The Origins of Tarot Cards and the Benefits of Performing a Spiritual Reading with Them
Tarot cards have origins that are shrouded in mystery. Some believe they originated from ancient Egypt, while others say it is a much more modern invention.
Tarot cards have origins that are shrouded in mystery. Some believe they originated from ancient Egypt, while others say it is a much more modern invention.
Others believe the origin of Tarot cards comes from an Italian game called “tarocchi” in which players would use special decks with additional trumps and court cards, but when these games were banned by Pope Clement VII in 1490, many people turned this activity into fortune telling as well.
People began using them as an alternative way to tell fortunes before eventually turning them into an art form during the Renaissance period which was well-known for its use of symbolism and imagery throughout many pieces of artwork including paintings, music, poetry, architecture, etc.
The spiritual aspects of using tarot for readings evolved over time through various cultures until they took on their modern form around 1750 AD where 22 major arcana are divided into sets based upon traditional playing card suits while 56 minor arcana contain four different suit symbols (pentacles/coins; cups; wands or staves; and swords) each representing a set of spiritual, emotional or material themes.
What is known for sure about tarot cards is the benefits of using them to perform spiritual readings. Tarots can help people make decisions about their lives and how to improve things like mental health or relationships with loved ones.
Tarot cards are often used in a spiritual reading where someone draws out several cards to see what the future has in store. There are 78 different tarot card combinations that can be drawn and each one is associated with something specific ranging from love or work issues to natural disasters.
The Benefits of Performing a Tarot Card Reading
Tarot card reading benefits take many forms but can be grouped into two main types: either psychological or spiritual. A reading with the tarot can offer insight about your mental state, for instance, whether you are dominated by fear at work or are prone to anger outbursts when you’re stressed – insights that could help how well you perform in both your work and personal life.
Another benefit of the tarot is spiritual in nature, which speaks to how we relate to God or a higher power. It’s not about making decisions but rather giving you more information that can help clarify what choices are available to you at any given time
A tarot reading may be helpful for people who have trouble knowing where they stand with their understanding of spirituality or religion. Many find comfort by having someone else explain things like karma, reincarnation, good versus evil, and other such concepts without feeling judged as if coming from an external source (the cards themselves), even though some detractors argue there might be no “correct” meaning behind each card in the deck.
Performing a Tarot Card Reading
When performing a reading with any set of tarot cards, the most important thing you should do is focus on what you want out of your session rather than trying too hard to anticipate what might happen in the future. Instead of predicting events, psychic readers who use these decks guide their clients through contemplative exercises designed to help them get clarity about where they’re at and where they want to go.
How to perform a simple tarot card reading
- To perform a tarot reading, begin by shuffling the cards.
- Place the deck face-down on the table with all the cards sticking out together.
- Now reach inside without looking and select 10 to 12 cards out of this larger set.
- Lay them on top of each other at random until you have what looks like an uneven stack (the topmost card will be facing up).
- Next, pick up one card by lifting it off its right side (bottom-right corner) with both hands. Do this for each of the remaining 9 cards; pick them up either from their bottom-right corner or from their top side.
- Now put the cards down on your table in a manner that will allow you to quickly read them when they are all laid out vertically (from left-to-right). This specific order is called ‘The Celtic Cross’ and can be used for any type of tarot reading, spiritual readings included.
Now that you know what to do when performing a spiritual reading with tarot cards, there are several ways you can benefit from this experience.
First and foremost it allows people to gain clarity about their situation:
- What is going on right now?
- How does this affect me?
- Why has this come into my life at all?
These questions help us get in touch with our inner potential for change while also getting an idea of where we currently stand as individuals (which is useful whether or not someone wants something different).
Secondly, it might be easier than most think to let go of inhibitions they have which prevent them from being able to embrace themselves fully as beings enough of having good things happen to them.
In Closing
The Origins of Tarot Cards and how using Tarot cards to perform spiritual readings can be very helpful for people. It does not matter where you read your tarot cards from or how old they may be because these decks provide a valuable resource of insight into what’s going on in someone’s life the path they should follow. There are many origins attributed to the use of Tarot cards, and like most things, in life it depends on where you go with your spiritual readings.