How to shuffle tarot cards properly?
Would you like to take up the tarot so you can read your future on your own, without the help of a psychic ? It is entirely possible. It is very easy to read the cards for yourself. With a little patience and practice, you will soon know the meanings of the tarot cards.
Bear in mind that whatever deck you use, Marseille tarot, Belline oracle, Petit Lenormand deck etc… the method for drawing the cards remains the same.
A question? We answer it here for your tarot question !
Full video to help you shuffle the cards properly
Take care of the setting to feel the tarot cards
It is important to pay attention to your surroundings if you wish to take up fortune telling. Indeed, to feel the tarot cards correctly, you must work in a quiet place, free from noise. Settle into a room where you feel good, with a table on which you can practise cartomancy. Provide a good armchair, the most important thing is to be able to be comfortable when you draw the cards.
A few white or brown coloured candles will help you channel the energy of the cards and keep your concentration. You will then place a cloth or dark coloured mat such as black, midnight blue or purple on your table. This cloth will allow you to absorb the bad energies of the cards and also, from a more practical point of view, to let the tarot slide smoothly during the reading.
Don’t forget the stones !
Oh yes ! The power of crystal healing no longer needs to be proven ! You can benefit from their energy to help you practise the tarot.
Among the stones to favour for a good tarot reading, black tourmaline is the perfect stone for concentration and divination.
Labradorite absorbs negative energies and acts as a protection.
Amethyst and aquamarine will help you regain your inner calm and sharpen your psychic senses.
Shuffling the tarot cards properly
Now that you are comfortably settled, you can begin your first reading with the tarot.
- Make your mind go blank, take your deck in your hands and close your eyes.
- Focus on the question or the theme you wish to explore : love, work, health etc…
- Then, shuffle the cards between your hands, gently.
It is important to really feel the cards. If one or more cards fall while you are shuffling the cards, make a note of it in your mind. They reveal a message in relation to your question.
When you feel it is time for you to stop, place the tarot deck in front of you face down on the table.
Variation : you can also swirl the cards, that is to say mix the cards, face down, directly on the table, always with your left hand, and proceed straight to the tarot reading by picking the cards you want one by one.
Cut the tarot deck
- With your left hand, the hand of the heart, cut your deck in two. Look at the card located under the first pile and note it in your mind.
- Place the pile on the left then, take the second pile and again note the face-down card.
- Put the pile back on top of the first one, still face down on the table.
The 2 cards you have noted will give you the tone of your reading or of your position regarding your question.
Keep these 2 cards firmly in mind, if they come up again in the reading, they will carry all the more weight in your interpretation.
Once you have cut the tarot deck, you can spread out your cards face down and proceed with the reading method you wish.
You now know how to make yourself comfortable to shuffle the tarot cards. This method should be applied before every reading, whatever the deck you wish to work with.
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