Let’s face it: gone are the days when tarot cards were used solely as a part of mystical practice. For many followers out there, tarot has turned into a hobby that helps fuel personal growth, self-improvement, and self-understanding. Even if it is your first time, and you’ve never seen the deck before, you are welcome to connect to your inner self with the help of tarot – a blend of reflection, insight, and…fun! Here are some simple recommendations on how to make the most of this fascinating hobby, and we’re about to share them now.
Start Small: Pick the Right Deck and Do Daily Pulls
Before you start your personal tarot routine, select the deck that 100% resonates with you. Choose whatever you like, from a conventional Rider-Waite-Smith to some modern artistic variations. The key is to go for something that hooks your attention, sparks your curiosity, and awakens your intuition. If you’re just a beginner, focus on decks that have clear symbols. You’re welcome to use a guidebook if needed. The easy way to go is to do a single card pull every evening or morning. Take a look at the card and think about what message it conveys and how it is related to your current special situation, mood, mindset, or the day itself. Don’t take things seriously! Let it be just some fun piece of wisdom for the day.
Let Tarot Guide Your Creativity Endeavors
Why not? If you’re someone from the world of art, use tarot for creative prompts. It can be literally anything: draw cards to get some inspiration for journaling, writing, painting, sculpting, or any other arty process. People engaged in the world of creativity and craftsmanship are sure to succeed in using tarot to spark a plot twist, poem, storyline, or any other idea needed to complete the other chef d’oeuvre. When engaged in the narrative, use this or that card’s theme to have fun with the ‘what if?’ scenarios for your story.
Bond with People Around
A lot of tarot followers do not like the idea of someone else dealing with their cards. However, if it’s totally fine for you, turn your deck into playing cards and have some fun with friends or family members. Not only will you all have some great time off-screen (which is priceless!), but you’ll also strengthen the bond in a friendship.
Have Some Routine Fun!
As you see, tarot cards aren’t always about serious insights into the past, present, and future. It can be a source of entertainment while you are exploring fun and playful spreads. For example, spreads like “What’s for breakfast?” or “Where do we spend our next Christmas vacation?” are quirky and absolutely hilarious to try. You are very welcome to come up with your own spreads that you are going to use in the most unique situations. And the main rule here is always to keep your sessions relaxed. Don’t get too serious – let experts do that. Seek insightful online readings at TarotAtlas or other tarot reading services and enjoy the ride.
Use a Tarot Card as Your Personal Sous-chef!
If you feel like stuck when it’s time to make dinner, get a deck, shuffle cards, and pull one. What is it that you see? Is it The Empress? What is it that you could cook that reminds you of this card? Probably, a royal dessert would work well. If it is The Moon that you drew, perhaps you can choose to cook Dorado with some white sauce (something that reminds you of the Moon) on top. Take your tastes into consideration, of course, and let the card help you with your cooking routine.
Personalize Your Tarot Interpretations
As it’s said above, you are welcome to use guidebooks, especially at the beginning of your tarot journey. However, it is your intuition that is the cornerstone of a successful reading session. See how the images on each card that you pull speak to your personal experiences. If you feel like giving a tarot card your unique twist – do it! Nobody has the right to do that for you; it is all about your unique journey.
Have Pajamas Tarot Night with Pals
Just like playing cards, sharing tarot readings is a fun and effective way to socialize and get to know yourself and the people around you better. Each person in your group will take turns in order to study and interpret the other’s card. You all are going to 100% have some laughter in the process and get some insights you couldn’t even think of before.
Use Cards for Mini-Adventures
If you’re someone who stays home more often than not but you think it’s time to change that – tarot cards can help. Use them to guide you to the place of your mini-adventures. For example, you can start your weekend by pulling a card. Let’s say you draw The World card. Consider it a sign to go to the local park with a beautiful hedge archway that is similar to the one on The World card. Pick another card as your next stop. Thanks to this routine, you’ll soon open your mind and (finally!) stop being a homebody.
Use Tarot Cards as Manifests
If you are on the lookout for a helpful tool to set goals and intentions – just pull cards! Now, get a vision board to showcase your daily cards. These are going to be your manifestations and symbols of what you are currently focused on and the goals you would like to achieve in your studies, work, hobbies, relationships, and so on.
Do not use tarot cards as a magic wand to predict the future. It’s a fun way to reflect on who you are and where you are going. And the best thing is that wrong answers simply do not exist in tarot.
