Are You A Left-To-Right Reader Of Tarot Cards?

The shuffle of Tarot cards is a powerful practice that has been used for centuries for insight, guidance, and divination. To read a Tarot card, follow these steps:

1. Study the deck and choose a spread.
2. Flip a card horizontally from left to right, similar to turning a book page. This maintains the natural orientation of the card.
3. In four-sided or square-shaped tarot cards, determine which direction the card is facing with the new left and right directions. Traditional tarot cards are read upright and reversed.
4. In open Tarot readings with the Marseille Tarot, directions are often used to divine if the energy of the reading is flowing more toward the past (characters looking to the left) or the future (characters looking to the right).
5. Generate a deep connection with the cards.

The three-card spread represents past, present, and future (in the order, from left to right). If a Major Arcana card is included, it will be the card through which the others are interpreted. Always facing the reader, not the client.

Tarot readers typically use a specific spread or layout to read the cards. The most common spread is the three-card spread, where the first card is facing left to right.

The facing of cards in the line indicates whether they are moving with the flow of events (facing right) or “swimming against the tide” (facing left). It doesn’t matter how you split them as long as it feels right.

For beginners, the three-card spread is a great place to start learning and practicing reading Tarot cards. By understanding the history of the cards and using the right hand to shuffle, one can gain a deeper understanding of the art of Tarot reading.