Most people know that tarot cards are about as evil as 

coloring books. Instead of being tools of some satanic 

force, they're simply pieces of cardboard with pictures 

that help to trigger intuition. The more intuitive a reader 

is, and the more they know the cards and have established 

a dependable system to use them, the more accurate their 

readings are.

Of course, the question for the tarot reader is important 

too. General, unfocussed, or trivial questions tend to get 

poor results. Specific questions tend to get specific answers. 

Questions such as "Will I be rich?" or "When will I meet 

my soul mate?" are very common, but not well stated; rich 

means different things to different people and we all have 

many soul mates. "What will be with the idea I have for a 

business?" or "What will be with my love life in the next 

6 months?" are much more appropriate questions. Also, 

if the questioner isn't supposed to know something 

because it may interfere with his or her destined path, 

for example, a good reader will know the question isn't 

meant to be explored.

Another important yet often overlooked factor which 

effects accuracy with tarot spreads is personal energy. 

Just as you have a great energy connection with certain 

friends which results in great experiences, or a poor 

energy connection with a neighbor who isn't respectful, 

positive or negative energy between a reader and client 

can greatly influence the quality of the reading.

For example, when Stephen does a tarot reading for a 

long-standing client with whom he has a great working 

relationship, the energy connection is good and  that 

person's faith in Stephen as a reader allows the information 

he "receives" to flow freely and copiously. Alternatively, 

when he does a reading for someone who's very critical 

and skeptical or who happens to be projecting, for whatever 

reason, a lot of negativity energy, because of Stephen's 

strong empathic and spiritually sensitive state, he'll feel 

blocked and not compelled to help the person.

How does tarot work? There are many theories, but we believe

tarot readings can very effectively outline current and

destined personal circumstances because there exists a

divine order in this Universe, everyone is intimately 

connected to this order, and because fate exists. Also, the 

78 unique tarot cards and the methods employed using them 

are mathematically and symbolically synchronistic with 

"what is." An experienced tarot reader can tap into this 

synchronicity. It is not an "accident" or "coincidence" when 

certain cards appear in certain positions in the tarot spread 

of an experienced reader.

Some readers claim that their tarot spreads are "...only

about the current path you are on. It's possible you will

change directions and avoid the outcome indicated." In some

cases this can be true, but some readers might say this

because they lack confidence in their abilities, or to

attempt to empower their clients and keep them from feeling

too much fear about the future.

However, based on our 22+ years (combined 44+) of experience

with metaphysics, we believe that the majority of significant

future personal life events and circumstances, as outlined by

tarot, comprehensive astrology and numerology, and other

esoteric sciences, are immutable. If something is going to

happen, it's going to happen.

We believe, based on years of regular spreads for ourselves 

and others, that the future can be seen through tarot. 

However, as stated above, results depend heavily upon the

reader and other factors listed in this column.

Lastly, to provide a better idea of why some readers 

don't offer as much insight as you might hope, here are 

some other common reasons for inaccurate tarot readings:

*The reader, even with an extremely successful track 

record and a very consistent, high accuracy level, has 

an off reading and happens to give one of his or her 

inaccurate readings to the client (no reader is 100% 

accurate).

*The reader is inexperienced with the process and, or 

does not yet know at least the bulk of the symbolism 

found through each of the 78 cards.

*The reader is not very intuitive, or his or her intuition 

is blocked for whatever reason.

*The reader's philosophies and beliefs conflict with "what 

is" (e.g., he or she tells the client that they can cheat

fate and erase all of their tough karma without having to

directly balance it, or that they can have the "relationship

of their dreams" whenever they want, creating a "permanent," 

blissful, conflict-free "life-partner" situation without the 

use of self-deception, manipulation, and conditional love).

*The day and time (universal, and the client's personal 

numerological and astrological timing) of the reading strongly 

suggests, despite the high level of expertise and accuracy of 

the reader, that information imparted at that moment may not 

be as appropriate or accurate as it would be at other times.

*The client is fated to hear specific information in the reading 

that turns out to be inaccurate, but that information helps to 

ultimately steer them in the right direction.

*The reader is biased about the issue related to the reading;

human filters can and sometimes do get in the way of 

spiritual guidance.

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