9, 10, 11 and 12) symbolize the material aspect of your life in each of four areas: the number nine is what you think about your own finances, the number ten is what appears to others, the number 11 is what you are trying to demonstrate, and the number 12 is an objective assessment of your financial situation.
The cups (cards 13, 14, 15 and 16) will tell you about your relationships with others, while the number 13 will show your personal opinion, 14 - the opinion of other people about this, 15 - the impression you want to make in this area, 16 - objective analysis of your relationships with your environment.

Once you have mastered the basic methods of fortune telling with Tarot cards, you can improve yourself in this area and start making your own layouts. Many experienced tarot readers prefer to work with independently compiled individual layouts, when universal ones cannot very accurately reflect the issues of interest to the client.

If you decide to start fortune telling with Tarot cards, you need to learn some rules that will help you correctly ask for help and receive truthful answers, as well as avoid common mistakes when telling fortunes.

So, first of all, you need to choose your deck - look at the images on different decks, if possible, hold the cards in your hands, feel their energy. You shouldn't be put off by the pictures on Arcana, it is important that you feel warm and comfortable when looking at them.

Having chosen and purchased your deck, hold it in your hands and let the cards tune in to your wavelength. Subsequently, it is better to store them in a linen bag, and it will be ideal if you sew it yourself. But as a last resort, you can buy a ready-made one, and then, if desired, decorate it with embroidery, beads or beads.

Before as start fortune telling, read the recommendations that will help you quickly get used to it and find a common language with the cards.

Before making the actual layout, do the following:

Turn off your phones and take steps to avoid distractions. Lock yourself in a secluded room, dim the lights, or light candles. If divination It is carried out in the early morning, it is permissible to do it in the light of the first rays.
Clean the room in which you will tell fortunes - cards do not like dirt, which accumulates negativity. Lay a tablecloth made of dark plain fabric on the table, remove all excess from the tabletop.
Take cards in hand, hold them without thinking about anything, look at the drawings on them. Try to tune in to their wavelength, feel their energy. Ideally, you should feel warmth or a slight chill emanating from the deck.
Don't use before fortune telling alcohol, do not smoke - Tarot does not like such smells and will not tell the truth if they come from you. In addition, alcohol changes consciousness, which means that connecting to the general information field will not work as it should.
Drink herbal tea if you plan to tell fortunes for yourself and coffee if you plan to tell fortunes for someone else. Calming herbs tune you to inner contemplation, and coffee allows you to concentrate energy and direct it outward.
Get into a meditative mood, get rid of unnecessary thoughts from your head, don’t think about what’s bothering you. Extra emotions can confuse the cards, and they will show not the truth, but what you want to see.

Once you have properly prepare for fortune telling, all you have to do is choose the layout that suits your situation and ask the right question.

Remember that you cannot ask the same question twice during a fortune-telling; the phrase must be formulated as clearly as possible, for example: “What does Vanya think about me now?” or “What awaits me in love in the next month?” If you have specified a period, this will make the fortune telling more accurate, but you can ask the same question only after this period has expired.

What do beginners need to know?

If you have just recently met Tarot, you'd better start with simple layouts. The “Card of the Day” layout is considered the easiest - it is done on just one card. To do this, get up early in the morning, don’t eat anything and sit down at the fortune-telling table.

Concentrate, think about what you want to know, what awaits you today, and take out the map. She will tell you what events you should prepare for. It will be very good if in the evening you remember what happened to you and correlate it with what the card predicted.

You can keep a diary of predictions for every day, writing down in one column what the card means, and in the other - what happened to you. So you can form your own opinion about this or that other Arcana, get your associations.

Another simple layout that will suit you if you have recently picked up cards is fortune telling using three cards. It is done like this: concentrating on the situation that worries you, but depriving it of emotional coloring, take three cards from the deck and place them in a row in front of you shirt up.

Open the cards one by one, the second one when you decipher the first one, and the third one after the second one. The first card will tell about the past of the situation, about the origins that gave it its course, the second will describe current situation affairs, and the third will show what outcome to expect.

This kind of fortune telling can be done for any situation - with work, relationships or money.

With interpretation

After you make the layout, you definitely need to find the interpretation of each card. This can be done on the Internet or purchase a special book that will describe each Arcana. Look carefully at each card, think about what it symbolizes, try to feel what emotions arise when you look at it.

Intuition can sometimes tell us more than the interpreter. But in no case should you neglect it, because it is important to become familiar with the internal the meaning of the card, its description and meaning.

Remember that the meaning of the dropped Arcana may differ depending on its position. In the upright position the card means one thing, but in the inverted position it means something completely different. The meaning of an inverted card is often exactly the opposite.

In addition, when interpretation of layouts It is necessary to take into account not only each card individually, but also what they form together. If at first the alignment does not form into a complete picture for you, it’s okay, it will come with experience.

For love

Fortune telling for love has always been popular, both in past times and in our time. Tarot cards can give answer to question, associated with tender feelings, with them you will learn how your lover feels, what to expect from a relationship and where to find love.

For example, the “Finding Love” layout is suitable for people who are interested in their own prospects on the personal front, or for those who want to find out how a new relationship will develop. This layout is already much more complicated than those made using three cards, but it more clearly reflects the situation.

So, ask a question, concentrate, and draw nine cards at random from the deck. They should be laid out in a special way, from bottom to top.

First card placed below, the second one above it. The third is placed slightly to the right of the second and above, the fourth - to the left and above the third. The fifth should be placed opposite the third, that is, to the left and above the second, and the sixth - near the fourth, that is, to the right and above the fifth. The seventh, eighth and ninth cards are laid out on top, in one row.

Here's what these cards will mean:

Will show who you are destined to meet or who the new partner is.
Reflects the power of love, which this person will feel for you.
It will show you what problems you will have.
It will tell you who this person is in terms of career and society.
Reflects the sexual sphere.
Reflects the nature of emotional relationships.
Shows what discrepancies may arise in terms of outlook on life.
It will show what your couple’s financial situation may be.
He will tell you what to do to win this person.

Another love schedule is done on four cards, which are laid out in a cross clockwise, the first card is placed on the left, the second on top, the third on the right, the fourth on the bottom. He will answer typical questions about feelings and the future of relationships. The first Arcana will describe the situation, the second will tell you what worries you, the third will describe the attitude towards you, and the fourth will give advice.

For relationships

Relationship breakdown will help you understand what to expect from the union, whether the relationship has a future and how to correct what negatively affects them. This layout can be done either alone or with a partner. Pull seven cards at random from the deck and arrange them as follows.

First two in a horizontal row, the next row is the third and fourth, the last row is the fifth and sixth. The seventh is placed in the center, between the third and fourth. In this layout, the first card will describe what you think about the relationship, and the second will describe what your partner thinks about it. The third will show your feelings, and the fourth will show your partner’s feelings.

Fifth will describe those actions, which you take in a relationship, and the sixth is the actions taken by your partner. The seventh Arcana will describe what is the connecting link or stumbling block in a relationship. Based on it, you can understand how to behave in order to maintain peace in a couple.