Spirit Communication: Tarot Cards

Tarot Cards are one of the most common ways to communicate with spirits. It is a very versatile way to have conversations with spirits. It allows for yes/no questions, deep and thoughtful answers, and more! However, they’re also a big learning curve. For this guide, I will discuss how I learned the Tarot myself. As always, this is what worked for me and may not work for you. You’re always free to look at other resources to help you in your Tarot journey!

Step 1: Picking a Deck

Of course, you'll need a deck before you can learn the Tarot. I recommend a deck with a guidebook, as not many do. Not only that, but some guidebooks could be better. However, you can look up online guides as you go along if the deck you’re feeling called to does not have a guidebook. I personally use BiddyTarot whenever I have a deck without a guidebook.

As a cat lover, I started with the Cat Tarot. I consider it a great starter deck simply because I could learn and memorize the card meanings just because of this guidebook. The guidebook includes a general overview of the card and its upright and reversed meanings. It’s also a cute deck!

Another excellent starter deck with a beautiful guidebook is the Mystical Manga Tarot. This was my second Tarot deck, and the guidebook is quite extensive! It gives advice along with the upright and reversed meanings.

While these are my recommendations, you are not beholden to them. What matters is what you’re feeling called to.

Step 2: Asking a Question

With your new deck in hand, you can start thinking about asking a question! Most of the time, if I’m checking in with my spirit family, I just ask, “What do you want to tell me?” I then shuffle in such a way that a card or multiple cards will jump out. If you want an example of how I shuffle, you can look up Temperance and Sage on YouTube!

As I shuffle, I focus on the question and wait for a card to jump out. When it does, I stop shuffling and interpret what came out. This is when you’ll look at the guidebook if needed. I recommend intuitively interpreting the card and then looking at the guidebook if you’re unsure. When you have your interpretation, write it down somewhere to remember. Keep track of what you asked, what cards came out, and how you interpreted them. Keeping track of this will help you learn more about your interpretation style.

If you have a pendulum, that would also be a great way to confirm your interpretation with the spirit you are communicating with. You can look at my guide on Pendulums here.

Step 3: Further Interpretation

If a card confuses you, you can pull more cards and ask, “What is this card about?” This is what’s known as a clarifying card. You may even want to draw multiple clarifying cards if you’re truly confused. There is no shame in doing so, and I do this for almost every card, even if I know what they’re talking about. Clarifying cards help everyone get more details on things. It leads to more profound answers.

As you grow in your practice, you might feel that your interpretations are shying away from the meanings in the guidebook. That’s fine! That just means your natural intuition is at work.

I also wanted to mention that interpreting Tarot is a very intuitive and personal process. You can get help from others, but at the end of the day, it’s your intuition that your spirits are working with. They are taking into account how you will interpret the cards, not other people. Do not let anyone make you doubt your own reading, especially when you already have a confirmed interpretation from the spirits you are communicating with.

Further Resources and Notes

Tarot is a big topic, and I highly doubt I covered everything here. However, my journey really was just continuing to do readings until the card meanings came naturally to me. I also wanted to mention paid Tarot courses, as I did try those as well. Basically, don’t! Everything you need is free online. Even those paid one-time how-to manuals are things you can go without. I learned much more from just doing my readings with my spirit family than anything else, especially paid resources.

I will update this guide as needed to provide further guidance based on feedback from the community and if more comes to mind.