#basic witch tarot tip

A quick way to incorporate your cards into spellwork is by charging your spells on top of a chosen card, usually one that corresponds with the goal. Let's say you made a money spell jar or sachet - how about putting it on top of the ten of pentacles to have enough money to provide financial security for your family? The king of swords for better judgment on where you're spending money & clarity on money-saving solutions? The nine of cups to have your wishes granted? The four of wands to help with putting money aside to save for buying a house? The Empress for nurturing a business you are trying to grow? As you can see, you have options! Get creative with it.

You may also charge your charmed item on top of a court card, for example, to bring those energies into yourself for the day. Need to be studious and eager to learn? Page of Pentacles. Want to charge into action fearlessly? Knight of Swords. Are you trying to embrace your nurturing, compassionate side and tap into your emotions? Queen of Cups. How about the entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to be a good leader that day? King of Wands. You can specify the exact qualities you wish to amplify from said cards.

Cleanse the card first. Then, ask it to embed it's energies into the spell. It's really as simple as that. If you'd like to take it a step further, visualize and feel it seeping into the spell. It could be the ace of swords reaching out to bless the spell at hand with its clarity, the spell sitting next to the couple from the two of cups for new love, or the spell riding on the horse of the six of wands as the cheers of success echo around it. If you are familiar with energy work, you can utilize some of the techniques here, which is what I do.

Leave the intended spell there for as long as you feel is needed. You may even want to place them in the moonlight together to soak up those energies. I've known some witches to create a whole crystal grid with the card/spell at the center because they felt it was the most effective way to charge it.

This is, by no means, a new concept. It is one that I wish was spoken about more however, as it is a technique that aids you in understanding the cards better in a reading. And it's very simple to analyze!

As you are looking at the cards in your spread, see how the cards are "interacting". Are the people facing away from each other? Are they coming toward one another? Does it look like they are speaking? Are they handing out an object? What do you think the Queen of Wands would have to say to the person in the 10 of Wands, if they were bringing their heavy stack to her castle? Would she be encouraging, ungrateful, demeaning even? What about the Knight of Cups to the woman from the 8 of Swords? Would he attempt to be her knight in shining armor? Would he sweet-talk her? Consider how a conversation between the King of Swords and Page of Pentacles would go. Would wise guidance be given?

There is a story that dances in between the cards, teeming with life. What is it? Practice laying out a set of cards (preferably not an actual reading that would mean anything to you, just cut the deck somewhere and take from one place to lay out) and pay attention to each image first. Now start putting it together, from the changing landscapes, the symbols/objects, and the people. Begin putting a story together. What is happening exactly? Make the connections.

Here's another quick reading trick you can do! Set the intention for the card in front of The Fool in your deck to be the theme of the new journey you are about to take. The card behind it is guidance on how to make it a success & what to take with you. Of course, after stating the intent, shuffle your deck before locating where The Fool is. Any takers on this for 2023? Here's a picture of mine!

Here's a quick tarot tip since I haven't done one in a hot minute - a super simple four of swords reading. When you are sick or are needing a bit of a healing break, shuffle your deck with the two card reading intentions in mind. Shuffle it until it feels right. Find the four of swords in your deck. The card in front of it is what will help you feel better. The card behind it is what you can reflect on while working towards getting better.