What tarot card spreads are best for beginners?
Before looking up spreads, take baby steps.
“If someone’s really new, pulling one card a day is a great place to start,” Kate said. “You’ll familiarize yourself with the art and your reaction. And sit with it for a moment, like, ‘How does this make you feel? What are you intuitively receiving?’ Before even reading a guidebook, take a second to see what you pick up on.”
From there, you can search for spreads online that resonate with you.
“I like the Three Card Spread: Stop, Start, Continue,” she shared, “which really shows me a mindset or habit that I could let go of, what I can begin with that I’m not adding to my routine, to my practice or to my healing, and then, what is working well in the continue phase.”
What happens if you pull a tarot card upside down?
Yes, this can happen after you shuffle. But don’t fret just yet.
“Reversals are tough because tarot should never feel intimidating or overwhelming,” Kate expressed. “If someone is still learning the upright meanings of the deck, throwing the reversals can feel like way too much. So, read everything upright. You can clarify with your guides to see what the upright meaning is.”
However, if you want to honor the reversal, it can add perspective to your current situation.
“It adds a lot of new meaning and more detail to your pulls,” she noted. “Know that they’re not here to confuse you, they’re actually validating something that feels off, or inauthentic or something that needs an adjustment.”