A few general reading ”rules”: • Avoid yes/no questions. • Choose the spread appropriate for the question. • Pay attention to how you react to each card. Different cards provide different kinds of advice: • Major Arcana – big lessons in life. • Minor Arcana – specific everyday concerns. • Court Cards – other people or aspects of yourself. It’s not about individual cards’ meanings... ...but how the cards relate to each other. The Problem • My family's small vacation house at the coast hasn’t been in good shape for years. • Of course, complete remodel would take a lot of money... • ... but that couldn’t be the only reason why I’m so reluctant to do it. My whole family is involved, so frankly... ...I was not sure I would be comfortable with what I discover. The safest thing to do was the simple Past-Present-Future spread. My question was simple and straightforward: “What are my real thoughts about this house?” Card 1: The Past • King of Swords is harsh but fair, a decisive commander. • This is obviously my grandfather who built this house. • He kept the house in mint condition, until his eighties... • ...when he couldn’t really keep up. • Yet, he wouldn’t let anyone meddle in his responsibility. Card 2: The Present • Five of Pentacles: Everybody became paranoid about keeping what they have and isolated themselves from each other. • This does sound like my family. • The key is not to quit but endure and find a smarter way of moving forward. • Things won’t improve until we all learn to give and accept help from each other. Card 3: The Future • Nine of Pentacles - Success and great results are already here, whatever the final outcome proves to be. • (After choosing a path and pursuing it with determination and commitment) • In short, it seems there is no way out, nor any easy way toward results. • Better to prepare myself for hard work that is coming. But one thing was still bothering me: What exactly should I do? I decided to open one more card to clarify this point for myself. And the card I opened: • Ten of Swords! • (Just great, two pentacles and two swords: • ... hard work, hard thinking, and conflicts.) Back to Ten of Swords: • After confronting fears and expectations, the situation is conclusively resolved. • Although the result may not be what I hoped for, the new cycle is about to begin. Let’s get the whole picture now: • The period of conflicts and of everyone looking only after themselves is about to end... • ... while step-by-step continuous effort is about to begin. What is needed is to trigger this transition somehow... ...and taking action is more important than worrying whether the action is the right one. See? That was easy. • Each reading is a story. • It’s about how the cards relate to each other.

1. Tarot Reading Example: Past,
Present Future
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2. A few general reading
”rules”:

3. A few general reading
”rules”:
Avoid yes/no questions.

4. A few general reading
”rules”:
Avoid yes/no questions.
Choose the spread
appropriate for the
question.

5. A few general reading
”rules”:
Avoid yes/no questions.
Choose the spread
appropriate for the
question.
Pay attention to how
you react to each
card.

6. Different cards provide
different kinds of advice:

7. Different cards provide
different kinds of advice:
Major Arcana – big lessons in
life.

8. Different cards provide
different kinds of advice:
Major Arcana – big lessons in
life.
Minor Arcana – specific
everyday concerns.

9. Different cards provide
different kinds of advice:
Major Arcana – big lessons in
life.
Minor Arcana – specific
everyday concerns.
Court Cards – other people
or aspects of yourself.

10. It’s not about
individual cards’
meanings...

11. It’s not about
individual cards’
meanings...
...but how the
cards relate to
each other.

12. The
Problem

13. My family's small vacation house at
the coast hasn’t been in good
shape for years.

14. My family's small vacation house at
the coast hasn’t been in good
shape for years.
Of course, complete remodel
would take a lot of money...

15. My family's small vacation house at
the coast hasn’t been in good
shape for years.
Of course, complete remodel
would take a lot of money...
... but that couldn’t be the only
reason why I’m so reluctant to
do it.

16. My whole family is involved, so
frankly...

17. My whole family is involved, so
frankly...
...I was not sure I would be
comfortable with what I
discover.

18. The safest thing to do
was the simple Past-
Present-Future spread.

19. My question was simple and
straightforward:

20. My question was simple and
straightforward:
“What are my real
thoughts about this
house?”

21. Card 1: The Past
King of Swords is harsh
but fair, a decisive
commander.

22. Card 1: The Past
King of Swords is harsh
but fair, a decisive
commander.
This is obviously my
grandfather who
built this house.

23. Card 1: The Past
He kept the house in mint
condition, until his eighties...

24. Card 1: The Past
He kept the house in mint
condition, until his eighties...
...when he couldn’t really
keep up.
Yet, he wouldn’t let anyone
meddle in his responsibility.

25. Card 2: The Present
Five of Pentacles:
Everybody became
paranoid about keeping
what they have and
isolated themselves
from each other.

26. Card 2: The Present
Five of Pentacles:
Everybody became
paranoid about keeping
what they have and
isolated themselves
from each other.
This does sound like my
family.

27. Card 2: The Present
The key is not to quit but
endure and find a
smarter way of moving
forward.

28. Card 2: The Present
The key is not to quit but
endure and find a
smarter way of moving
forward.
Things won’t improve
until we all learn to give
and accept help from
each other.

29. Card 3: The Future
Nine of Pentacles -
Success and great results
are already here, whatever
the final outcome proves to
be.

30. Card 3: The Future
Nine of Pentacles -
Success and great results
are already here, whatever
the final outcome proves to
be.
(After choosing a path and
pursuing it with
determination and
commitment)

31. Card 3: The Future
In short, it seems there is
no way out, nor any easy
way toward results.

32. Card 3: The Future
In short, it seems there is
no way out, nor any easy
way toward results.
Better to prepare
myself for hard
work that is
coming.

33. But one thing was still
bothering me: What exactly
should I do?

34. But one thing was still
bothering me: What exactly
should I do?
I decided to open one
more card to clarify this
point for myself.

35. And the card I opened:
Ten of Swords!

36. And the card I opened:
Ten of Swords!
(Just great, two pentacles
and two swords:

37. And the card I opened:
Ten of Swords!
(Just great, two pentacles
and two swords:
... hard work, hard
thinking, and
conflicts.)

38. Back to Ten of Swords:
After confronting fears and
expectations, the situation
is conclusively resolved.

39. Back to Ten of Swords:
After confronting fears and
expectations, the situation
is conclusively resolved.
Although the result may
not be what I hoped for,
the new cycle is about to
begin.

40. Let’s get the whole picture now:

41. Let’s get the whole picture now:
The period of conflicts and of
everyone looking only after
themselves is about to end...

42. Let’s get the whole picture now:
The period of conflicts and of
everyone looking only after
themselves is about to end...
... while step-by-step
continuous effort is about to
begin.

43. What is needed is to trigger this
transition somehow...

44. What is needed is to trigger this
transition somehow...
...and taking action is more
important than worrying
whether the action is the
right one.

45. See? That was easy.

46. Each reading is a
story.

47. It’s about how the
cards relate to each
other.

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