Reading Cards Intuitively By Kirsty McKay

Over the years there has been a growing interest and curiosity in alternate lifestyles, religions and spirituality. More and more people are seeking spiritual support & counselling to resolve issues within their lives or to look for guidance and direction. Taking comfort from the belief that we are not alone on our journey through life and that if we have a little hope and faith we will find the strength and courage within ourselves to navigate our way through life's obstacles.

I am one of those people who after a number of life's little obstacles finally decided that I needed to find someone who could give me some guidance as to what I was doing with my life and which direction I was going in. My career had hit an all time low and despite all my efforts I felt that I had achieved nothing. I approached a Clairvoyant Medium for a Tarot Card Reading and it was this that changed my life forever. It was through this card reading that I discovered I had an ability to develop my sixth sense and I knew at that moment that I had found my purpose in life. I placed my first foot on the path of spiritual enlightenment and since that day I have never looked back.

Now this is not to say that every person who has ever had a tarot card reading will be told that they have the ability to develop their sixth sense. Tarot cards are used to divine the future and uncover certain truths about ourselves which is what I found in my Tarot Card Reading. I had discovered that my career and all its ups and downs had led me to that moment where I found my purpose in life. It so happened that my purpose in life was to work with my spirit guides and provide spiritual support and direction for others.

The popularity of Tarot cards has grown over recent years, moving away from the dark and sinister reputation that they are connected with the occult. They are considered to be one of the most important tools for self discovery and accessing our intuition and those that read tarot cards find that they enable us to connect with the divine, our guides in spirit who provide support and guidance to others during the reading.

Tarot cards usually come in a 78 card deck and contain 22 cards from the Major Arcana (particularly qualities and traits within ourselves) and 56 cards of the Minor Arcana (events, people, ideas, activities, behaviour). Each card has an image and name to it and each symbol has a different meaning. Understanding these meanings can help to guide the reader as to the nature, direction and overall theme of the reading. There are many different tarot card decks and when choosing a tarot card deck it is best to choose this yourself and select the one which you feel the most drawn to. I was drawn and instructed to use PSY cards which are slightly different from the original tarot card decks. However these are the cards I was instructed to use and feel the most comfortable with and therefore I have not felt the need to use any other Tarot Card Decks.

PSY cards are a deck of 40 intuitive cards illustrated by Maggie Kneen. Each card has an image and a name. Individuals are asked to shuffle the cards and with the images face down so they cannot be identified they are asked to choose 10 cards which they feel most drawn to.
Often our own guides and guardian angels encourage us instinctively to draw the cards most significant at the time and to which they want to use in reaching out to us to give a message or provide guidance.

The cards are laid out as follows, although spaced apart from what you see below

Card 1 (above Card 3)

Card 2 Card 3 Card 4

Card 5 Inquirer Card 6

Card 7 Card 8 Card 9

Card 10 (Below Card 8)

Card 1: This provides information about our character and personality traits.
Cards 2 - 4: Provide information as to Past Events and Issues.
Cards 5 - 6: Indicate issues and events here and now.
Cards 7 - 9: Indicate events and issues which are in the future.
Card 10: Indicates the overall outcome.

Meditation and connecting with my spirit guides is an important part in providing a card reading for others, as alone the tarot cards are not enough. It is my connection with my guides that enables me to access my intuition and to receive thoughts, feelings and messages for the overall reading.

In addition to the PSY Card reading I also use the Healing with the Angel Cards by Doreen Virtue. This is a deck of 44 cards with beautiful imagery and includes a booklet with detailed information as to the meaning of each card. Each card has a name.
I have found that there is no right or wrong way in reading these cards and it is simply down to the individual to find the way in which they feel comfortable with. As long as you are able to give the messages to the recipient that the Angels provide. In my readings I ask the individual to shuffle and with images face down so they cannot be identified choose 6 cards. I spread these out side by side as I often find that one card links in to the other cards either side of it.

In my experience of giving card readings the Angel cards often mirror the direction of the reading of the PSY Cards however the Angel cards go on to give specific instruction and direction on how to resolve issues, provide inner strength and support or simply to provide reassurance and a little courage to face their challenges in life. They can also provide indication of future events and positive things on the way for the individual in the areas of life which it is felt that the individual needs change or support.

The most rewarding experience from reading Tarot cards is providing individuals with a sense of hope and renewing their purpose in life. They bring comfort and reassurance that we are not alone in life and that there is so much more to learn and discover about ourselves. This is but the very beginning.