ARE TAROT READINGS ACCURATE

​Before I answer the question about whether or not tarot readings are accurate, it’s important to outline exactly what a tarot reading is and how it should be used. This information will help clarify how you should approach getting a tarot reading and how you should use your reading to the fullest.

​What is a tarot reading?

To start, tarot readings are a form of “divination” or a way of gaining insight into a question that the individual needs guidance for. Tarot readings use a deck of divinatory cards that most often come with 78 total cards, to include 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana. Each card has unique imagery, symbolism, colours, and interpretations. Tarot readings are done using different layouts called “spreads”. A psychic or intuitive tarot reader will decide which spread is relevant to your question and will base the layout of the cards they draw on the answers you seek. Some psychic tarot readers will even change out their tarot decks depending on the question and how they feel about the individual asking the question. The importance is not in the individual symbolism of the cards but rather in their relation to one another in the spread. The tarot reader needs to interpret the cards in the spread as a larger image and apply the symbolism and significance of the cards to your question. The only exception to this is in the case of a One Card Tarot Reading, wherein all of the information needed is drawn from a single card.

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How should you use a tarot reading?

​Tarot readings are helpful for deciding how to move forward with an issue. Some of the most common reasons to get a tarot reading are questions regarding relationships, careers, moving, and children. Tarot readings should not be used to gain very specific answers like the numbers for the lottery or a day by day prediction of your life. The best use for a tarot reading is to get perspective on a situation so you can decide which outcome you want to obtain. Think of it this way: You want to know if taking a risk on this new lover is worth it. The cards will not offer exact details of how your relationship will unfold, but they will present possible outcomes such as unhappiness, frustration or a repeat of an old cycle. Let’s say the card “The Lovers” is dropped in the reading. This could indicate that your relationship will blossom and grow. If you find this card next to “The Tower”, this could mean that this strengthening of your relationship could come after hardship, suffering or a great change. It all depends on the relationship of the cards within the spread.

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What if it doesn't come true?

If you just had a tarot reading done and the outcome is not unfolding as the cards predicted this does not mean that the reading is inaccurate, this means that circumstances have changed. As mentioned above, the cards are best used to gain a new perspective on your situation, not to define the exact mode in which your future will unfold. The cards give you an opportunity to change your future for the better by offering up hidden information. Tarot readings often provide answers to questions we already knew the answers to but were too afraid to accept. 
If you work with an honest tarot reader, then your tarot reading will always provide accurate insight into your question. From there, it’s up to you how you choose to change your future using that information.

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