How to read tarot cards

Knight of Wands

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While sitting early this morning at my regular table at the Jackson Heights, New York Starbucks, I started shuffling my beloved Noblet deck. Almost immediately 3 cards whipped out of my hands! The 3 flying cards were nowhere to be seen.  Unwilling to give them up as lost, I broadened my search.  They soon turned up lodged deeply in a nearby shopping bag!

This entry is part 8 of 18 in the series Tarot Card Meanings
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Ten of Cups

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Someone from the Aeclectic Tarot forum once wrote that the 10 of Cups reminded them of the morning after a doozy of a party! The traditional meaning of this card speaks of recognition and contentment. Let’s take a brief look at the card and then use a five card spread to see what the tarot has to teach us.

This entry is part 3 of 18 in the series Tarot Card Meanings
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Concerning your tarot reading, dear querent

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Dear Querent, Before sending you your tarot reading, I thought you might appreciate some background on the types of tarot readings available, and where yours fits into the mix…

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Jacques Vieville Tarot Interview

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I rarely look for tarot decks (or anything else) on eBay. For some reason though I just happened to catch a mint copy of this 1984 French reproduction being offered for next to nothing. It turned out to be part of a group of decks being liquidated by US Games. This has very quickly become one of my two favorite tarot reading decks.

This entry is part 5 of 32 in the series Tarot Decks
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5 Reasons Tarot Cards are Evil

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Has this ever happened to you? You’re with friends at a party or coffee shop when the subject of tarot comes up. You reach into your bag to grab your tarot deck. It’s barely on the table when someone comes over with eyes as big as saucers and starts talking about the evil of tarot cards.

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