6 Tarot Reading Tips For Finding Friends’ Fate And Fortune

If you’re getting into tarot and want to try giving someone else a reading, there are a few ways you might choose to do so. It’s all up to personal preference when it comes to how you give others a tarot reading, so here are some ideas to get you started. 

1. Choose a specific direction to read the cards

Some readers prefer to draw the cards so that they face their querent. Others will draw the cards and set them down facing themselves. The most important part is to make sure you choose a direction in which you want to read the tarot. This is because you need to know which way is ‘right side up’ in order to properly read card reversals. This is all based on personal preference, so you can let the querent know that you’ll be displaying the cards towards them so they can see them first, or that since you’ll be the one reading their cards, you will have them facing towards you. 

2. Your querent doesn’t need to have a question

Whether or not you want your querent to have a specific question in mind for their reading is up to both you and them. If they have something they want answered, they should let you know what it is. This way, you will be able to interpret the reading appropriately in terms of their question. This will also ensure that you are able to address the deck with their situation in mind, which is especially important if you’re pulling the cards yourself.

But if your querent wants advice on a situation or on their life generally, they don’t need to have a specific question in mind. If they prefer to remain more private about their reading, you can even offer to pull cards for them and describe a few situations they might apply to so that your querent can connect the dots themselves. Your goal is to help the querent pull the cards and then understand their meaning, so whatever way the two of you choose to do this is acceptable.

3. Letting the querent pick the cards

If you’re planning on helping someone else read their tarot cards, you might want to allow them to pick out their cards themselves. This often feels more intentional for the querent and gives them a chance to connect with the cards on their own. Especially if your querent has a lot of specific emotional energy around their reading, they may be able to select cards that apply to their situation accurately – even if they’ve never done a tarot reading before. 

4. Picking the cards yourself

Some tarot readers believe that other people should not touch their tarot deck. This is because everyone has a different energy they bring to a tarot reading. If you value energy when performing readings and believe that your tarot deck will respond best to only your energy, then you may decide that you do not want any other querent to touch your cards. This is perfectly acceptable; you can perform a tarot reading for someone else without having them touch your cards at all. Just let your querent know that you’ll be picking and reading the cards for them.

5. Don’t try to predict someone’s future

Generally, tarot cards are not meant to predict anyone’s future. They merely look at the situation a person is currently in and address potential outcomes of that situation. This means that you should not attempt to convince your querent that something specific is going to happen to them in the future. Remind your querent that tarot cards do not remove the querent’s free will; instead, they guide the querent to making wise decisions about their life. They can help the querent to address problems in their life they are unaware of, subconsciously avoiding, or do not know how to face. But you cannot predict someone else’s future with a deck of tarot cards.

6. Feel free to say no

Setting boundaries when reading tarot can be difficult to do. You might feel pressured into giving a reading to someone. You may feel bad saying no if a person is asking for continuous readings or if they want a long, in-depth reading. You might even decide that a question a querent is asking is not appropriate for you or the cards to answer. These are your choices to make. When in doubt, it’s always best to conserve the energy and the energy of your cards. Feel free to decline a reading for any reason – and you can also let your querent know when you don’t want to answer a question they have. 

When giving someone a tarot reading, you might want to consider rules and boundaries you want to establish beforehand. This isn’t always necessary for casual readings, especially when you trust the querent and have a good relationship with them. But if there’s anything specific you don’t want to address or anything the querent should (or shouldn’t) do to make you more comfortable as the reader, let them know before your session begins. This will make it easier to enforce those boundaries later on.