Reading the Cards

Always, always, always share the beauty and grace of the Tarot with your clients or friends and help them to feel safe and at peace as they shuffle and handle the deck. Ease any concern or doubt that they may have and remain confident and loving in the process. As you demonstrate your own ease your client will mirror you. You are also a mirror, a key component of a person's experience with the Tarot. Never, never, never seem alarmed or frightened by a card. Remain calm and confident and your client will prosper.

Using the Tarot cards is an infinite exploration that can enchant you for the duration of your life. Once you have acquired a sense of ease and comfort with a chosen deck, it is then time to engage in divine play with the cards in a kind of sacred, liminal space. They will be your ally and your guide as they assist you toward deeper understanding of your inner and outer worlds. This process is like discovering a picture language that is stored in the memory cells of your body and can be mirrored back to you whenever you wish. Fall back on the traditional wisdom that has been passed down through the ages and imagine your way into new insights as each new moment arises.

I wish to share some of my little secrets with you regarding how to do a reading. When we are about to do a reading for ourselves or another person, it is important to take note of the archetype we hold within our self at that time, for that energy will be manifesting throughout the reading. I often invoke the energy of Temperance, along with her keynote "Grounding Cosmic Energy." I feel it is appropriate to GROUND before a session, and to align with one's guides. You may think of the Magician or the High Priestess, but whichever archetype you call up, be prepared to move with the energy.

Next, of course, you must clear your heart and open the channel so that you may receive clarity from the center of love. This is why I call upon the Mother\Father God. There is a gentle force when working through the heart center, and this opens visions and intuition.

You are now ready to handle, shuffle, and mix the cards putting your loving vibration into them, affirming love and light while you handle them. I do not voice this out loud, this is done within myself. When I feel I have cleared the deck, I hand them to my client, asking him or her to do the same as I have done. At this time, I openly invite the Tarot Oracle to join us and I acknowledge the power of love and light that streams in.

As you become more sure of your own intuition you will know when your client is finished. Some people are a bit self-conscious because they may think they are taking too long, and so rush their process. It is my job to see to it that the cards feel energized and if I feel they are not, I will ask my client to shuffle them more. I then ask the client to cut the deck three times and to put the cards back together in any way they wish. Finally, I decide whether they will choose their own cards, or if I will lay the cards out for them.

You are now ready to proceed with the reading of the cards.