Free automated tarot readings are those that you can find on the internet. There are many appealing sites, but be forewarned, many of them will give your computer viruses! The term "automated" means that the reading is mechanically produced by a computer. Computers are amazing tools and capable of doing many things better and faster than humans, so it is only natural that computer programs would be designed to make tarot readings easier and more convenient as well. Automated readings, however, eliminate the human factor all together and this is not always a good thing, especially when it concerns divination. Human intuition is a key factor in effective and accurate readings. If we are to eliminate the intuitive powers of human influence, it should at least be replaced with a higher power rather than a more technical device. At any rate, automated tarot readings are popular among a diverse spectrum of people and they are quite easy to find. Automated readings offer a person the opportunity to try out tarot without the scrutiny of nay-sayers. It is private and discrete, thereby allowing the curious novice anonymity when first venturing out into unknown waters. Automated tarot readings also allow you to try it out over and over and as many times as you want. Finally, another advantage to the automated readings is that they are "free". If you are at all curious, however, you will soon be tempted to pay for more complete readings as most of the "free" ones are just a tempting sampling. While it can be frustrating to find an acceptable site for your free automated tarot reading, you could try Tarot.com. This is a good site where you can get a sample of the Celtic Cross spread in a 3-card version, i.e., condensed, readings for free. You will not get far into the reading before you are asked for personal information, but they do not require more than a first name, email address and a password into their site so you can access your reading. (Of course, this will ultimately put you on an automated list for receiving lots of emails.) The program invites you to first pose a question and it provides advice or suggestions as to how to form questions that work best for tarot. For example, "what is the best way to relate to so-and-so at this time?" as opposed to asking "is so-and-so the right person for me?" Then the next click gives you a deck of cards. Three clicks later and the icon at the bottom of the page starts spinning and your reading is being processed. Just remember, free automated tarot readings are fast, easy and convenient, but they are by no means a replacement for the real deal - that is, a face to face encounter with a skilled tarot reader. So if you do sign up for an automated reading, don't forget your local reader and be sure to do your part to keep her in business.
Before you begin the steps in the following tarot card reading instructions, it is important that you carefully choose your own deck of tarot cards. There are many styles and designs to choose from, so spend ample time exploring until you find a deck that you like more than all the others. Then, spend time with the deck so you can saturate it with your personal energies and so that the energies in the images of your cards can seep into your psyche.
Finally, learn the assigned meanings and association for each picture. Now you are ready to begin!
1. Separate the Major Arcana from the Minor. Shuffle each set of cards and cut them. Then lay them out in rows of 3 across; 7 down; one to the side. This will use all the Major Arcana. Some of the Minor Arcana will be unused. Set these aside.
2. Look at the pictures on the cards in the pattern you laid out before you. Write down one word for each card that first comes to your mind when you look at the picture.
3. Identify a pattern in the images so you can form a story as if you are looking at a picture book without words. You may form a story from left to right, then up to down; or you may begin with the vertical line and then continue to the horizontal line. The one card to the side does not have to fit into the story other than the fact that it is the most important and may therefore represent the key or solution to the story.
4. What situation in the life of the recipient is brought out by the symbols on the cards? Identify that situation. This may require some conversation with your recipient.
5. With the circumstances of the recipient in front focus, look again to the narrative of the pictures laid out before you. Look for a twist on the story that would make the circumstances come out both better and worse.
6. Look again at the words you wrote down for each card. Notice how the words can apply to either the better or the worse scenario for the person who is receiving the reading.
7. Discuss these possibilities with the recipient. Show him/her how the cards reveal possible avenues s/he can take concerning the immediate situation.
You may be surprised how your personal intuition, combined with the assigned meanings for the cards, can reveal a much more accurate reading than simply following the instructions that came with your deck. When you have a connection with your deck and employ your own energies toward a reading, you will quickly become adept at tarot card readings.
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