Reading Tarot cards begins with a formal knowledge of the structure of a reading, but also the observed relationship between the cards that are drawn from the tarot deck. A spread is a sequence of Tarot cards drawn in an order to cement their interrelationship and meaning. The spread may have an underlying symbolic shape that conform to a correlative symbol when the spread is completed. The Tarot cards are drawn one by one, and considered as to their meaning, significance, and perspective in the spread.


The first card drawn is a cover card. This card governs the individual, in the dynamic considered by the spread, or takes mastery of all elements drawn after for that person. Many underlying cards in a tarot spread may change their meaning when drawn under relationship under a certain cover card. Skilled Tarot readers are familiar with these relationship dynamics and recognize their interplay during a Tarot reading when these factors come into play. Knowledge of Zodiac astrology and I Ching can make for a formidable and instructive reading.
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