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how i approach a reading / the cards

do you feel overwhelmed when pulling cards?

are you a beginner and need a guide to get started?

read this to see how i personally do this and you might find something useful out of it!

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warning - LONG lol

for the most part this is just an educational guide but it’s also made for you to follow along with your cards to see a visual as you read. if you want to skip the info and just try an analysis with me , skip to - “SO YOU PULL ONE CARD - NOW WHAT???”

also : pinterest is a great way to find cheat sheets!

INCLUDES:

- using imagery + facial expressions and body language

- using colors

- using the suits/court + numbers (sometimes)

- using placement (in the spread)

- major and minor arcana differences + how to approach them separately

- using reversals

FIRST THINGS FIRST

get a deck with good imagery - rider waite preferably. pls do not get a deck made with a “pretty” look to it. these are nice for when you become accustomed to the cards and more intuitively aware.

for example, heres a deck I have that i would NOT use as a beginner. (not my pic)

2ND THING - SUPER IMPORTANT

Divination and spirituality are individual practices. No 2 people will do them the same or practice them the same. This is why its so important that you find what works for you and how your intuition works. For example, if someone is clairaudient (hears messages), that doesn't mean you will be. You could be clairvoyant (sees visions/pictures).

SPREADS - YES OR NO?

You may hear about celtic crosses and other big spreads, but for now I say keep it to 3 cards or less. Once you become more accustomed to the meanings, 5 should be okay. This is because you hardly know what they mean, why try to send your brain into overload? Lets honestly keep it to 1 or 2 when your first trying to wrap around how tarot works !

REVERSALS - YAY OR NAY?

As a beginner, I say no to reversals. I don't have a vendetta against reversals lol, you simply are already trying to learn 78 cards, doing 156 is really hard. plus, reversals usually aren't as easy as people think. later, if you find that they work for you and you like them pls use them!

MAJOR VS MINOR ARCANA

arcana = secrets —— major secrets and minor secrets

major are big things / occurrences , they overpower the minor arcana in the reading

minor are smaller, daily life things.

important things to realize/look into:

major:

- 0-21

- study the fools journey

- major will be harder to go off of imagery so i suggest reading my post before trying to analyze any major cards.

minor:

- contains 4 suits (wands, pentacles, cups, swords)

- each suit contains 4 court cards (page, knight, queen, king)

- easier to read off of imagery so i suggest going through each one with my suggestions below

THE 4 SUITS

it’s important to realize that each suit represents a different thing(s). once you learn each one, reading will become a lot easier. (especially court cards)

THE COURT CARDS

now that yk the suits, let’s tie them into the court cards.

the court cards can be confusing bc of a couple things: they can be seen as people in a reading, they can be yourself, they can be timing, they can be a quality of someone, etc… SO MANY THINGS. So study this cheat sheet below and see how they relate to each other!

NUMBERS MAY SOMETIMES BE OF IMPORTANCE

now i don't usually use the numbers in my analysis. yes, they are INSANELY important, but i have an understanding of the cards. I would suggest using a cheat sheet and memorizing it because a few of the numbers i actually find important. Aces, 5, tens. Aces are usually gifts/offers. I've found that about all the 5s are usually negative. Tens are big endings/beginnings in different forms. 10 of coins and cups are positive, while 10 of swords and wands are a bit more negative. Again, depends on how you take them in a reading.

ZODIAC SIGNS IN TAROT

there are 12 zodiac signs. in tarot, each zodiac sign has 1 major arcana card assigned to it. You can use these as recognizing people in a spread OR timing by using the dates in the zodiac. Keep in mind that just because the moon = pisces does not mean that that is the only meaning to the moon - just a helpful addition.

TIMING

tarot can also give insight on timing. Of course major arcana with a zodiac assigned might be easiest, but minor arcana can do just as well. Find a method that works for you, do you see wands as the fastest (days) and pentacles as the slowest (months/years)? or is it opposite? now that you have that in mind, use the number. for example - 5 of wands. 5 days. --- 6 of cups. 6 months. Really it depends on your meanings of timing so assign them and stick to it!

IMAGERY

so now that yk the basics let’s look at how the imagery reflects meaning of the card.

FIRST THING- this is why i preach having multiple decks if possible. this is bc the cards look different so, you use your intuition to grab the deck with the imagery you need for that card - the other decks imagery might not reflect the message they want to get across!

lets use these main questions / prompts when beginning to analyze a reading :

how many people are in this card?

what are they doing?

what are they looking at?

how are they standing/sitting? on what? or where?

what is the background?

what are they holding?

where are they looking? (different from what, i promise)

WHAT IS THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSION?

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so it’s a lot yes, but it’s so important and you will do it without realizing as you go.

let’s use this card for my example: (9 of swords)

let’s take notice of the main things we see : we see one man, he is in a bed with 9 swords above him.

by this- we can assume - he was sleeping and woke up from a nightmare or a night terror. we see that he is holding his face in agony or despair.

now this doesn’t literally mean a nightmare, he could be having anxiety or stress about something - the 9 swords could be pressuring him or are “heavy” on his mind. overall, the coloring in the card is dark and gloomy.

THE REASON I SAY WHERE INSTEAD OF WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT

this is only used by me when i have multiple cards in a spread. + when they fall out in their own formation/spread.

i will show an example below.

(this deck is not good for facial expressions, but their body language is useful for this example.) pay attention to the king of wands. he is pointing to another card in the spread - the queen of cups. So, for this example, i will say that the king of wands is a king who strives after what he wants. what does he want? the queen of cups.

That was just a small example out of many. one that i find happens more is an example below.

See how the woman in strength is looking towards the 4 of wands. This could mean like you finding the strength you need to work on making your family/relationship healthier and happier. Many meanings but its all how you interpret it with your intuition.

WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?

one of the biggest things you have to keep in mind when breaking down a card or a spread - is keeping what they are talking about in your head. The same spread will have a different message depending on whether its referring to love or finances. AS WELL as different people. The same cards pulled for me will NOT have the same message as the same cards pulled for my friend. Understand? So always keep the question in mind when breaking the cards down. Cards have so many meanings, don't want to get them mixed up lol.

SO YOU PULL ONE CARD - NOW WHAT???

Take into account everything said above.

whats the name of the card? sometimes the names say a lot more than we realize. For example- justice.

immediately recognize the suit and number. Use your knowledge of what these mean.

Now look at the people in the cards. How many people are there?

^^now go into what they are doing, their body language, their facial expression, where is their attention, what are they holding. What energy is this card giving off?

the colors and the background/underlying imagery in the card. Is the card overall dark and gloomy or colorful?

if you have multiple cards in a spread do this for all of them, and slowly find connections between the cards to unlock the meaning.

I will do an analysis on this card to give you one final big example

3 of swords*

we first notice this is swords and we know swords represent truth, clarity, communication, thoughts, etc...

there are no people in this card, but one heart. this heart is bright red, really the only color in this card. behind it are gloomy clouds pouring rain. 3 swords stabbing into the heart.

now lets use our knowledge on the connection between hearts and cups. and cups represent love, emotions, feelings, etc...

this card just reeks heartbreak. its like someone said something (swords - communication) and it was like swords stabbing into your heart and youre just heartbroken. the clouds are rolling in and youre sad and feel like it can't get any worse than this.

Okay I hope this helped a lot! I post readings and pick a piles so follow if you want to see more like this!

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✨ LEARNING TAROT

General Tips

Explaining how tarot readings work using color gradient

Variables that influence tarot accuracy

How to strengthen your intuition (I)

6 things to do to improve your tarot reading skills (I)

3 basic things to focus on to improve tarot reading skills (II)

5 ways to incorporate tarot insights into your daily life

The difference between Tarot and Oracle, and my personal experience with them

Tarot Notes:

Tarot Notes #1

Tarot Notes #2

Tarot Notes #3

Reading Techniques:

This is all you need to be able to read tarot

101: The first guide you need: the bones & meat of tarot

101: Dominant energy in a tarot reading

101: How to get the most out of a general spread

101: Reading court cards

The flow of tarot interpretation

Contradiction in a reading (people’s personalities)

What I’ve noticed about interpreting YES/NO questions

Two ways to interpret timing

Answering ‘first impression’ question

Find missing items by asking 4 questions

Possible meanings of the card at the bottom of the deck

If you get positive cards to answer negative questions

Reading physical traits & appearance

20 Tarot Interpretation Series

The Hermit

The Emperor

The Star

The Moon

Thoughts on the Cards:

Cards for travel & movement

Cards for work connections

Cards for soulmate, romantic & sexual relationships

The Devil as first impression

Cards for stalking and spying

The Hierophant & The Lovers

The Devil & The Tower

The World for career/jobs

Cards for choices

Cards for pregnancy

The Justice as divine intervention?

Cards for “you need to stop asking”

Cards to indicate relationship status 

The Hanged Man and divine intervention 

Tarot Prompts & Exercises

Tarot Practice I: Reading People

Tarot Practice II: Reading People

Tarot Practice III: Reading People

✨ NAVIGATING TAROT

All tarot asks I have answered

Tips for Tarot Readers:

When is the right time to buy a deck?

Which deck should a beginner buy?

Choosing Oracle Decks

Symbolism: Individual VS Collective Meanings

Your reading tells you about yourself

PAC reading VS personal reading

Dealing with biases in tarot readings

How to reject a querent’s paid reading request

If the same cards keep appearing...

Why we are encouraged to avoid tarot when we don’t feel well

When the cards do not make any sense

Someone else’s energy in the reading?

When a reading doesn’t answer the question

Start and end your reading with this

Should you use your deck’s guidebook?

Channeled readings

When you don’t get any answers

What’s wrong with tarot websites & guidebooks?

Can people intuitively read tarot without learning the tarot system?

Why does it feel like there is a blockage when you want to read about someone

Tips for Tarot Querents:

What you need to know about PAC reading

How to know when a reader is for you

How to know when the message is right

All questions about PAC reading

Choose the right pile in a PAC

Determining accuracy in PAC

You can’t decide between two piles?

Why you choose more than one pile

Don’t get hung up on a specific term

Have you let tarot control your life?

Choosing a different pile the second time

If the same cards keep appearing...

What factors influence timings

Can wishful thinking influence the pile you choose?

Can you ask the same question again and again?

What does it mean by 3rd party?

How to politely tell a reader their reading does not resonate?

Go back to the master list

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Hi, J! How do you "do" the channeled messages? I always was interested in the "process" behind the magic we see in your future spouse posts in general, but especially the channeled messages! They are so accurate and they touch our hearts so deep... It's alright if you don't feel like sharing or something, keep yourself healthy and happy! 😘💕

I’m really sorry for the late reply.

Channeled Messages

Disclaimer: I’m speaking from personal experience here, my experience might be different from other people’s. 

I don't know how other people define it or do it, but I personally see it as if you are being spoken to. I don't do it the way psychics do it, not to the point of being 'taken by a spirit' or 'speaking with the dead', I'm still undecided about anything too spiritual since I'm a practical person.

Since I use tarot for it; from my experience it's similar to reading tarot cards, you are still reading the energies. The difference is it's a lot more flowy; you let it flow through you instead of being so analytical and structured about it (that’s why some sentences do not make any sense). Plus, you use the first person point of view.

The messages come in two forms:

The words/sentences come up by themselves. Eg. "I have so much of you in my heart". This one is easy, the reader just has to pass on the message.

The message comes in the form of feeling, energies, whatever you call it; Eg. your chest feels heavy and full when you are doing the reading, you pick up on a desire to break away. For this one, sometimes the words just appear but sometimes the reader has to find the words for it.

Comparison

In a normal tarot reading you do about Person X, when you pick up on a desire to break away, you can simply say "X wants to break away from something, could be external control like a boss, religion, parents etc".

In a channeled reading, when you pick up on a desire to break away, you have to tune into it deeper to feel how Person X would describe it, how it might feel to them. This makes it exhausting.

The message is influenced by their personality

I.e whoever you are trying to channel. 

In one of my channeled readings; one person has an intense personality. I couldn't just write "I like you" because it felt wrong. It wasn’t enough. "I have an ocean in my soul and I want to drown you in it" felt better. The latter depicted the mix of intense emotions that came up in that reading.

In other words, the message is influenced by the entity's personality, so there is a lot more freedom to decide how you want to explain it in a normal tarot reading, than when you are doing a channeled reading.

Problems that can happen

1) Their personality does not match the topic

Let's say you want to do a sexual reading. Now, what kind of message can you get from a polite person if you ask them to talk about sex? What kind of message can you get from someone who does not talk dirty at all?

As a reader, I can see the images or scenes but I can’t find the words to describe it, no words will come out, because I can feel that the words I want to use do not match the personality of the person, so it feels wrong to say anything. But saying nothing means my querent will not get anything.

2) No message

Sometimes the person (whoever you are channeling) just does not want to talk about something. So in this case, I will get nothing. It feels like you hit a wall when you try to go deeper. The cards are there, you know the cards are supposed to represent something, but no info.

3) The reader does not have the words

For the messages that come in the form of feelings, sometimes I can't find the words to describe them. I can feel like there is a joke here, the teasing tone, etc but I might not be able to do it because I'm not funny (lmao) and I don't have the words. I can't just write "they like to make jokes".

Hence why when you look at channeled readings available online; some channeled readings sound right, but some sound a bit off. It's because the messages go through the reader's language skills (besides other factors I mentioned above). Channeled readings are hard to do to begin with, so I'm not looking down on anyone here, I’m in the same boat.

Conclusion

From my experience and observation, a channeled message is a mix of the entity's energy/words and the reader's language skills. It's a bit different from normal tarot readings, your freedom is a bit limited when you do channeled readings.

Important: The words I use in my channeled readings, may not all be the exact words the person uses when they speak, because I’m not them lol. But I do try to pick the words that have the closest meanings/nuances to their energy.