Why I Read Tarot
- It’s a tool for guidance. Tarot
can help frame a question in a new way, or come at it from a different
perspective than you may have thought. It can help you think outside the
box on issues or make you face aspects of the problem you’ve been
ignoring. It can provide enough insight for you to make a tough decision
on your own.
- It’s fun! Tarot can answer tough questions,
or it can fill up an evening at a slumber party. Let’s each draw a card
for our deepest, darkest secret. Let’s learn about our love lives and
laugh together. Let’s play games and learn about each other. Let’s
practice readings over meaningless things.
- It’s a tool for mindfulness. Draw
a card to reflect on each day. Make a spread for the coming week, to
see what you should be mindful of. Be reassured of your strengths and
admitting of your weaknesses. Assign affirmations to each card. Use the
cards as a tool to strengthen yourself and grow as a person.
- You meet a lot of people. Each
of these people, dozens, hundreds, has their own unique life story, and
they share a tiny piece of it with you over the cards. You get people
from all walks of life, all different personalities and hopes and fears.
Yet, almost everyone seems to have the same handful of burning
questions. This is comforting, in a way, knowing that on some level we
are all wondering the same things.
- You become a little wiser. I
don’t know how many epiphanies I’ve had while reading other people’s
cards. I feel like I learn something new with every reading I do. There
have been times where the cards have led me to stumble upon nuggets of
wisdom beyond my years, things I may have never found otherwise. I have
grown as a person through the lessons the cards have taught me.
- You can help people. Sometimes,
people just need to vent their question and worries to someone.
Sometimes, people need just a little push to articulate a truth to
themselves. Sometimes, they already know the answer to their question,
and just need that little extra bit of strength to commit to it.
Sometimes they will come in search of nothing but kind words and
reassurance. Sometimes, on rare occasions, you can help people dig up
long-held issues, things they’ve been too afraid to face, and set them
on the path of healing.
I think those moments are what make me the most proud and grateful I have learned this art.
