| Most people know that tarot cards are about as evil | | | | about the current path you are on. It's possible you will |
| as coloring books. Instead of being tools of some | | | | change directions and avoid the outcome indicated." In |
| satanic force, they're simply pieces of cardboard with | | | | some cases this can be true, but some readers might |
| pictures that help to trigger intuition. The more intuitive a | | | | say this because they lack confidence in their abilities, |
| reader is, and the more they know the cards and | | | | or to attempt to empower their clients and keep them |
| have established a dependable system to use them, | | | | from feeling too much fear about the future. |
| the more accurate their readings are. | | | | However, based on our 22+ years (combined 44+) of |
| Of course, the question for the tarot reader is | | | | experience with metaphysics, we believe that the |
| important too. General, unfocussed, or trivial questions | | | | majority of significant future personal life events and |
| tend to get poor results. Specific questions tend to get | | | | circumstances, as outlined by tarot, comprehensive |
| specific answers. Questions such as "Will I be rich?" or | | | | astrology and numerology, and other esoteric sciences, |
| "When will I meet my soul mate?" are very common, | | | | are immutable. If something is going to happen, it's going |
| but not well stated; rich means different things to | | | | to happen. |
| different people and we all have many soul mates. | | | | We believe, based on years of regular spreads for |
| "What will be with the idea I have for a business?" or | | | | ourselves and others, that the future can be seen |
| "What will be with my love life in the next 6 months?" | | | | through tarot. However, as stated above, results |
| are much more appropriate questions. Also, if the | | | | depend heavily upon the reader and other factors |
| questioner isn't supposed to know something because | | | | listed in this column. |
| it may interfere with his or her destined path, for | | | | Lastly, to provide a better idea of why some readers |
| example, a good reader will know the question isn't | | | | don't offer as much insight as you might hope, here |
| meant to be explored. | | | | are some other common reasons for inaccurate tarot |
| Another important yet often overlooked factor which | | | | readings: |
| effects accuracy with tarot spreads is personal | | | | *The reader, even with an extremely successful track |
| energy. Just as you have a great energy connection | | | | record and a very consistent, high accuracy level, has |
| with certain friends which results in great experiences, | | | | an off reading and happens to give one of his or her |
| or a poor energy connection with a neighbor who isn't | | | | inaccurate readings to the client (no reader is 100% |
| respectful, positive or negative energy between a | | | | accurate). |
| reader and client can greatly influence the quality of | | | | *The reader is inexperienced with the process and, or |
| the reading. | | | | does not yet know at least the bulk of the symbolism |
| For example, when Stephen does a tarot reading for | | | | found through each of the 78 cards. |
| a long-standing client with whom he has a great | | | | *The reader is not very intuitive, or his or her intuition is |
| working relationship, the energy connection is good and | | | | blocked for whatever reason. |
| that person's faith in Stephen as a reader allows the | | | | *The reader's philosophies and beliefs conflict with |
| information he "receives" to flow freely and copiously. | | | | "what is" (e.g., he or she tells the client that they can |
| Alternatively, when he does a reading for someone | | | | cheat fate and erase all of their tough karma without |
| who's very critical and skeptical or who happens to be | | | | having to directly balance it, or that they can have the |
| projecting, for whatever reason, a lot of negativity | | | | "relationship of their dreams" whenever they want, |
| energy, because of Stephen's strong empathic and | | | | creating a "permanent," blissful, conflict-free |
| spiritually sensitive state, he'll feel blocked and not | | | | "life-partner" situation without the use of self-deception, |
| compelled to help the person. | | | | manipulation, and conditional love). |
| How does tarot work? There are many theories, but | | | | *The day and time (universal, and the client's personal |
| we believe tarot readings can very effectively outline | | | | numerological and astrological timing) of the reading |
| current and destined personal circumstances because | | | | strongly suggests, despite the high level of expertise |
| there exists a divine order in this Universe, everyone is | | | | and accuracy of the reader, that information imparted |
| intimately connected to this order, and because fate | | | | at that moment may not be as appropriate or |
| exists. Also, the 78 unique tarot cards and the | | | | accurate as it would be at other times. |
| methods employed using them are mathematically and | | | | *The client is fated to hear specific information in the |
| symbolically synchronistic with "what is." An | | | | reading that turns out to be inaccurate, but that |
| experienced tarot reader can tap into this | | | | information helps to ultimately steer them in the right |
| synchronicity. It is not an "accident" or "coincidence" | | | | direction. |
| when certain cards appear in certain positions in the | | | | *The reader is biased about the issue related to the |
| tarot spread of an experienced reader. | | | | reading; human filters can and sometimes do get in the |
| Some readers claim that their tarot spreads are "...only | | | | way of spiritual guidance. |