INTRODUCTION

Tarot cards are widely used in the practice of divination (or fortune telling). Tarot are visual tools, rich in ancient symbolism, which help the Reader to gain an insight to the influences regarding the circumstances of the Querent/Questioner.

The origins of Tarot is rather obscure; no-one seems to know exactly how Tarot came about, some believe it was derived from a card game which progressed to be used as a way of making predictions.

Tarot cards have been linked to many cultures and belief systems, including the Ancient Egyptians, the Ancient Greeks, the French, Asians and also the Cabbala which is an ancient Jewish practice of mysticism. Some Tarot even include Christian symbology, despite the fact that Christianity was responsible for branding all forms of mysticism as evil practice.

It is true to say that over the years Tarot has been tainted with an air of suspicion and something sinister or evil. Fortunately, today, with an increase in New Age beliefs, practices and general open-mindedness, Tarot is once again becoming much more popular and approachable. There are people who will use any kind of divination tool, including Tarot, in negative and destructive ways, but this is something that genuine respectable Tarot Readers would never contemplate.

I have utmost respect for my Tarot cards, and respect their mysteriousness. I thank my Tarot each time I use them for allowing me to gain insight and hopefully help others gain something positive from their reading.

ABOUT ME....

I have been reading tarot for over 10 years now. I have always been interested in mysticism and started reading cards whilst at school where I had made my own set of cards, which were very basic but worked surprisingly well. Later, I began to make another set of tarot, but only got as far as painting the Major Arcana - those are the tarot card images that I am using in this website.

I have tried using quite a few tarot decks, but the "right" one for me is the Haindl Tarot Deck. I was given an encyclopedia of predictions for a birthday one year, and within this book I saw a picture of the Haindl deck and knew right away that those were the cards for me. I would not recommend beginner tarot readers use the Haindl deck, as they are very rich in symbolism (including runes, hebrew, i-ching, astrology) and there is too much to take in for novice readers. I would personally suggest starting with something like Rider-Waite Tarot, Morgan-Greer, or the Aquarian Decks.

In 1997, after studying tarot for some time and making notes on all of my previous readings, I made a tarot reference book, which I still update and use today. Most of the tarot card information that I will publish on this site is taken from my own book of tarot notes and individual card meanings.

Learning to read Tarot takes a lot of time and practice. There is nothing wrong with referring to a book during a reading, you have got to learn and there is a lot to learn. Don't be put off with the thought of having to know it all off by heart. In time, you will refer less and less to the book. A book can only give you so much, the rest comes from your intuition. Learn to let your intuition guide you.

The imagery in the tarot cards themselves also plays an important part in the tarot reading. Many tarot cards have poor imagery, which makes reading the cards more difficult. Look at the pictures and images, what do they suggest, what are they telling you? I always draw attention to the images within my tarot cards, and show them to the Querent, so that they can see what I am talking about. I feel that it makes them more involved in the reading.

If you are having problems connecting with your cards, and seem to be making no progress, I would suggest looking for another deck. I tried quite a few decks before I found the one that was right for me!

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