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Interpreting Tarot Cards in a Three Card Spread
Understanding the meanings of the various cards is easily accomplished and many an aspiring tarot reader has either mastered the art of reciting the symbolism associated with the cards or at least keeps a cheat sheet nearby which makes it certain that the overall connotation is not skewed. On the other hand, putting together the meanings of the cards in the form of an interpretation is a lot harder than it looks. By and large, interpreting tarot cards is a skill that requires practice and an innate ability of removing one's self from the process of construing their meaning for another person.
Take for example the skill required when interpreting tarot cards in a three card spread: it is well known that the first card stands for the past, while the middle card denotes the present and the third card speaks of the future. The reader must require the questioner to come to the table with a very specific question in mind. Failure to do so will result in a generic spread of cards that may tangentially refer to the issues the questioner is facing, but more likely than not present a rather odd jumble that leaves the reader in the dark and may actually lead to a more haphazard interpreting of the cards than a bona fide response.
A three card spread involving an eight of clubs as the past is a rather astonishing card in that it speaks of an action that may be taken, yet when interpreting tarot cards it is always a good idea to see how this past may be seen against the backdrop of the questioner's personality, and thus this surprising card may actually indicate a life filled with the desire for swift action and an overall zest for living. When the present day card is the ace of cups, it appears as though all is going according to plan. The vivacious individual is rewarded with a blessing that is imminent but at the same time it requires specific action.
When the third card in this spread is the judgment, it may appear a bit like a letdown. After all, there is precious little action in this judgment but instead more a matter of quiet discernment. Interpreting tarot cards now requires the reader to hone in on the questioner's direct query and it may be by virtue of this background information that the meaning may be vetted. In this case, the third card points toward the need to reconcile a vivacious past with a lost contact in the future -- perhaps a missed opportunity at love or friendship - and then the second card superimposes the success that will be granted by the third.
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