USING ORACLE & TAROT CARDS TO ILLUMINATE YOUR INNER COMPASS

Oracle and Tarot cards are incredibly powerful divination tools that can give you direction, assistance, validation, and comfort along your journey here on Earth. There are endless ways to read cards, so let your inner compass be your guide in this practice, and use the following structure simply as a suggestion! More often than not, you will come to the cards seeking guidance regarding a situation, relationship, idea, or choice you are making. Grab a deck and decide what question you’d like to ask or situation you could use guidance around. Then use the following steps.

1. SETTING UP YOUR SPACE

Take a few deep breaths to ground yourself. If you choose, light a candle or incense, play soft music, or set a few crystals nearby. Then say a prayer or incantation asking for protection and to receive messages for the highest and greatest good of all. You may use the following prayer or create your own. My personal prayer goes like this:

“I draw around me a golden light of protection. WithinthisspaceIcallonanybeingsofthehighest vibration and the purest intention to assist in bringingthroughclearmessages.Anyenergythat islessthanthatofpurelovemustleavenow.Iallow mybodytobeusedasavesselforcommunicating messagesthatareinthehighestandgreatestgood of all concerned. I ask that those receiving these messages,includingmyself,wouldfindasoftened heart and mind in order to fully listen. I offer gratitudeforallassistancepresenttoday.Andsoit is.”

2. FOCUS ON THE REASON YOU CAME TO THE CARDS WHILE SHUFFLING

Keep the situation, relationship, idea, choice, question, etc. that brought you to the cards in your mind. The best questions seek a deeper understanding of yourself, or how to move through a situation with grace. As you shuffle, you are removing the energy from your last reading, which cleanses the cards. Shuffle for as long as it feels good to you!

3. PULL CARDS AND INTERPRET

Simply pull any cards out of the deck that you feel drawn toward. When you flip them over and look at the artwork, notice your first thought or emotion. Your gut instinct is always correct. Then read each meaning from the guidebook, while allowing your own intuitive downloads to come through.

4. OFFER GRATITUDE

When you finish, give thanks for the messages received. You may use the following prayer if you like, or create your own. I like to say:

“Iofferupgratitudeatthistimeforallspiritspresenttoday,andforthemessagesthathave comethrough.Iaskthatinthecomingdaysandweeks,thesewordswouldintegrateand anchorintomybody,mind,andsoultohelpmemovefurtheralongmypathofevolution. Andsoitis.”

5. PROCESS YOUR READING

It is necessary to think through the cards you pulled and what they mean to you. If you choose not to reflect, the messages may not truly help you. This can be done a number of ways, including discussing the reading with a trusted confidante or writing in a journal. If you choose to journal, start by writing down the question you asked or describe the situation you were focusing on, and which cards came up in response. Then process your thoughts and feelings about the reading. This is a powerful practice for self-reflection and gaining deeper selfawareness.

As you work with your cards, you will become more comfortable using them over time! Remember that your own intuition is your supreme guidance, so if you feel a different interpretation comes to mind rather than what is written in your deck’s guidebook, choose that. You are your own greatest source of truth, so always allow a deck’s messages to serve as a suggestion.