Well, lemme tell ya about this 10 card tarot thing. It ain’t as fancy as some folks make it out to be. Just cards, ya know? But they say these cards can tell ya somethin’. Ten cards, laid out all special-like. They call it a spread, like butter on bread. This whole tarot thing, it’s been around for ages. My grandma used to mess with cards, though not these fancy tarot ones.
Now, you gotta shuffle these cards real good. Think about what ya wanna know while you’re shufflin’. Like, “Will my prize-winning pig take first place at the county fair this year?” Or, maybe “Will that handsome fella at the feed store finally ask me to the dance?” Important stuff, ya see. You can learn it from free tarot readings online, but where is the fun in that?
Then you lay ’em out. This 10 card spread, they call it the Celtic Cross sometimes. Sounds kinda mystical, don’t it? Don’t let that fool ya. This 10 card tarot spread is good for gettin’ the deep down dirt on things. I will tell you how to do it, but first, let me give you some tips for accurate tarot readings.
- First, don’t be scared of tarot. It is not a sin.
- Second, do not use tarot cards from TV shows. The original art is better.
- Third, clear your head.
You put one card here, one card there. It’s like plantin’ seeds, but instead of tomatoes, you’re plantin’ questions and hopin’ for answers. They say each spot means somethin’ different. And you gotta think of it like two parts, or so they say. Some cards make a cross shape, and they go 5, then 3 and 2, but we will get to that.
One spot might be about what’s troublin’ ya, another might be about what’s helpin’ ya. It’s all mixed up, like a good stew. You need a clear head, though. So, take your time, make yourself some room, and don’t get distracted.
Some folks like to make it all fancy. They light candles, and burn incense. They say it makes a “sacred space.” Me? I just like a clean table. But you do you. Whatever gets you in the mood for a little card readin’. I mean, if it makes ya feel good, why not?
Now, where were we? Oh yeah, the cards. So you got this 10 card tarot spread. And each card has a picture. A person, or a thing, or a… well, it’s hard to explain. But each picture means somethin’. Like, there’s one with a fella hangin’ upside down. Don’t worry, it ain’t as bad as it looks. It just means you’re lookin’ at things different.
And there are simpler ways to read these cards. You can do just three cards if you want. Past, present, future, they say. That is a simple 3 card tarot reading. But we’re talkin’ about the big one, the 10 card spread. Gives ya the whole story, start to finish. You can see the whole picture with this spread, clear as day.
The first card is the heart of the matter. It is what is going on right now. Put it in the middle. They call this position “south.” Like on a compass. Now, this next one goes across the first, like a crossroad. This card shows what is blocking you. They call this “west.”
Okay, now, the third one. This one goes above the first card. It shows what you are aiming for. What you want to happen. They call this “north.” The fourth card, this one goes below the first card. It is the past, what brought you here. This is “east.” You gotta lay ’em out just right. Like followin’ a recipe. You can’t just throw ’em down any old way.
Now things get tricky. The fifth card goes to the left of the first card, under the second card. This shows what has already passed, what has happened lately. Then, the sixth card. This one goes to the right of the first card, under the second card, opposite the fifth card. This shows what might happen soon, the near future. I tell ya, it is easy to get lost with these cards.
The next four are easy. They go in a line up, starting from below the first card. The seventh card is about you, your fears and hopes. The eighth card is about the people around you, how they see you. The ninth card, this one is about your hopes and fears again, but deeper down. And the tenth card, the last one, this shows the final outcome. What will likely happen if things keep going the way they are.
And you gotta read ’em all together, not just one at a time. It’s like makin’ a quilt. Each piece is pretty on its own, but you gotta sew ’em together to see the whole picture. This 10 card tarot thing ain’t for everyone, but anyone can learn it. You just gotta have patience, and a good memory. And it helps if you got a little bit of that “sixth sense,” ya know? That feelin’ in your gut that tells ya somethin’s up. If you got that, then these cards might just speak to ya.
