
How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide

Often this card can suggest a “no strings attached” type of attitude, one free from burdens, attachments, or worry about what the future will hold.
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
When The Fool appears within your reading, its message is about faith, fearlessness, and taking the first fresh step in an area of your life.
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
Now, when you come across a message that is difficult for you to accept or digest, you have to remember that all things that happen serve a purpose and that we are here on earth to evolve as much as we can with the time we are given.
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
No matter the question, it helps me get a clear idea of what is happening around the querent and the question they asked.
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
The next spread I use most is the Three-Card Spread: The first card pulled represents the past, the second the present, and the last shows the future or what is to most likely occur if things continue on their current course.
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
For example, the best-known spread is the Celtic Cross, which addresses most aspects that need to be touched on within a reading.
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
No card is an island, which means that in a spread, they tell a story together:
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
The times when I have disobeyed that inner wisdom and shared this information, I have regretted it almost immediately.
Jessica Wiggan • How to Read Tarot: A Modern Guide
The only thing you need to focus on during the shuffling process is the question you are asking. Keep shuffling and concentrating on your question until you intuitively feel that the answer is ready within the cards.