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Ifyouneedaquickanswertoyourquestion,yousimplyneedtodrawonecard.Asinglecardcangiveanoverallimpressionaboutyourproblem.Ifnecessary,youcandrawanadditionalcardtoclarifythefirstcard.

Inaddition,thismethodissuitableforfindingouthowyourdayisgoingtogo.Forexample,drawingaHeartscardmeansthatissuestodowithemotionsandthehomearegoingtobeimportantthatday,drawingaDiamondscardmeansthatissuestodowithhardworkandaffairsoutsidethehomewillbeimportant,drawingaClubscardmeansthatissuestodowithbusinessandmoneywillimportant,anddrawingaSpadescardindicatesproblemsanddifficultieswillbeimportant.

Naturallyofcourse,spreadswhichincludemorecardsgiveaafarmoredetailedreading.SpreadsMeaningsInterpretationsfromShufflingandCuttingTheSpreads

ThreeCardSpread:Thisspreadgivesaquickanswer/overviewtoasinglequestion/issue.Layoutthreecardsinarowfromlefttoright.

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Thecardsrepresentpast(card1),present(card2)andfuture(card3).

ThisspreadcanalsobeextendedtoaNineCardSpreadusingthreecardsforthepast(toprow),threecardsforthepresent(middlerow)andthreecardsforthefuture(bottomrow).

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TheHorseshoeSpread:Thisspreadgivesamoregeneraloverviewofyourlifeanduses21cards.Laydownsevengroupsofthreecardsintheshapeofahorseshoe

orarch.Eachgroupcoversacategory.Thesevencategoriesare:1Thepastsituation.2Thepresentsituation.3Developmentsinthenearfuture.4Whatyoudon'texpect.5Peoplearoundyou.6Obstaclesandopposition.7Theoutcome.

TheGypsySpread:Fromlefttoright,laythreerowsofsevencards.Thetoprow

ofsevencardsrepresentsthepast.Themiddlerowthepresentandthebottomrowofsevencardsthefuture.This21cardspreaddemandsgreatskillandisnottobeattempteduntilyouareveryconfidentwiththemeaningsofthecardsandcombiningthemintoameaningfulnarrative.

TheMeaningsoftheCards

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Ace:Thehome,love,friendship,joythestartofaromance.Aloveletter.Two:Successandprosperity.Anengagementorpartnership.Three:Youneedtobecautious.Don'tsaysomethingyou'llregret.Four:Achange,ajourneyoramoveofhouse/business.Alatemarriage.Five:Jealouspeoplearoundyou.Takeyourtimetomakeanydecisions.Six:Unexpectedgoodluck.Someonehelpingyouout.Seven:Anunfaithfulorunreliableperson.Brokenpromises.Eight:Visitsandvisitors.Invitationsoutorattendingaparty.Nine:Thewishcard.Dreamscometrue.Ten:Goodluckandhappiness.Jack:Aclosefriendoragood-natured,fair-hairedyouth.Queen:Akindlyfair-hairedwoman.King:Agood-natured,fair-hairedman.Goodadvice.

Ace:Aringorpresentofjewellery.Newsaboutmoney.Aletter.Two:Aloveaffairattractingdisapprovalfromothers.Abusinesspartnership.Three:Legalproblems,domesticarguments.Alegalletter.Four:Aninheritance.Improvementsinfinances.Five:Successinbusiness.Happyfamily.Six:Problemsinasecondmarriage.Seven:Surprisenewsoragift.Problemsandlossesatwork.Eight:Amarriageandtravellateinlife.Financialupsanddowns.Nine:Surprisewithmoney.Newbusinessopportunities.Restlessness.

Ten:Moneyandtravelhighlighted.Fortunatechanges.Jack:Arelative.Averyfair-hairedyouth.Watchoutfordishonestyorunreliability.Queen:Awomanwholovestopartyandtogossip.Aflirt.Averyfair-hairedwoman.King:Astubbornandinfluentialman.Averyfair-hairedman.

Ace:Wealth,health,loveandhappiness.Aletterconcerningmoney.Two:Gossip.Disappointmentsandopposition.Three:Marriagetoawealthypartner.Moneycomingfromthepartner.Four:Changesfortheworse.Liesandbetrayal.

Five:Newfriendsandasuccessfulmarriage.Helpfromfriends.Six:Businesssuccess.Gettingfinancialhelp.Seven:Prosperityandsuccess.Becarefuloftroublecomingfromapersonoftheoppositesex.Eight:Troubleinrelationships,businessandpersonal.Jealousyandgreed.Nine:Achievements.Anewloveroradmirer.Don'tbestubborn.Ten:Unexpectedmoneycomingin.Goodluck.Travelabroad.Jack:Areliablefriend.Adark-hairedyouth.Queen:Anattractive,self-confidentwoman.Adark-hairedwoman.King:Anhonest,generousandaffectionateman.Adark-hairedman.

Ace:Emotionalconflict,obsession,death.Thingscomingtoahead.Two:Separation,gossipanddeceit.Difficultchanges.Three:Unfaithfulnessandpartings.Bewaryinpartnerships.Four:Illness.Businessandmoneyworries.Brokenpromises.Five:Happyhomebutinterferencefromotherpeople.Reversalsandoppositionbuteventualsuccess.Six:Smallimprovements.Seven:Lossoffriendshiporlossofafriend.Anunexpectedburden.Awarninga

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gainstlossesandsorrow.Eight:Troubleanddisappointment.Plansgoawry.Friendsletyoudown.Cancellations.Nine:Badluckinallthings.Depressionandlowenergy.Destruction,deaths.Extremeanxiety.Ten:Misfortuneandworry.Imprisonment.Unwelcomenews.Jack:Awell-meaningbutimmatureandunreliableyouth.Averydark-hairedyouth.Queen:Awidow.Anunscrupulouswoman.Averydark-hairedwoman.King:Anambitiousandauthoritativeman.Averydark-hairedman.

Joker:(optional)Newdevelopments,freshstarts,takingarisk.

Youcanalsoexperimentwithaddingyourownmeaningstothecards.Thisisperfectlyacceptable.Experiencewillshowyounewmeaningsalongtheway.Thekeytosuccessfuldivinationistobelieveinyourownmeaningsandremainconsistent.

InterpretationsfromShufflingandCutting

Whowouldhavethoughtthatareadingcanbeginfromthecardsevenbeforethatfirstcardislaidout.Lookcarefullyandnotehowthecardsareshuffledandcut.Everypersonisdifferentandhastheirownstyle,butthiscanevendiffer

betweenreadings.ThankyoutoAndreia"Shana"Gaitaforsharinginsightsonshufflingandcuttingwhichappearbelow.

Whenapersonshufflesonlythebareminimumnumberoftimes,thisofcourseshowshoweagertheyaretogetstraighttothepoint.Whencardsoneorafewcardsfalloutduringshuffling,takenoteofwhattheyarebecausetheyareimportanttothereading.Whenalotofcardsfallout,thequerentiseithernotusedshufflingcards,ortheyarereluctantorambivalentaboutthereading.Whenapersoncutsonlythetopfewcardsfromthedeck,orleavesatinylittlepile,thentheyarereluctanttodothereading.Thisshowstheydonotreallywanttorevealtoomuchorfindoutthetrueanswer.Whencardsfallfromthedeckasapersoncutsthecards,thisalsoshowsacert

ainambivalenceorreluctanceaboutthereading.Shyandimpressionablepeoplecutthedeckwiththeirfacevirtuallyinchesfromthecards.Theyalsotendtotakeanyinterpretationsextremelyliterallydespitetheiravowedscepticism.Troubledquerentsalsocutthedeckwiththeirfacesinchesfromthedeckandmaytakesometimetodoit.Ialsofindthesepeopletendtocutthedeckdeadcentreiftheycanmanageitandaremostconcernedtobedoingit"right".Thesepeopletendtodemandexactpredictionsandinterpretationsbutthisisbecausetheyaresotroubledbytheirquestion.Complexpeopletendtocutintomultiplepiles.Thesepeoplecannotdecideiftheywanttotakethecardsseriouslyornot.Querentswhoareconfidentoftheanswertheythinktheywillreceivecutwiththeirarmfullyextended,oftenwithasmileontheirface.

Therearepeoplewhobarelyglanceatthecardswhencuttingthemandexpectyoutoshuffleandreplacethecardsinonepile.Thesepeopledonotexpectanythingfromthecardsandaremajorlyscepticalorsimplydonotreallywantareading.Whenquerentssitrightbackintheirchairsandcrosstheirarmsyouknowtheyarefeelingdefensive.Whenthecardsgetrighttotheheartoftheissue,younoticethemleanforwardandthearmsareuncrossed.Thissimplebodylanguagerevealssomuch,andcanbeusefulwhenthequerentisdeterminedtosayonlythebareminimum.

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Thenexttimeyoudoareadingforyourself,noticehowyoucutthecards.Oftenyoucanpickupfromthecutifyouaresecretlyreluctanttoknowtheanswer(usuallybecauseyourintuition/subconsciousalreadyknowstheanswerwon'tbewhatyouwanttohear).

Cartomancyisanart.Whenyoureadthecards,youareselectingthembecauseofyourintuition,andsubconsciousmind.Yourinnermindknowseverything.Thecardsareatooltopullwhatishiddenfromyou,intotheopen.Thecardsspeakofwarnings,people,seasons,andlove.Thecardssaymanythings.Whenyoufocus,andpullacard,andyoulayitontothetable,youarereadingitfromwithin.Caartomancyissometimesreferredtoasreadingtarotfromaregularcarddeck.

ReadingadeckofconventionalplayingcardsshouldnotbecalledTarot.DivinationisnottheonlynorisittheoriginaluseofTarot.TarotcardswereactuallymadeforgamesstillplayedincontinentalEurope.Tarotisavariantofregularplayingcards.BothTarotcardsandconventionalplayingcardshavebeenusedforbothdivinationandcardgames.

Herearesometipsforbeginnerswhenreadingcartomancy:

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NeverReadCardsforYourself

Tipnumberone***Neverreadcardsforyourself.Ifyoumustaskaquestion,speaktosomeoneexperiencedincartomancy.Orspeaktosomeonethatunderstandsyouareabeginnerincartomancy.Makesurethispersonunderstandsthatwhatyoutellthemisforexperimentalpurposes.Youneedtolatergetanupdatefromthispersonaboutthereading.

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cleanseyourdeckaftereachuseTipnumbertwo***Learntoproperlycleanyourdeck.Therearemanywaystocleanseadeckofcards,suchas:

*Whileshufflingthedeck,picturewhitelightwashingthecards,lettingthebadenergyoutandintotheground.Shuffle,andvisualize,untilyougethaunchalloftheenergiesareoutofyourdeck.

*Youcanstoreyourcardswithacrystal,towashoutenergiesbetweenreadings.

*Youcanalsoplaceyourcardsundermoonlightatnighttowashanyenergyaway.

jackofheartsstoriesinthecardsTipnumberthree***Whenyouarelearningtoread,trytoputtogetherstoriesinthecards.Putthemtogetherjustlikeyouareputtingtogetherthewordswhenyouarereadingthissentence.Readingakingandqueentogetherofthesamecolorindicatesapossiblemarriage.However,ifyoureadthecardsseparatefromeachother,theywouldhavedifferentmeaningsentirely.

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TheClientCardThisisakingoraqueencardselectedbyyouthatbestrepresentsthepersonyouarereading.Trytoselectthecardthatbestmatchesthepersonsage,sex,andhaircolor.Dothisthebestyoucanclearlynothingisexact.

Hearts-DomesticLife-love,affection,friendship,marriage,thefamily.Heartsalsostandforambitionssuccessfullyrealizedandareconsideredlucky.ThisisalsorelatedtocupsinTarotCards

HeartsInterpretationsAceThehome,love,friendshipandhappinessKingAgood-natured,impetuous,fair-hairedmanQueenAtrustworthy,affectionate,fair-hairedwomanJackAclosefriendTenGoodfortuneandhappinessNineTheWishCardthatmakesdreamscometrueEightInvitationsandfestivitiesSevenFalsehopesandbrokenpromises,anunreliablepersonSixAnovergenerousdisposition,unexpectedgoodfortuneFiveJealousy,indecisivenessFourChanges,delaysandpostponements(especiallyofmarriages)ThreeWarnsofaneedforcaution.TwoSuccessandprosperity

Clubs-Success-withmoney,businessandloyalty;failure,betrayal,andfinancialworries.ThisisalsorelatedtoswordsinTarotCardsClubsInterpretationsAceWealth,health,loveandhappinessKingAnhonest,generous,dark-hairedmanQueenAnattractive,self-confident,dark-hairedwomanJackAreliablefriendTenUnexpectedmoney,goodluckNinefriendsbeingstubbornEightOpposition,disappointment,thetakingofrecklesschancesSevenProsperityprovidingamemberoftheoppositesexdoesnotinterfereSixBusinesssuccessFiveAnewfriendorsuccessfulmarriage

FourFortuneschangingfortheworseThreeMarriagebringingmoney.Mayindicateseveralmarriages.TwoOppositionanddisappointmentsDiamonds-Lifeoutsidethehome.Theyalsosuggestthatambitionscanonlyberealizedandmoneymadethroughhardwork.ThisisalsorelatedtopentaclesinTarotCardsDiamondInterpretationsAceMoney,aletteroraringKingAstubbornquicktempered,fair-hairedmanQueenAflirtatious,sophisticated,fair-hairedwomanJackArelative,notaltogetherreliableTenMarriageormoney,ajourneychangesNine-Restlessness.Asurpriseconnectedwithmoney

EightAmarriagelateinlife.AjourneyleadingtoanewrelationshipSevenHeavylossesSixAwarningagainstasecondmarriageFiveProsperity,goodnews,ahappyfamilyFourAninheritance,changestroublesThreeLegalordomesticdisputesTwoAseriousloveaffairSpades-Misfortune-loss,suffering,enemies,treachery,failure.Theywarnofdangersahead.ThisisalsorelatedtowandsinTarotCardsSpadeInterpretations

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AceEmotionalconflict,anunfortunateloveaffair.SometimesregardedasthedeathcardKingAnambitiousdarkhairedmanQueenAnunscrupulousdark-hairedwomanJackAwellmeaningbutlazyacquaintanceTenMisfortuneandworryNineBadluckinallthingsEightTroubleanddisappointmentaheadSevenSorrow,lossoffriendshipSixSomeimprovementsincircumstancesFiveReversesandanxieties,buteventualsuccessFourJealousy,illness,businessworriesThreeFaithlessnessandpartingsTwoSeparation,scandal,deceitSpecialCombinationstobeawareofAceofheartsnexttoanyotherheartFriendshipAceofheartswithanotherheartoneachsideLoveaffairAceofheartswithadiamondoneachsideMoneyAceofheartswithaspadeoneachsideQuarrelsAceofdiamondswiththeeightofclubsBusinessproposalAceofspadeswiththekingofclubsApoliticianAceofspadeswiththetenofspadesAseriousundertakingAceofspadeswiththefourofheartsAnewbabyTenofheartsCancelsadjacentcardsofillfortune;reinforcesadjacentcardso

fgoodfortune.TenofdiamondswiththetwoofheartsMarriagebringingmoneyTenofspadesCancelsadjacentcardsofgoodfortune;reinforcesadjacentcardsofillfortune.TenofspadesnexttoanyclubBusinesstroublesTenofspadeswithacluboneachsideTheft,forgery,gravebusinesslossesNineofheartswiththefiveofspadesLossofstatusNineofclubswiththeeightofheartsGaietyNineofdiamondsnexttoanycourtcardLackofsuccess,aninabilitytoconcentrateNineofdiamondswiththeeightofspadesAbitterquarrelNineofspadeswiththesevenofdiamondsLossofmoneyEightofheartswiththeeightofdiamondsAtrousseau

EightofheartswiththefiveofheartsApresentofjewelryEightofspadesontheimmediaterightoftheclientcardAbandonyourcurrentplansFourofheartsnexttoanycourtcardAloss,injusticeTwoofclubswiththetwoofdiamondsAnunexpectedmessageAsfaraslayoutsIhaveyettofindlayoutsforthis.Iwouldrecommenddoingastraightlineof5or10cards.WhenIhavemoreinformationonthisIwillofcoarseincludeit.