What I've Learned About Tarot Through The Years

I’ve been in a long term tarot relationship.

In fact, it’s been a 30 year love affair that has outlasted almost every other relationship I have ever had. (I’m very commitment-phobic and get bored easily – yet I never get sick of tarot and I dedicate considerable time to it.)

After such considerable time together, you develop a certain level of intimacy that allows you to understand your partner’s moods and quirks rather deeply. My tarot cards have taught me a lot about how they operate.

And this is what I have learned:

You don’t have to be psychic to read tarot cards. But tarot can help you to become more intuitive. Practice often enough and soon enough, you’ll tap into that vast well of mystical wisdom deep within YOU.

Physical death rarely comes up in a tarot reading. My tarot gets all touchy and creeped out and prefers to tiptoe around the subject. I’ve had a lot of deaths around me the last 5 years and my cards were never comfortable making a prediction on anyone’s demise. But it has been great for helping me to cope with the grieving process and I’ve gotten crystal clear communication from my deceased loved ones using tarot

Tarot is a sensitive instrument. If you are highly anxious or obsessive, it will withdraw and shut down. My cards are happier when I approach them with a calm and centered mind.

Tarot is never a substitute for therapy. It can play a role in healing but it will never take the place of a licensed therapist.

Tarot does not like to beat a dead horse. Ask the same question again and again and soon you’ll discover that they will give you the run around. My cards have ADHD and will get very bored if you continue to pester them. Oh – and they are not stupid. So don’t try to ask the same thing in a new way just to get the answer you want. You’ll get nothing. Nada, zilch.

Timing is not a perfect science. Many things – including your choices as well as the choices of others – can effect timing. The cards can give a general timeline but it is still your actions that determine how fast or slow something materializes.

Tarot hates agendas. An open mind free from attachment to outcomes will lead to the clearest, most accurate answers.

Tarot cannot give you a guarantee. Your future is not written in stone. You always have a choice and you can change course at any time (and so can other people for that matter).

Each tarot deck has a unique world view. Some of my decks are really sweet and some are kinda bad ass thuggy. They all have a language of their own. A diverse tarot collection allows me to broaden my knowledge and expand my tarot horizons (and have options to suit different personalities).

Whether newly in love with your tarot deck or happily committed for many years, you’ll continuously discover new layers and depth the longer you stay together.

I’m looking forward to my 50 year anniversary one day. I wonder how I will feel about my tarot cards then?

“The closeness of your relationships is directly proportional to the degree to which you have revealed the truth about yourself.” ~ Unknown

Blessings!

Theresa

https://www.thetarotlady.com

http://www.tarotmentor.com

What kind of relationship do you have with your tarot cards? What have you learned about them? Share your insights in the comment section below: