Thursday, March 22, 2018

Using Tarot cards - first steps


Tarot cards are good energy tool to evolve, stimulate and develop your personal psychic abilities. It is created specially to connect with the hidden power of your Third eye, to be open to the divine cosmic flow of energy and aligned with the purpose of your Higher self.

~ 1. Who can use Tarot cards?

Absolutely everyone has abilities to use and connect with the Tarot energy. The same as speaking and “listening” to angels messages, Tarot is tool that can be energized from your mind, thoughts and feelings. Even so (similarly to most spiritual practices and things), Tarot wont serve to a person who simply doesn’t understand, feel or believe in its energy. So first of all you need to be passionate about Tarot, symbols and reading the symbolic language…Then you can tune into cards that you like, using your intuition. That’s why yes, everyone, who truly “desires” can connect with Tarot.

~ 2. Are Tarot cards positive or negative? Are they safe to be used?
The answer to this question lies in the energy, intention and personal qualities of each of us, who connects with Tarot. (The same is valid for oracle cards). Tarot are totally safe to be used as they are symbolical representation of cosmic flow of energy, as well as human psychology archetypes. They are already situated deep in our conscious and sub conscious mind. Every night we have dreams that connect with our past and future lives, even we may not remember them. So Tarot uses the under flowing energies of our inner mind. Even so Tarot can be used also for negative and evil purposes. How? Remember that each spiritual tool has the ability to take and absorb from the energy of the person who “owns” it. So its simple – if your intentions are evil, your Tarot will have the same intentions, they will be aligned with your purpose; If your intentions and mind are positive and directed to the Light, Tarot cards will also be aligned to your mind pattern and serve your high intention. That’s why be careful what kind of Tarot cards you buy (what is the feeling of the pictures, are they dark or light?), and also to whom you trust to be your “fortune teller” and what feeling / intuition you have about this person? Is he/ she positive?  Tarot, similarly as crystals and other elements, uses the natural energies and will be aligned to your mind.

~ 3. How Tarot cards actually work?

 As I stated in 1). everyone can use and connect with Tarot cards. The only condition is to have open mind, willing to understand symbols and passion to work with it. As every spiritual tool, Tarot requires also practice and daily efforts in the beginning, in order to reach to the level of mastery and to “remember” and recognize the cards. That’s why my advise is – try to learn by yourself, if you think you are smart enough, make your own “interpretation” of Tarot and don’t just “copy” and paste meanings that you find in some web sites. Tarot will be your tool, only when all the perceptions and meanings come out from your heart and mind. For that reason, I would like to add more:

-         don’t read and read endlessly from many different Tarot online sources or books. Concentrate in just one or two. In this way you will have more clear vision on Tarot.
-       Try to work daily with your own Tarot cards (if you have), take out one or 3 cards of Major Arcanas each day and make interpretations. Try to use not just messages, but to connect by picture, imagination and feeling.
-      Divide your daily Tarot study in portions – first one week use only the Major Arcana cards (22). The second week use Major cards and add to them one suit (ex. Suit of cups). Next week use suit of Pentacles…and so on until you learn all suits. You will require also patience and practice.
-         Take care to follow your progress by making Tarot diary – writing every day what cards you draw, or if you prefer make a list with meanings of all cards, which include basic phrases and key words. 
-         Finally – don’t be afraid from Tarot, and don’t focus your attention on cards that you are “afraid of”, because in this way you simply attract them. Rather be open and optimistic to receive any good guidance from Tarot.
-         Handle Tarot in special way, put it in a special place, cupboard or shelve where you can place crystals around.

Tarot works by the universal law of “attraction” but also by awakening and manifesting your own creative imagination, your own reality, mind and psychology. That’s why it will be totally accurate.

~ 4. Should I cleanse my Tarot deck?

    Tarot is a very sensitive tool, so it should be cleansed definitely after the first time it is unboxed. The best way to do that is to touch each card, feel it, take a look at the deck, shuffle it and then take it in your left hand (or as fan to your heart) and make a positive wish for what you need the deck to help you. This is deck welcoming. Then you can smudge the cards if you prefer with smoke of Sandalwood. Or you can skip that and put it next to your bed –on a side table, and put a clear quartz crystal, amethyst or other kind of stone above it. Tarot deck needs to be recharged fully for 12 hours. Leave it overnight and it will be recharged while you sleep. This is also the best way to let your sub conscious mind connect with the deck.
   Your Tarot cards need to be cleansed every once in a while (like once in 2-3 months), so you can just put them near the window on full moon night and place a crystal above them, or simply place them near your bed side, when you sleep. (under pillow wont be an option, if you want your cards to be clean and safe)
Note: it is not preferable to buy used Tarot decks, because even if you cleanse them, they can still hold some remains of the previous home/ owners energy. Spiritual tools are extremely sensitive to touch, that’s why when you invite a friend/ friends, it’s the best if only your handle your cards and not them. The same is valid for cards of someone else.

~ 5. Tarot cards collecting passion.

    Recently more and more people just love and even are addicted to collect different Oracle cards and Tarot decks. They are fascinated from the beautiful and meaningful art and pictures of each card, as well as from the beautiful messages. There is nothing wrong in such passion of collecting, as Tarot are beautiful tool for uplifting energy and manifesting. Even so, don’t go into extremes. If you just buy Tarot cards for “the sport” or hobby, that’s quite ok, but…don’t forget each spiritual tool needs cleansing, handling and practice. If you don’t use your cards, but only pile them up on your shelve, then they will simply lose their energy, they wont serve you more as spiritual tools. That’s why – have in mind that the more you love your cards – one special deck –the more it will respond to you in the same way. You need to use new Tarot cards for at least 4 weeks, so they can be fully aligned to your energy. You can have as many decks as you wish, but I for me – more than 30 decks will be a problem to be aligned to your energy or to handle.

      Tarot cards are more often used and favored by women, than men. That’s because women work more with their creative imagination (Yin energy) and right half of the brain – imagination, symbolism, interpretations, visions, Third eye. While men are on the whole using more left part of the brain (Yang energy), logical mind, pragmatic thinking, seeing-believing attitude. They love to trust things they see, and wont accept easily something they don’t see. Of course there are many exceptions from the rule –like psychics, clairvoyant men, or men who have feminine side. But also –they are exceptions.


So go ahead, use your imagination, be open to the energy flow, accept and receive love and guidance from the universe trough your Tarot deck friend. And you will see how amazing life can be. 

*image: Princess of Winter/ Fairy Tarot cards by Doreen Virtue - source:Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/557672366337620121/ 

nina Lea-nour *
spiritual Writer
© 2018 

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