Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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1.) General Questions

What are tarot cards?
What are tarot cards used for?
How does the Tarot work?

2.) Getting started with the tarot.

What you need?
Should I buy my own tarot deck or wait for 'faith' to supply me with one?
What are some of the more common tarot decks (basic decks)?
What is the best tarot deck to use?
How many tarot decks should I own?
How many tarot decks can I read with?
How many cards are there in a tarot deck?
What are the cards that make up a tarot deck?
What does the term 'Major Arcana' mean?
What does the term 'Minor Arcana' mean?
What does the term 'Pip' card mean?
What does the term 'Court card' mean?

3.) General Knowledge about the tarot.

What are the 'Suits' in the tarot?
What are the 'Elements' of the tarot?
How are the 'Elements' of the tarot used?

4.) Resources/Decks

What are some of the more popular books to use to learn the tarot with?
What are some of the not-so 'popular' books?
Why do books often times give different meanings to the same card?
What do you do if the deck you are using has totally different pictures than the book you are using?
What kinds of questions can you ask the tarot?
What kinds of questions will the tarot answer?

5.) Interpreting the Cards

What is the best way to learn to interpret the cards?
What should I do if I don't understand the cards in my reading (get stuck)?
What is the best tarot deck to use?
Should I buy my own tarot deck or wait for 'faith' to supply me with one?
What does the 'Fool's Journey' mean?
Do I need to cleanse and/or bless my tarot deck before using it?
How do I shuffle my deck?
How do I cut my deck?

6.) Reading the Tarot Cards/Spreads

What's the 'Daily Draw Card'?
What's the 'Weekly Draw Card'?
What spread should I use for a simple 'Yes' or 'No' question?
What's a 3-Card spread and how can I use it?
What's is the 'Celtic Cross' spread?
Should I use my cards to do readings for myself?
Should I use my cards to do readings for my family and friends?
What spread should I use for a reading?
What spread is the best one to use?
What are some of the different tarot card spreads?
When can I start doing readings?
Why do I keep getting the same card(s) up in my Daily Draw?
Why do I keep getting the same card(s) up in the spreads I'm doing?
I am having trouble reading Court cards.  What can I do to read them better?
What cards represent actual people and how will I know who they're talking about?

Don S.