Using Game or Playing Cards For Tarot Readings

Have you ever thought about using cards which are not actual tarot cards to do tarot readings?

Why is no-one talking about the dangers of developing psychic abilities?

This is a conversation I've had in the past with close friends but I've rarely seen it come up in all the tarot/divination articles, posts, videos I've come across. Everyone wants to talk about what you can do, but not what you shouldn't do...

5 Alternative Uses for Tarot

For the average non-tarot card user the term 'Tarot Cards' will probably conjure up thoughts of black magic and witchcraft, or charlatans. It can get a bad rap, but what many will not realise is that there are many uses for Tarot cards you might not have expected.

No Place for Nice-washed, Cute or Fluffy Tarot?

Do you like 'nice-washed' tarot decks or oracle cards?  It's a bit of a controversial subject in the Tarot community. Don't know what 'nice-washed' tarot means, and what the conversation is about? Well read on here...

When Tarot Cards are Wrong...

As someone who is learning Tarot the question of whether Tarot cards can ever be wrong is bound to come up. I recently did a reading which did not appear to be correct. After much thought, discussion with friends I've arrived at a number of possibilities for why this might happen....

Understanding and Interpreting Tarot Cards

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I find the aspect of tarot card interpretation fascinating. Tarot decks usually come with a guidebook of some sort listing the meanings of each card. But is that the only way to interpret them?

Is there a single correct way to read Tarot cards?

In my recent blog post What is the correct way to start using or learning Tarot cards? I discussed my thoughts on not approaching Tarot in a prescriptive way, and I've been thinking a lot about that recently, so it was nice to come
across this video this morning by Crownsong Lodge on YouTube echoing the same sentiment. I've not yet seen many people talk about this aspect. I think it's an important lesson to learn in Tarot and one that should be expressed more.

Am I becoming a Tarot card junkie?

After having picked up Tarot cards following many years of not having used them I've been finding myself drawn to more and more decks.