Practice

This post covers how to read a 3-card spread, fifteen layouts you can use or adapt, and when it's worth bringing your cards to someone else instead of reading for yourself.

Most people come to a tarot reading with either a very specific question they're afraid to say out loud, or no question at all. Both are fine — but there's a real difference between walking in prepared and hoping the cards do the work for you. Here's how to get the most out of your reading.

Let me tell you what it isn't first: it isn't a forecast. It isn't a sentence. I'm not going to turn over a card and tell you you're going to lose your job or that your relationship is doomed. That's not what the cards do, and honestly, that's not what you need. What most people who are afraid of tarot are actually afraid of is the future. Which makes complete sense, especially right now. The world is loud and uncertain and genuinely hard to read. Of course we're anxious. Of

A tarot reading isn’t the scary thing the movies have told you. In fact, it’s a magical tool we can use to express self love,...